Howdy all! New Profiler Racker previously living in Axe Ultra land. Honestly i have good things to say about both products so no flames necessary. I, like many, pondered the the upgrade path to the newer XL+. As they no longer support the Ultra, I was "stuck" with the current amp models and effects. That's partially why I chose the Kemper.
I also went the Kemper due to the duality of my situation. I love tweaking and the Axe has that in spades but ultimately, in gigging situations, I'm really just adjusting EQ and minor changes to suit the venue. Not creating new profiles/rigs behind the bar! The knobs on the Kemper make this much quicker and easier than the submenus in the Axe. As such, I found a home for the Profiler rack for the road, and still continue to use the Ultra for the home studio. Of course, anything I program on the Ultra, I can bring on the road too so the Kemper is awesome+. Maybe someday I will consider using the Ultra for all the effects and drop it in the Kemper effects loop.
Now, my only gripe (which I've sent a ticket) but hoping the community can help, I cannot for the life of me get Rig Manager to work with the Kemper. Macbook Pro 10.9.1, 3.01 beta and 1.3.1 Rig Manager. I can obviously transfer rigs using a flash USB (and obviously updated to 3.0.1 beta) but for the life of me, nothing happens when I connect my Mac to the Kemper. I did a PRM and SMC reset and nada. Any insights? I saw some posts of it not working but saw some also just needed a reset. Not working for me!
Thanks in advance and look forward to being a happy Kemper!
Craig