They may not be "on" but they might still affect the signal path if they aren't completely bypassed. Judging by the waveform from the MKII, it looks like there's a boost somewhere in the chain. Maybe something for the team to take a look at?
Posts by CelticGibson
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I wonder if the fixed effects are having an undesireable effect on the sound? Isn't there a compressor in the fixed effects slot?
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The Kemper MKII goes to eleven 😉
So it's not MkII... it's MkII...
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If you wish to maintain compatibility with future versions of Rig Manager, I suggest it's best to update....
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Deterministic analog measurement ensures a predictable and accurate capture of a signal, which the Profiler already aims to do. If the Mk2 improves on this, it might use higher bit depths and sample rates for greater profiling accuracy.
That said, since guitar cabs naturally low-pass filter around 6 kHz, higher sample rates like 192 kHz wouldn't offer much benefit unless profiling is done before the cab (as in Merged Profiles). In that case, capturing preamp harmonics above the original Mk1's 22 kHz Nyquist limit could improve realism and reduce aliasing.
Higher sample rates could also allow for more detailed cabinet IRs, potentially enhancing the overall fidelity of the profile.
Of course, this is all just speculation.
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Still getting the "not secured" warning in Chrome...
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MK1
MK2
Looks like they are pin compatible in the socket...
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The microcontroller CPU in the original Mk1 is a Arm7TDMI-S based chip clocking at up to 72Mhz while, based on the teardown of the Player, the Mk2 has a Cortex M4 based chip with a Cortex M0 additional core clocking at up to 200Mhz each. That's quite a leap in performance for I/O and OS operations from what I can ascertain from teardown videos online. So far this seems to be the most important upgrade between the two profiler generations.
The DSP Is the same 24bit Freescale NXP DSP56720 dual core DSP56300 used in both the Mk1 and Mk2. This DSP is extremely powerful in the right hands. It may run a low clock speeds but the efficiency and performance for audio processing is top notch. Just because the chip is "old" doesn't mean it's obsolete. In fact there is nothing out there that can replace it right now. Not even the Analog Device's TigerSharcs and Texas Instruments DSPs come close because they require so much more power and generate much more heat to do the same amount of work and the code is far more generalised and complex compared to what the DSP563xx series can do. This is the reason why the profiler has no fans and most other platforms do.
So I can imagine that the newer CPU will allow for more stuff to be used simultaneously and with lower latency than the previous CPU could. -
I am disappointed they didn’t include a kitchen sink, though. 🙃
In another life this might be called overcompensating. A Jack of all trades yet master of none...
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I think people believe that the NXP Symphony DSP is end of life because the manufacturer has marked it as "not recommended for new designs" but in reality it only means that they will continue manufacturing them with a MINIMUM of 10 year continued manufacturing commitment after the 2008 release date until it actually enters EOL which has not been decided yet. 2018 was the starting point for the longevity program.
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is there any reason OG hardware owners should update to OS 13, then?
If you need two extra presets for the chorus I guess...🥳
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They added a new effect type. It's called the "Placebo Effect"...
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It only makes sense to offer a paid upgrade path for older models. Maybe via the daughter board. It doesn't make economic sense to buy a MK 2 for what it offers over the OG but a upgrade card would help keep customers in the upgrade loop.
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I bet some of the people here in this forum that said that Kemper II is not needed, here in this very thread, will be among the first to buy the new one.
It makes no sense economically to spend the cost of a brand new unit just to get a few extra bells and whistles when the original units work just fine.
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Until they release the new profiling tech on the Mark 2 series in the summer, we won't know what will happen to syncing between either generation...
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Is this available on the Kemper MK1?
No. These are for the Mark 2 Series only...
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It will be if you buy a Mark 2 Series device...
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OG Users (excluding the Player) will not get any of those features as they belong to Mark 2 series...
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So I just updated my Player and have an instant MK2 or am I wrong. I can see the Fixed FX Blocks which are new. Will I also see the in the Stage ?
The Player is part of the Mark 2 series so yes, it will get the updates as they are released. The head won't as it's Mark 1
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If you are talking about the Mark 1 profilers, the OS 13 beta update has a few extra presets for chorus and wah and changes to the quick button and compressor naming..
"Audio
added: a few additional permanent presets at various Wah effects and Vintage Chorus (all PROFILER models)
User Interfaceadded: PURE CABINET can be activated/deactivated via QUICK button of Head and Rack models
changed: Compressor Intensity renamed to Compressor Threshold"
