I tried to profile the preamp of a bogner alchemist by using the send from the effectloop. (Cleanchannel)
Levels were ok, i refined.
I compared the result by running both results through the same poweramp and cab.
The difference was "night and day", in what i would describe as "3D" of a sound.
It kinda sounded like the difference between a 24bit sound, and a very bad mp3 format.
Does anyone have an alchemist laying around and can do/did a profile in a simular set up?
Id like to compare, although i cant think of anything i did wrong in my chain...seems pretty straight forward.
Maybe using the send for a profile is debatable, but since i use it also for reference, it should sound the same right?