Posts by OhG

If your TONE is sounding thin, boost the mids. If it's the sound in general, then as others have mentioned, you could try playing with the widener and also add a fair amount of delay with a high mix. I'm the only guitarist in my band and you'd be surprised how high you really need to turn up the delay mix in order for it to cut through enough out front. Even if you think you've got enough in your in-ears (if you use those), you'll likely need more because there is even more noise to compete with when the sound is coming out of a PA system for live shows. Dial the delay's feedback back so that it's only a note or two that is clearly sounding (this may need to be adjusted based on the specific song and sound you're going for).

Quote from OneEng1

If I were to be in the market for a new guitar processor today, the new Kemper would still be my #1 choice for all the reasons that the current Kemper is.

I do wonder if Kemper will offer an upgrade for current users though. Since things look very much like the current architecture is still the same.

Oh, I agree. I still think Kemper is the best choice out there and will be keeping the couple that I have. I just think this announcement really is nothing but a money grab because the new features are really not anything special. I definitely don't think the QC is better (I tried one a couple months ago and sent it back within 2 days). But there are things about the QC that are way better than the Kemper IMO (just not enough to beat the Kemper in totality).

I just posted the same thing in another thread. Bragging about a 20-second startup time is laughable (my current stage starts up in 24 seconds - not that big of a feature). We still can't use multiple rigs at once despite the extra processing power. Same crappy screens.

It's the ability to use a few more effects and a new paint job. Yeah, I'll save my money and keep my current Stage. They missed a huge opportunity to really widen the gap between themselves and other units.

This is a lame release IMO. Not even close to being something worth ditching my current Kemper for. No upgrades to the horrible screen. Still can't run multiple rigs at the same time. Profiling is already near perfect, so I'm not overly impressed with the new profiling features. Bragging about being able to start up in 20 seconds is laughable (FYI, I just timed my Stage and it started up in 24 seconds - oooooh, 4 seconds faster for a new machine). With all the new "power", they completely missed an opportunity to incorporate the best parts of the Quad Cortex into the Kemper which would have made it a MASSIVE upgrade.

It's basically allowing us to use a few more effects at once (which is the only appealing update here) and giving us a new paint job.

This release is essentially the equivalent to the way Apple releases "new" iPhone and iPads every year. Apple just goes back and forth between small and large screen sizes and claims of slight camera improvements and completely ignores all the cool features that other manufacturers have added.

Have you watched this video? It walks you through the process.

Quote from sailor

Yes. What you need to do is use something called "ReaInsert" in Reaper to treat your KPA as a hardware insert. There's no need for your "Reamp Track", so mute or delete that. Just insert ReaInsert on your DI track and you'll hear the processed signal only, and no DI.

Send the output of ReaInsert to a USB channel is set to the source of SPDIF output on your interface. Set the output for the DI track to the same main output as all your other tracks.

I spoke too soon. The DI track is still there.

Quote from JoePVblue

How many ms delay do you have between the tracks (in and out)?

It's not even noticeable. Only 3ms.

Assuming you're using a Mac and Reaper, these are the instructions for reamping using SPDIF. This assumes you've already recorded your DI track. If you're using a DAW other than Reaper, I would imagine the instructions would still be pretty similar (you may need to use a different insert plugin).

1. Create a new track for the new sound to be recorded on (the Reamped Track)
2. Arm the new track for recording
3. In Reaper, change the input of this new track to SPIDF 1 or SPDIF 1/SPDIF 2 for recording in stereo
4. Drag the I/O routing from the DI track down to this new Reamped Track and change the “Post Fader” option to “Pre-Fader (Post FX)”
5. Turn the volume of the DI track all the way down
6. In Kemper’s Input change the Input Source to “SPDIF Input Reamp”
7. In the Kemper Output Source Menu (pg. 1) change SPDIF Output to whatever you want to record (e.g. Stack, Master Stereo, etc.).
8. Insert the ReaInsert plugin on the DI track and change the following settings:
   1. Hardware Sends left & right outputs to Output 1 and Output 2 (or whatever outputs you're using for your main outputs in your DAW)
   2. Hardware Returns left & right inputs to SPDIF 1 and SPDIF 2
9. Play the track and hit the ping detect button
10. Play the track on loop and tweak the rig in Kemper until you’re happy with it
11. Record the new track
12. To listen back to the newly recorded file, change the Kemper Input Source back to “Input” and mute the DI track.

