Posts by Awesome_Elvis

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Well after so many requests for it ,at the very least we'll probably get more effects slots I think.


    Maybe they're not interested in dual amps and or cabs( maybe they should be), and maybe they won't do any cool synth stuff( which would be a damn shame :,(


    But they have to do something if they're gonna put out an updated version. Otherwise it's just gonna be the same thing and that's not very lit famfam.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Quote from Ruefus

    I lean FAR closer to the ‘guitar-> amp -> speaker’ side of things. So a grain of salt is advised.


    (Yes….I use reverb/delay/mod etc. their use (or lack thereof) is not my point)


    I would suggest that if something like 3 gates, 3 EQs, mod pre/mod post delay, verb etc in one chain is your thing….the Kemper isn’t the correct tool and likely never will be.


    That’s not good or bad….just the very nature of tools.

    This is true, but it's really tough sometimes. Even now owning a quad cortex and fm9 I still love my kemper(s) for all the sounds and feels and one button press to go FOH and real cab. Like most others and myself, we can get by just fine but see the massive potential if we didn't have to make any sacrifices for effects blocks.

    Quote from Alienator

    What do you (IT specialist) guys think about the "one profile rules them all" approach. Is this technically possible? Or is profiling such a unique "one state" thing. I don't believe so but I am no real specialist, of course. Imagine Because for me, personally, this is a must, if I even think of a successor. Cannot stop thinking about getting rid of those thousands of tiresime single profiles. Imagine to load 5 different amps in a performance with 5 slots, all of them containing the "whole" amp with all its gain stages at once. A new generation has to bring something groundbreaking to the table, IMHO. Something that is of real musical and practical value for the (gigging) musician, that cannot be merely justified with better routing, workflow or titty colours. Although the latter things are also quite important (marketing and emotional wise) of course. Imagine to just load "amps" like in the Helix but in reality to load Kemper profiles. All of them in only one block, visible in something like a Helix routing screen. Omg.



    I also heavily agree with what has been said here and above, more effects amps cabs etc. is cool and all but I'm definitely down for the new innovation and think both is the move ?

    We all agree that profiling itself, remote/stage, imprint/kone have been really cool innovation that is what has made Kemper, Kemper.


    Almost more importantly, we should see something that no one has done(again), is innovative and not a single person here has thought of or said or suggested.


    So that's my 3 cents for a hat trick, trick.

    1. Three times more of the stuff we already have.


    2. Something new we've thought of and asked for like synth's, mic inputs etc.


    3. Something really badass and new that no one will think of except for Team Kemper.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Quote from Nikos

    and one more thing about the "more fx" stuff ..


    Why would anyone need so many more delays and reverbs than the ones already available if not for making the guitar sound more like a synth;

    It's not about more delays and reverbs as much as it's about all the rest of them and more of them at the same time. Some people are a front noise gate and a good dirty amp profile kind of person, some are more like, an input eq, another gate, boost comp and dirt stomp or 2 or 3, another gate, another eq, amp stack, post eq kind of people. This doesn't leave a lot of room for pitch, wah( which are many in wonderful uniqueness), wham, maybe some modulation in the front or multiple modulation in the back plus or minus potentially. Some also like delay and reverb in front too.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Quote from Nikos

    I am not 100% sure about this. In any case I will agree that there are many players who will never get enough of tweaking and trying to "sound better" through the "more fx" thing but I never had the feeling that these guys are a "majority" to be honest.

    Also I dont see any problem in producing such a "KPA XXL".. should be not difficult.


    But this should not stop R&D for something more revolutionary.

    I'm sure there are some who would be like oh it's a thing? I do want this or oh i wasnt interested in this before but now that its here I'm in. But going over all the requests from people over the years and the number and type of things that have been added, the number of people who want more effects and profiles etc. Vs. The number of people who've asked for a synth future feature request is seemingly far less. If a synth request was much higher than all the others we would've seen that fulfilled sooner in some capacity i would imagine. And just so I understand what you're saying and what you're pointing at with what I said,


    You're saying that you think MORE people want and have asked for a synth feature, and that

    LESS people have asked and wanted more effects and profiles etc?

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Quote from Antipodes

    Marrying the guitar and synth tech that they have in house already must be tempting. I guess the question would be - how many buyers want this?

    Not as many as the ones who just want more effects and dual amp cab profiles.

    But i would think they might as well do that and do all the other upgrade requests. Pull out all the big guns.


    Imagine, more effects, more profiles (pedals and amps), more routing, AND A GIGANTIC synth addition?!?!?!! That's the move right there, none of the other units have an in depth, fully-featured synth capability like what I think could be possible with Access Synths.

    Sure, there's a few here and there but not on par with the roland stuff. Some can get by and others laugh at the idea (although those are more synth oriented people).


