Posts by V8guitar

My experience with 2.0.....I caveat this highly with the fact that I've had about 10 mins to mess around with it whilst my puppy kept jumping up and down on my laptop...

I have a Mk1 rack and player, I upgrade the player only to 14 and kept the rack at 13, so there is a direct comparison.

I loaded a few 2.0 profiles and they sound great...but....back to back with my rack, very similar sound and I'm not feeling or hearing much difference.

Couple of points that could explain this:

1) I didn't do a true A/B test as I was using different profiles and a slightly different set up for each ( different power amps).

2) As mentioned I didn't spend a long time on this

3) I'm a fairly clumsy player, not listening for dynamics etc so I might not be picking up the nuances

I nearly didn't post this because I don't think its helpful and I'm certainly not concluding that 2.0 is not worth it.

I'm also not bothered about "proving any difference", but my observations are that I can hear a minor difference, mainly around clarity. The Peavey 6505 Dill rigs sound really good BTW!

It also did remind me what a fantastic starting point we already have.

Another point to mention, as I've had previously, when I upgraded, few settings seemed to shift? Now this could have been me trying to load some rigs I built on my rack into a Level 1 player, which does throw some things, so I'm unsure if this is correct. The settings are reverb and delay where the mix seemed very high. The cause could also be legacy effects...

Quote from Clselby

But people are able to see the resonance and Q factor on MKI, that was an MK2 feature. We were told it couldn’t do MK2 things and it clearly is. I’ll leave that there.

You've added 2+2 and got 35....its the same conclusion as "I've looked at the chip and it looks the same therefore..."

Quote from jaeger 28

While all of this is true, I bought my Kemper 14 months ago, not years. Imagine how that feels for a second. Many Software Companies have an upgrde scheme with pricing depending on date of purchase. Here it’s in or out.
That said I do enjoy the sound of Mk2 profiles even on my Mk1.

I think you are basing this on your belief that its just a software difference and somehow its held back for MK1 machines.

Few companies provide an upgrade path for hardware which is what they have done.

So you are saying, you bought a unit 14 months ago, had the use of it all that time. It still works as well as it did when you bought it, plus sounds a bit better with the new software and still has some secondhand value, albeit its depreciated quicker de to the new release - no different to a car manufacturer btw...

I understand you are frustrated a little but I'm not sure what you expect Kemper to do here?

Quote from deadman42

They keep delivering tasteful stuff... solo sections really nice with sound and playing

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I agree....only found them from this forum. Just good music from quality musicians! They make it look irritatingly easy!

That guitar is near perfect for me....quilt maple top -Check, trans Purple finish - Check, Floyd - check!

So glad you got it back, must have been a nightmare!

Just going to make a highly informative and useful comment on 2.0 ....

Whoo-hoo!

All pitch shifting effects have both latency and artifacts, none are perfect - some are a bit better than others but these are things you have to contend with.

My view is they are useful for the occasional song but not a full set etc. A retuned guitar will always sound better...

Having said that, I've found the Kemper pitch effects are definitely comparable with other solutions.

In a way, I'm a little disappointed as the longer it goes on, the more likely people will get fed up and sell their MK2, so I was hoping to pick up a bargain ha!

Seriously I am joking, just hope they don't sell out now!!!

Quote from Raggi73

Hi.
Sorry if this has been asked before, but could not find the answer.
I have the MK1 Power head rack unit and is very happy with it. I gig with it and works flawlessly.

Now, when I try to use the detune function (sorry can't remember the name of the function), I get some latency.
Is the MK2 faster and don't create this noticeable latecy?

Someone with a Mk2 is best placed to answer but as I understand it, its a bit better but there was an explanation sometime ago about this which stated that regardless of processing power etc, the process itself has to have some latency as the note played has to be analysed, corrected and output and that carries a limit in itself.

Therefore any guitar tool that does transpose will always have a level of latency. Personally I've found it similar to any of the digitech products.

As with most things, this is about balance.

With more accurate profiling, liquid profiles and imprints, there are more variables being accounted for and so yes takes you on that journey

....but there are many reasons why there will still need to be different variations:

1) Amps also vary from one to another - people will talk about a "good plexi"

2) Imprints and IR's are pre determined and some people will always want the variation of mic type and placement

3) Tone stacks are limited both in availability and what they can do - remember the all the variations on a Mesa Mkv?

4) There are variations in profiling, hence why refinement exists. Not sure if 2.0 eliminates this fully

So I would maybe expect to see fewer but unlikely they will disappear.

Quote from deadman42

Beautiful and fascinating... turning the tuner pegs as part of the melody, very nicely done

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Mike Dawes is a monster.....

Quote from CelticGibson

They may end up adding even more tone stacks so I wouldn't rule that out...

I think you are right in that it might reduce the number of profiles but not down to one, not least different amp channels as well as other variables..

I was gigging a fair bit and fed up of lugging a heavy valve head and pedal board - my pedal board was growing and it still seemed to a a tap dancing feat.

I had gone the route of ENGL because they had dual volumes that I could use for solo's and multiple channels for flexibility on the amp side. However, the foot switch was massive, alongside a delay, tuner, wah and whammy...then the faff of tone suck and true bypass, so I just wanted something simpler.

I read about this thing called a Kemper and its only real competition seemed to be the Axe - which just seemed overly complex for my simple use case.

