Hi to you all !!
RigExchange and RigManager are great tools if you want to share/download a specific amps or cabs. - Let's keep it that way.
Kemper has developed "Tags" where you can fill in information of the profiles you create. Why?
I think there is a reason for this.
You have the possibility to search and filter in different criterias such as amp-name, cab-name, gain, author etc. This is very helpful when you are in search for a specific sound and the filtering option helps you find it very fast.
I've lately seen a lot of profiles with blank fields or having the same name in rig-name, amp-name, cab-name fields. This makes it impossible to know which amp/cab it is and how it sounds, the only way to find out is to audit the profile. Even if it sounds good, you still don't know what amp/cab it is and how should you remember it?
I want to find what im looking for, not a lot of irrellevant profiles. To fill in the information is a matter of minutes and prevents the users from spending time searching the right profile which sometimes can take hours.
Please, fill in the tag fields as much and accurate as possible. By doing this we will prevent the database to be unusable in the future. I think it's time to follow some kind of standard before it gets out of control.
From RigManager manual:
"Since tags can be used to filter Rigs, it is advisable to spend some time creating meaningful tags; this will make finding the Rig again a lot easier."
Think about it. In the future, 50.000 profiles, many without labels or irrelevant names like"Streets", "Hardrock" in all fields and no one knows what is what. The Rig Exhange will only be as good library as we make it. If it's too messy or to difficult to use, people will find other ways to share and therefore make the idea of RigExchange more or less obsolete.
Example:
I would like a Marshall JCM800 - 2204, Channel 2. I want to type in any of the search terms. I don't want to audit and scroll through the entire RigExchange, only to find I should have searched for "Slash" and not Marshall or JCM800.
Below is a suggestion to a standard and feel free to comment/discuss.
Maybe someone from Kemper-Team can chime in and clarify the original intention of each field.
Most manufacturers have the needed information on labels/stickers/stamped in on the rear of the amps/cabs.
Rig
Name: Your name of your rig (could be anything)
Author: Your name
Instrument: Guitar, bass, etc.
Comment: Your comment of the rig eg. "Profiled from Line 6 HD500", TS9, OCD, DS1, etc... . (I want to know if it is profiled from a real amp or a modeller, if a pedal is used before the amp.)
Amp
Manufacturer: Only the NAME of the manufacturer, NOT the model.
(Marshall, Fender, Soldano, Trainwreck, Mesa Boogie, Vox, Peavey, Laney, Orange, Two Rock, Fuchs, etc....)
Model: NOT the manufacturer, ONLY the model.
(JMP 1959, JCM 2204, DeLuxe, Super Reverb, AC30TB, EVH 5150, Liverpool, etc.... )
Year of production: Manufacturing year och the amp being profiled. (Good information for vintage amps).
Location: Manufacturing country of the amp (not where the profile was made or where you live)
(England, China, USA, Germany, etc......)
Channel: 1, 2, 3, 4, Green, Red, etc.....
Pickup type: SC (single coil), HB (Humbucker), Piezo, etc....
Author: Name of the person who made the profile.
Name: ????
Comment: Relevant information about the amp that can be good to know.
(Modified by Friedman, Clone, EL34 tubes, etc.... )
Cabinet
Manufacturer: Only the NAME of the manufacturer, NOT the model.
(Marshall, Fender, Soldano, Trainwreck, Mesa Boogie, Vox, Peavey, Laney, Orange, Two Rock, Fuchs, Avatar, etc.... ).
Model: NOT the manufacturer, ONLY the model.
(JCM 800 1960A, 112P, HK112, 212OS, 410S, etc....)
Location: Manufacturing country of the cabinet (not where the profile was made or where you live)
(England, China, USA, Germany)
Author: Name of the person who made the profile.
Name: ????
Comment: Open back, Year of cab, etc.... (information about the cab that can be good to know.)
Speaker
Manufacturer: Only the NAME of the manufacturer, NOT the model.
(Celestion, Ev, Scumbag, Eminence, Etc...)
Model: NOT the manufacturer, ONLY the model
(V30, G12H30, Greenback, etc...)
Configuration:
(1x12, 4x10, 2x12, 4x12, 1x8, V30/H30 X-pattern, etc....)
Mic
Model:
(SM57, EV906, R121, SM7, etc...)
Position:
(on axis, of axis, distance, rear etc....)
/ Cheers F
P.S.
I really appreciate all people contributing with profiles but some people link the profiles to a dropbox file, please put them up on RigExchange instead, to keep it all in one place and make it easier to find. D.S.