Hi,
The MFC works fine with the KPA via midi, but not with the cat 5 cable.
I dont think there are any plans for either an editor or a usb interface.
There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of a librarian, but honestly the interface is so easy an editor would actually be more fiddly to use than the unit itself.
Posts by sheguitarplayer
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Harmonizer/whammy/pitch shift please.........
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Someone seems to have found a solution to this: load a cab that is empty. In this cab collection here is a cab that is called "Cab-bypass". I did not check it out yet and don't know how it is done but this seems a good way to go.
Adding a 'blank' cab works very well indeed for power amp/cab use, and was essential in earlier firmware to get a consistent sound accross profiles. Recent firmware has really improved the cab off sound in the monitor section however so now I rarely even bother to load a blank cab any more.
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Just bought the evh the uberschall and the trainwreck profiles. Excellent stuff Andy.
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Good point...completely agree.
Record using a stock Profile and it sounds excellent.
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The KPA is in my opinion as close to a real amp as you can get.
A/B testing profiles against the actual amps is very revealing, and is usually a jaw dropping moment. The Kemper is the only unit I have ever seen where the designer dared to do such a thing.
Many other modellers give an idealised version of the amps they model and are often very flattering to a guitarists technique. I can always remember a mate of mine plugging into a Marshall and commenting on how it was hard to play compared to his setup. He had used modellers for years and couldnt understand just how unforgiving a real valve amp can be.
In direct reply to the OP I find the KPA every bit as good if not better than any of the recordings Ive heard of it. -
So pleased to see one of my all time heroes using the Kemper. (See Kemper news).
Seen him many times over the years ripping it up with Scot Rockers Nazareth.
Im surprised hes not listed under the 'Artists' Section. -
Me too..
Bought an axefx2
Bought a Kemper
Sold axefx2
Got intrigued by tone matching so bought another axefx2 (FW6)
Sold axefx 2
Got bit by recession so reluctantly sold Kemper.
Several weeks later bought a new Kemper when finances got sorted.
Very happy Kemperer. -
It always makes me laugh when the likes of Andy Sneap tells us how great the KPA is, then somebody Ive never heard of does some 'thorough studio testing' and tells us how crap it is...........
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Pitch shifting whammy style is definitely something I would like to see first, but any other pitch harmony shifting mangling effects like the Eventide pitch factor pedal can do would be welcome.
Too true. Thats the only pedal I still use with my KPA now. -
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I just got myself an EVH head, fuck... It's incredible!
Ive got one and it sounds absolutely stunning with the matching cab (Greenbacks)
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Im using a a matrix power amps and cab.
Ive also tried using the fx return of a Marshall yjm and an evh 5153 and have had no such problems, it sounds/feels great. I dumped axe2 cos I didnt think it felt anywhere near as punchy or bold in this kind of setup.
Maybe its the fx loop of the boogie? -
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Matrix GT1000FX user here too (With an evh 4x12).
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Great read, Im Glad its working out for you.
Im with you on hoping for more fx for the kemper, especially pitch/whammy/harmoniser and a looper.
A librarian would also be great although the new favourites and my rigs bookmarks are a big help. -
Ive owned a Kemper since January. Ive had a couple of axefx2 over that period but ended up selling them both (not both at the same time lol).
Like you I prefer the Kemper for amp sounds.
FX wise I didnt find any difference in the quality but the axe2 certainly has a lot more routing and tweaking options, (much more than I needed) and a lot more fx available.
Ultimately I found the axe didnt give me anything extra that was of any use to me other than the pitch fx, which I hope will eventually be available on the KPA. In the meantime I preferred the eventide pitchfactor to the axe for those fx so the axe had to go.
In the end, IMHO the KPA has better amp sounds/feel (up to firmware 6 on the axefx) and the additional fx capabilities with the exception of pitch fx were of little use to me, but can see how they would appeal to a power fx user. -
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Tony,
I read when they were developing the satch amp he asked for crunch red to be based on the afd circuit.
Dunno whether they ended up doing that but your crunch red profile has a lot more crunch than it did on my old JVM. It sounds really nice to me. -
Thanks again Tony.
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Clip sounds fantastic...some amazing tones in there, and sweet playing all the way.
Interesting about the Kempers gain control.
Not so much talk about how awesome it is when you lower the gain, better than doing the same thing on most tube amps.
Lowering the gain on any 'high gain' Profile and you end up with a few more rigs you need to save.Agreed 100%.
I dont like too much change of sounds during one song therefore I often take a hi gain patch, then save a couple of lower gain versions of that for different song sections. I like a 'nearly' clean sound(gain about 10 o clock) a mid gain sound (about 12 to 1 o clock) where I can do a lot of volume knob work for variation/dynamics, and a hi gain at about 3 o clock. Serves very well for most purposes. -
@ funkymonkey.
I use an evh 4x12 cab (Celestion Greenback speakers) or in very small venues a Marshall 2x12 with a V30 and a greenback.
The matrix (GT1000FX) is a cracking amp, and from what I understand the GM50 is like a single channel version of that in a different 'box'.
Good luck. Like guitarone says, I reckon youre gonna love the Kemper.