Quote from sailor

Yes. What you need to do is use something called "ReaInsert" in Reaper to treat your KPA as a hardware insert. There's no need for your "Reamp Track", so mute or delete that. Just insert ReaInsert on your DI track and you'll hear the processed signal only, and no DI.

Send the output of ReaInsert to a USB channel is set to the source of SPDIF output on your interface. Set the output for the DI track to the same main output as all your other tracks.

Thanks SA, that fixed it!

I'm still getting stuck on one minor detail with the SPDIF reamping. It's all working and I'm able to reamp my DI, etc. But for some reason, when I'm auditioning rigs for the track to be reamped, I can't get the DI track to turn off so that I can hear JUST what the final recorded guitar will sound like.

Is there a way to audition rigs just prior to reamping/recording WITHOUT the DI track playing under them? It's tough to get an idea of how the track is going to sound when I've got the DI track playing under the new sound I'm trying to dial in.

Quote from BayouTexan

I don't own a Stage but I am going to assume you need to set 1 + 2 Source to DI / Guitar or something similar but not OFF. Text me a list of of the options for 1 + 2 Source and 3 + 4 Source.

The options that show up in 1+2 Source and 3+4 Source are all the same options that you'd get with Rec. Source and Reamp Source. Meaning, you can choose from DI/Stack, DI/Mono, Master Stereo, etc.

I gave up on USB Recording since I have SPDIF working for me. (c:

BayouTexan, this still isn't working for me. What am I missing.

I've changed my audio device on both my Mac and in Reaper to the Kemper Stage. I hear everything working correctly.

I follow your instructions and everything works perfectly until I get to Step #5. At this point, the DI and Guitar track have recorded exactly as they should. I've triple-checked the settings for the Reamping in Step #5. I've got everything set exactly as you have but when I play the track back so that I can change the rigs, all I hear is the DI track. The output light on my Stage is showing signal, but nothing is happening with the input light.

I should also point out that the options I'm getting are different than yours. For example, in Step #3, I don't get the choice of "Inputs". My options say "Front Left, Front Right, Back Left, etc." as shown in the pic below. From what I can gather, Front Left is input 1, Front Right is input 2, Back Left is 3 and Back Right is 4. But even though I'm using the stage, I can't get the back left and right to record even if I select those inputs. That's a problem for another day - just wanted to mention it.

I'm also not seeing the same thing as you on my Reamping Screen. I don't see Rec. Source or Reamp Source. All I get is 1+2 Source and 3+4 Source. Again, I'm assuming they mean the same as what you're seeing. I've also tried setting 1+2 to Stack and leaving 3+4 off but that doesn't make a difference.

No matter what I change the settings to, I'm not able to hear a reamp'd signal. Or even see any meters moving when reamping.

I've got Reamping working with SPDIF (which for me is a more convenient option than USB Audio). The only way I was able to get USB Audio to work was to also use the ReaInsert plugin.

I’ve used the HS8, DXR12 and DXR15. I use the HS8 speakers for my desktop studio recordings. I think they’re fine for that but I definitely wouldn’t recommend them for any sort of live performances.

I had the DXR12 but found it didn’t have enough low end for me when cranked at live shows. I then moved to the DXR15 and that gave me the sound, volume and low end that I wanted when cranked at live shows. It’s actually the speaker I’m using in my profile picture for an outdoor show of 10,000+ on a huge stage. It was more than loud enough for that show.

Now, I’ve graduated to custom-molded in-ear monitors and I don’t carry any cabs or monitors around with me anymore. By far my favorite setup for live performances.

I finally got reamping working. I was able to get it working with USB Audio first, but honestly, USB Audio is a major pain in the arse. If all you want to use it for is to record with your Kemper and listen to everything in your DAW, it works fine. But for anyone (like me) who uses an interface for things like recording and auditioning MIDI from other devices, playback on your studio monitors, recording vocals, etc., it's nothing but a headache because I've got to keep unplugging things, switching audio devices on my laptop and in my DAW, etc..

Rempaing with SPDIF was much more convenient because it all just goes through the Focusrite interface that I'm already using.

BayouTexan and I spent about 1.5 hours trying to figure out why the Kemper wasn't sending the reamped signal back through my interface and into my DAW (Reaper). Thank you, Larry, for troubleshooting this with me. It was nice to know I wasn't the only one scratching my head on this.

After we called it quits, I went back into my Kemper's settings for the millionth time and saw that my "SPDIF Output" was off, even though I was absolutely positive that I had turned it on. I turned it back on and and all of a sudden the sound was going through the DAW as it should.

