Posts by Hellpig

Hi!

So this is a long shot but ... so Windows 10 forced in an update today. I hate that in w10, screen just goes dark blue "Hi... we're gonna improve your PC". Me: Nooooooo! But there is no cancel button in W10!

Alright so it updates and restarts. Thing look different. Addictive drummer 2 proclaims that the computer id has changed and I need to reregister my software (how the f.. can an update change the computer id?!). But that is not the worst. This is the worst: NO INSIGNAL FROM MY KEMPER.

Nothing from the SPdif. Switched to the back, line in - not a sound. Nothing in the Focusrite Control software. It playbacks sounds in windows, youtube spotify etc. Just seems like no IN's are working. Was kinda hoping someone here runs with windows 10 and the 6i6 and have seen the same problems?

It's not the first time an update in w10 had screwed things up but this... this IS the worst.

Hey!

I really try not to over-promote my YouTube-channel but today it's exactly one year on the day since I published my first Kemper Rig Showcase. (From now on the 9th of September is the official Kemper Rig Showcase-day! )

So, I figurered it might be of some interest for the fellow Kemperists to see my Top Five rig packs from the past year and here they are:

That is a great pack... I've been looking for a Trace E pack since I got the Kemper didn't find one until this came along. Sounds and plays great, now I just need to hone in on my base skills !

Thanks guys, always good to hear that!

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone else has this problem... I'm using Cubase 8 and the Focusrite Saffire 6i6 to record guitar/base via the Kemper (spdif). The problem is either the listening volume of what is already recorded too low or its the volume of insignal from the Kemper that to high. Yeah, I know - you will suggest me to lower the volume on the Kemper. But that's not a good idea as I have to lower it so much that the insignal gets so weak I need max the tracks in the mixer to match a descent volume of the drums.

The Saffire 6i6 is 2nd gen so I have the "new" control software (most guides is for the old control panel), haven't been able to find a control there that lowers anything. I can of course lower the output from the spdif in the Kempers output section but that again results in a very weak insignal to the audiotracks in Cubase. So what I'm basically looking for is a way to lower the listening volume of what's being recorded without actually lowering the insignal.

Anyone?

The nick is comes from a joke of the 80's, back when many metal bands had band names that refered to demons, hell, satan and stuff like that. Our drummer wanted our band to take a name like that so I jokingly suggested we'd call us "The Hellpigs". Then that became my gaming nick and when internet became public domain my internet nick. And that's the full story that I'll tell my grand children one day.

Well, now the video is out, in case someone is interested... personally I must say this is a smokin' hot pack of profiles!

Good video and very nice pack from Mattfig - I really liked it too!

Quote from ashtweth

I love this guy, i love his channel, i love his playing and he is a funny CXXT too!
and now i can see him
Thats all

Ash

*does a fancy bow'* Thanks! Cant wait to start using that light kit...

Quote from Mattfig

Sounds great Magnus....Very cool and open tone...

Thanks Matt!

Quote from Monkey_Man

It's already a song, man.

Half-way there perhaps... just wanted to get some input if someone thought it's good enough to spend some more time on.

Quote from ashtweth

Brilliant man!! Was that the ESP or the Gibson?
Fing great YES,...you have to make this baby complete.
I enjoyed this even with out Beer ,( so the gods have spoken).

I think even with out the down running it would still be great.
Needs some of that old skool rock and 70's leads you clean up with man.

Ash

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Thanks, Ash! It's all the SG so far... allready got a tip for a vocalist that I will contact, just gonna fix it up with a full song structure and there'll be some soloing of course.! Then it'll sound even better to a cold one!

Quote from MuddySludge

Sounds like a Rooster Strut. Great Piece!

Thank you!

Quote from RookGarner

Also, Friedman SS-100 please!

If you haven't seen it, TopJimi has a pack of that one and sounds really good too!

As for myself, Engl Classic!

Hi!

So, I got inspired when I tried out the Fried Chicken HBE pack (from Live Ready Profiles). I have used the transpose effect on the profiles to get a little bit more heavy sound. Just wanted to hear some input on the riff - should I continue to build a full song or ... any input are welcome!

