Posts by tedswan

  • Can the L/R analog outputs be separately assigned per rig?

    Hello.
    I would love to use my Kemper in a live situation for two different purposes; my electric and my acoustic. I have profiles that I use for both.

    However, most FOH guys would prefer to utilize two different channels on the board for each instrument.

    Is it possible to assign, for example, the left analog output for my electric guitar profile/ rigs and then the right analog output for my acoustic profiles so that when switching the opposite output is muted?

    Vice versa, if that isn't inherently possible, is it possible to instead, somehow balance the output volume in stereo mode so that once again, in an electric profile, the left output is up while the right output is all the way down?

    Thanks!

  • Acoustic Guitars - compression, IR's, parallel path, etc

    Hey! Brand new kemper owner here.

    I have an idea that I plan to implement with my new kemper that is specific to acoustic guitars. This is something i've done in the past, though it wasn't without annoyances because it required the use of a computer daw while playing live. The kemper will remove that variable for me.

    So what i've done in the past with my acoustics is to record two signals from it; a DI signal from the pickup and then a mic'd signal. Then you can use something that many of us are very familiar with, a match eq such as the stock one in Logic or iZotope Ozone for example. One you have a new matched eq curve you can then create an impulse response from that.

    From this point on I haven't yet used the Kemper though I would assume it'll be pretty easy as IR loading is now a feature through their "Cab Maker". Simply load up your IR or whatever the Cab Maker spits out, into the cab block of the kemper. Turn off any amp effects. This should give you a very interesting tone for your acoustic. Hopefully one that is a little more natural and true.

    I am not at all certain, but I think fishman's aura technology is essentially an eq match between their pickups in a variety of standard acoustic guitars and their mic'd results. The only problem with that is the generalization that they start with and the fact that it's not your exact guitar with your exact feel. At one point fishman had a service where you could send your guitar in so they could do the eq analyzing and matching to give you a custom image.

    I'll wrap this up by saying that obviously this will not give you the sound of your guitar being mic'd. For starters there's no air movement between the guitar and "virtual mic". Secondly, you are vastly limited by the dynamic response of your pickup. However it's still a great way to shape your tone and could help to calm some of the less appealing qualities of a pickup. I use an LR Baggs Lyric pickup which is a pretty cool product. It's a microphone that sticks onto your guitar's bridge plate. It is relatively resistant to feedback and it absolutely sounds like a natural guitar. However, it's natural eq curve is sort of wonky and so it requires a lot of eq, pulling out some mids. Many people want a plug and play option with less work. For tweakers, this pickup is wonderful because with just a little work and some creativity such as eq matching, you can get an incredibly "acoustic" sounding acoustic guitar plugged in!

    - Ted