Posts by DonPetersen

  • 2.0 Factory pack

    Quote from Bommel

    There is no obligation to do so, but it can be done and some branches already do this.

    in theory - yes.
    In reality, such demo units need to be maintained regularly and staff is not interested in extra work and responsibilities.
    The PROFILER even keeps it's last known state as a QOL feature, but if someone would make bad sounding, really bad sounding edits to a Rig - these edits would be maintained even if powered down and up again. You'd need someone reliable in the store that would set the PROFILER is a known state, while checking everything from levels to connected hardware on a daily basis.
    It's not realistic IME. We tried something like that while I was at Warwick for Digitech and stores couldn't care less.

    back to topic please.
    you can always start your own thread.

  • 2.0 PROFILEs not sounding right

    Quote from yldzumt

    You can't find a single profile in this Kemper 2.0 pack that works out of the box with just a few EQ tweaks. Everything sounds like a toy—totally fizzy and harsh as hell.

    considering through how many different hands and ears of experienced content producers and guitarists these PROFILEs went to make it into this Pack, Occam's razor suggests that the issue is most likely on your end.

    Please check your global OUTPUT settings and monitoring situation.

  • SEEK WAH Preset

    The Seek Wah uses a step sequencer with eight steps that creates a wah pattern. This is not possible on the PROFILER itself, but you can easily create the effect with a sequencer program that sends MIDI CC#1 values to the PROFILER.

    If you prefer a DAW-less solution, something small like the Korg SQ-1 sequencer could supply the MIDI CC data and would give you hands on control.

  • How much better are 2.0 Profiles than v1?

    Quote from lespauled

    Another question I fight with is "Can I justify the price for the difference, especially since I have more profiles that I will ever use." I would say with high confidence that there is no way anyone would notice a difference "in the mix."

    That's my quandary at the time. If nobody, but maybe me, would notice, what's the point?

    the player will notice - this will lead to a more nuanced and simply better performance (if the skill is there), also there is the pure enjoyment of the performer and my impression that the guitar's own unique voice comes through even more now.

    in my personal experience, recordings of 2.0 PROFILEs fit even easier in a mix. So that's another angle that the 'no difference in the mix' crowd might be overlooking IMO.

  • How much better are 2.0 Profiles than v1?

    Quote from dgburns

    I profiled an old Line 6 Pod XT Pro. Again. I had attempted this under MK1 with not so favorable results. The profiled tone was very different to the original. And at the time, I felt it was just a limitation of the profiling nature of MK1. The MK 2 2.0 profiles of the same amp emulation, a Vox AC 30 top boost were startlingly different. The interesting thing about this experiment is that the source was exactly the same, the same patch, maybe the imput level to Kemper not scientifically exact, but that may have been the only outlier factor.

    The result, the sound was way closer to the original, but also way less compressed and less dark. The gain range was way closer. Maybe the most important was that the resulting profile was more malleable, meaning I could take it in far more directions after the profiling was done. This alone offers some insight into the possibilities of the new 2.0 version. I want to mention that the process is easier now that refining is no longer a part of the profiling.

    I just want to point out that PROFILING is and always was aimed at tube amps.
    Any amp emulation can be hit or miss, since the methods used in these devices sometimes do not correspond with the analogue reality the PROFILER expects.

  • Wah Wah sound

    for a more pronounced effect, you can try other Wah Wah presets, or increase the Peak Range parameter (towards 0), which keeps more of the peak's sharpness when moving the pedal into the toe position.

    does this help?

  • OS14 / Profiling 2.0 Public Beta Discussion

    Quote from mmarchi21

    Hello. I upgraded to the most recent release yesterday (Profiler and Rig Manager) and my DI profiles using Profiling 2.0 are now coming out thin and fizzy. If I use the Classic Profile option (everything else exactly the same), the captures come out as expected. I have tried different return levels to see if that might make a difference but I'm currently at a loss. I have rebooted and confirmed nothing changed with cabling. And, it works fine with Classic Profiling. Just not with 2.0. Very thin and fizzy. Is this a known issue that others are seeing? Thank you.

    as this is a specific and release version issue - please start a new thread

  • What headphones do you recommend?

    Quote from tamagotchi666

    Thanks for all the tips, I’ll think about it and compare a few options. I tend to prefer open-back headphones because I’ve read they are less fatiguing for the ears and because they sound more spacious. But I guess the main factor for ear fatigue is really the listening volume?

    The 'Space' parameter on the PROFILER's Headphone Output is very pleasant and was designed to address ear fatigue when using headphones.

    "Space

    The “Space” parameter adds a small room simulation to the master signal. This makes listening through headphones far more enjoyable.

    A brief explanation: whenever you listen to a sound coming from loudspeakers, you are also hearing the reflections from the floor, the walls and objects around you. Even when you listen to a mono signal, these additional reflections will still result in a stereo image once they reach your ears.

    There is only one common situation where no natural reflections happen, and that is when you listen through headphones; as your ears are, biologically speaking, not suited to this, it can quickly lead to listener fatigue. This effect is called “in-the-head localization” and becomes particularly noticeable when you listen to a mono signal.

    By using the Space effect, you can add virtual reflections, to create a sense of room and natural space. A mono signal will be converted to a subtle stereo image, which should be far more pleasing to your ears. Even though this effect is designed for headphones, you may also find it appropriate for listening through regular speakers, or for recording. By selecting the option “Space>HeadphOnly”, you can select whether it is applied to the HEADPHONE output only, or to the MAIN OUTPUT as well."