Posts by andrezuppe

Quote from Wheresthedug

Thanks for the clarification.

I know it isn’t currently a priority but is there any possibility that the new DSP could be retrofitted to MK1 units? I know Kemper may not be interested in offering this service in house for devices still under warranty. However, it may be an attractive option for users with units which are out of warranty where the user has electronics experience to do it themselves or has a good local tech that could do the work cost effectively.

Is this something that you would consider offering at some point or a hard no?

I think that a lot of us who own 1st gen Kempers (I personally own a powered toaster and a Stage) will not upgrade to this new MK2 versions.

Thinking in term of CK' business , if the old hardware is , in some way, compatible, a "physical" upgrade to reach the new MK2 Software Features (let's call it "Level MK2 upgrade") would be great for us. I also think that it could make CK gain more money coming from old customers like us.

I personally would surely invest my money to buy a "Level MK2" harware + sw upgrade pack for my stage and toaster if ever available in a future.

Quote from cmbrowns

And yes, copy /paste works just as well as drag drop. I load any rig, right click the AMP button in the editor and click Copy. Then I can right click and Paste it into any folder under All Presets Local Library. I don't know if this worked in older versions of Rig Manager but it works fine in 3.3.38.

Is it a RM beta version?

I have a Kemper Stage, and I have bought its kemper bag alongside the stage.

The bag is great, I can carry all my stuffs , mission , cables, in ear etc etc.

But I have found that the single soulder strap not good to carry it on long walking distances because of the overall weight loading all on 1 shoulder.

It would be better to have a second shoulder strap built-in in order to better stabilize the load weight.

Have someone of you customized this bag in some way "adding" a second shoulder strap or finding another solution to carrying it more confortably?

Thank you so much

Andrea

Hi!

As for the overall weight of powerhead + remote + mission + cables, expecially because I have my car not parked under my apartment, I opted to buy this custom trolley case/bag from WD.

The bag is great built and fits perfectly all my needs, but the only defect where the wheels built too near and causing the trolley woobleing.

I've corrected this defect adding a "secondary" trolley structure with larger whhels: now tha bag is a little larger estetically but is completely stable bringing it to longer walking distances

Have a nice day

Andrea

Quote from ckemper

I see now that we forgot to have a min setting preset for the TS808, as it's a widely used setting.

It could be an idea: you could add - into the next addendum - a simple Reference Tab for the range of Tone and Drive of each pedal models, eg:

TS808 Ranges

Drive to xx (Min) to 8.5 (Max)

Tone: to xx (Min) to xx (Max)

And so on for the other models

....of course... you know which are the right XX translated into the KD

Thank you Chris, for the great work you - and your team - are still doing for this machine!!!

Quote from ckemper

The point was to highlight that they sound litterally identical. This has not been common knowledge yet, unfortunately.

Chris, what about the behaviur of the tone and drive range knob?

In the addendum we got only mid and max position of the gain as preset reference: I suppose also minimum drive settings are the same of those models and all the tone settings behave as the original pedals?

EG: if I set the drive to 2 and tone to 3 they behave as low TS808/SD1 drive/tone settings (staying at 5 definition and 0 slim down)?

I am one of them that didn't know ts808 and SD1 they almost sound identical!

So... looking about the "max preset" , they sound identical , but I assume that SD-1 has more max gain then the TS808? Is it right?

Quote from Atlantic

Maybe we could ask why they don't include the OCD into a Kemper Distortion algorithm that could include also other classic distortion pedals.

I think in the next releases we will see DS and Fuzz alghotithms . I think Kemper Drive is also "a taste" of the initial Drive section redesign

I have Yamaha HS7 (I use them for mixing and building sounds on the kemper) and they sound very good!

Quote from JAC

Those two presets are the same in the Kemper as well; it's not just a documentation error. And yes, they do sound identical.

That said, while I don't have hands-on experience with any of the drives being cloned, the new presets sound great to me, especially the OCD ones. Thanks again Kemper!

Yeah I have not thought about an error..... but I a was surprised that the "real pedals" sound the same with those settings

Uhm......

I am readingi the addendum, according to what they write, Mid Settings of TS808 are the same of Boss OD/SD.

Preset:808 Mid

Drive5.0

Tone5.0

Definition5.0

Slim Down0.0

Preset: OD/SD Mid

Drive5.0

Tone5.0

Definition5.0

Slim Down0.0

They have same parameters...... but... do they sound the same or they are different????

Quote from Monkey_Man

They wouldn't be Profiles, mate, 'cause the Kemper hasn't got the horsepower to run such things alongside amp Profiles in Rigs.

They'd be "conventionally-modelled", using DSP. This of course doesn't mean they have to sound "pants" 'though.

EDIT:

You're greased lightning, semguigui. Too fast for me, mate.

Yeh.... I'm sorry I hadn't read the addendum!

