PhilJones Bass and the Kemper Profiler

Alright! I just reached an audio architecture that took me 10 hours to craft, and I am going to use this blog post as a memo to myself. I believe that writing is one of the best ways to retain knowledge, and this is stronger than me, I need to write, otherwise I have the risk of forgetting this.

I have the following audio equipments: a PhilJones bass amplifier, a Kemper Profiler, and a Universal Audio Apollo Twin X. The Apollo has a S/PDIF input, 2 combo jack inputs behind, and a Hi-Z at the front.

My requirements are:

• I need a way to record both dry and wet inputs at the same time
• No microphones or cabinet (neighbor dislikes it)
• Sometimes I want to use the Kemper, and sometimes I want to use the PJB combo bass
• Input 2 should be reserved for a Shure SM-7B for conference calls, and this input should never be touched
• I can’t afford amplifying the signal twice, so I can’t plug the instrument on the PJB and chain from there to Kemper

The way I am doing the wiring is the following: