Posts by zabukowski

  • Profiler OS 11.1 Beta Thread (Player Upgrade Options)

    I’ll gladly pay 300 EUR for the 2/3 bundle. I had the rack unit for over 10 years and recently sold it (including the Remote) for a solid price. Now, I use the Stage as my main rig and the Player as my backup. However, I find myself using the Player much more than expected in all kinds of situations.

    I must say, I spent quite a lot of time transferring, reorganizing and adapting presets/banks from the Stage to the Player due to the Player’s known limitations—limitations that are now a thing of the past.

    With the upgraded Player, I’ll be able to simply copy and paste presets from the Stage to the Player. That’s HUGE, at least for me!

    I don’t need profiling, and I imagine that feature will come in a separate upgrade anyway.

    As others have mentioned in this thread, a fully upgraded Player is a beast. Having such a powerful device in such a compact form is unbelievable. In my opinion, it’s probably the best you can get on the market right now.

    As a pro power user, this is a godsend for me. I trust Kemper, and they’ve never disappointed—more than 10 years of free upgrades! Luckily, I don’t mind spending a few hundred more to keep this story going...

    Just my two cents.

  • Kemper shared this on their FB page...

    Just sayin :)

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    Take my money already :P

  • what's next

    Quote from Roeffel

    There's no secret plan, but how I see it that the nano is even more limited than the player ...

    If Kemper would launch extra features so it's limitations are "vanished", ppl would choose this over the nano.

    Unlike the market where these stripped versions are intended for, a lot (me included) would rather see this as a standalone unit instead of a pedalboard addition. For me personally if they would include morphing I could gig with the player and it's 3 buttons.

    less fx or choices from these effects are less important for me

    Raf

    I’m curious about the "secret plan" because, as I see it now, Nano is a disappointment. For me, the Kemper Player is already much better, and as you mentioned, with extra features unlocked, it would be light years ahead.

  • wireless

    Haven't read the whole thread (yet), so I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned...

    The main issue (based on the experiences of many users) with WiFi range-based (2.4 GHz) digital guitar wireless systems was never the distance, but rather the unpredictable behavior in large venues full of people using mobile phones. I used the Line6 top-of-the-line G90 for some time, but I'm currently using a cable while investigating Senheiser and Shure devices.

    I never experienced any issues with the G90 during soundchecks (obviously without crowd). However, things could often get messy during concerts, with dropouts and interference being common occurrences. I've heard similar stories from others who have used WiFi range-based units. In smaller venues, these issues are happening very rarely.

    For orientation, a "large venue" could be, for example, 1000 people or more. So, if you're not having big gigs, there is a big chance that you can sail smoothly with just about any wireless guitar system.

  • Using Rig Manager Mobile as librarian

    Quote from G String

    nwmusic32

    A Profiler can store 1000 rigs (or 50 in a player). Why would you have to carry a laptop to a gig when you can store everything you need in the device?

    When I'm in the studio, I rely on Rig Manager for a better overview when searching, trying and selecting profiles during recording sessions. Currently, I use a notebook with my complete local library for this purpose. Having this exact convenience with a mobile device would be a significant leap forward, at least for me. I don't see any good reason not to have this feature on mobile devices, except for potential technical limitations.

    Of course, gigs are not a problem for me—I don't need to bring my local library with me:)

  • Player delivery time

    Quote from G String

    zabukowski

    When did you contact them?

    I sent a message on FB Messenger on Friday. Soon after that, I sent a question using the form on the Kemper webpage (which must have been on Saturday, although I don't remember the exact day and time because I never received any email confirmation).

    A few months ago, I experienced the same situation. I sent a message via the web form about having issues with the webpage (specifically, I can't access my orders, and a login dialog is displayed instead), but I never got confirmation, and the question was never answered.

    I'm not sure what's going on. Thanks for checking it.

    HELL-G

  • Using Rig Manager Mobile as librarian

    Does anyone know if there's a particular reason why the mobile Rig Manager can't function as a librarian like the standard Rig Manager? As I understand, it can only edit and save the currently loaded preset in the connected profiler. Maybe there are technical limitations with mobile devices related to storing profiles locally?

    Thx!

  • Ahhh What's that? A New Kemper Model? Profiler Player

    Quote from CelticGibson

    I imagine that it has come down to simple economics. The player already has a lot of the efx and features of its bigger brothers but at half the price. I'd say it's even pushing it to the point that it could interfere in the value of the others but that's my opinion. The unit may be able to process all the efx in the profilers but to give them away for half the price makes no business sense hence updated efx may have an after market cost associated with them. That makes the most sense since not everyone who purchases the player will need all these efx because, as the player was intended for pedal boards, those that purchase most likely have their own efx chains from preference already and don't need to purchase anything extra. But the option may be there for those that do later down the road.

    Well said!

    Stage and Rack pro owner-user here. I'm getting Player ASAP and can't wait for Kemper to offer paid upgrades (8 fx slots and morphing for me, please). I'm sure they'll be worth every euro.

    Discounted Player upgrades for existing Stage/Rack/Toaster owners would make things even more awesome :)

  • Profiler USB audio connection problems

    I have passive Kemper rack (2015), updated to the latest OS9. Running the latest Rig Manager/USB audio mode (connected to USB A port) on Mac Mini M1 and macOS Ventura (13.4).

    It's working pretty good, except that communication is disconnected after profiler is not used for some time or machine goes to sleep. Simple re-connect of USB cable establishes connection again. So far i didn't experience any connection issues while recording.

    It's worth to mention that i had similar USB issue while updating profiler to the latest OS9. I repeated procedure and the 2nd time update was successful.

    Not a big thing, but still kind of annoying. Anyone with similar issues? Any ideas or suggestions?

    Now I connected profiler to USB2 hub (connected to USB A port) to see if there will be any difference. Will keep you updated.

    EDIT: issue still present when using hub!

    Thx!

  • Harsh recording tone while sounding great over Kemper Kabinet

    Quote from TheMatthias

    When I disable Monitor Cab Off, the tone over the Kemper Kabinet sounds horrible (as it should), while the recorded tone does not change.

    It shouldn't sound horrible ... with "Monitor Cab Off," disabled, Kabinet is acting as FRFR which is being fed with the same signal (including profiled cabinet) as the main recording outputs. So in this scenario, sound from Kabinet and recorded signal should sound very similar at least.