Posts by JAC

Quote from Grooguit

so with my summary, I guess I have one question.

Suppose you own a mk1 unit and an mk2 unit.

If you make a 2.0 profile on your mk2 unit and load it on you mk1 unit, it will be played at a lower resolution.

How would this lower resolution version compare to you creating the same profile on your mk1 unit, using the 1.0 method of making profiles? In other words, will a lower resolution 2.0 sound and feel different than if you just made that profile using the 1.0 method?

At the very least, a 2.0 profile might be more accurate due to not having the 'refining' step.

Quote from Ibot39

But it only sounds more spikey (you say more treble) in the quiet parts, so it reacts different to the softer picking! Or am I wrong??

It could be that the variance of force in the two soft picking clips makes more difference than the variance when picking with greater energy. Once you pick hard enough to get a fully saturated sound, small increases in picking won't change the sound, maybe. I don't know much about sound engineering, so it's all speculation on my part.

I will say that, a more accurate way to check for differences would be to feed in a phrase recorded from a looper. There are some reasons I can think of why this wasn't done in the video, primarily that it deviates from the standard use case.

Anyway, I've no problem with the differences. Any hiss should be eliminated with a minor adjustment of the excellent noise gate.

I hear hiss in both quiet parts, with the hiss in the second quiet part being more pronounced. To me, the profiled version sounds like it has just a touch more treble and volume, which is understandable, given that it's not exactly the same input signal being pushed through each. I'm looking forward to getting hold of the new hardware.

Quote from nwmusic32

What do you all think about the comment of comparing the upgrade to moving from 4K to 5K?

I think he wanted to reinforce that the old Kemper already sounds great, hence like a display with 4K resolution. The new Mk. 2 profiles must be noticeably better, but they can't backtrack on all the good things that have been said about existing Kemper profiles for the last decade+.

Also, specifying 5K instead of the more obvious 8K, perhaps because the new profiles aren't "twice as good", just better.

A few thoughts on Helix Stadium...

• In 2025, Kemper, and most of the other top-tier processors are good enough when it comes to amp tones. For existing Helix users with brand loyality, the Stadium feels like a good upgrade to catch up with everyone else. That said, the existing Helix tones can be very usable too
• The Stadium's touchscreen looks great and will be a selling point
• It's great that Line6 has added the innovate features such as the ability to control stage lights but it's not something I'd be interested in

Unless people specifically want those new unique features, I don't see a movement of users from other platforms to the Stadium. I think the same goes for every new unit nowadays - the existing tech is so good, it's hard to get too excited about the next generation. You could see it on this forum a few years ago when the Quad Cortex was released. Some posters were trying to generate buzz, but others were like "no, I'm happy enough with what I have".

Quote from sailor

This was posted 2 pages back, with a full translation.

Apologies, I didn't see it at all. After seeing the Facebook short, I was left thinking that a full video would be forthcoming. It could still happen! But the "not quite ready" comment would tend to imply that an actual beta release of the new profiling does seem a little way off. Maybe weeks, maybe months.

I'm sure there will be a full official video shortly, and the Anderton's folks are at the show, so I'd expect one from them too.

I was able to dig up this, which is in German, but has some info (gleamed from auto-translate) about the new profiles having

• adjustable bass resonance of the cabinet and speaker (frequency and intensity are visible parameters)
• new profiles taking under a minute to create
• not using AI
• very precise
• not quite ready yet
• available for Head, Rack, Stage, and Level 1-3 Player

There's no doubt that the internal beta testers are sworn to secrecy, but maybe some of them could drop in and tell us how their day is going

One of the reason I bought a HX Stomp was because I heard a good deal about the quality effects.

I prefer the Kemper's effects; specifically the vibrato, delays and reverbs. I'm not certain how much of that is down to the actual sounds, or just that I find the knobs on the Kemper toaster to be more pleasant to use. It took me longer to set up patches on the Stomp that I was happy with.

I'm sure that the existing effects will sound better through the Helix Stadium units if they are running better quality amp models, but I cannot justify the asking price.

The current need for the user to refine profiles is the weakest link, and is a likely step that AI could be used to automate.

Comparing it to the existing head model, the "Stomps" button is gone, the Noise Gate knob looks like it's borrowed from the Player, and seems closer to the Mod Rate knob. It's got a more angular top corner and not a hint of green paint.

I also prefer physical controls, but you can have both, like the Zoom G11.

However, one of the places where the G11 falls short is that, when you are choosing an effect, you have to use the touchscreen to select it from a menu. I prefer Kemper Head's browse knob because, when auditioning delay presets, for example, you can just keep turning the control, instead of tap, tap, tap, scroll, tap. The taps also have to be somewhat precise to select the next item.

Quote from dfdfan

If they release a kemper II that fits in my back pocket, runs 12 hours on a AAA battery and has a built in pick holder I'll throw money down. Unless it has a touchscreen.

I love physical controls, but an additional touchscreen can be really cool for stuff like dragging & dropping effects around the chain.

Quote from hendrix1406

I think there was never been such a long period without a new update,

thoughts anyone?

You are mistaken. You can go to the "News and updates" section, select the filter "from any date", and see the gap between updates 8.7.10 and 8.7.11. Also the gap between v8.6.6 -> v8.7.0 Beta, and v5.6.2 -> v5.7.0.

I, like many, would have liked the tremolo update much sooner. We may not know why it wasn't released shortly after the NAMM demo, but there was probably a good reason for the delay.

For what it's worth, I downloaded the Rig Manager app onto a virtual Android device running from Android Studio, but wasn't immediately able to get the device synchronised to my Kemper, and didn't proceed. I would guess that the virtual device is connected to a virtual network and therefore cannot see the Kemper.

Quote from Kellerblues

Didn't they need power only for the status LED? I thought they work also without...

My FS-6 has been modded to use a power supply instead of a battery, and after just testing it with the Kemper now, it won't work without the power attached.

It could very well be different for stock FS-6 units, and certainly for FS-7. So I shouldn't have assumed a power requirement for either, sorry.

I can tell you that the Boss FS-6 works with the Kemper, and both have momentary modes, so it should work. However, they both need power to operate, which can be extra hassle.

Quote from johnnycab

...so is it a case of assigning the pedals to the Kemper along with the expression rather than trying to go through the front of the amp?

Yes, you could try putting the fx pedals in the the kemper's loop. That would let you have a Kemper wah effect (controlled by your expression pedal) before the chorus and distortion, which is where it would usually be. You would also be plugging your guitar into the Kemper.

That shouldn't be a problem unless you want to use your Soldano's preamp. In that case you could try looking up the four-cable method, and see if it can be used with the Kemper, your amp and your effects.

What are you trying to get the expression pedal to do?

If you want to control parameters in the Kemper with an expression pedal, the only way I know of doing it, is to plug that pedal into the "Pedal 1" or "Pedal 2" input in the back of your Kemper unit, and then calibrating the pedal (and assign a function to it) in the Kemper's System menu.

The FS3X triggers the fuctions on press, not release.