Time for another gear emulation comparison!
This video is all about comparing the Mesa Boogie MKIV emulations in the following platforms (in no particular order):
Kemper Profiler
Axe FX/AX8
Line 6 Helix (Native/LT)
Amplitube 4 (Mesa pack)
Thermionik
S-gear
Those were all the platforms of which I am aware that they emulate the MKIV amp.
Most of them did a very good job but I have a few favorites.
Of course I'd love to know which one you though was best so let me know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdwVGxU-Vs
About the Kemper clip: I recognize that the Kemper example perhaps doesn't sound as good as some of the others.
Unfortunately I didn't have a MKIV here to profile so I had to rely on existing (commercial) profiles.
To keep things as consistent as I could, I chose a direct MKIV profile from a commercial vendor to be able to use the same IR as with the rest.
I had to tweak from there.
This was honestly the best profile I could find for this test.
I think the Kemper can definitely do MUCH better but in different circumstances....
I guess that's just a drawback of this platform sometimes since you can't ever start a 'preset' from scratch.