Turns out, the problem was, Larry and I both thought that the USB Audio sources needed to be "Off" when reamping using SPDIF. When in fact, turning the USB Audio off, also automatically turns off the SPDIF Output. So every time I was thinking I was doing a correct step by turning off USB Audio as one of my troubleshooting steps, I was unknowingly also turning off an option from another menu that needed to be on. I had no clue these two options were linked. The only reason I figured this out is because I just happened to decide to go through my troubleshooting steps in reverse order. I turned the USB Audio off and THEN turned the SPDIF Output on (which automatically turns on the USB Audio again).

I have no idea why those two options are linked; and I don't care. All I know is it's finally working. And despite what is shown on YouTube and so many other places, there is actually no need for the ReaInsert plugin in Reaper. It's completely irrelevant.

This may not be the "right" way to reamp with SPDIF, but it's literally the way that worked for me. These steps assume you've already got the DI track created (instructions on how to do that were already provided earlier in this thread).

1. Connect a SPDIF cable from the SPDIF Out of the Kemper to the SPDIF In of your interface. Then another SPDIF cable from the Kemper's SPDIF In to the SPDIF Out of the interface.
2. In Reaper, create a new track under your DI track - name it "Reamped Track" or whatever you want.
3. Left-click and drag the I/O icon of the DI track onto the new Reamped Track.
4. In the menu that pops up, change the Receive from your DI track to "Pre-Fader (Post FX)" and close the menu
5. Turn the volume of the DI track all the way down (don't mute it - just turn it down)
6. In the Kemper Stage Input menu, change the Input Source to "SPDIF Input Reamp"
7. In the Kemper Output menu, change the SPDIF Output to whatever it is that you want to record (e.g. Stack, Master Stereo, etc.) - note this will also turn on the USB Audio and set Source 1+2 to the same option that you set the SPDIF Output menu to - leave it alone!
8. Now in Reaper, just arm your Reamped Track for recording, press play, and you should hear your DI track reamped with whatever settings you have in your currently loaded rig. Tweak the settings until you've got the sound you want and then just hit the Record button.
9. When recording is done, mute the DI track, go back into the Kemper Input menu and change the Input Source back to Input.

Quote from JoePVblue

OhG

Your screenshots are german.

Sprichst du deutsch?

Wenn du weiter nicht klar kommst kann ich dir nächste Woche helfen.

Haha. Unfortunately, I don't speak German. Every time I come to this forum, I need to change my browser's settings to translate the page from German to English because for some reason, it won't remember the changes. But I've done it so many times, I now just know what some of the German words are for "Answer" or "Preview" are and I just click on them instead of using the tranlate button. I think this is an issue with Firefox's translation feature.

Quote from sailor

It looks to me like the problem is you need to set the spdif source to usb 1/2 in the console app to route the DI to the KPA.

Also, ReaInsert should be on the DI track, but it's not clear to me if you're doing that or not.

Ok. I originally had ReaInsert on the REAMP track because that looks like how Larry had it set in his example above. I've moved that plugin to the DI track. I'm now seeing signal coming into my Kemper when I play the track. Input and Output buttons on the Kemper are lighting up when the track is played. But it's not changing the sound of the DI to reflect my rig changes. These are my current settings in the Focusrite console.

Quote from sailor

The simple answer is: that's not how USB works.

Right now, I'm using just SPDIF connections, which you NEED an interface for. So there must be a way for this to work.

But let's say I went with the USB Audio option and tossed the SPDIF cables aside. My Macbook Pro is a newer model that doesn't have any of the older USB inputs. It's only got USB-C. So it'd still need some sort of converter/cable to connect between the Kemper's USB to the USB-C input on my Mac, correct? And then once I get it connected, if I'm no longer using an interface, how do I listen to all the other tracks while recording/mixing?

Quote from sailor

The simple answer is: that's not how USB works.

With all due respect, since you're struggling, I would recommend starting with a simpler setup. Adding an audio interface is making things more complex and you may not need it anyway. To begin with, just connect your KPA to your computer via USB and connect your monitors to your KPA. Set your audio device to the KPA in your DAW.

That will give you a simple setup that is easy to use for reamping. After you master that, you can advance to a more complex rig if you need it.

The only thing I'm struggling with is getting the reamping with the Kemper to work. Removing the audio interface (which I do need) isn't the solution. I use the interface constantly for recording not only my guitar, but vocals as well as MIDI. The interface has never been a problem until I've tried to incorporate reamping with Kemper. I've got everything set up as instructed above and it's still not working. I've shown pictures of every change I've made, but there still hasn't been anyone who can help me identify what is incorrect. If anything, where I may be going wrong at this point is in Reaper, which is exactly why I specifically included it in the title of this thread. I need someone who has experience in Reaper and a Kemper.

