So I have been long time Fractal guy since the AXE I Ultra. Recently, I got a Kemper to mess with and I quickly realized that the headphones through that unit just sounded so much more "real" and "amp like" to me than the Axe.
After extensive testing I realized what was going on. The Kemper "space control." It adds in artificial "amp in the roominess" tone to the headphone signal. As soon as I turned that off on the KPA, I realized it sounded exactly like all my Axe-FX III tones. Kemper is doing something to give the headphone mix the illusion that you are playing an amp in a real space.
Now, I played around with the Reverbs in the Axe to try and emulate this, but IMO i wasn't able to really get there. The KPA doesn't sound like reverb, it just sounds like being in the room with your amp.
Tips?
After extensive testing I realized what was going on. The Kemper "space control." It adds in artificial "amp in the roominess" tone to the headphone signal. As soon as I turned that off on the KPA, I realized it sounded exactly like all my Axe-FX III tones. Kemper is doing something to give the headphone mix the illusion that you are playing an amp in a real space.
Now, I played around with the Reverbs in the Axe to try and emulate this, but IMO i wasn't able to really get there. The KPA doesn't sound like reverb, it just sounds like being in the room with your amp.
Tips?