It was economics for me. One Kemper system was around $2,500. All of the amps I wanted to buy was around $250,000.
You have a point, there! 
Posts by Andy_T-V
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Eleven years ago, I sat in with view to depping on a West End (London) show. The guitar sounded great and I had a mental image of a mic'ed up cabinet somewhere else in the building. I asked where the cab was but was told that there wasn't one! I was shown the green box on the floor "That's it!" I enjoyed depping on that show and when I subsequently took over the chair, I had to have one (A Power Head - good advice there) and with the addition of profiles from lonestargtr (not saying they are the best for everyone but, they are the best for me!), I haven't looked back to my days of Marshall Stacks (2x100w heads, 1936 cabs and a freezer full of FX - behind me in my profile pic). Three Kempers later (Head, Rack and Floorboard - still have them all) I have yet to hear anything better.
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In a typical paid recording situation you're barely given any amount of time to come up with a good sound.
This!
You need all your weapons 'armed and ready to go' ... Too much faffing and it'll be, "Never mind, we can do that on the synth/sax/whatever"
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I actually hate touch screens with a passi0n and would take physical controls every day pf the week but I guess I’m just weird as I seem to be in a minority
You are not alone!
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.... sigh ... OK, put the Kemper amps folder where you want it ... create an Alias .. and put that in your documents folder (rename it Kemper Amps).
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The alias file would still be in my Documents root, though
You can drag the Alias to anywhere you want it ... mine's on my desktop
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Have you tried using an Alias? Move the Kemper Amps directory (folder) to a suitable location, Right click the folder and 'Make Alias' move the Alias into your Documents folder. I haven't tried this myself (on the Kemper directory) but it's how I keep large documents elsewhere while having a handy reference (Alias) on my desktop.
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I think MIDI and SYSEX would be the way to go, though I do think this will interrupt your creative workflow, while reducing your hairline!
At simplest, you could create a MIDI channel in Logic for the Kemper and assign P(rogram)C(hange) and or C(ontrol)C(hange). You would have to remember NOT to Change or move the rigs in your Kemper
There is a thread on here (the forum) which may(!) shed some light on SYS(tem)EX(clusive) ... search SYSEX
Personally, I makes notes in the Logic note pad, including which guitar and various setting (Pickup, Vol, Tone etc) you can't MIDI those!
good luck!
Andy
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Mine is in a Vox Night Train (open back) Cab. Largely because it was the first speaker that came to hand when I got my first KPA. The Greenback was replaced with a Kone. Sounds great!
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Manual 10.2 pdf
Pages 28 - 40 explain the front panel in detail .... You must have missed those. If you can't be bothered with all that, here's a start for you:
Module and Section Buttons (3)
These buttons are associated with the modules and section of the signal chain as described in the chapter Rigs and
Signal Chain before. A short press will switch the associated module or section on and off. Press longer to open the
associated menu. Once inside a menu use the <PAGE> buttons to scroll through pages of parameters.
HTH
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Sounds like you are finding the subharmonics, a whole 'nother rabbit hole!
Try this: Finger A on the E string (5th fret) and G (8th fret on B string) Bend the G up to A (unison) Play this - it should sound sweet. While it is ringing, let the bend down (not too slowly or the energy be lost) - When you get past the pitch dissonance, there'll be another G lower than the one you are playing. I think this is what you are hearing. The more gain you use the stronger it will be.
Easier: Play a C on the A string (3rd fret) - Sounds ok? - now add, while the C is ringing, an E on the D string (2nd fret) and listen out for a C lower down.
That's why 'power chords' are generally Root and Fifth. The harmonics play nicer than when other intervals (thirds etc) are involved .... Caveat: IMHO
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You could try a De Esser and tune out (or at least reduce) the squeaks.
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I have an aggregate device setup already but it can still be a bit unstable plus the biggest issue is that latency of the aggregate device becomes the nearly 12ms of the KPA rather than less than that of my MOTU.
Hmm yes, it does add up. Unless you are all racked up, you could just pull the USB cable when not required? .... IGMC, HNY!
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I would really like it if there was a way to disable USB audio so that my Mac didn’t see the Profiler as an interface unless I wanted it to do so.
How about creating (in Audio MIDI ) an aggregate input (your interface + kemper) and switching between that and your interface alone?
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Mine has always been like that. The arsey soundies will give you earache about it but the Real (World) ones will do something like this ….
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There's a Fuchs ODS by Zoltan1957 on the rig exchange which works great with a jazz box and flat-wounds . It's at the Joe Pass end of your interest but well worth a listen.
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This is how you keep piano and harmonica players off your recording and you're seriously fucked on tubular bells.
Every cloud ....
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I agree with Morph ... sounds like a multi-head delay in there somewhere. Check out your delay if you are using it - if not, then used another reverb - a plate or hall would be smoother.
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If there are multiple groups of PROFILER and Remote within the same network, you need to enter the Remote menu (press Rig Button 1 plus TAP simultaneously), deselect Autoconnect, and select the serial number of the PROFILER you want to pair the Remote with. Otherwise the Remote searches and autoconnects to the first PROFILER it finds, which could be accidental.
This very thing happened to me during a rehearsal yesterday. I didn't know what I had done but being seated, it's possible I hit the combination above inadvertently. The remote became unresponsive and I had to reboot the KPA (head) but the remote remained unresponsive and the attached exp pedal (vol) didn't control the now howling amp! At the break, I restored from a backup and reconnected the now missing FX buttons. All well and good!
So, 1) Watch where you put your feet! 2) Always carry a backup. 3) Zero your guitar vol before rebooting - just in case! 4) In a fast changing gig, keep your backups up to date (daily - if necessary)
... and breathe!
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With the speaker as a wedge facing me ... I've set my High Cut (by ear) to 5612.2 Hz ... AND ...
because the 108 (and yes, I do have one) is quite hefty at the bottom end, Low Cut to 81.3 Hz (you might want to lower this if you are using drop D/C
This works for me and I haven't had any whinges from FOH to date.
