I think some of my profiles are very usable and some of them were captured at home with just a SM57 going straight into the KPA.
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I had the same experience as MementoMori. Often the profile has been better with the microphone going direct to the Kemper and bypassing a preamp.
It should be easy if you are using midi and hopefully the new editor will make setting up another 25 patches a breeze:-)
It is an odd thing to do, because you will be doubling the cabinet effect. Having said that, a friend of mine does it and seems quite happy.
Any Chance of a Kemper VSt software in the pipeline?
Unfortunately this kind of thing is always open to abuse. Also the Kemper is seen as an amp in itself, rather than a plugin.
So the Kemper has some great Reverbs and Delays, but what about the other effects? Are there any plans to see an update in the future for the modulations, overdrives, distortions, etc?
Overdrives were already on the list according to Kemper. I think it was even mentioned in a video presentation.
Tune as you play. If you are a hard hitter, well tune the guitar hitting the strings harder. When done, compare playing and check with the tuner. I read this tips with bass from an interview with Andy Sneap. Tune the bass and compare with a guitar DI track and tune until the bass is in tune with the guitar DI and then you're ready to hit the record button. Oh, forgot, play clean bass when comparing of course.
Great ideas, but many of the albums I mix have already been recorded and low tension strings always suffer with tuning.
Display MoreIt's not really about that. Sweetened tunings are a whole "thing" -
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I play pedal steel guitar, which is generally NOT tuned "straight up" - the sweetened offsets are hugely important to getting this thing to sound right.
For example, here's a tuning chart used by a lot of steel players with the offsets written in: http://www.hummingbirdmusicstu…/jeff-newman-tuning-3.jpg
The A, B, C etc along the top are the different pitch changes activated by the pedals and knee levers. All of which are also tuned in offsets, as are the open strings. Without a tuner that can handle the offsets, it's kind of a nightmare! I love my Peterson, but to have this ability within the KPA itself would be amazing.
I understand the principle of sweetened tuning and agree it sounds better. It has always been good to adjusted by ear after being 100% on an electric tuner before I heard about the idea.
You can using a sweetened tuning with an Evertune and then it stays there, which is what I was talking about.
The one thing I never liked on the Kemper is the tuner and simply stuck to either a rack tuner or clip on sometimes.
Tnx man. Basically, 57 is a standard and for a good reason. Little bit of high cut around 7 or 6 khz and you have mix ready tone. I used to use m160 and 421 but lately 57 is my go to for profiling.
Also, Boogie Recto and Marshall 1960 boxes are imho the boxes that work best for all applications, from edge of breakup to super high gain monster tones.
Tnx again for the kind words!
Isn't 6k where the SM57 presence peak is located? I found that the PR20 is good in those situations with less emphasis and fizz.
Having said that, I loved your MkIV profiles.
The magnifying glass probably cost more than a big tuner.
I'm not sure that the Kemper amp ever set out to be a modeller in this way. The point was to take a snapshot of an amp with its eq setting, which makes the profile and this is a strength. You simply end up playing more often instead of programming the unit.
The eq currently is predictable and very useful to tailor a sound that needs attenuating, almost like an engineer making adjustments on a console. If the sound is not what you want, it is time to make or select a new profile. It would be a different product and be joining the pack with more modelling options from where I see it.
Interesting video. I am constantly using Melodyne to tune 5 string bass players low string and they could do with observing this method.
Many guitar players that are down tuning already play slightly flat on the low string by ear. I guess hitting the string harder when tuning up would also help counteract the problem?
It is probably a matter of priorities and the amount of resources available when they are still bringing us OS7 and the editor. Following that there was talk of overdrive updates and the list goes on for a wish list.
If you are worried about these fine margins, maybe it is time to look at an Evertune equipped guitar? It is such a relief to stop worrying about tuning live.
Gotta ask...Why?
Why they are not available, or why the op wants the old os?
I find it best to write the delay time in anyway. A shorter delay will often need more feedback, so relying on tempo to set the delay is not always useful.
The one from the rig menu has less latency because it's not correcting large chords.
I guess this would be the same for the stomp version if you don’t check smooth chords?
I haven’t had much direct contact with support but several of the mods on the forum are actually Kemper support team anyway.
However, I had an issue recently which I thought was a software bug. I sent the back up to support and Burkhard answered it. My experience was that he was very helpful and professional. I have always found him to be very helpful in the forums too.
Obviously my support experience is very limited so far but I would definitely have no qualms about contacting them again.
I recently had an exchange with Burkhard on an intermittent issue and he answered immediately on a Sunday. The follow up went well beyond what I would expect and couldn't be more helpful.
Interesting! What is that?
I had a look and it is a physical usb shaped piece of metal with a key to release it. You could protect someone taking your rigs, but not tampering with the Kemper controls I guess.
My best solution is remove your Kemper if it is a long break before your performance, or put the front rack case on if you have that unit.
Having used the LD mei1000 at first, I can confirm that the odd interference is the difference between that and the systems above. The LD is brilliant for the money, but sometimes I would just get a crackle or whoosh across the in ears. My singer still has one and puts up with it for now.
