Can we get this sound please? (Mxr Rockman x100)

  • Man this sounds so good.

    I heard some Kemper rockman patches but it sounds nothing like this.


    Anyone have good ones?


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  • Perhaps some tweaks on these from The Rig Exchange will give you what you want:


    Rig Name Amplifier* Cabinet* Author Rating Date 
    Rockman Distortion Generator 2Rockman Distortion GeneratorBostonRockmanCentralBob

    1.00 / 5.00


    2022-12-24

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    Rockman Distortion Generator 1Rockman Distortion GeneratorBostonRockmanCentralBob

    3.33 / 5.00


    2022-12-24

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    Rockman II B Dist 2Rockman II B DistRockman II B DistAttan

    4.50 / 5.00


    2020-10-10

    Download

    TZ Rockman Guitar ACE CleanRockman Guitar ACERockman Guitar ACETZ

    5.00 / 5.00


    2017-03-05

    Download

    TZ Rockman Guitar ACE HeavyRockman Guitar ACERockman Guitar ACETZ

    3.00 / 5.00


    2017-03-05

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    TZ Rockman Guitar ACE SemiRockman Guitar ACERockman Guitar ACETZ

    4.50 / 5.00


    2017-03-05

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    Sustainor Crunch 2Rockman Crunch 1 starsend0.00 / 5.00

    2015-02-02

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    Sustainor Crunch 1Rockman Crunch 1 starsend0.00 / 5.00

    2015-02-02

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    Sustainor CleanRockman Clean starsend

    5.00 / 5.00


    2015-02-02

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    Dist Gen LeadRockman Crunch 1Rockman Crunch 1starsend0.00 / 5.00

    2015-02-02

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    Dist Gen DIRockman Crunch 1 starsend

    2.00 / 5.00


    2015-02-02

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    Dist Gen CrunchRockman Crunch 1Rockman Crunch 1starsend0.00 / 5.00

    2015-02-02

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    Rockman DISTRockman Tom ScholzLegend - 57Dadula

    3.50 / 5.00


    2014-09-14

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    Rockman CLEAN 1Rockman Tom ScholzVoice Combo30Dadula

    3.00 / 5.00


    2014-09-14

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    PES Rockman XPR LeadRockman XPRRockman XPRPer Sviggum

    3.14 / 5.00


    2013-08-19

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    PES Rockman XPR CleaRockman XPRRockman XPRPer Sviggum

    3.40 / 5.00


    2013-08-19

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    PES Rockman XPR Clea (1)Rockman XPRRockman XPRPer Sviggum

    3.83 / 5.00


    2013-08-19

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    ADA RockmanADA-MP1Red BoxMark Hall

    4.00 / 5.00


    2012-09-09

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    ROCKMAN Clean 2ROCKMAN Clean 2ROCKMAN Cabinet SimDon Barzini

    3.14 / 5.00


    2012-08-12

    Download

    ROCKMANROCKMAN DistortionRockman Cab Simstephen

    4.12 / 5.00


    2012-07-20

    And the last one on the list is by Bill Ruppert:

    Rig Name Amplifier* Cabinet* Author Rating Date 
    ROCKMAN EDGEROCKMAN DistortionRockman Cab Simstephen

    4.33 / 5.00


    2012-07-20

    Download

    Rockman X100 1Rockman X100RockmanB.Ruppert

    5.00 / 5.00


    2012-03-17
  • I tried them all. Nothing comes close....

  • I tried them all. Nothing comes close....

    I haven’t tried any of the Kemper profiles of a Rockman, but I have used the old Rockmans and the one in that Pete Thorn video sounds just like them to me. Interesting that you thought all of the available profiles fell short. Do you think it’s a sound the Kemper can’t quite accurately profile?

    Have you thought about buying an MXR X100 and creating your own profiles?

    I’m sure you’ll know this, but for the benefit of anyone who doesn’t realise, the Kemper can’t profile time based effects, so modulation like chorus can’t be profiled - but there are plenty of tweakable chorus options in the Kemper’s fx, and delays too.

  • I'm pretty sure the old school analog cab sim plays a big part in it's sound.
    You can always change a much more complex speaker/mic CABINET into a more simple cab sim like tone by reducing the Character parameter.

