The Kemper has an amp section and a cab section. If you don't turn off the cabinet, you will get the cabinet model played through your cabinet, i.e you get it twice. That will not sound to good. Since you have a proper real cabinet, turn of the cab on the Kemper!
Posts by Frikeer
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I can really vouch for these products. I have the newer studio version and it is perfect. Taking no space whatsoever and provides a clean amplification.
If I start gigging regularly, I will definitely upgrade to a more powerful camplifier
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Man I would love to get to do gigs like that!
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First you would need to turn the Cabinet section off. Then it is usually not much harder than sending from your preferred output on the Kemper to the Return on the FX loop on the amp. The FX loop allows for e.g pedals to be inserted after the preamp part of the amplifier but before the power amp. So by plugging into the FX return you would not have the preamp alter the sound.
The quality of the output would depend on how linear the power amp is though.
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I wonder what the ratio 4 Ohm to 8-16 ohm on power amps out there is. It seems like a lot of people have problems using their old power amps. I see the reason for going 4 ohm with the Kone but it might have been more useful to a lot of people if it was 8 ohm instead.
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...so, that does confirm different sound through FOH and then through the Kabinet.
My config live is very simple....FRFR monitor with powered rack (unpowered monitor- so perfect for Kone), main out to FOH as I play 99% live with my KPA
Don;t get me wrong, I'm really excited about this, but if imprints are used for Kabinet and not for FOH, the sounds will be different. Given its not suitable for miking ( not that i would want to) not sure I understand the use case. The whole issue with Amp in the room sound that people say they miss has become less important to me because its my FOH that people hear. Just odd if I hear something different...
To be fair I didn't get morph until I tried it!
I'll get one anyway though
I see what you are saying but wouldn't it be this way if you'd just bring your ol' Marshall along and mic it? Amp in the room sound from the cabinet on stage and a mic'd up sound from the PA.
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As far as I get it.
Now in shitty picture form:
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Still trying to digest this so sorry if its a stupid/obvious question...
Will speaker imprints be sent via the main outs? If not, does this mean that the Kone "only" give benefit to amp in the room/monitor?
That also means the sound will be different for your monitor to FOH ?
EDIT: Well that didn't work
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I've used the .44 Magnum and the Duncan Powerstage 170 with traditional cabs. To my ears, the Powerstage is much cleaner and has loads more output. I'm not sure the 44M would stand up to much more than club and practice duty. I also found Duncan's 3-band EQ to be useful for reining in cabs for a particular room. Of course, at $400, you're talking real money at that point. The Camplifier would certainly be a neater solution if it performs.
I've never used mine for anything really distorted (Metal sounds), but with that exception I can vouch for the Camplifier. Camplifier has given me clean output even when I've been really pushing it with high volume and high gain á la Van Halen or something.
The powerstage is probably better but it is also a lot more expensive. Also, for me it is great to not have to haul anything extra; it is screwed on to the back of my Kemper.
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As I get it you will use the monitor out or speaker out to send the signal to the Kone. Here you can remove the cab emulation and apply speaker impressions so you get that nice speaker sound on your stage cab. To FOH you use the main output for which cabinet emulation will be used and not the speaker impression.
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I was looking at the Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 and 75w Hotone Loudster and have also contacted the Camplifier guys to see if they have anything in the works to match Kone specs (they have nothing new planned but all of their models will push the Kone nicely).
I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to amplification so please bear with me.
What do you mean with "match the Kone Specs"? Would there be anything inherently not compatible or sub-optimal in the camplifiers?
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For me, getting a camplifier was an easy choice. It fits nicely into the back of your toaster, it's an overall solid piece of equipment and it won't ruin you.
Depending on your needs, they have different versions. If you really need a lot of power, go for the 280 watt one. I myself have a 25w mono version which is perfect for my play-at-home needs with a single cabinet. You will probably be able to play at bars and such with that one as well.
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I got the same thing, and I have done nothing midi whatsoever. Sent it to Kemper the other day, hopefully they get it fixed by next beta. My Zeppelin IV performance cannot be used currently.
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I feel sorry for myself for not having a proper studio. Am I the only non-professional, living room player around here?
Living in a confined space, you sadly need to waive some of your audio snobbery rights. Also, neighbors mean that you cant really play too loud. So this setup works just fine for me, usually playing out of headphones.
