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Good review, the only thing I would change, is comparing shorter phrases (with diff. tone), it is verry hard to remember the subtle detail we are dealing with here. I am a very experienced bass player and sound engineer, but just getting seriously into amp modeling\IRs\Modeling, so I bought the Captor (8-Ohm) yesterday.
I also love the Kemper big time but it's nice to see somebody have the courage to say things how they really are and not worry about the brainwashed fanboys that will say otherwise LOL......
Finally a review that really analyzes the "attenuator" feature between these two guys. I swear this is exactly the review I was looking for. Thanks so much dude!!!
Good review!! I actually prefer torpedo and i will buy that. I think tweed amp and a little modern sound would match better with torpedo. And flexi amp is better with ox. This is just my opinion. Anyway your review help me a lot! Thank you!!
Very good video, all videos about this 2 attenuator dont compares attenuator usually. With your videos for the attenuator i would go for the captor (I was looking to buy captor X), but for virtual cabs and other fonction I was going for the OX. Now I dont know anymore what I want to buy x) thans for your video
I use a kemper with a tone concepts distillery pedal ,it helps a lot with tweaking the amp on stage seems To help retain the integrity of the original profile.
So how much is the -20db on the captor actually? Does it make your marshall close to bedroom volume? I just need some attenuation for my 6505. I like the post gain on 11 o'clock so its very loud in an appartement. Would 20db be enough? I love the captors extra features vs a basic attenuator like the jettenuator
Depends on the size of your bedroom I would say… 😅 6db give you about 25% of intensity reduction, so -20db is significantly lower volume, but can still be “loud” depending on how hard you drive the amp… If you need “some” attenuation, you could also try a higher ohm speaker 🔈. Thanks for the comment :-)
ich suche so ein gerät um meine Amp sounds möglichst getreu in die DAW zu bekommen. die built-in IR sektionen, kopfhörer outs und Attenuatoren interessieren mich nicht. konntest du testen wie gut das signal jeweils in der DAW an kam ?
To me the Ox sounded the same as the full signal while the Captor had loads of highs added, but my ears are wrecked through years of gigging lol. No way I would spend that kind of money on the Ox though so the neighbours are just going to have to keep on hating me... Good demo man, thanks - got another sub.
This is not fair at all... the centre frequency and q values are not the same. This is an invalid test.. your right about snapshot .. so snapshot the controls of your amp and you'll have the same sound...that you like .. you could have a few snapshots of your tube it's better than lugging your tubes around and cabs
Thanks for your comment. It’s kind of my point, as long as there’s a snapshot in your Kemper of an amp you own, it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Buying a profile of an amp from someone else and then tweaking it to your liking, you’ll loose the character of the actual amp… Would you agree?
Have you tried diming the green channel's volume and using the gain knob to set your volume? It's not quite as warm and fat, but the top end clarity and articulation with that setting--especially with Pre-EQ set at B1 or B2--is absolutely unreal. Almost spanky if you want it to be. This amp is really something special.
This was a great video. I couldn’t say I preferred either one honestly. The OX sounded dull and the Captor sounded too bright. I appreciated the content though as I am in the market for an attenuator at the moment. Thanks brother!
What you're saying is very true and I would not expect the Kemper to respond like every amp on the planet. Even two amps, same model dont sound identical. One wierd observation I had was your Blue+ profile when the EQ was boosted, although sounded nothing like the real amp, suddenly sounded like a Soldano. And I liked it :-)
Thanks for putting this together. Most appreciated. Does the "Boost" also work for the Green Channel? I would love to hear some funky/slight breakup tones from the Green channel. Everything you played is very light tough and arpeggiated parts on the green channel (which is great) - just looking to see how dirty the Green can get. And of course, if the Boost works (and what that sounds like).
In my three-ish months of owning this amp, overdrive can be difficult to coax out of the green channel unless you crank the gain and volume to animal-killing levels. The gain knob more fattens the tone, so the green channel won't do a bright, chimey/jangley edge of breakup thing. To get in that ballpark, I usually run the blue channel with Pre-EQ at B1 and gain at a bit above 9 a.m., and roll my guitar volume down just a bit to take the edge off; even then, it's more of a hairy "Plexi clean" rather than something like a Vox or Matchless. For choppy funk, though, I usually do the green channel with Pre-EQ at B1, volume dimed, and gain as my "master volume."
That sounds really, really good. Thanks for spending the time putting together a quality video of this channel...pretty much neglected so far here on demo vids.
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Is it worth spending twice as much from 250 to 500 from the captor to the captor x. Or one of the other more expensive units ? I guess it depends if you need it live or not. 20db seems like it would be good for the peavey jsx live maybe. Idk
Thanks for your comment Paul. The ability to load IRs in the Captor X is a nice feature if you need it. I’d say the attenuation will sound the same, hope to maybe demo that one day as well... But if you don’t do recording or want to give the IR signal to FOH from the captor X then I guess the normal captor will do the job for your JSX... #checkonetwo
