Last night I listened to My 80s on MTV and really enjoyed that old genre of mixes. There wasn't one particular song that caught my ear but just appreciating the many flavors and talents. Music is great medicine.
Ive bene talking the nostalgia route on youtube, listening to 70's era songs....its great to go back sometimes and find those songs you loved back then...
I was in a music store that has a powered Kemper plugged into a 1x12 Marshall cab. So not a feedback effect but rather natural feedback and sustain just sitting in front of the cabinet. Handed a friend of mine a P90 Tokai and plugged him into the Kemper.
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That does sound nice...
Display MoreHi all. This is my first post.
So here's the deal, I am an intermediate player who, after years of pottering decided to give playing a decent go - learnt my first scale 8 years ago and never looked back. I play in a basic band and I use a Boss GX100 which seems to deliver and seems reasonably impervious to beer spills so a Kemper would be for home use only. The other day I decided life was too short not to try one and hey presto, an unpowered toaster has come up for a fair price - please don't try talking me out of it
My question is, when I go to have a look at it, are there any common faults or known issues to look out for? As I don't know the backend of one from the front, it would have to be something fairly straightforward to look for and not a deep dive into the software (although I dare say the seller might do that if I ask him). I’m really looking for any advice on what might be an obviously faulty unit beyond not powering up?
Oh, and for what it’s worth I’m into the BJTM should anyone be remotely interested. Off to see them in a few weeks.
Thanks
The simple answer is no, there were some issues with the leds on the rotary dials but that was sorted fairly quickly so its unlikely you will hit a problem.
The port for the remote at the back (ethernet) is also a bit fragile with heavy use but again unlikely you will get an issue, so the hardware is pretty robust.
The unpowered toaster - no one will talk you out of this because its identical to the rack and virtually identical to the stage so all good! Its one of the advantages of the Kemper is that its remained the same for the last 12+ years, only having software updates.
Hello. Thank you so much gstrotmann and tunetown for your incredible work.
I just want to add my thanks as well. Im lurking on this thread at the moment because I have a 10 switch which works OK but my only gripe is the display - the real estate is not used well so seeing the tuner etc looks great.
Although I work in IT, I don;t have the skill or energy to understand the code so really hopeful there will be a simple output for the 10 switch which makes it similar in operation to what we are used to...
So to go back tot he OP question, how do you create the feedback effect? Summary of options:
1) is there functionality currently in the KPA - no, there is a freeze function I think in delays but its not the same. suggest you add a request in feature requests ( it is already there but good to stimulate it again)
2) The best way is to use volume. If you use IEM's you could still have a stage monitor just for this purpose, but not always practical
3) Use an external pedal - Freqout
Hi all,
I'm currently using a Behringer FCB1010 with an uno chip as foot controller. It does a pretty good job but it's bulky and a bit of a pain to travel with and to keep as a quick footswitch at home. Seeing as I really do not use footswitches that much but rely more on the volume control, what do you suggest as alternatives? I thought about hooking up one or two dual switches (or 1 dual + 1single and expression, seems doable). Any suggestion for either some of those pedals or alternatively a much more compact midi controller?
Thanks!
(Also the expression pedals of the behringer are not that great, I'd invest in something sturdier)
Personally I struggled with just the dual switches which essentially you just bank up and down.
I had an FCB1010 for a few years and it was good but clunky.
For me the best options out there are the remote ( which is a big purchase if you don't switch much but for me its the overall best) or a really good midi switch which I also like the paint audio stuff as its good value and has some Kemper integration.
In the Player there is no performance mode. A lot of us think of the bank of five as a ‘performance’ though as far as how we organize the choices we make for each bank
And I believe you can copy paste a performance from rig manager and it sends 5 at a time to load a whole bank in one maneuver
Doh...I'm the idiot for not noticing this was for the player 
Im sure being in a bathroom helps with natrual reverb...
Well damn…I thought I read the manual thoroughly, but apparently not. So I can store the changes with 2 presses of button.
Thx for the quick reply, and for not calling me out as an idiot.
You are not an idiot, every new device is different and takes time, plus I like easy questions as it makes me feel clever
Just toa dd to this, a couple of of other pointers which might not be obvious. The response you got was in reference to performance mode - which I think is perfect for live work and/or organising your rigs. I like to think of browse mode as the "library" that you can scroll through and performance to organise them. An important point is any rig you put in perfo4rmacen mode is a copy, so changes made to that rig will not be replicated in browse mode, that will remain as the "original" and vice versa.
Whenever you move between rigs and slots you will lose any changes until you save which is just a double ( triple?) press of the save button.
Hope that makes sense..
Even if the topic here is a bit older, I would like to add my 2 cents.
I'm also new to the Kemper world and don't regret my purchase for a second. For me, Kemper is the first choice when it comes to good and, above all, real sound.
Unfortunately, I didn't find one of the free rigs that really made me happy. But this answer has to be put into perspective, because did I search long enough? Probably not, given the large number of rigs. And how long should you want to search?