    Character

    Use this parameter to change the overall character of the cab. Turning the soft knob to the right of center will enlarge the peaks and notches in the frequency response curve. This will emphasize the character of the cabinet and may sound too penetrating at extreme values. Turning it to left of center will smooth the differences between the peaks and notches in the frequency response curve and flatten the character of the cabinet. Towards the leftmost position, the sound will resemble that of analog cabinet simulations (which often have a very simple frequency response and little character).

  • This sound is so dated I get a headache from it. ☺️

    Totally 80‘s and a dead end in tone evolution.

    Just IMHO.

    BTW there‘s a quite authentic Rockman profile somewhere on RM which is the reason why I never use it. 8o

    The sound doesn’t give me a headache. But it *is* dated - it’s all over Def Leppard’s Hysteria not to mention Boston records.

    If that sound is the end result of what you’re looking for…ewe. Just another opinion.

  • Whether you think it is dated or not, the guy is simply asking for this sound. As far as getting the sound. Try some of the rig exchange rigs and add an EQ with a boost around 400Hz and 800Hz. 800Hz is more important than 400Hz to my ear. With a good stereo system, I find the air chorus works well. I tinkered with this a few years back, and I don't remember which rigs I started with anymore, but I got them from the RE. I was able to get pretty close but never exact.

  • The sound doesn’t give me a headache. But it *is* dated - it’s all over Def Leppard’s Hysteria not to mention Boston records.

    If that sound is the end result of what you’re looking for…ewe. Just another opinion.

    I play in an 80s coverband. The sounds from this pedal would fit for a lot of songs. The clean certainly! Police, Queen.....

    Luckely we all have different taste. I can't believe a guy would settle for a metal zone tone....

  • I play in an 80s coverband. The sounds from this pedal would fit for a lot of songs. The clean certainly! Police, Queen.....

    Luckely we all have different taste. I can't believe a guy would settle for a metal zone tone....

    Makes sense. But the Rockman chorus won't help much to achieve the sound of The Police.

  • The sound doesn’t give me a headache. But it *is* dated - it’s all over Def Leppard’s Hysteria not to mention Boston records.

    If that sound is the end result of what you’re looking for…ewe. Just another opinion.

    Just one of many that I look for. I have tried some of the other profiles that try to mimic it, but the modulation on it gets in the way when profiling and they never sound quiet right. I like having that tone for playing those great 80's songs and while it may be dated, it is still my youth.

    I also still get pedals from time to time and while the Kemper is an excellent tool, I still enjoy the analog side of things as well. Just another tool to add to the arsenal.

  • I found one in Thomas Dill's rig Legends Tribute Collection in rig manager that I thought was very close to a Boston sound. I recorded some with it and played it for my friends and they immediately thought the guitar sounded like Boston without putting anything into their heads so it must be pretty close. In my opinion Boston isn't just the way the distortion sounds nice and fine grained, but also that he used what sounds like a wah pedal sometimes to filter the EQ. Edit: Someone suggested this already I see. Well I second that.

  • If I remember rightly (correct me if I’m wrong) the’80s Rockman could give echo with chorus, or you could switch off the echo, or switch off the chorus, but you couldn’t switch off both? If so, I can see how not being able to have a dry sound with no chorus or echo could easily confuse the profiling process.

    I saw that the MXR X100 does have a switch to turn off the chorus - and there is no echo/delay. I then got excited* by the possibility that maybe the MXR X100 would finally make it possible to create an accurate Rockman profile (*sad but true 😁).

    I then decided that my next work avoidance project for my amusement would be to buy an MXR X100 in order to profile it myself. I then discovered this thing has been selling like hot cakes! Every place I tried was sold out. For a sound that’s supposed to be dated it certainly seems popular 😁. Has the whole world gone mad and decided to form Boston tribute bands lol?

    As to the whole “dated” thing, one person’s “dated” is another’s “timeless”. Using magnetic pickups under guitar strings to send a signal into a valve/tube amplifier is a really old technology, at least 70 years old. But here we are in the 21st century using computer/digital technology to recreate those old sounds.

    If I manage to find an MXR X100 and create an accurate profile I’ll put it on Rig Exchange - unless someone beats me to it.

    About Rockman and Police / Andy Summers sounds, the Rockman did have a clean option with nice compression, with chorus and delay on that I’d say you’re very close to a Police guitar sound.

    Edit: Changed “accurate profile” to “accurate Rockman profile”

    Edited 2 times, last by BadBadger (January 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM).