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Posts by b_ryan
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I have a quick question. I haven’t seen this anywhere. I admit that I haven’t downloaded the manual to read, but I have looked everywhere here and on YouTube.
The question:
I have a toaster model and want to buy a Stage. I can see the Stage has 5 switches for rigs. What about the 4 effect switches above….can they be turned into rig switches as well so you have 9 rigs at your disposal? -
I’m just happy, I don’t know what aliasing is
Must be someone named Alia who is singing. Give me that mkii….now. -
People are really trying to find issues where there are none.
Exactly. All the hate the mkii gets is crazy. It’s like it HAS to be bad. People haven’t realized that they know nothing about anything here.
On a personal level, I haven’t used the screen since RM was released. I couldn’t care less about a touch screen. I don’t make profiles myself and many others are like me and use other peoples profiles and thus use the Kemper as any other device. But if I would make a profile and my Mac should be connected, my world would not be falling apart. It’s like people forget, that this isn’t a NEW Kemper 2. It’s not a totally different device. It’s an update. It’s an update of a device, that has been updated for a decade or more. Maybe this will be as well. Who knows? Yes, this is MY take on it. It’s not a universal experience. Take a chill pill peepz. Try some stoic calmness and be patient and happy -
What would constitute a “2” designation? All-new….what?
People asked for improved profiling, more liquid profile features, more effects blocks, faster boot time……and got all of that.
A Kemper 2 to me is more than a facelifted version like this. I’m buying it anyway though. But a “real” Kemper 2 introduces new stuff. Not just revised stuff.
For instance:- Ins and outs
- Dual amp/dual rigs/dual cab
- Being able to profile more than one mic and separate them as different “profiles” to internally mix between.
- Being able to profile pedals only.
- More radical new features like something for vocals and mics maybe, a machine with such great power that it can undergo the same process like the MKi in regards to become a totally different beast in years to come, becoming a universal recording machine, new inventions that we haven’t even thought about etc. That’s what makes a Kemper 2 for me. This MKii is great and greatly improved, so I will definitely buy it. But I expect more from a Kemper 2. It might not ever come though. -
I’m still amazed that people think heavily updated Profiling, new effects blocks, faster boot times, more liquid profile features somehow don’t constitute a version 2. That the mk2 somehow means this is some sort of stopgap for the REAL update.
The core functionality - Profiling - is heavily revised and the capabilities of the unit have been ‘reset’ in that more power means new abilities in future updates.
I think a lot are amazed that some people think that it DOES constitute a version 2
On a serious note though: I think that it relies to much on the MKI and are gonna be too similar to call it a version 2. It’s pretty much the same thing.
To me it’s pretty much just like a new facelifted car; but with upgraded hardware to be able to continue its development, as the MKI is limited. a sensible solution in my eyes.
I expect more form a version 2 than “just” this. Don’t get me wrong. I’m selling my MKi immediately to buy this
This is definitely gonna be a good update. Had the toaster since 2013 and the way it has been upgraded is crazy. I expect something similar here. But I would expect more from a Kemper 2, I guess.
But Kemper….please take my money -
I am going to pull the trigger on the MKII. I’ve had my green/black toaster since it was released (since 2013?). So it’s about time for me to get a fresh new Kemper and support the new line of units.
1) Kemper has never (to me) disappointed regarding value for money.2) No one knows what the updates of this thing will look like. Perhaps something crazy in a few years. So maybe it opens up for cool stuff eventually.
3) A new profiling method.
It’s all good for me. Thanx Kemper
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Okay here is simple task , i want Anyone who said that it is working perfectly set a delay time from the single delay algorithm to 7 for me or show me how to .i will say again that editor is Not there ! does it work ? Yes , but it needs major improvements .
When I had the kemper stage if i cannot dial a specific number on the editor i was able to turn a knob on the stage to get it right . With the KPP it is NOT like you can assign the knobs on the kkp to a specific parameter . Whatever anyone's reason to not like when anther user point something out that could be improved , just know it can be annoying .
Thank you for the explanation. I see your issue. What I also see is that it depends on the user’s need, when speaking about it being perfectly fine (me for instance). I still think so as I’ve never myself reached a wall. I’m probably not that concerned about details. I find a delay, reverb and profile I like; I dial it a bit and then I’m happy. No issues here. But I see if one like yourself, you reach a limit. I see that. Thanx again for the explanation.
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What’s wrong with it? I find that it works perfectly fine and very easy to use.
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Maybe they need to have properly working editor before even think of a kemper 2 lol . Yes i say that !
Doesn’t it work properly now?
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A Stage II with built-in expression pedal and less green/more black color would be incredibly awesome!
I actually really like the color scheme. Especially the Stage and Player.
[…] the fact the OP returned to the Kemper after trying other products is a testament that there's no need for a V.2 anytime soon.
It’s not a fact, just because someone returns to a unit. The only thing it shows, is that this particular person values the unit as it is. Many jumps ship as well. So that is then a fact, that the we need a MKII. How can these two truths be true at the same time? They obviously can’t.
I do agree though. It’s not - at least right now - something we need to have; but based upon general consensus in the user community and sales data. Not because 1 person comes back. So many leaves as well.
I firmly believe it to be true - based upon sales and user satisfactory - that we don’t need it right now. It would definitely be awesome though; and could potentially steal users from other platforms based upon physical units. But it would have to be more than just more ins and outs; a bigger display etc. -
Ha, Im always wrong...that's what my wife tells me
Priceless commentI don't use pedals myself so its actually not for me but I can see why people might want it each pedal has a "character"...so I've been told, so profiling a fav pedal has the same logic as profiling your fav amp.
I haven’t used a pedal for decades as I’ve been digital for two decades and jumped on Kemper, when it was released. I use the pedals inside the Kemper. I think they kinda have it all. So - for me - no use for external pedals or profiling pedals. I can’t hear the difference anyway. And regarding distortion/gain type pedals, I saw a video on YouTube where it’s basically the same pedals all of them. So I’m good with the “pedals” included in the Kemper.Dual amps - they make no sense to me for recording because you can easily double track, which has so many more advantages post recording in terms of control and post mixing.
For recording double tracking is great. It might be industry standard by now. But it still gives you a tone (on that one tone), where you can balance the sound in a different way. Them stack the trackings and the possibilities are “endless”. But I do agree - to some extent - that it might be digging too deep regarding the “perfect” tone. At least for some.
But when I used to record real amps, I never only went with 1 mic on the amp. Even though it would be double tracked. It just gives the tone more balance. At least to me. And that is what the dual amp could possibly give me. It’s not the same. But close.Also few venues genuinely run stereo and even then, why would you want different amps out of each side - if they don't blend then one side of the audience gets "half" the story, if they do blend then why split?
I wouldn’t place them on the stage like that. I agree. That doesn’t really make sense to me either. But for recording purposes it would. I actually hate when live you only hear one guitar player on each side. Both guitars should be on both sides imho.
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I never got the dual amp thing myself but I can see that potentially profiling gain pedals might be of use to some people.
I feel totally opposite
. I see pretty much no use for profiling pedals, as it already has so many pedals to use. Only 1 pedal is missing for me. The rest are awesome. No use for pedal profiling here.
Dual amps is a way to make a guitar sound more balanced. Like when placing two mics on the cab - like many if not most already do - it’s because you somehow feel, that you get a more balanced sound. I’ve always wanted the dual mic option, but someone mentioned that a possible phase issue could occur. And dual amps could also be setup as completely stereo left and right. You of course know this, but that opens up sonic possibilities as well. Like someone mentioned here, they use stereo effects and I’ve never done so. I’ve never seen the personal use for that, but I see why it would work for someone else.
So…you’re wrong -
CK stated in one interview some time ago that "at one stage a Mark II will be unavoidable"...
For those who mentioned "two amps" and "two amp in parallel", please note that the OP wrote "two profiles in series", which is a different story
Wait…..what
If he said that, that is huge. It’s the first time, I’ve seen traces of this.
I wonder what two profiles in series is good for
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As the title implies, I don’t like the tuner in RM. It’s annoying my eyes with it’s constant movement. I like to have RM open all the time and use the tuner on the physical Kemper. So I wonder if it’s possible to switch off.
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Wow….thats really a good point
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I’ve asked for that particular function on a possible Kemper MKII in the future (if it should ever come to life) for many years now.
Blending on the way in to the Kemper does not do the job. It is a here-and-now semi-fix.
What I asked for is:- Dual inputs.
- Dual profiles to be matched and merged into one.
- Being able to edit the merged profile, until it fits your needs.
What I realized is that it can be done without the dual input (thanx to other user’s insights). In reality all it takes is one input to do profiles like now; and then the possibility to pull up two or more profiles to merge and edit. That would certainly do the trick for me.
It’s not 100% the same of course (but very very close), as recording two mics on the cab in the studio is a simultaneous process; listening to them together as one to judge if it’s good together. I would - though - suspect that the possibility to freely pull up any profiles to merge and blend would take care of most people’s needs in this regard.I realize that it demands more than the unit can do now. That’s why I hope it will be in a future model, if we ever see one. I am beginning to doubt that of several reasons; and like many others have mentioned. What it comes down to is, if it’s really a “must have”. We have been using it so far for what…13 years now? It has already shown that the sound is by all means good enough; and that it is not necessary for two mics. I still hope for the possibility one day.
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I had the Axon AX-100 MKII for a few years. I only used it for fun, but I gotta say….it was a god damn nice unit. The tracking was incredible with my Godin LGXT-SA. Far better than the GK pickup. I totally forgot about the editor. I was really great….almost a must have. The way you could divide the whole fretboard and strings into different zones, was amazingly easy with the editor.
The onboard sounds were so so, but I triggered Reason back then and that gave me endless possibilities. We only played one song, where I used it. Ghostbusters theme song; and I played ALL synths parts, all electronic drum sounds and everything with only one Axon patch, since I was able to place every sound in different zones. Such an amazing piece of gear.
The tracking was way superior to Roland in my remembrance. If the guitar I use now had the possibility to have an internal piezo system, I would consider buying one again. It was so much fun. But that’s probably not gonna happen. -
America is the greatest country in the history of the world.
How does one measure this? I could come up with a dozen things where your country isn’t great; and either you haven’t realized that the tendency is for EU countries - on a lot of occasions - not to look at your country as being the best; or you HAVE realized that and your feel the need to say it loud enough to convince everyone. Louder makes it true.
In any case: What you feel is the best is not a universal feeling. How you think, you can measure and validate your claims, is not a universal measurement method. I do understand the need to express the love for one’s own country, though. It would suit the Americans to challenge the way they’re taught to think of themselves as a nation. I love America in many ways, but it’s not - to me - the greatest country in the history of the world. I don’t think that there is one actually.