I was looking for a very special amp and it happened to be available only at ChopTones. I also happen to have exactly the same amp in my studio and can confirm that the ChopTones profiles reproduce my amp exactly, including tone and dynamics.
After this personally great experience, I will continue to look around there. But that doesn't mean that other options are worse, they just weren't practical for me.
Best,
Jack
If you have the amp, any reason you didn't profile it? as there is variation in amp[s of the same model, this would perhaps be even better?
Having been a Kemepr user for 10 years now, I was the same at the start as OneEng1 in that I just wanted an all in one package and I hoped it sounded nearly as good as my valve amp.
I had a bumpy start because I used a guitar cab and carried on miccing it up and missed most of the benefit. My Cab was also pants even though I had Celestion speakers in it.
Once I broke away to FRFR and now to the Kabinet...oh my days! Never looked at another amp since and if mine was stolen, I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
Yes it has some flaws, rig manager can be a bit quirky sometimes and there was a time where everyone was talking about a mid range "honk" but I never had that problem. The test for me is I have NEVER had compliments on my sound prior to the KPA like I do now, often from users of other platforms.
Fractal, Helix and Quad ( and I assume Tonex now) are all really good, I'll never knock them but the Kemepr seems to have the easier path to great sounds and so is closer to a regular amp as a result. I'm not bothered about Dual amps and complex routing, Kemper have it right by focussing on the basics and nailing it.
About 3 months ago I bought a player....paired it with a Harley Benton GPA100 ( for £65!!) ran it into my Kabinet and.....exactly the same glorious sound. I have it as a backup just in case but I might bring it out for smaller gigs just so it gets some use!
Have you checked your junk email folder?
Yeah, they normally respond pretty quickly. Sounds very much like the overload cut off I was getting on my player..
I recently purchased the Kemper Profiler Head. I had many questions prior to the actual purchase. Kemper support was awesome, as were Kemper users here and in the Facebook group.
I am very impressed with Kemper as a company and a community. Not to mention the quality of the profiler and its sounds. It is nice to deal with a community that seems helpful and kind. There are a lot of mean spirited folk on some of the other brands forums and groups.
A great start for my journey. Thanks.
And welcome! I'm very sold on the Kemper world, which includes this forum, its a nice place to be...
Ive been looking at these (Squier FSR infinity) for a few months because they seemed relatively cheap at around £350 and I love the colour....then I saw one advertised at £189 brand new ( cheaper than they are going second hand) so the wife agreed to buy it for Christmas. I've opened it, but she has gone away until Christmas day now...
This is what I am wondering as well. I’ve not upgraded to neither 11 nor 12 to get the stability issues sorted. Does this seem to be fixed now?
11 is fine and stable for me although I think most of the problems were on the player ( i've only upgraded my rack).
12 is a beta and so people won't know yet. In any case, do a backup and then its relatively low risk to upgrade because you can revert back. Usual advice - don;t upgrade just before an important session or gig, do it when you have time .
Well I had to have it so low at one point for it not cut out I could hear the FOH more than the monitor
My band setup is pretty loud trying to fine tune it for me to hear the monitor was a nightmare
Its one of 2 things ( stating the obvious I know):
1) Faulty connection in the Kabinet - I think this is unlikely as I suspect there is a pattern at volume
2) It is cutting out due to load. I have a powered rack so I don't have enough understanding here but I had a similar problem with my player and Harley Benton amp and support advised the right setting..
Who does?
Everybody sounds better than me.
Im not sure I do ha! Isn't in funny though, when someone plays through my rig I think...wow, that sounds great...then I can;t get the same sound. Some of it is " its in the fingers" but I think the other part is not being able to hear yourself objectively....because you know what you are playing, so some of the "how do you do that" is not there, and you know your mistakes...
So true. Live is more of giving a great performance ppl will remember than playing perfect. A guy I worked with, he wanted me to follow with him and listen to his brother's band playing live with other bands. I said ok. The other guys in the band were ok on stage but his brother? He didnt look at the audience. He turned his head to the the amp the whole time. Wtf is that? So yes a bad or strange performance can be remembered too.
Sometimes I watch bands and wonder why certain people are even on stage because they look so uncomfortable....I think this is the classic "bedroom" player...unlike me, who's stage presence out weighs their ability...and my stage presence aint that good either ha!
I use a QSC K10.2 powered monitor, no complaints! Just make sure you set your output high cut at around 12 KHz.
This seems like a popular choice
The amp is less of a consideration, its more about what monitors you use as they vary significantly.
As an amp, I use the Harley Benton GPA100...for £65 its amazing value!
I used to run a guitar cab with my Kemper rack but quickly found that the guitar speakers add massive colour to the sound and made everything sound almost the same. You tend not to realise this witha tradition set up as you usually only run one head through a cabinet.
I switched to FRFR and liked it so much more but found it a bit clinical.
I have now been using the Kabinet (unpowered) since its release and love it, no issues with body or artificial at all, quite the opposite.
I would recheck the power Kabinet as I suspect you may have a setting wrong - e.g. output level or you might need to check your profiles as I had to change my settings every monitor I used because they are so different.
