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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Bolt" data-source="post: 129124" data-attributes="member: 3950">Re: Guitar Amp ModelersI believe you are correct.&nbsp; If it were that easy, people would have been doing it years ago.At any rate, the Kemper appears to have done a pretty good job of mimicing tube amps that are mic&#039;ed into a PA.&nbsp; That is to say that while you may be able to tell the difference between a Kemper and a powered speaker and a real tube amp in open air (although I hear they are quite close), it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between a miced tube amp and a Kemper that is DI&#039;d into the PA (at least it was for my ears).As I said, if you get a chance to fiddle with one, I recommend it.&nbsp; It is such an improbable proposal for anyone to say a digital creation can sound as good as a tube amp that it really requires first hand experience to make the case.Andrew,I agree.&nbsp; I have all my performances setup way ahead of time.&nbsp; My boost for leads is always 5db above my rhythm level, and each patch is normalized in volume compared to all other patches within a song.&nbsp; All of this work is done when I first work up a song.&nbsp; I do some recordings of practice to see how the guitar sits in the mix to make sure it is OK, but I never touch my guitar rig at a performance other than to change patches, patch groups, or punch up to lead.I have played with many a guitarist that fiddle with their sound in a gig.&nbsp; It is always a mess (at worst), and a pain for the soundman (at the least) to keep the mix together when they do this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Bolt, post: 129124, member: 3950"] Re: Guitar Amp Modelers I believe you are correct. If it were that easy, people would have been doing it years ago. At any rate, the Kemper appears to have done a pretty good job of mimicing tube amps that are mic'ed into a PA. That is to say that while you may be able to tell the difference between a Kemper and a powered speaker and a real tube amp in open air (although I hear they are quite close), it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between a miced tube amp and a Kemper that is DI'd into the PA (at least it was for my ears). As I said, if you get a chance to fiddle with one, I recommend it. It is such an improbable proposal for anyone to say a digital creation can sound as good as a tube amp that it really requires first hand experience to make the case. Andrew, I agree. I have all my performances setup way ahead of time. My boost for leads is always 5db above my rhythm level, and each patch is normalized in volume compared to all other patches within a song. All of this work is done when I first work up a song. I do some recordings of practice to see how the guitar sits in the mix to make sure it is OK, but I never touch my guitar rig at a performance other than to change patches, patch groups, or punch up to lead. I have played with many a guitarist that fiddle with their sound in a gig. It is always a mess (at worst), and a pain for the soundman (at the least) to keep the mix together when they do this. [/QUOTE]

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