Posts by slateboy

Never noticed this before but when choosing an effect for a stomp/slot using the browse knob (which can be further navigated by the up/down/left/right buttons) the "page <" and "page >" buttons illuminate and change their appearance when pressed but have no apparent function when pressed.
Is this a fault or how its intended to be?
would be really useful if they skipped categories or by first letter name, as when choosing rigs to make for quicker selection.
(currently running 5.3.1)

thanks for that. i got most of my profiles in a designated folder on my mac. (and store USB made backups outside of RM too)

Not very often i play with RM but its a quick and easy way to audition a large number of rigs conveniently
I just didnt want to end up with duplicates cluttering my HD if i dragged them into RM.

One thing i've never been sure of, and hopefully this can be clarified, is,
if i import or drag/drop a bunch of rigs from somewhere on my hardrive into RM, does it make new copies of these files or does RM reference to their original location?

thanks (and apologies if this has been covered before)

Not a problem, and knowing this is how it's intended to be is reassuring.
I hadn't noticed this before in earlier versions.
Thanks for confirming, @timo, appreciated.

posted this elsewhere but thought it'd be better here as this section is for the remote, so apologies for a double-post...

i upgraded to 5.3.1 yesterday and noticed when i imported some new rigs via USB the remote went offline (appeared as if it had been disconnected)
it returned after the import concluded. hoping it was a one off....

just upgraded to 5.3.1 and get the same too. (random bright flashes of a few leds) noticably in performance mode

just upgraded to 5.3.1
is it normal that the remote goes "offline" when importing presets from USB?

noticed too, that the middle (white) tuner LED didnt work on both the rack and remote, until i enabled "signal Leds blue" on then off again.

Or perhaps there is some internal routing with the pa sending the signal back to itself....?

Is it only with single coil pickups and/or when you're in close proximity to the speaker?
High gain sounds or clean/low-gain sounds?
What volumes does it scream?

Quote from Dean_R

That is true, I heard some engineer stating that almost 80% of tone is from type of speaker and I believe it.
Modeling the sound is close, but the feel is not something that can be heard specifically when use a DI track.

The biggest, not spoken of as often when talking about the Kemper, is the natural feel. From my experience, the Kemper is much more inspiring to play and in the end of the day, that's 100% of what matters for when you're trying to get inspired from sound.

I can still play my POD HD or Eleven Rack or some plugins, they can be made to sound very good but I'm very aware of how much less inspiring they are to play when compared with Kemper because they feel the least like the real deal.

All of these comparisons don't factor the feel. You can even toss the real amp in the room in the comparison and the sound wouldn't sound that much better, if you start with the amp in the room, you can achieve the best feel, and next is the Kemper. That's why I no longer play these other devices.

The way I see it, life is too short playing uninspiring gear, if I'm not going to play the real amp, I will play the next best thing. When you factor the flexibility and the massive variety of almost every amp under the sound at bedroom level and with Pure Cab to get much closer to "amp in the room" than any other digital device, it's no wonder why most who adopt the Kemper aren't looking back.

All I'm trying to say, is not to underestimate the value of the natural feel and response of the sound not just the sound itself.

In that regard (the feel), I haven't met or heard anyone who played the Kemper that thought any other device came even close to how well the Kemper does that.

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totally agree. the gsp used to be my main unit ten years ago, especially when the ability to load your own cab IRs in with the beta 63 firmware became a feature. then along came the kemper which was a massive leap forward. i got the AF as a travel-light device when i have to fit everything in a rucksack, replacing a pod hd500x which never really done it or me (maybe if that accepted cab IRs it might have been kept) The AF was suggested to me (in this forum actually) and, again, its the cab IRs that make it work for me though. So i put the same cab IRs into the gsp and this has given it a fresh lease of life. the gsp has limited storage for IRs and trims the files to fit the units memory so there is some compromise and change of tone as a result but sufficient for a backup unit in my rack. trouble is when i needed a back up the other week following a kpa crash i forgot i had created the backup presets and forgot how to use the gsp! derr!

