Posts by lespauled

I agonized over buying the MKII when it was first released. There were many times when I had the MKII in my Sweetwater cart, but something stopped me from finishing the transaction. I could not justify spending $1700 on another Kemper that was going to get me another 2-3% (or even 5%) closer to the real amplifier.

I am happy where I am now. I really don't need it. I absolutely love my Kemper (MKI), and to this day, I still do. I spent the time to learn it, and it paid off, allowing me to to do anything I wanted.

I still have several amps, and I honestly don't miss lugging them around. The (original) Kemper gives me everything I need. Since the day I bought mine, I have been thrilled with it, even before Rig Manager was released.

Now with NAM seemingly taking the lead on getting closer to the amp sounds, it seems like I made the right choice. As I stated before, I am happy with my unit as is. Nothing comes close to the effects that I have in the Kemper. But I will be keeping an eye on NAM as it will only be getting better as time goes on.

The people who wanted Eb instead of D# whined harder, and got them to change it. I asked for an option years ago, but it fell on deaf ears.

Any Midi will work. I was using a Behringer FCB1010 with the EurekaPROM for quite a while. I even started using wireless midi. Eventually, I broke down and got the remote. But, the FCB1010 or any other will work.

Quote from JedMckenna

I find odd all these forum posts trying to discredit NAM, it's everywhere on the guitar internet these days. Instead of celebrating this new process, which is not only the most accurate but also open source, people are trying to put it down left and right in a way you rarely see with other typical guitar products. It's almost like someone has a vested interest in discrediting this new process; open source means no more walled garden or magic voodoo algorithm sold at a premium. It's also not in the best interests of many hardware companies to make their product compatible with NAM; all these years of R&D by the manufacturers we know to figure out the best profiling algorithm or amp models we were told were tweaked to perfection are now being challenged by a few revolutionary lines of codes available to anyone. Whether or not the NAM hardware is there or not is another debate but you have to be blind to not see where this is going in terms of future product development and how it's just a matter of time until someone makes the perfect box for it.

It's all based on what people purchase. They have to justify their choice, and crap on anything else. I have an MKI and I am happy with it. I just couldn't justify another 1800 for about a 2 percent difference. I don't hate NAM at all. In fact, I might have to get a HeadRush to see what I really think about it, compared to my Kemper.

Quote from tedtan

NAM A2 Full is the highest “fidelity” version; the one being used in most hardware is A2 Lite, which is less taxing on the hardware at the expense of being lower “fidelity”. I haven’t compared the two personally, but I’ve read that the difference is audible.

HeadRush runs the Full version, as well as the Lite. Lesser modelers will use the Lite version. I suspect that most newer devices will work with the full version, just to keep up.

It seems like most of his recent videos are about putting down NAM. NAM is a tool, nothing more. If you like what you have, you don't need it.

Are you sure the next profile didn't have the expression pedal as a volume?

Quote from RickWillits

If you play at a desk with a $2500 computer and $1600 worth of studio monitors , and someway to incorporate all the effects you need its ok.

I have no intention to jump away from Kemper, but it's in a $400 Headrush now, with all their effects.

I had a similar problem when turning on the Kemper. Windows was changing my default sound card to the Kemper drivers. Make sure your OS knows that you don't want the Kemper drivers to override your default interface.

Quote from 6Stringbender

I am not sure it’s the same thing. My issue is only with a rig that I purchased from Top Jimi profiler.

So for rigs that are purchased and residing in my local library in Rig Manager and not the Player, the Player would still command the sound settings and not the rig manager right? This is why a Player reset might solve my issue right?

Did you try re-importing the entire pack into RM to see if it solves your issue?

I had pretty good success profiling my BADBOY 800 plugin. Check your levels.

I also installed 14 and reverted back to 13 after hitting issues.

Quote from G String

wesleyrochaoficial The main forum language is English. I've removed you post.

Is it?

As one who has been considering "upgrading" to the MKII, I have over 1000 profiles of my amps from the MKI. One thing I keep fighting with is "what am I really gaining, going to an MKII?" Is there a difference in the MKI profile to the original amp? Yes, there is a slight mid bump in some MKI profiles. This can be basically dialed out with an EQ in the mixer when profiling. Dial in the amp to your sound with the EQ off. Record your amp onto one track, then record the profile of the same amp, settings, etc. Do a tone match EQ in your DAW of the Kemper track into the direct track. Take that EQ, and add it to the EQ for the mixer. It's not a perfect solution, but it minimizes the mid bump.

Another question I fight with is "Can I justify the price for the difference, especially since I have more profiles that I will ever use." I would say with high confidence that there is no way anyone would notice a difference "in the mix."

That's my quandary at the time. If nobody, but maybe me, would notice, what's the point?

I am also in IT, and I don't fly off the handle when an update has issues. I usually just post my findings, trying to be as descriptive as possible to help the developer isolate the issue in the code.

Overall, bugs happen. There are things you can do to minimize bugs, but there is no magic wand that you can wave and the software will be bug free.

With that said, I have reverted back to OS13 because of the issues with the beta. I might be in the minority, but I felt that there was a change in classic profiles. Being that I have well over 1000 classic profiles, I won't be updating until I read that classic profiles sound like they always have.

Quote from Eddiebaby

Check out his follow up video where he explains that this is how the real Marshall sounds and how to dial it in.
The problem with Liquid Profiling is that if you don’t save a tweaked version then everything is set up with its as captured. It is usually recommended to have gain on full and all tone controls at 12.

Not many real amps sound great like that, the `purple `plexi certainly doesn’t, but profiling it like that lets you get closer to the full range of sounds that amp can get.

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For the life of me, I don't understand how he dials in amps. I've had 2 Plexis over the years, and they didn't sound anything like he dials them in. If you listen to recordings, they don't sound anything like he dials them in.

Just plug it in. I did mine. The out from the Kemper goes to the in of the pedal, and the return goes back to the Kemper.

Quote from BayouTexan

On the last few tracks I've recorded, I place the Pure Booster after the stack and have it set at +1.6. My tones seem to be really jumping out in the mix, and I am now doing this on every profile. I like it! Does doing this over raising the rig volume allow more clean character to come through?

Been doing this for years. For some reason the profile just comes to life.

I still own my MKI and just updated to the 14 beta (Profiler_OS_14_0_0_64813) and Rig Manager (Rig_Manager_4_0_53).

On the Kemper my locked effects are working as they should. In Rig Manager, the locked effects are showing as empty slots for all profiles.

For many years, I have been going from modeler to modeler and then doing my best to make it sound like my monster rig that was getting too cumbersome to bring to gigs. I starting looking for other options, and have been leaning towards the Kemper. What made me jump on the Kemper train was this video from Andertons. I immediately sold a few pieces of gear and bought the Kemper, and have never looked back.