I just got a Kemper Profiling Amplifier.  I wanted to see how a simple track would sound.  I recorded 4 mono tracks, 2 clean, 2 distorted, and panned them for a stereo sound.  It's dirty, but I spent about 10 minutes on the whole thing, just as a challenge to see what I could accomplish. 

So far, this Kemper is all it's cracked up to be!

www.kemper-amps.com

Kemper Trial (10 Minute Challenge)

This track has two guitar tracks panned stereo and a bass track centered.  All tracks were recorded with Kemper profiles.

The drum track is just a generic track I uploaded from Addictive Drums.

No post production tracks or mastering was done.

Kemper & Addictive Drums Demo

So, I bought a new amp.  And I love it's sound, but I hadn't used the "emulated output" yet.  It has two settings, one that emulates a 1x12 cabinet, and a 4x12 cabinet.  And if I keep the amp on "Standby", it's silent.  Great for recording (at 5am, no less) without waking others up.

So this is about 30 minutes of time, all first take recordings, 3 tracks, w/ drum software.  Some of it is pretty slick, some really shows how bad a player I can be.

Regardless, a fun experiement, and I'm pretty happy learning about my amp's capabilities.

Blackstar HT-5R Emulated Out Demo

Another idea sitting around.Inspired slightly by Primus, Refused, Tomahawk, Buckethead...

(Emulated out, 1x12 setting.Pretty sweet, eh, Bryan?...)


Diabeetus (The March of Wilford  Brimley)

Dropped D (Demo)

To improve my studio skills, I try a "one-hour challenge".  You give yourself one hour to complete as much of a song as you can.  This includes mic placement, tracking, overdubs, editing, mixing, and mastering.  Not much time...

This song ended up about 1.5 hours.  Plenty of mistakes.  But I do find it good for me to not strive for perfection (thus never completing a project) while still being proud of how much can get done in a given time.  

You should try out a "one-hour challenge"...it makes you much more efficient!...

swensowa