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Posts by piotrmaj
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Ok, fanboys...
I feel summoned
Lots of anger, very little substance. What specifically are you missing in MK 2?
Kemper has its UI and workflow and it is exactly what people value. It is perfect live machine. Sounds and feels great. Design used successfully for over 12 years by pros all over the world. MK 2 is incremental upgrade clearly not focused on hardware as it is near perfect and sufficient for most people. It looks like hardware is updated to enable more software updates in the future.
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Built in stem splitter for practicing is great. I would probably still use Logic Pro for its Varispeed, but that is very cool feature which right now requires external software / services.
Timeline with events looks great as well but I don't think it would be a practical replacement for Gig Performer or other show manager software.Overall very impressive product - however I'm totally surprised that it is modeling device first. Releasing new modeling engine in 2025 seems like a giant waste of effort.
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Guys. Existing Profiles don't sound different in MK 2.
Maybe this should be added to FAQ (together with old / new - profiling / playing matrix) - would save a lot of cork-sniffing drama and speculations.
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Just out of curiosity, when would you ever want to use the Player for live use if you have a Stage (that is specifically designed for that)?
I play fully MIDI automated shows and recently use Player despite having Stage as well. It is smaller and fits in gig bag. It is convenient.
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I disagree. (Shocking. I know.) 🙃
This update didn’t come from a ‘need to keep up’. I’ve never seen them ‘keep up’.In modern TikTok-level, hype-driven reality you can't ignore the market and the market is brutal and not always logical. KPA has no edge sound-wise anymore and when faced with simple choice: "Should I buy 12-years old hardware vs. should I buy new hardware when both sound great?" vast majority of new users will go for the newest (if not for any rational reason then just because newer == better in popular opinion). Casual players, which I bet is majority of musicians out there, form their opinion based on what their favorite influencers on Youtube / TikTok say. Now go to Youtube and check what are the most talked about devices? Hint: it is not a KPA.
Whoever already knows how KPA sounds and feels will probably keep investing in it because we know that it is just great-sounding and very practical gear for gigging. But we, most likely, are not "where the money is" and KPA needs to convince new users to stay on the market, especially given the fact that KPA devices are so well-built and last forever.
So, as much I'm a convicted KPA fanboy for life, I do believe that Kemper needs to keep up to stay relevant and appeal to new generation of musicians and I'm glad that MK 2 is out (although I'll stick to MK 1 for now).
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I like the “standard effects” approach.
Same here. The choice of effects in the front Fixed FX section is practical and works for me. Post stack fixed section - not so much. But it doesn't bother me either.
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According to feedback from some KPP users, the following improvements have been widely observed after upgrading to OS13:
- Enhanced string response: More nuanced sensitivity to plucking dynamics, particularly in smoother transitions from piano (p) to forte (f).
- Improved dynamic linearity: A smoother volume curve during continuous playing, reducing the previous "stepped" sensation.
- Reduced latency: Some users noted a decrease in note-triggering delay by 10-15ms.
This is also my own feeling. I don't know what you think?
Interesting. Feels exactly the same to me.
What do you mean by latency here? Latency > 15 ms. would be unplayable.
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Why are you assuming that Kemper will abandon older generation of hardware? It might not be capable of running new profiles but it will keep sounding and feeling fantastic. I've been using mine for almost 9 years now and intend to use it until it breaks (and even if it breaks I'll get it fixed and keep using it). New update is not revolutionary for current owners, IMHO - I don't feel an itch to upgrade. And I doubt that even new profiling method will change anything - current already is passing blind tests, is used by pros around the world and is a battle tested solution. Taking 95%-perfect process to 98% doesn't make much of a difference. Just enjoy what you have, because even MK-1 is incredibly good and durable piece of gear - there will always be a new shiny toy.
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Can't find any information about MIDI messages to control parameters within FixedFX sections. I suspect it is possible to activate / deactivate / change parameters of effects within FixedFX but documentation doesn't say what messages to send, for example to activate / deactivate boost.
Did I miss something or does documentation need to be updated?
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They won't do it. Just read Post #2 of G String .
Unfortunately they don't want to tell us the reason why.G String did say why in Post #10. There may be some asynchronous writes happening at the time of shutdown, so this longer shutdown time allows device to flush all buffers and close files properly. If this was not done, on every boot device would have to perform recovery process to clean up the mess left by unclean shutdown, which would make startup a tad longer.
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Implementation is not a rocket science - but on-going maintenance, PKI infrastructure, revocation lists, vending of certs, planning for key rotations, keeping up highly available infrastructure, hiring someone who would keep an eye on infra is real cost which I'm pretty sure would be too high to be justify. You also highly underestimated amount of work (man-hours) to put such change into firmware on all platforms.
"A few days" - you are probably new to the field standard answer is 3 weeks nowadays. Cheers! -
Profiles would have to be cryptographically signed for this idea to work and a chain of trust would have to built and enforced - otherwise anyone could flip a bit in .kpr file and voila - profile unlocked. I like the idea but I agree with Ruefus - a bit complicated and too costly for Kemper to implement.
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I pull the plug regularly since many years. All good so far.
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yeah, sits in PRS soft gig bag pretty nicely.
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I think a lot of people feel Kemper has made a few cash grabs with the Player since it's release. Is that true? I don't know - they've always been a great company, but maybe things have changed.
I don't think that Kemper as a company changed and I don't see any malice in their action. I suspect they just had to reassess their strategy and readjust based on sales. It just doesn't look pretty for people who bought the upgrade because of morphing, mostly because this happened not even 3 months after introducing levels. Was there a way to do it better? I don't know, maybe not.
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This is also widely discussed in this thread
Epic way of pissing off even most loyal fanboys.
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I must admit I am also a bit frustrated. Payed just for LVL2 and now it is for free. Morphing was the only reason for me to upgrade. That does not feel right. Who will ever do updates if it could be that it is for free the next day?
I even pitched KPA and morphing to my bandmate and talked him into upgrade, so he could get most of his new device... this feels even dumber than paying for my own upgrade.
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They are where they were (but level III here):
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This world is always unpredictable, brother.
Morphing is a big part of KPA for many of us and many of us paid extra primarily for this feature. And while I still appreciate having 8 FX slots and 625 presets to have parity with Toaster and Stage I find it a bit unfair to move one of most important features from paid to "included" level. This made us, early adopters, look a bit like a gull.