    I will say there is some potential in a few units, axe fx, empress zoia, poly effects beebo/digit. But there aren't as gnarly as the Boss or Roland guitar synths but it wouldn't be fair to not give a few honorable mentions. Don't @ me lol

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    I think the synthesizer idea is a good point, if Kemper implements an innovative and unique approach to most things then a fully comprehensive and in depth synthesizer addition would be a great way to lead in. Especially if there's someway to get super solid pitch tracking without using a midi pickup.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    I guess I'll just keep playing my stage live. But I'm gonna watch neural and fractal duke it out in the meantime. And honestly I would use all 3 (Stereo powered toaster, cortex, fm9) if it wasn't such a pain in the ass to bring that much gear let alone the wiring and programing.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    I got it!


    A Kemper 2 with 2 power soaks built in

    2-4 mic inputs with built in pre's and profiles of press so we can profile 2 amps at the same time!!!


    I give you the Kemper 222...


    Lololololol


    I'm joking but would buy one, maybe 2 :D


    4 AMP GANG GANG 4 LIFE!!!!

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    I wonder if they'll ever make a mini 900. Which makes me think.


    Still, it's seems kinda strange to me that if more effects and more simultaneously running amps and cab profiles etc. are a desire, that it's met with such rhetoric.


    Us: Hi, we would buy another unit, even at a higher price if it has this and that and the other thing.


    Them: Thank you but not right now or maybe ever but maybe if we feel like it and it makes sense to us. Take that money and either buy a 2nd Kemper or another multi effects unit that can also do amp and cab sounds if you need it . Thanks.


    "This is more than enough for me."


    "Who needs 2 amps and cabs?"


    "It would cost so much, there's not enough people to buy it." Etc.


    "The profiling algorithm is already perfect, even though there's know issues with certain high gain tones and fuzzes, I never use that much gain anyway."


    Paraphrasing but some will feel me.


    P.s. not knocking Kemper for doing what they think is best for themselves, their company and for the gear community and in whatever time frame works best for them. Totally understandable to a point.


    Also not knocking yall who are in the camp of contentment. Well maybe a little bit lol.


    Just trying to say how it seems to feel from an observational and subjective standpoint.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Honestly I'm fine with more effects and a built in stereo power Amp in a floor size unit.


    But I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to see multiple profiles running at the same time either.


    Myself and a few others love exploring 2 amp sounds with multiple dirt and fuzzes running in front of the Amp(s). This essentially would require 6 profiles at once. I say 6 because because it would be great to be able to profile that many individually and modify or switch them in and out afterwards.


    They say profiling pedals by themselves is not really worth it because they can be easily modeled but we're still seeing many prefer some kind of analog dirt booster/ pre shaper on many people's boards. I actively try to avoid it and usually do.

  • Line 6 Pod HD pack

    I was trying to profile a 1981 drv into a Carvin x100b Grey version and couldn't get the string separation and clarity jangle in the high just right so I added more presence and treble than I would ever actually use on the Amp for that setting and it came out better. Or maybe it was the micro dark and precision drive into the effects return of the carvin into a 4x8 cab. Anywho it worked out a bit better that way so I think it's similar to what you did and I will now consider this for every profile I do. Always bring a couple of extra eq pedals, check! Cheers

  • Neural Quad Cortex

    Tone obsession is fun sometimes, it takes to some strange places and the journey is the best part, not the destination. New gear is rad too, I have loads of fun with my friends geeking out over new gear, even if the goal is to make music. Time we'll spent IME.

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Another smooth move would be to release a new model that uses the old footswitch controller, then do the floor model. I'm more than okay if that was done in reverse tho too.


    That raises the question, who here would need/want the new unit to have a new foot controller? More buttons? For sure more customisable assignablility. New functions?

    Curious...

  • Kemper Profiling Amp Successor

    Quote from piotrmaj

    Isn't it what modelers do already? In AXE FX III or Helix you can tweak everything to death, at every stage. They even created models which don't exist in real life (FAS models) - you can call them virtual designs, and you can tweak them as well.


    What would be benefit of very clunky (switching cables) and time consuming process over just grabbing AXE or Helix for such surgical operations? The whole beauty of Kemper and Quad is that they offer end to end solution with minimal user involvement. I'm not trying to turn this idea down - just want to understand what would be the benefit? Would the idea be to create "virtual" amps, which don't exist in real life by picking and choosing individual gain stages from different profiling sessions? Or would the idea be to increase amount of knobs in AMP/CAB section?

    I feel yeah there but this is more about profiling YOUR individual gain stages and being able to swap them out with others. The axe and Helix are more fixed components despite being able to modify the beejeezus out of them.