Rig Manager | First Post

    Hey guys so I just got my kemper for christmas and so far I have been kinda disappointed in it.


    First off I went through all the stock profiles and the cleans sounded alright for me, but the distortion tones all sounded terrible. A lot of them reminded me of Cannibal Corpse back in the early days, just buzzsaw type stuff.


    I also tried downloading the rig manager and everytime it tells me that it was prematurely cancelled. Do I have to have my Kemper plugged into my PC as I am downloading the rig exchange? If not what am I doing wrong? I have no idea what could be causing this.


    Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for me in regards to the kemper as I have been waiting to own one for years and would hate to be ultimately let down.

    The stock profiles aren’t where it’s at. Like, at all.


    Downloading Rig Manager does not require the KPA to be downloaded or installed. Sounds like a possible issue with their servers or you connection, perhaps. Certainly nothing with the KPA itself.


    It’s new, it’s Christmas and it’s not working right. Frustrating, I know. Hang in.

    “Without music, life would be a mistake.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

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    As for rig manager, have you registered you Kemper? What are you playing your Kemper through? FRFR, guitar cab/amp, PA speakers, Studio monitors? That will make a huge difference as well.

    Registered the kemper first thing.


    Right now I am temporarily using some headphones.


    They are the ATH m20x. I am not sure if they are good or not and might have to make the investment on better headphones since although I do plan on buying a cab, I will be playing with headphones more often than not.



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    Merry christmas to you too!


    This is the error message I get.


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    The stock profiles aren’t where it’s at. Like, at all.


    Downloading Rig Manager does not require the KPA to be downloaded or installed. Sounds like a possible issue with their servers or you connection, perhaps. Certainly nothing with the KPA itself.


    It’s new, it’s Christmas and it’s not working right. Frustrating, I know. Hang in.

    Anything specific that error message could mean? I can't find anything useful on the web

    Honestly, I had a very similar reaction to my first experience with the Kemper. In my opinion, the stock profiles are borderline garbage and in the 3-4 years I’ve owned my Kemper, I’ve never used ONE that I liked.


    Look around this message board and you’ll find some threads recommending certain profiles. I play mostly in cover bands and want good classic rock and modern rock tones. For me, the MBritt profiles are the best out there. In general, I find a good rock sound from one of his profiles, turn the treble and presence up just a tad and adjust the gain to taste. MBritt profiles make up about 90% of what I use for live shows.


    There are a ton of other tips that you’ll learn in the first couple months of having the Kemper. But my advice would be to start by getting some MBritt stuff (buy a pack from his website) and DO NOT GIVE UP ON THE KEMPER! After 25 days with my Kemper, I was ready to return it. After having it for 3 months, I said I’d never go back to tube amps again. 3-4 years later, I’d never get rid of it and it’s saved me so much money because it has everything I could ever want (and I’m CRAZY picky about tone).

    I'll vouch for OhG's experience; I watched it play itself out and was one of those who encouraged him to hang in there. The transformation was spectacular!


    As for the RM-installation issue, that message is a new one to me. I've heard things said about "OS-component" downloads / updates being necessary occasionally on Windows, so I wonder if it could be something like that? If you're on Mac, I've got nothin'.


    Welcome to KemperLand™, Justin. 8)<3

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    I'll vouch for OhG's experience; I watched it play itself out and was one of those who encouraged him to hang in there. The transformation was spectacular!


    As for the RM-installation issue, that message is a new one to me. I've heard things said about "OS-component" downloads / updates being necessary occasionally on Windows, so I wonder if it could be something like that? If you're on Mac, I've got nothin'.


    Welcome to KemperLand™, Justin. 8)<3

    I actually got it fixed. How I have no clue. I redownloaded it for the millionth time and it worked :/



    Anyways, you have some good suggestions for free and paid profiles for metal?

    Great, man. Bloody computers - can't live with 'em (sometimes), and can't live without 'em.


    If I mention Profilers, your thread will be moved to an appropriate subforum, but seeing as you asked:


    Off the top of my head:

    SinMix has many free Profiles and has been loved by many metal guys for many a year.

    Cililab I always recommend for mojo, no matter the style.

    Guido Bungenstock has some really-ballsy amps Profiled and his packs are cheap.


    There's a thread in which Kemperites share their favourite discoveries from the Rig Exchange:


    What are "your" hidden gems in Rig Exchange? Post your best finds here ...


    In RM there is a bunch of free packs to check out, so definitely try them and if a particular vendor tickles your fancy, you can explore more of his offerings.

    Whatever gear you buy, it always takes a fair amount of time with it to get the best. Different profiles suit different people and applications.


    If the sounds are too "buzzsaw" for you, put a studio eq after the amp block and bring the low pass to around 6k. Alternatively, the Nick K early profiles are definitely fizz free.

    Karl


    Kemper Rack OS 9.0.5 - Mac OS X 12.6.7


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    Whatever gear you buy, it always takes a fair amount of time with it to get the best. Different profiles suit different people and applications.


    If the sounds are too "buzzsaw" for you, put a studio eq after the amp block and bring the low pass to around 6k. Alternatively, the Nick K early profiles are definitely fizz free.


    I played around with the sinmix stuff. Although I am plugged into my own cab, I use the free cab that he includes which is a 5150 cab and I played around with a laboga diamond amp profile and added some effects and played around with eq and such and god damn!


    For me it sounds like a kickass 80s sound. Rhoads and Van Halen