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It NOT clear if you used a real cabinet or a digital I.R cabinet.

Thanks, this is the first time I heard a good explanation about the Liquid Profiles. I just bought these profiles and they sound great.

I've been using the expression pedal as a volume boost for awhile now after the amp but before post effects. I assign the heel down as my rhythm volume, somewhere between 50% and 75% depending on the sound. I assign the toe down as my solo volume at 100%. I love this configuration because now I'm not limited to just on/off with my boost. I can "fade" the solo up and down to make it sound more natural, and I can put it part way up if I need a rhythm part to stand out more without ripping peoples heads off.

I work in tech and yeah. Their UI sucks, there are plenty of places where the documentation isn’t clear or doesn’t exist, and even their website is obnoxious. They need to desperately hire some UX designers.

Tonex is a clear winner here. Still not 100% there, but 99.5% accurate, indistinguishable in a blind test. Still keeping my amp for studio, but touring with Tonex is a no-brainer

Tonex then Kemper

In a full mix ...we can't hear the difference!

Wow, the real amp sounds way better than any of these. So much more dynamics and detail. We're not there yet with digital.

Came here to see why i can't here any change in randdepth and randspeed on mine it i didn't here any change in yours either

I was wondering what your suggestion would be for my setup. My Tonex One runs into an Ox Stomp. So I turn off the Tonex One speaker cab, compressor (or at least down, as I'm not yet sure how to save a preset) and also the reverb, because the Ox Stomp has an 1176 compressor and really nice plate reverb. Would you use the Tonex compressor as well? I could imagine maybe being used Pre but not sure it's an advantage or not. And Post seems at best redundant because I'm going into the 1176 compressor (not sure of the chain but i think the compressor is after the cab sim). Sorry I know this is bit off top for this video but really not familiar with compressors to begin with and was just starting to use the 1176 a couple of months ago, and now I have another that's in my chain if I have a good use for (probably not much funk or chickpicken). You're who I found out about how the compressor can be used Post.

They were all close enough for me that I wouldn't care. I'd be happy with any of them. Nice sounding amp !

Can you make sound like Queens of the stone age on tonex?

Haha kemper is so off 😂 BTW NAM is first, then ToneX (most accurate but less ooomph), and QC is ok but not as good for sure. Thanks ❤

Y are u pulling 2db out of 650hrz and adding it back in again?

I... cant tell the difference. Shit. Is there any chance that these are all the same? What's the likelihood that this is a fake? ;-) This was an awesome comparison! Thank you for making this! It must have taken a lot of work to put this together. I did hear a slight difference on the kemper... but... it was stupid subtle and my ears aren't able to verbalize what they are hearing. Thanks again!

They all sound pretty good. I actually preferred tone the least on this one . Some kind of fizz or lack of tightness on the end especially. Most different was tonex and Kemper to my ears. But the Kemper was a pleasant different to me. I own all of them and a fractal fm9. The fractal and Kemper get the most use due to the incredible versatility and effects. Nam is a clear winner in terms of accuracy. But there is no all in one top notch multi effects live board. For me in, live use the Kemper and fractal are current winners. Or a midi controlled dual tonex analog board could be pretty amazing.

Why must you mention FREE UPDATE? Shouldn't updates be free by default? Will you pay to update your computer OS? Would you pay to update your phone? Please STOP saying free updates.

Great video! The Tonex, NAM, and QC were really good. The Kemper sounded just wee bit off. Crazy how good this tech is. No one could tell a difference in a mix/gig.

to me all sound great,Kemper sound pretty good to my ears

Can it ping pong the Cosmos?

Sorry listened to all on LAP TOP ...not in STUDIO rn but like you mentioned, "All are usable" The "KEMPER" has more Low End Beef coming form Palm Muting more than the REAL AMP is what I heard. Hopefully I'll listen later through Monitors. Great Job Jason as aways! George Amodei :)

To my ears, they were all very true to the real lamp except for the Kemper, which sounded like it didn't have quite the sparkle on the top end as the original...

I think the TONEX was the most indistinguishable from the real amp from what I hear on the headphones. I felt the Kemper was the furthest sounding. The quad cortex midrange was slightly different, the Nam was close. For me in order of who does it best: Real amp 1. Tonex 2. Nam 3. Quad 4. Kemper The tonex I think really nailed the low end and the midrange. probably 95% there IMHO.

Tonex and NAM sounded the closest. QC was not bad, but not as close. In the long examples, the Kemper seemed off and quite different--almost boxy.

