Display MoreThis exactly what I have noticed too.
The incorrect volume matching is a new aspect of the dual comparison clips.
It does not happen when you do an A/B comparison in the Profiling Mode.
The Profile is spot on with the exception of the bass response, mainly revealed by playing palm mutes.
I have mentioned earlier in this thread that such deviations can usually be polished in a few seconds by refining that same palm mutes. Should be intuitive.
drew_fx : We have no message from you that you have tried to refine that way.
It's one of the main reasons I never buy something based on a youtube video or review. There's just too many subtle ways to "fool" people even if by complete accident.
If the argument is the raw QC capture is closer to the original than a raw Kemper profile right out the gate I mean I agree 100% at least based on my tests. I would imagine the QC process is automating a lot of what a Profile maker would typically do post capture on their Kemper and baking it into the capture so you don't even see it. There are pros and cons to this of course, people who don't like tweaking or want instant gratification will obviously go for the piece of gear that gives them that. I'm guilty of this, it's one of the main reasons I dislike fractal: all the tweaking.
I just think the point should be made that with a little tweaking you can get the Kemper just as close as a QC profile granted they will still have their own flavor. That's true in even real tube amps and cabs though, you can line up 10 5150s into Mesa OS 4x12s with the same settings and mic placement and they all will sound slightly different. Heck even just take 10 SM57s and they all sound slightly different its just the nature of electronic components. A lot of things effect sound even some things most people don't even consider like: room temperature. In this example I used a simple post EQ and in a lot of professional profiles I've bought I've noticed that quite often there is an EQ in the FX block somewhere that often has a very subtle move just like the one I made. Nothing massive just maybe a 1-2 db cut or boost to a specific frequency. Probably to achieve the same thing: to get it as close to the original as possible. You're taking a different route to the same destination.
In the context of a mix I honestly believe I couldn't pass a blind test between the two with 100% accuracy. I did a ~2 db cut on 200hz on the refined kemper and even that might have been a hair too much but a lot of that whomp will be removed in post anyway through the use of a high pass filter and multiband compression to tame palm mutes.