So let know how they sound!

expecially 808 against Green Scream

I cannot test, but I've heard that Kemper Drive has got different simulation inside (Boss OD, ts 808, Bluesbreaker, etc etc...with original trademark names, as they just profiled the pedals themselves)

Quote from GuitarOfJustice

I'm going to jam in a acustic/sound isolated room.

It makes more fun to play along backing tracks and enjoying good high gain guitar tones in the room.

To jam with your axe like a real amp in the room go for the Kabinet: through this you will hear the real guitar speaker sound and ,you can also choose between V30, Geenback, creamback etc etc according to your taste.

To jam above the backing tracks and to hear things as our guitar heros on their records, go straight into the studio monitors using studio mic'ed profiles (you can find them everywhere): don't be worryed about the speakers, the best profiles are made with great mic placement and the best classical cabinet / spearker chose on the market (eg Top Jimi, Michael Britt profiles...)

Play and Enjoy!

Andrea

I really would like to see a PEQ integrated just inside the profile itself (maybe into the cab or amp section as additional parameters) in order to have one more slot free, because in every my patch PeQ (Studio Eq) is always present and necessary.

Infact I am so happy Kemper guys has decided to put Hi/Lo cut into the Output section, it is very important!

Quote from GuitarOfJustice

So what is better for bandroom / home use? I guess more linear speakers/boxes are the best? Which one are the most linear ones? Monitor? PA? Kemper Kabinet?

I don't need alot of power, just sound output that the RIG profiles are as authentic as possible.

And what is the diffrence between a cabinet and a guitar speaker? or why they call it cabinet simulation and speaker imprint

Remember 2 important things that could help you to choose what you want:

1. Speaker imprints are true speaker sounds simulation: it means that the sound it recreaets is the authentic pure sound of that specific speaker NOT MIC'ED. So, for example, you can use it if you have not a P.A. for you band and if you want to use ONLY your Kemper Cabinet (or a cabinet that you own in which you have swapped the regular 12" speaker with a kemper kone), or for "monitor-in-a-room" sound purpose on stage. Of course you have to power the Kemper Cabinet in some way if you don't own a powered kemper.

2. If you plan to go live direct into the P.A. system or for home studio work, connect kemper with the PA. with the main outs and use Studio/Merged profiles that represent the situation in which a specific cabinet is correctly mic'ed (so the sound you hear into commercial records of our favorite guitarists).

Hi Marc, I try to give you the answers you need...

They say the Kemper Kabinet can imprint speakers, how is that done?

The speaker imprint is a specific "equalizer mask" applied by the profiler itself when you use the kemper Kone.

Kemper team has developed a specific "eq" response that - starting from the tecnical characteristics of the Kone - perfectly match the "imprint" model you choose to use.

is it integrated in the Kemper Kabinet? or is it done by the Profiler?

Kemper Kabinet has got Kemper Kone inside, so you can Use imprints with kemepr Kabinet (the algorithm is integrated into the profiler SW)


what about the simulated/profiled cabinets in the rig-profiles? can I use them properly only with a PA-speaker? or?

Yes they are intended to be used via PA Speakers, so, when you play live you can comnnect directly to the mixer and give the audience the mic'ed output sound. You can find a lot of studio profiles shooted with different type of mic, in order to choose your preferred sound according to your taste.

What is the diffrence between active an passive Kemper Kabinet? does it have a own integrated power amp? or just extra power supply? and why?

At the moment Kabinet is only Passive and you need a powered Kemper to run it. If you own a Stage or a Non-powered Head or Rack you can add a third party power amp in order to power the cabinet

Bye,,

Andrea

Quote from OneEng1

While I do use the Green Scream sparingly, the stomps do need a little TLC. It isn't that they are bad (really nothing in the KPA today rates "bad" to my ears), it is just that the verbs and delays are so great that you kind of expect the stomps to be world class as well.

I personally find it hard to imagine replacing my KPA. I paid top dollar for a top of the line product. I expect to be using it 10 years from now.

Yeh, this i s the point, stomps should be at the same quality level of delays and reverbs. In particular way how they interact with clean profiles (IMHO)......

Quote from dmatthews

I'm betting on new OD/boosts etc.

Me too!!!!!

Quote from Nikos

I remember some years ago @ck told us about the roadmap..delays,reverbs and whatever dsp left after all this for drives..at least this is what I remember.

I remember this too.... the last roadmap update should have been drives and something concerning about Eq (but probabily he intended the hipass/lopass on the main output we have just seen into the last fw release)

Quote from PROberle

We have been so lucky to have the rapid evolution of our Kempers. Many thanks Kemper team! It has been so rapid that I am also surprised by the lengthy - by Kemper standards - silence on betas.

Yeah for a 2012 machine, it's almost unbelievable how many sw updates have been released on the same hardware!

I think it has been the best investment that I have done on a digital device in the years since now...

So.... let's "silently" wait Kemper team and hope for a drives refresh surprise .....