If you go to Thomann and look at sales ranking for the past 2 months, Helix tops in both amps and preamps. Stage is #19, I believe.
Oh, well ...
https://www.thomann.de/gb/cat_rank.html?ar=470658
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It will make no difference at all because you will not use the microphone preamp (read that literally!) anyway.
Some "vintage" designs add some color/flavour to a signal just by running the signal through them. But none of them add "quality".
You have a decent audio interface with decent AD converters. If you don't know the characteristics of (external) mic preamps/channel strips you very likely don't need them.
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When you record the Profiler you get line level, so there's no need for a microphone preamp. Also, an external mic pre will not improve the "quality", even if the preamp accepts line level inputs. It can only add some "flavour" if that's what you're after.
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... damage ... headphones?
purely a curiosity
Yes, if you connect very low impedance headphones and have headphones output set to maximum.
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You'll definitely have to try different models. There's just too many factors involved in personal preferences. For example:
- On-Ear or Over-Ear?
- Open, Half-Open, Closed?
- Superlight fit or Supertight fit? (headband)
- Velours, Softskin, Leather Earpads?
Plus obviously the sound.
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And thanks to all AGAIN for the able assistance.
i’m glad I asked here in time or we WOULD have been in trouble.Welcome
Enjoy the ride!And if you feel like a spontaneous trip to Kathmandu, Nepal at the end of this leg ... let me know so I can hook you up with some great people on the feet of the Himalayas.
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In the recent days I get these 503 errors again pretty frequently.
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1 month later ... Search is still broken. I wonder if anybody from mothership even reads here!?
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Since the Stage can be slaved to incoming S/PDIF, you'll need both connections for it to work.
And yes, he got his graphics wrong ... as always: Out->In
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I've submitted two support requests about my broken Stage over the past two days and have yet to receive even the typical courtesy "we got your email" response.
1. There was a public holiday in Germany yesterday
2. I believe they don't send automatic confirmation email since a while, maybe to prevent from being blacklisted on big email providers.
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I run Windows 7 - whats the issue?
Probably Windows 7
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buying the Yamaha's ... the difference is quite incredible
Glad you found your solution, the DXR10 are great angry little devils
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Leider habe ich von der 6.0.0 keine Kopie, da ich das Update mit dem Rigmanager durchgeführt habe.
(werde ich aus diesem Grund nie wieder tun)
Updates via Rig Manager werden (zumindest auf Windows Rechnern) immer in den Downloads Ordner abgelegt. Ich weiß leider nicht, wo sie auf einem Mac abgelegt werden. Jedenfalls sind die entsprechenden Dateien immer auf dem Rechner zu finden und können archiviert werden ... wenn man sie nicht gelöscht hat.
Im Übrigen siehe Ingolfs Hinweis.
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no sign of an "installed version"
On the Mac, the files (filenames) starting with a dot are hidden.
I don't have a Mac here but I believe you can make them visible in Finder by using Cmd-Shift-Dot ... and same again to hide them again.
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... its definitely there, however opening it gives a cryptic build number. Might not be the firmware reference i thought it was.
Your Profiler's firmware from this backup is 5.4.1.13212
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... an app that will enable you as a customer not only how loud you want it to be but also what kind of mix you want
Holy cow, Ingolf
Not even experienced musicians know "what kind of mix they want", hahaha. How can a regular spectator possibly mix anything?Regarding the original question:
You can always downgrade the Profiler to an OS version that has proven to work for you and your setup and your backup. Just take the OS you want and the corresponding backup you need. Take 2 pendrives and keep them in different places.
You might also want to take a factory default backup so you can reset the Profiler after using it (you don't want your rigs and performances to spread around, right?)
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I wish there was more artist named rigs
The only artist named rigs I care about are my own, cough cough
In other words: I'm glad the Kemper Profiler ecosystem hasn't turned into a "my favourite shredder jukebox". Learn the characteristics of different amps / cabs / mics and get inspired by what you hear, not by a punchy name drop. If you want / need to cover famous songs, cover them your way, don't just try to copy someone you're not. Much more rewarding
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Why shouldn't both work? I mean Thomann sells only music related stuff.
Because one of them is an analog audio cable and the other one a digital audio cable specifically made for coaxial S/PDIF.
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Does RCA Works: yes, but ...
The regular RCA audio cable he has (see his link) is a 6m cable. I'm quite sure it'll never work properly. With a short cable it might work, sometimes, somehow, not sure, intermittently, maybe.
A 75Ohm coax cable like the one in his second link is the proper choice.
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One more bit of info regarding S/PDIF cables:
These can sit pretty tight on the Profiler's sockets. If you often plug/unplug these cables, be careful to not just pull them out with force. Turn them a little while pulling gently. Otherwise it can damage the S/PDIF sockets.
