I always felt that the space parameter is similar to a subtle reverb with inverse ducking.
Posts by DanielRigler
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Yeah, please share some examples. Glad it's working for you.
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A powerful NAM player with Kemper-quality hardware and effects would be awesome.
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you can already use Parallel Path for this.
It even gives you the chance to add a highpass filter and a compressor (these would be my choices) to the direct signalSorry, I mean the direct signal coming out of the amplifier block. So basically I would like to vary the effect of the cabinet. Can you already do this?
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- On the low-pass / high-pass page of the cabinet block you could make a soft-button which would toggle the effect of the filters. This way you could easily hear the difference in the low- and high-end of the sound. If it is easy to implement, I think it would help during tweaking of the profiles. Obviously low-priority, it would just be an enhancement. You could even make it just a momentary switch, so it wouldn't trick users.
- I would love a knob inside the cabinet block which could mix between the direct and the cabinet effected sound. For cleaner profiles this could be really useful. (the reason of this is that sometimes for certain clean profiles I like the direct sound more... but a gradual control would be highly effective I think.)
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This '71 superlead sounds really nice!
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Just a shoutout to the maker of the best Mesa tones on the KPA
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looper quantize would be nice as well.
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It sounds really good. How similar is it to the UA pedal?
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As far as I am aware the rigs are played back exactly as they were created in the bigger Kempers they just can be edited as much while in the Player.
Was this confirmed officially? I mean stack sounding exactly the same as in the larger units?
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Yeah, I almost never use graphical on my KPA head.
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Yeah, it seems to add a little mojo to the sounds which I really like. It's a pretty useful block.
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Its all in the fingers lads
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I have further tested NAM in the past weeks. My own conclusion so far is that it can copy tones better compared to Kemper, but somehow Kemper feels more... musical and better to play. So even if it is not a perfect copy - it is similar enough and a lot of times I can tweak it to be better than the original. I think what I feel is that NAM was a lucky shot while implementing a widely used generative model for audio processing (I think it uses Wavenet) while Kemper was made specifically for guitars. NAM is extremely precise, but feel is not yet there IMO. It is still impressive and I'll keep using it simultaneously.
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great review DanielRigler , I also felt much better going back to KPA. I must say however that I liked some tone on NAM very much too , it's a different XP, as well as using IR's , I thing the best on NAM is it's open model ( source & concept ) .
I was looking for a portable solution for a long time , and nam solved it right away , using all kind of plugins for guitar is also new for me & exciting.
the feel of the KPA and the fact some of us can write and put a track in soundcloud in 2 hours from scratch says it all for me, once you know your gear , it's an extension of your brain & hand , the ecosystem is perfect, it will take very for NAM to catch up to this level , but a great open source community can do wonders , it's impressive to see the job they have done so far , without commercial motivation behind , check their rig exchange
I really think C Kemper should open source part of the profiling code as it's no longer the ultimate one to benefit from a huge refresh from the community and maybe some NAM integration , I know I'm a dreamer , but that would be epic and would not undermine the KPA as one of the best professional solution.
I agree. Check out tonehunt:
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After extensively testing NAM for a few weeks, I can say that it is a really cool piece of technology. Honestly, it is impressive for something this new and un-optimized. I have a pretty good setup for VSTs: I use a Lehle DI box into an PCIe RME interface. My setup can handle a buffer size of 32 @ 48 kHz without problem, so playing live is all good. I have found great profiles, great IRs, and great VST effect plugins to complement the core amplifier tones. I was totally satisfied with what I'm hearing... until I have switched on my Kemper again.
I instantly liked my tones better through the Kemper. Its not easy to put my finger on why exactly. I'm definitely more familiar with the KPA and of course I have filtered out the best profiles suited for my playing style during the years, but there is something general about it which I like very much. It feels like home and I instantly feel like I can play better through it. It might be related to compression, or whatever input stage mojo... something, I do not know. What I know is that I like it very much. And this is an important thing. Personally I do not care about sounding exactly like a specific vintage Marshall from 1986. What I care about is recreating the best tones in my head and in a way that makes them play effortlessly. And in this, the KPA excels in my opinion. I'm starting to think about the KPA as an instrument of its own. It has a special character which I happen to like very much. But I can understand if this is a negative thing in the eyes of somebody else - after all adding its own character negatively affects the profiling functionality. If somebody does not like it... So long story short Kemper is still MY favorite - but the game just got a LOT more exciting. I wonder how Christoph and his company will be able to ride these new waves.