When I got it, I still ran it through a 4x12 and micced it up...I was never totally impressed. I tried going direct once and it was awful - I hadn't realised about the -12db and clipped out our desk, and I'd added loads of treble to compensate for my cab.

Finally I made a push to go direct and bought an FRFR speaker.....the world changed, all of a sudden my sound transformed and I finally "got it". That had probably been 18 months after I'd first bought it.

So my initial impressions were that it was incredibly convenient but only sounded ok - but this was my fault for not being brave enough to step away from a 4 x 12 on my backline.

What was interesting was how sceptical sound engineers were all those years ago and slowly seeing the attitude change - the ones that knew....

This was 11 years ago, and in the meantime I swapped out my Behringer 1010 when the remote came out and then also bought a Kabinet and a player as a backup.

Its been my only amp since then ( I kept a Laney GH100L for backup) and I've never truly been tempted by anything else because it ticks my boxes...

I agree with the consensus:

1) Guitar Cab's have a huge impact on sound, to the point when you can always get a great deal of difference across profiles

2) The Kabinet is not only versatile BUT allows you to try these combinations that are possible.

There is no right or wrong answer, if you find a guitar cab that matches your profile to give you glorious sound, fantastic but....that is a game of hit and miss trying different combinations.

One final point - I NEVER run purely off my backline, regardless of size of venue, I always go through a PA. Not for volume but for balance. PA's are so cheap these days that just having a "vocal" PA is non-sensical to me.

Quote from Burkhard

We don't intend to bake user preferences like pedal assignments, input and output routings into Rigs, since it comprimzes their sharability. Imagine you double click on a Rig in Rig Exchange or any Rig pack and your pedals, inputs and outputs are screwed with preferences not matching your physical setup.

That makes sense, is there no way it could be done outside of that...so assigned to a rig but not part of the rig itself?

Conversely I think it could be solved for me if the volume pedal function was switchable so I could have it activated as volume but then I could "switch" that function to pitch like you can with Pitch and Wah. Does that make sense although I appreciate it would mean treating volume in a different way ( I think ).

Quote from Jemjulio

This.

I have an old plasma flat screen, which I much prefer over these new "ultra hi def 4k whatever" . They dont look right to me.

You'll be saying you prefer 35mm film to digital photography next

This could turn into an analogue mixing desk vs digital or cd's vs vinyl debate.

Somehow I don't think these analogies play out, we are mostly talking about accuracy of a profile that is reflected by more dynamics, not a preferred sound. Therefore I struggle to see how the sound could be worse.

All of this will be about perception anyway...for me the constant speculation is a bit tiring!

Quote from Wheresthedug

I know it isn’t the actual solution you are seeking Guy but I also have 3 pedals and pretty much can achieve what you are looking for with them.

My pedals are set as Wah/Pitch, Morph and Volume. I rarely use footswitch morphing but that still works in this configuration.

If pitch and wah are going to be on separate pedals then (unless someone is an acrobat or olympic gymnast) they aren’t going to be used at the same time. Therefore, if a rig has both Wah and Pitch effects loaded only the effect which is actually active is affected by the Wah/Pitch pedal. Assigning a footswitch to toggle between which one is active allows a single rig to control both from the same pedal. Alternatively, using two separate rigs (basically what you are proposing) one with a Wah active and another with Pitch active effectively create a pedal assignment per rig without adding a new pedal option.

Yeah I had a play with this. I think the issue I had was I had both effects active to avoid tap dancing, especially with Wah as I use touch wah...BUT of course I could have Wah active and Pitch not active and use one switch to toggle.

The only issue is I have a cry baby modded which I don;t think would be good for pitch.

I'd prefer to toggle between volume and Pitch which I'm not sure if possible?

I currently have 3 expression pedals in my set up, set as Volume, Wah and Pitch.

However, I rarely use pitch or volume, only for certain rigs and songs. I'd love to be able to override the global settings so that I can cut down the number of pedals I need.

It would also be good to have the option to have pedal morph or switch morph per rig as the majority of the time I use switch Morph but occasionally I'd perhaps like pedal morph.

Quote from Nerothank

Unfortunately it does this even when nothing except the speaker is connected.

I plugged in (cheap) earphones today, they also emit a loud click/bang when powering off. The sound is heard at the same time the profiler itself audibly clicks (perhaps when turning off the preamp or something?). This was masked before by the loud bang of the speaker.

So I guess I will wait for support to respond.
I really hope this is not a hardware defect 🙈

Thank you for your inputs!

Yeah thats louder than my MK1. Let us know the response from support.

Quote from Burkhard

There is no Pitch to Volume link. You could only link both Pitch Pedal and Volume Pedal to your Wah Pedal.

I would just link the Pitch Pedal to the Wah Pedal and stick to a dedicated Volume Pedal. For Wah and Pitch Pedal effects the heel position is the usual starting position, while for a normal Volume Pedal the toe position is the starting position, which requires conscious handling.

You could also establish a Moprh Pedal and link Wah Pedal plus Pitch Pedal to that. Than you could control Wah effects, opportunistically Pitch EPdal effects and once in a while perform Morphs.

You just need to be aware that the controllers for Morph Pedal and Wah Pedal and Pitch Pedal - when linked - move simultaneously. If you want to just trigger a whammy effect, you need to make sure, that there is no Morph and no Wah effect or the Wah effect is inactive in the Rig presently loaded.

I thought so, I tend to use switch morph rather than pedal control and so prob doesn't work for that reason. A new feature request methinks