Posts by Michael_dk

So what kind of things do you typically need to adjust to get it there? (genuinely interested)

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TGAGuitarist sorry for going off topic in your thread apparently im wrong.

So then mdeeRocks, Ingolf, I understand the micing plays a huge part. What I dont understand is that if whatever gets picked up by the mic effects how the profile will sound, why the guitar (wood strings electronics and pups, the main components to overall tonality ) would not be a factor?

Because the guitar goes through the profiler first, which compares what you guitar sounds like BEFORE it goes on to the real amp - with what comes BACK from the real amp.And then kind of "subtracts" one from the other.

Maybe WHAT you play and how you play it can affect it. Like, if what needs refining is the low end of chugga-chugga riffs and you play only meedly-meedly stuff up high on the neck, maybe that won't help refine the profile.

Does that make sense?

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My guess is it will be announced at Summer NAMM in middle of July.

Good call!

Oh no... They're not gonna use MY DI to demo them, are they????

Quick! Sell your Kempers before their resale value plummets!!!!

OP: Welcome!

First thing: Being a hobbyist only (so far), it is a pretty big purchase. If you truly have that kind of money to spare on your hobby, then proceed to point two

Point two: I'm just as much a hobbyist as you - although I dabble in recording as well (also hobby level so far). Furthermore, my history is a bit like yours (having tried a bunch of options, trying to get a good sound at low volumes). I'm also not much of a tweaker, especially on the screen. For these reasons, the Kemper has been awesome for me. I have barely touched a knob on it so far, because there are so many great profiles available for free or for cheap - I just tend to switch profiles instead (which makes more sense to me, really). The biggest problem is the huge quantity to choose from.

Keep in mind that whatever we say here, you could end up finding out that the Kemper is just not for you - so if you DO get it, make sure you get it with a good return policy. But I can only say that for ME, this thing has been a blessing.

Just don't get into debt over it. No gear is worth that

OK.

I usually record to a stereo track, and then use a gain plugin on the channel when reamping, which has a balance control; I turn the balance control to the "dry" side (i.e. the DI track), and switch it to mono. That way I get a normal mono signal of the DI track which I send to the Kemper. The thing is I have to compensate around 6 dB due to the pan law.

Come to think of it, maybe this is not the reason anyway - that should be +4.5 dB instead for my DAW, I think.

Hmmm...

Question: Do you record to a stereo track or two independent mono tracks?

...And even then the effects are debateable

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I have some concerns about posts in the public forum usually in the Q&A recently along the lines of ...getting a bad sound...etc the OP doesn't or won't give details or respond to the numerous suggestions given in good faith and continues on without trying any advice. Am I being cynical to suggest other motives at play here? . I will stick to the private forum from here on in. I would like to see a bit more moderation earlier in these type of posts ie where should this thread be...and get the OP to interact.

I have an idea about which thread you are referring to, and I may be wrong in my assumption. So take this for what it is.

But I think all us "regular joes" should relax a bit when people seem to have problems with their KPA unit and post it in the public forums. We don't need to police which threads are visible to the public; that is the concern - or not - of the Kemper Company. If THEY have a problem with it, THEY need to decide what to do with it, and instruct their mods appropriately; eg. move the thread to the proper forum, as applicable.

I think it creates an "unhealthy" atmosphere when we think it is OUR role to prevent bad publicity. First of all, it really isn't our job. Secondly, it seems we resort to more or less attacking each other, since we don't have the wherewithal to do anything more definitive. The question then becomes: is THAT behaviour what we want to show in the public forum?

If we THINK we should do something, then maybe the correct way to deal with it would be a PM to a moderator, and then just leave the thread - and leave it up to the mods to decide, based on their mandate from the company hosting this website.

Just my thoughts.

Man... When and why did this thread get ugly...?

What I like to preach when I get the chance: If you have not yourself perceived any shortcomings of your current gear - don't upgrade

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This thread is so ridiculous I can't believe it got any responses...and of course the standard comment included, I'm going to buy an Axe-FX11.
How can you blame Kemper for your guitar, go buy a new guitar or change your pickups...or better yet, buy a Tele.

Here's a Strat with Tom Anderson pickups, using a stock Profile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L4QqX7cvI0&feature=share

Whoa there.....

Do you have the possibility to try S/PDIF?

No wait... I'm thinking that maybe the problem COULD be from the audio interface, but did you say you experienced the same through a real cab/FRFR (i.e. without going through the interface)?

Well... That does sound like aliasing, doesn't it...

Did you record through the SPDIF or the analogue outs?

Hmmm... Someone suggested that the sound is not connected to the notes being played - that made me think to one of my experiences.

Are you connected via S/PDIF? Then maybe double check that the kemper is clock master and the clock of the interface is NOT set to anything else than 44.1 kHz. That might give a sound like the one you recorded?

Heard the soundfile from the other thread - there's definitely something weird going on! But it's surprising that it doesn't show up with the other guitars, in my opinion - I mean, the effect isn't exactly subtle, even my lead ears can hear it

Have you tried reamping through a different profiler?

I'd give a hand if you want it. I could also make a track for you to try out (Don't have a strat, but I do have single coils).

Could be interesting to compare.

(like intermodulation distortion)

I am thinking this is an interaction between the hum and the frequency of the notes being played. Sounds like hammering.

Try checking out the stock profiles - there are a bunch of weird effect-y sounds in there. They're probably not what you're looking for, but if you mess around with the effects chosen, you may be able to glean how you can tailor them to your wishes.

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So, I'm wondering about the notes that the KPA generates......are they single notes? Because if so, they'd go into a analogue to midi converter which could then go through the mac to produce the analogue sounds to go back to the KPA....either directly or via an amp.

Once the Kemper has profiled the sounds that are returned to the KPA during the profiling process, I assume chords would be fine in just the same way as any other profile is....

I've asked my keyboard player who is also a BBC engineer about the analogue to midi thing

They are not single notes, no they are horrible alien abduction sounds. Look it up on youtube, there you can hear how it sounds.