Kemper is the one that sounded the most different from the real amp to my ears. But, they all sounded great. The obsession some dudes have over the 1% of accuracy between the capture tech is silly. Just pick the one that has the feature set, workflow, and UI that works best for you and you're golden.

To my ears, they were all virtually identical except quad cortex…….it seemed a HAIR wimpier.

I thought all but the Kemper sound identical or darn close to the real amp. Kemper was the only one that caught my ear thinking, that's not quite the same. Not that's it's bad, just slightly different. Thanks for the comparison!

WHAT??? Where’s Helix? Thank you for doing this- very interesting.

Agree with many excellent posters here and Jason as well. I often use a Gain block at the end of the chain or a final Comp block at the end of the chain just as Jason often uses. If I want more of something then I can adjust the appropriate paramter in the block that I want more of and adjust the end gain or compressor level as part of the ssnapshot. I may use the final output block to adjust the overall volume for that preset at stage time at the venue. But to really cut through the mix, I may need to do something else. But that requires a parrrallel path and is another story. Great content Jason. Also, thanks for keeping ti short! I love bite sized content.

Great video. I think actually showing how EQ works in this way helps a lot to learn about shaping our tones. Thanks.

Jason, thanks for your videos and all the work you’ve been doing for the community. I’ve downloaded a bunch of your patches and they all sound fantastic. Quick question I had an original Tonex pedalwhich works fine and just picked up a tone x one. Got it in the mail yesterday and when I plugged into it, I get no reverb at all. I’ve updated the software (using a Mac) and still nada. I’m sure it’s user error🤣 Any suggestions? Thanks, brother!

Not once did you back off the volume to show resilience.

Thx, for this tip its really helphul, especially as a new helix owner thats strugling with the amount of the options

Thank you so much for this!

This is how I boost my leads. One question I have is why the -1.5db on everything? Why not a +2.5db for the lead snapshot and done?

Yeah, I think that's the way to do it, as it doesn't mess with any of the previous Blocks, is easy to change, and doesn't require an extra Block.

I use the blue comp as a vol boost.

Great tip, didn't know output could be changed per snapshot. I use an OD for solo as well as a simple EQ at end of chain with a small db increase. I can do away with that EQ block now.

So I've been in the habit of adding a gain block at the end of the chain and adding a few DB that way. I like seeing that block lit/unlit when I am tweaking snapshots. When you do it Jason's way, you need to click on the output block and remember what the baseline is (in this case -1.5) to know if it is boosted. Using an added gain block also lets me adjust the overall output of the signal using the output block. I dont know if this is good or bad workflow, but it seems to work for me.

THx Jason! I forgot to use that ...I usually use GAIN on COMP. @ End. :) George

Well, that is Exactly how I do it. It’s not ‘cuz I am smart - it’s ‘cuz I learned it from you! Haha Thank you kind Sire!

I guess if I was totally new to guitar then the price would be the decisive factor… however, I’ve tried Amplitube a few times and been incredibly underwhelmed every time. Even when hearing more experienced guitarist use it it just sounded harsh (Chris Buck being an exception). So I’m not willing to bet anymore money on IK Multimedia. Quad Cortex may have been a great contender. I have a few of their plugins and they are really good… Line 6: I’ve owned a few Helix’es… one floor and one rack. Sounds great but I spent more time tweaking than playing, Kemper: Perfection.. or close. Set and forget. I have a few great profiles of my main amp and a great Tone King Imperial profile by Paul Davids. I’ve used it ever since the rack was released and has now ordered the Player. I mean, I could think of a few improvements for both the Kemper Rack and the Player, but even with these opportunities for improvement I’ll stick with the guns I know’ll hit the target.

I use a +3dB boost at the end of the chain like this. The issue I find when boosting isn’t in the boost but coming out of it. I always have a “where did it all go????” moment 😂 Great tip and video, Jason!

Sounds great! Will be picking up the tonex pack when I'm back home for sure :)

The shelf EQ works a treat. I replaced all my low-hi cut EQ's for shelf and it really tightened up the sound as you say. Great advice. Tx.

Will you also give us ABCD tests ... with E like "E"ncluding the real deal

ToneX for me.

The true is any of these devices would sound outstanding in anyone's hands with professional skills adjusting tone... and any of these will not satisfied anyone who doesn't have even basic skills thinking it's plug in and plug-in and play device will work for any guitar, pickups and cab or monitors. 😎😉

Jason, I have a dark purple tolex Revv Generator 7-40 Mark II head with matching 1X12 cab with square logo instead of oval by request when I had them made. I think 2018 or 19. I have to look it up. It is a great amp.

Kemper best.....