ToneX vs Quad Cortex vs Kemper vs real amps. Part I

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I’m quite confused as to why the Kemper sounds so bad? It doesn’t normally. Worth watching this video, for a thorough test of it vs the QC. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIupgWawr96Irtk

[@martinfranjo8382]

WOW! thank you once more for your dedication and your accuracy!

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Thanks for noticing. Trying very hard to keep these factual and honest. Too much misinformation around.

[@Stratman5150]

I LOVE my Tonex! Just continues to inspire me to play more, which is what it’s all about!

[@Martin.Fawkes]

Really interesting comparison, what a surprise that the differences are so marked.

[@BrianAlexSinger]

Great video. Looking forward to you creating one while playing live.

[@DeathMetalDevin]

I'm with you on this. I've been very impressed with tonex. I've had one for more than a year now and a qc for little over 2 years. Owned a kemper stage for a week. I was able to tell which captures where which modeler surprisingly. Good video

[@jcisme]

You are right Greg.. This did change my life. I thought the real amp won and the ToneX was 2nd and the Quad Cortex 3rd.

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I agree. ToneX is very close to the real amp. Very impressive. Quad Cortex was just a little lifeless, in comparison.

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Tone Models, Captures and Profiles available now. aphekstudio.com.au/shop/

[@mitchellpardo]

Are you releasing any of these captures out in the wild soon? Other than the AC captures you released a couple years back?

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Yes. Should be in the next 2-3 weeks. Been a whole series of setbacks, but very close. Thanks.

[@mitchellpardo]

@@aphekrecordingstudio4274 looking forward to it mate. Loved the captures you did on the Quad Cortex specifically

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Initial Captures out now. aphekstudio.com.au/shop/

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

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[@gazzpau]

Great video, I noticed to my ears , all the raw amps, sounds as though they are going through a compresser, where the attack is high, compressing the first transient, Or it’s the mic compressing. Do you not hear this?

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I think that might be KZbin. There definitely isn’t any compression, other than whatever the amps add.

[@redkurn]

Amazing the tonex sounds the closest out of these 3, wonder if the headrush prime can keep up with the tonex on this one. Debating selling mine after having gotten a tonex.

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

My experience is that none of the modellers sound as good as a good capture of a great amp/cab. It needs to be really well captured though. No idea why the capture sounds so much better, as it’s all digital?

[@rhoydotp]

I knew #3 was Tonex, was surprised that QC sounded little weak

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

That's been my observation of the QC. Usually things the sound slightly and cleans it up.

[@rhoydotp]

@@aphekrecordingstudio4274 forgot to say that when you had the Dora in front, the QC sounded very close to Tonex. Maybe this is something to experiment more on the next video 😊

[@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin]

Had QC for one year, same for ToneX. Crazy how ToneX just crush the QC capture tech! Two questions : do you use advanced mode? What is your input level on the ToneX pedal? Thanks

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I just plugged into the input on the TX pedals. Didn’t change anything there. Yes, the ToneX is phenomenally accurate.

[@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin]

@@aphekrecordingstudio4274 i Little advice is to adjust the input trim on the pedal when it comes to more gainy amps :) Will you make more gainy comparisons like this? Thanks :)

[@Niksounds]

Today..but these are computers, tomorrow QC increases parameters and capture time to half hour and... ...or nor

[@RizHallowes]

Nice. The real amps win for me. The point where I've noticed a real difference in the past is in mixing. I feel I have to turn modeller amps up too loud to get the 'push' cause they lack it. Any chance of you doing a comparison of real cabs to Impulse Responses?

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Yes, you can’t beat the real thing. Like all emulations, it all adds up too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXKlpHSGgdWebpI

[@RizHallowes]

@@aphekrecordingstudio4274 oh missed that one!

[@slashtrio]

Interesting, yea the kemper was the loser here. I have a kemper and really enjoy it for my purposes. I play at home at bedroom volume and like the sound of a cranked Marshall, and I have profiles for for Kemper that really work nicely. I use the kemper kab or just plug into my Yamaha THR10 desktop amp on flat more, which is kind of like studio monitors but better in my opinion (I have a non powered kemper). It’s good to know that the Tonex has so much potential and is not that expensive. Good stuff.

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I'm just testing the Kemper again, as it's never sounded that bad before. I think there is an issue with using it to reamp.

[@Filip_K_Shapethesound]

@@aphekrecordingstudio4274 remember to adjust reamp sens or something like that. There are several settings that have to be tweaked for reamping purposes

[@stevegardiner8473]

ToneX sounds really close. Kemper sounded least like the amp. I use a Kemper!

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

Kemper still sounds good. You obviously notice it isn’t exactly the same, in a test like this. If it was a question of which one do you like the sound of, the results might be different.

[@rflessati]

Hard to believe kemper sounded so off on the first amps.

[@aphekrecordingstudio4274]

I know. I’m doing a follow up, as there was clearly something wrong.

[@algorithm007ify]

I preferred #2 for most cases...sounded the closest to my ears.. Just lacks a bit of gain at times.