ISP Technologies THETA PRO DSP

grimm26 · March 21, 2016 at 5:53 PM

Sharry · March 22, 2016 at 9:17 AM

Well, another competent competitor in the arena?
And the preset push button works in the right direction

To get the right impression for sound you have to play by yourself.
Im my HiFi home equipment it sounds good. (Special the reverb and chorus). I don't know If there was some treatment in the final mix.

In that short overview I did not find any thing what the camper can not do, except that Kemper is not a floorboard.

I think programming is more complicated as for Kemper (without an Editor.)

Was an interesting presentation but no reason to leave Kemper.

schneidas · March 22, 2016 at 1:26 PM

ANyone played this one?

Monkey_Man · March 23, 2016 at 2:09 AM

Just hoping someone will profile those thumpy and wooden-sounding presets / amps.

Been hoping this for roughly a year now...

Pick909 · March 23, 2016 at 2:20 AM

Quote from Monkey_Man

Just hoping someone will profile those thumpy and wooden-sounding presets / amps.

Been hoping this for roughly a year now...

The chorus sounds great too but, I know, we can't profile a chorus...

Monkey_Man · March 23, 2016 at 2:26 AM

Yes, I've already waxed lyrical about the chorus here on the board, so didn't mention it.

I agree of course. It's the best I've heard.

Allex · March 25, 2016 at 9:28 PM

Before the KPA i had a Boss GT-6
The ISP recall it in my mind...
But boss costed very much less...

Laimon · March 30, 2016 at 4:56 PM

Quote from Allex

Before the KPA i had a Boss GT-6
The ISP recall it in my mind...
But boss costed very much less...

Have you actually heard the clips? Cause they don't really sound alike.

Allex · March 30, 2016 at 8:53 PM

I'm just joking Laimon.

But honestly I don't like so much the ISP sounds. Especially compared to the KPA.
However my tastes are not a rule. So if you like it I don't want to hurt you.

schneidas · March 31, 2016 at 12:22 PM

Well, FWIW I bought one of these to test out.

I haven't dwelled much into it so far - so it's far to early to tell how this compares in feel to the KPA but what I can say so far: the chorus is super impressive!

First impression - BIG annoyance:

1.)No on/off switch!!! Pod HD days anyone? Ok c'mon you design a $1300 thing - please add a simple on-off switch! I mean WTF?

2.)No USB - so no direct and easy-made updates!!! Super-WTF???
I got this thing brand new and I'm on software 1.1
I asked ISP Tech what software they are on and they replied "there has been an update and we're on 2.1".
The update adds pitch shifting effects - so my unit does not have it!! Awesome!
I asked - how can I update? Answer: "If you would like to update, the easiest way would be to have you remove your internal DSP card, which is not too difficult and send it in to use to re-burn the DSP code internal"
POD 2.0 days anyone?
C'mon, this is 2016!

Kunfuz · March 31, 2016 at 1:00 PM

I could update my Pod Pro using midi back in 2001

Laurens · March 31, 2016 at 9:21 PM

That has to be a joke. :")

Laimon · April 1, 2016 at 1:08 AM

Yeah, this is exactly why I didn't dive into this product: it's clearly a dead end, most products get out of date in a few years, this is heavily outdated from the start.
Superpity because it really sounded interesting.

Monkey_Man · April 2, 2016 at 8:53 AM

Quote from schneidas

POD 2.0 days anyone?
C'mon, this is 2016!

... and the PODs were updatable from the git-go (v1.0) via sysex dump, and later on, the Monkey app... which I didn't write.

Planezero · June 7, 2016 at 5:28 PM

I did ask ISP about the Theta Pro's updateability yesterday and got the following reply :
"Hi Berry, We are working on an upgrade now that will allow future software updates via the internet but until this is ready the only way to update the software is by either sending ISP the entire unit or the internal DSP card."

So work in progress, until then I'll enjoy what it has to offer without the updates..
and I'll mod my own on/off switch onto it

schneidas · June 7, 2016 at 7:09 PM

So they will offer updates via midi I take it?
As there is no USB port...

Sure... enjoy the unit!
Never said anything else... just gave my honest opinion (even directly to ISP so they could improve what seemed like a solid product).

Planezero · June 7, 2016 at 9:15 PM

I was thankful for your honest review .. and even happier with their commitment to updating the unit.
Agreed I dont see another option than midi .. going through midi means buying another usb to midi interface and probably sending the DSP module to the States (from Europe for me) initially to update the software for the new updation method ..
The updates will have to be killer for me to go to all that trouble ... We'll see ..

Netheravon · June 7, 2016 at 10:51 PM

I don't particularly like this product although I'm basing this solely from what's on their website and the posted clip. The sales pitch is the same crap you see everywhere at the moment - the true PRO wants their individual sound; endlessly tweakable blah blah. And the video looks like it was shot in a random warehouse by someone who's unsure of where the zoom function on the camera is.

The sounds didn't seem amazing. The distortion was very 80s and fizzy and the cleans squashed into oblivion by heavy compression then tons of chorus added . Combine this with updates that require sending the unit or part of it to the manufacturer make it a bit of a joke for the money being asked for it imo.

I'll stick with the kemper or if I get really desperate I'd rather buy an hd500x

schneidas · June 8, 2016 at 8:21 AM

Quote from Planezero

I was thankful for your honest review .. and even happier with their commitment to updating the unit.
Agreed I dont see another option than midi .. going through midi means buying another usb to midi interface and probably sending the DSP module to the States (from Europe for me) initially to update the software for the new updation method ..
The updates will have to be killer for me to go to all that trouble ... We'll see ..

Cool! Keep us posted! I'd love to see how this unit progresses and evolves over time. I'm curious to see if they implement/change any of my suggestions...

Planezero · June 8, 2016 at 4:55 PM

@Netheravon, I get the feeling this one isnt for you
By the way the HD5000X makes a great foot switch for the Kemper if you can pick one up cheap ..