Hi,
my last experimental profiling session was really a success! So why not share it here ?
I wanted to create some profiles that sound great on their own and respond well with all kinds of pedals.
So I dialed in nice crunchy tones with my Rocktron Valvesonic Black Plate+, also using the preamps unique "Afterburner" switch and knobs, which emulates a post phase inverter master by adding another tube gain stage after the EQ section. If you know how to handle gain staging with this preamp, it sounds incredible in real life. But in past profiling sessions I ran into problems, when using preamp gain, Afterburner and Poweramp. Kemper did not capture that gain-staging correctly. Results sounded from weird to good, but not authentic.
So I had the idea to create cab IRs with the flavour of a Rockerverb 50 MkIII Poweramp baked in. Also used some EQ after the IR to further shape the tone to my vision. Than I run the preamp through an IR loader and let the Kemper do it's magic... and the results are killer (for me)! Kemper captured the sound absolutely correct this time.
Additionally to the Studio Profiles I captured Direct Amp profiles (with the preamp plus a Poweramp-only-IR). I tried these with other cabs / IRs and it sounds great. V3+V4 rigs are direct amp profiles with custom IR / cab added.
Edit: Added 8 new profiles to V2 folder in the pack (refined power amp section...)
Edit: Added 24 new profiles to V3 folder (from clean to hot-rodded California high gain)
Edit: Final V4 rigs (other rigs in "Old" folder). Now only V4 rigs on Rig Exchange. These are the best for me , highly tweakable and the ones I use as a starting point for all kind of tones.
Download here for free:
Amporium - Black Blade Pack v4.0
Added a new Profile Pack:
Recreating the sound of an Engl E530 Tube Preamp - full set of profiles featuring 13 Direct Amp Profiles + 13 Rigs with cab.
Download here for free:
Added a new Profile Pack:
Recreating the sound of a Laney Ironheart IRT-Pulse - full set of raw profiles featuring 32 Direct Amp Profiles + 32 Rigs with cab covering almost all possible settings and gain stages of the tube preamp. Direct Amp Profiles only in the download below. Rigs with cab will be put to Rig Exchange too.
Included Bonus: Pax Fructus Profiles (Orange Bax Bangeetar) and a new H&K Clean Rig.
Download here for free:
In Rig Exchange soon
Let me know what you think,
Tobi