Kemper player first gig - sustain

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    Hey guys,


    I played my first gig with the Kemper player and I loved it. It was sounding so good! šŸ¤˜šŸ¼


    One of the tweaks I need to make is around sustain. I have a compressor pedal before the player and no matter what sustain setting I feel like there was very little sustain on my single note playing. Does anyone know what the clean compression setting in amp setting does in the player? Additionally, could clean sens, or distortion sense have something to do with this? I need to check my noise gate settings too to see if it's something to do with that.


    If anyone has a similar experience please let me know, and if anyone knows more about clean compression settings on the amplifier stack.


    Thank you.

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    Is Clean Compensation, not Compression. Nothing to do with sustain. You have the Compressor parameter in the Amp block and the internal Comp fx that does what you need. I run a Cali76 in front of my Kemper and it sustains for ages if set to do so (specially at gig volumes).

    How where you monitoring yourself ?

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    Quote from Kellerblues

    Is Clean Compensation, not Compression. Nothing to do with sustain. You have the Compressor parameter in the Amp block and the internal Comp fx that does what you need. I run a Cali76 in front of my Kemper and it sustains for ages if set to do so (specially at gig volumes).

    How where you monitoring yourself ?

    Ah ok, clean compensation, so does that essentially bring up clean volume? I don't think the kemper player has a compressor parameter in the amp block, although I need to double check and I could be wrong. I have a compressor running in front.
    I am monitoring myself via IEM set up from the desk at the gig. For context, I am very used to monitoring via inears and previously used another direct solution.


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    Also check your noise gate - if that is too aggressive it can kill sustain.

    I think my noise gate could have been part of the issue, however I'll have to check later when I get home. Partnered with the fact that I am using a new compressor and trying to get used with the settings.


    Thanks.

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    Quote from marco97

    I think my noise gate could have been part of the issue, however I'll have to check later when I get home. Partnered with the fact that I am using a new compressor and trying to get used with the settings.


    Thanks.

    The Kemper should not really differ much from a regular amp and so should provide the right level of sustain. I don't use any compression but have never had any issues with sustain although I tend to use high gain sounds which obviously have more amp compression anyway.

    I would start without your new compressor first and then try the internal compressor to see where that takes you. Also switch off the noise gate for now to see if that solves it :)