Following this video, i felt compelled to do my own comparison with a KPA, AF and my old GSP1101. I sold my red-kidney pod and HD500x ages ago but kept the GSP.
playing was off the cuff but hopefully it gives a fairer shoot-out:

Quote from vjau75

This doesn't make any sense.Anderton is not selling Pod, but is selling both Amplifire and Kemper.
I think they didn't do this demo correctly (they should have go DI and not mic a FRFR cab), but it was not done on purpose.
If this vid has any effect on sales it will be do decrease them.

Agree, its obvious that this is not a sales promotion. What i think they were aiming to do was get the best of the pod and the not-so-best of the others to level the playing field a bit. Like most agree, it certainly doesn't do the newer units much justice.
Still, it's created a bit of a debate and that's generated them some attention

Quote from Tritium

Indeed. Quite agree.

True- Surely the whole point is to get "the sound" DI without having to mic up. Another omission in the comparison.
Wonder how this video will affect sales? Not the sort of thing to show potential KPA or AF buyers who are thinking of upgrading from a pod (or other older line 6 unit).
Was the date 1st April for this video?

Quote from wrbi

@slateboy

maybe you can find some infomation in my code.
File FBV4KPA.ino in repository https://github.com/wrbi/FBV2MIDI/tree/master/Kemper
I use a Line6FBV with the Kemper

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thanks for that @wrbi, will check it out

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Anyone here own an AmpliFire? I am curious what is going on, here.

seems to me they were aiming to show off the best of the pod against the poorer KPA and AF presets.
Best to treat this a light entertainment with a hint of nostalga. Yes the pod was a ground-breaker back in the day.
i've owned all 3 units and this is an unfair comparison with lame examples from the modern devices. Anyone with a bit of time can get far better results from the KPA & AF (i do!) So, we all know what the real verdict is...
next week they will be comparing how a sony-walkman is comparable to an ipod
i do miss the streams of cassette tape that used to be seen along the side of motorways

Quote from wrbi

Looks Awesome.

Could you please share your Code.

be interested to see your code too, especially calling and returning the rig names via sysex

Reassuring to hear it from numerous users- the fix not the error

Quote from drog

you see all of the outputs represented in a horizontal graph bar representation for each output. The ones linked to the volume knob move corresponding to volume raised/lowered. The others stay at a fixed level set elsewhere.I have no issue with the graph bar missing the db reading. As a matter of fact I would like an option to disable seeing the screen when I move the volume knob. I use my ears and don't look at the screen.

That's, true, the ears are the best guide but I do sometimes find there is a little lag/delay when moving the volume knob so occasionally it requires a different amount of rotation to achieve the desired volume change. This could take numerous turns to get the required level whereas a visual indication of db (as is current on 5.2) gives instant visual confirmation that the level has been altered a desired amount.
Unlike an analogue amp where you get exactly what the knob points at instantly, (even up to 11 )

However, there is no set amount of levels due to the factors such as how loud the rest of the band are, room acoustics, position of other audio gear,etc,etc, so it's impossible to say 'my level is alway xx' i've never understood musicians who fix parameters/knobs (traditional amps) with tape or markers no more than youd permanently set a thermostat in a room for one user all year round
Sorry, I've gone off topic a bit..

Quote from OhG

I never had my volumes linked. My Master volume only controlled the monitor output. So whenever I turned it, it instantly showed me the dB values. My XLR outputs were always just locked in at -18.

so, linking to monitor outputs and headphone, what is the resultant display?
(i'm not using beta)

Quote from hjscheffler

the edit buffer is is always restored after a reboot. If the edit buffer was corrupted by an unexpected power down it will fail and display the error message that you saw. Clearing the buffer will fix this.

@hjscheffler, would you advise a re-install of the OS as a safe precaution in this situation?
Obviously not something to do at a gig as it takes several minutes and i imagine a power-loss during OS installation presents greater problems.
Im not sure how the OS memory is allocated or if it is written to during normal operation but guessing there's a separate memory area for edit buffers and user-files and rigs.