Quote from JoePVblue

Or

The Kemper as USB Interface without your focusrite Interface!

I don't understand why this doesn't work. If I'm connected from my Kemper to my Focusrite using the USB cable for the Kemper, and then I connect the Focusrite to a CalDigit hub using a USB-C cable, which then connects to my Macbook using a USB-C cable, shouldn't that work? Doesn't USB-C transfer audio both ways?

BayouTexan & sailor , thank you for the help. But I'm still not able to get it to work. These are the changes I made according to your instructions above, but I'm still not able to get the DI signal to play back so that I can hear what it sounds like with different rigs in the Kemper.

1. I've shut off USB recording and am now connected using 2 SPDIF cables from my Kemper's in/outs to the Focusrite's in/outs. The Focusrite is then connected to my Macbook Pro using a USB-C connection. Photo of the back of my Focusrite interface is below. I'm using just the SPDIF connections. I hear everything in Reaper the way I always have, so I'm assuming this is all fine.
   

2. I routed my 2 tracks as Larry mentioned above, simply adding a receive to my REAMP track from the DI track and changing it to "Pre-Fader (Post-FX)" and then turning the volume of the DI track all the way down. When I play the track now, I can hear the DI signal playing through the REAMP track's receive from the routing changes. So up to this point, everything seems to work fine. I can create a DI track and I can hear the audio of the DI track being sent through the REAMP track. Screenshots of my tracks and routing below:
   

3. I changed the input source on my Kemper Stage to "SPDIF Input Reamp".
4. This is where I'm still confused. See my screenshot showing the ReaInsert plugin settings. I set the hardware send outputs to output 1 and output 2. If I set it to anything else, I can't hear the DI signal. This confuses me because I'm using the SPDIF connections, not the output 1 & 2 on the back of my Focusrite. But SPDIF doesn't even come up as an option for me to select in the "Hardware Sends" in ReaInsert. So even though I don't understand it, I've left it as outputs 1 & 2 since I can hear the DI track when it's set to those. For the "Hardware Returns", since I'm connected via SPDIF cables, I'm assuming these should be set to SPDIF 1 and SPDIF 2. But regardless of what I set these Hardware Returns to, when I play the track in Reaper, all I hear is the DI track, not what it sounds like being run through my current rig. As shown in the screenshot of my two tracks, I've got the REAMP track armed for recording.
   

What am I missing? Larry, I also sent you a direct message.

BayouTexan Hey Larry,

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong here? I've attached screenshots to make it easier. I'm using Reaper along with the Focusrite Clarett 4 Pre USB. I've got my Kemper connected to the Focusrite with the USB cable. I've also got it connected to the Focusrite with 1 SPDIF cable going from the SPDIF out of the Kemper to the input of the Focusrite. I currently don't have the 2nd SPDIF cable going from the output of my Focusrite to the Kemper SPDIF inputs. I was under the impression that if I'm using USB recording, I don't need SPDIF at all.

Here's where I'm at. I was able to record the DI from the Kemper into Reaper. But I can't figure out what settings I'm supposed to activate in order to now reamp that DI.

Screenshot 1 shows my 2 tracks. DI on track 63 (the track successfully recorded and I just didn't show the wav form), and what I'm hoping will be the reamped signal on track 64. I've got the volume all the way down on the recorded DI track because according to a video I watched, I'm supposed to turn it down and then route that signal to the REAMPED DI track. That routing is what Screenshot 2 shows. The only thing that the video said to change was to set the "Receive from track 63 TEST DI" to "Pre-Fader Post FX". I've done that.

The video then said to add the Reainsert plugin to the track that I'm going to be reamping on (63). This is shown in Sceenshot 3. I have no clue what to change in this screen. In the Hardware Sends, I'm able to select the SPDIF outputs. But in the Hardware Returns, there isn't a SPDIF option to choose from. I'm assuming because I don't have a SPDIF option to choose from. If this is because I don't have a SPDIF cable running from the SPDIF input of the Kemper to the SPDIF output of the Focusrite, I'll go buy one. But I thought I could do this all without SPDIF. Happy to do it via SPDIF if that's what it takes though.

The last screenshot shows the settings in the Reamping section of my Kemper Stage.

I've been trying to figure out how to get this to work for a year now.