Not this again...
Posts by Michael_dk
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Could also just because they are not meant to be mirror images of the version 1 profiles, and you prefer the old tones?
Just a guess, I don't know if he tried to recreate exactly the same tones
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If that's true, then this problem should only happen with firmware that is older than a specific version. If so, what is that version? Seems like this should be a simple question for Kemper to answer.
Are you asking about the specific version in the OPs case, the latest version where the situation can occur (regardless of the specifics of the OP's situation), or a general "rule" for when this applies for future cases?
(if the latter, then I suspect they will not be able to tell - e.g. if communication protocol between RM & Kemper will change down the line)
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No guess, but I can't remember the exact versions from when I recently ran into this myself.
The info is in the release notes regardless:
So if it's been some time before your last update, this can happen.
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It's not the rig manager download you need to put on the USB - it's the Kemper firmware download
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For example - your firmware is on version 12.x - your rig manager is on 14.x
(I believe it is the case for these versions - but if I misremember, them some other set of versions)
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Good to hear
could also be you can use the cab from that JCM800 for other profiles you like -
Go back to basics and evaluate. Then build up from there as needed, evaluating each step. start by ditching the reverb and any other effects, and go back to mono.
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I use a Player, a Windows 11 laptop, Reaper and an Apollo interface.
I dont hear or feel any difference. Nor when monitoring via headphones or with Kone loaded cab…I simply don’t use the UAD preamp and manage the levels via the Kemper.
Also, latency is unnoticeable, to me at least.
You might want to make sure the interface preamp is not altering the signal 🤷♂️This. It is likely the preamp, not the converters
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Saturation - of analogue circuits - is often also described as clipping. Whether that is technically correct or not I will not go into here. Regardless, analogue clipping/saturation can also work to the detriment of the sound.
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Try the class compliant mode. For me, ASIO has horrible latency (I'm on a mac, so I don't know about windows)
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Aren't the EQs in the output section PER output? And I believe the output settings can be saved as well.
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Judging by the somewhat crappy speakers in my computer monitor that's a really great tone - and playing as well
Note: Looking over what I've written below I guess it's kind of obvious, haha
Disclaimer: I don't have a MK 2 device, so I have no direct experience myself.
From the descriptions of the V 2.0 profiling benefits, it seems very related to touch sensitivity etc. If you're not actively using a lot of dynamics in your playing, then I suspect you're not missing out all that much. There's also the new cab resonance parameters of course, but it seems like you have exactly the tone you want already. I'd say if you're happy, then no reason to change for now. Perhaps sometime in the future, when there are more v. 2 profiles around you may find something you like better, but maybe it doesn't make sense to chase anything new right now.
I suspect that many other players feel the same way you do, whereas other players (due to genre/playing style/whatever) find the v2 profiles superior.
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What is your monitoring situation when not playing through your friend's cab? How's the feedback there?
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I agree it's obvious.
But you WILL have to run a signal through a tape machine to capture what it does. Unless you want to simulate it by some trial-and-error process or analyze spectra frozen in time. Both not very accurate approaches.
How do you propose to simulate the tape sound without sampling actual tape? How do you think the 'tape style saturation' is going to get into the Kemper?
How do you think they made all the FX, particularly the drive FX?
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I get that but any way that you simulate it you're going to need to deal with the fact that the output of a tape device is not time-aligned with the input.
Why?
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Did you just ask for TUBE saturation...?
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I think it's pretty key to tell us what kind of music you play? What kind of sound are you going for?
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3) I do think there is something about gain stacking/running pedals that can make it worse. Now I'm sure someone will tell me I'm talking rubbish, but it adds another dimension to get it wrong - issues with power, get the gain levels wrong and you are just increasing the signal to noise etc
Not rubbish at all - proper gain staging is a very important element when it comes to noise. For example, if you have a noisy element first in the chain (say a noisy pedal, or dialed in to a particularly noisy setting), all the gain stages down the chain amplify that noise along with the signal. Compression of the various gain stages may be more the true issue, actually, but I think the point is still relevant
Maybe tweaking the tone from the first stages a bit could help - e.g. if the pedal is amplifying noise in a particular part of the frequency spectrum, you may be able to dial that OUT of the pedal, and add the frequencies back in later down the chain. This all depends on the characteristics of the noise, of course, and can be a tradeoff with the desired tone.