Hi fellow Kempers,

I do my best not to overpromote my youtube-channel in social media, but just thought I'd share this vid with you, if anyones interested. Have a great weekend (long weekend in sweden...! :))

(Sorry, wrong title! The Reverb FX video is coming soon...!)

Quote from Netheravon

@Hellpig do you think having to increase the treble may be a volume thing? I assume you're not playing at gig volume there in the recording. Do you find that true if using the profiles with a band? I generally cut the bass slightly with my tele but that's about it when playing live. I do add a bit of treble too when playing at home through my monitor speakers though.

Well, as said it's all about personal preferences I guess but with that said - I quite often use Mbritts Belchy Bomb profile when playing/rehearsing with the band (and yes, I quite often use ONE profile for the whole session...). I have it permanently modified by some decrease in bass and some increase in treble and middle - don't have the exact numbers here right now. Then I modify it slighty more depnding on what guitar I use but I never run as it comes.

Quote from Deej09

This guy does regular reviews of commercial profiles and has just done one of the MBritt free with rig manager update

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Hey, that's me! Funny thing is when I restarted my channel I considered calling it That Guitar Show... go figure. Anyways, like those Mbritt profiles very much but I usually have to increase the treble a bit for both humbuckers and singlecoils. Guess it's all a matter of taste there.

Hi,

I quite recently got a Focusrite/Scarlett 6i6 mk2, as my old sound had no SPDIF and was going out of support. The 6i6 seems nice enough but the software is kinda driving me crazy... it's a version called Focusrite Control and most (if not all) guides are for another version with fancier graphics. So, I am obviously missing something here, eventhough I have gone through the manual at least 2 times and tried all the presets. So this is what I want to do:

Kemper ->SPDIF into soundcard ->Computer/Cubase to record
Cubase ->LineOutputs ->Monitors

...and hear what I am playing at the same time as I hear what is allready recorded previously. Now, there might be one thing that messes things up for... I read somewhere that if you have this setup in the right way, you should not have the "monitor" button in the track in Cubase activated, as you should be able to hear the sound anyways and with less latency. If that's right then I am certainly missing something, cus I either hear the guitar or I hear what is recorded.

So anyone gotta clue? If it's easy as that I SHOULD have the monitor activated on the recorded channel then, ok. Problem fixed. Otherwise - still confused.

Hope someone has the awful Focusrite Control setup correctly and can help me...

Thanks for all the nice comments (and also thanks to all who have watched the video)!!

So, I did this video on shaping your tone, in the amplifier section. Any comments? Like did I miss something out or any tips/tricks I should have added? This isn't a tutorial, rather one way of many to a better tone. Not saying it's perfect either and thus asking...

Hi there!

So, I have a small youtube-channel, Have Guitar!, where publish my feeble videos and for some reason the topics are often Kemper-related. One viewer asked me how to setup an auto-wha in Kemper... and with my close to zero experience of that I gladly accepted that challenge. So, here's the video - it's indexed so you don't even have to sit through the whole video if you just wanna see the result! That's my first attempt and to me it sounds pretty good - let me know what think?

Say wha-what? Auto-wha in the Kemper

Quote from webdiver

What is your current setup / signal chain?

Try the looper "at the end". E.g. using main out or monitor out and then go from them looper to the amp/monitor. Using a small mixer could help also.

Guitar->Kemper->Studio Monitors

Quote from nightlight

I would recommend looper after the Kemper. This way, you will not run into problems if you change profiles or turn off the loop on the Kemper.

Guitar -> Kemper -> Main Out -> Boss RC20 -> Monitors

If you want to try it in the loop, make sure you use the appropriate loop type, I believe it will be the mono loop of the Kemper.

I will try that, have been away for a few days and just got back.

Quote from Ingolf

For better integration of the external looper I'd recommend to put it in a loop placed in the X, Mod or Delay slot.

That was my first try, but I believe that I connected the cables wrong - I got no sound from the RC30 -
Guitar -> Kemper (RC30 in the FX Loop) -> Monitors

But I guess... that a better approach would be:
Guitar -> Kemper (RC30 in the FX Loop -> Monitors)

...note sure. Told you I'm a complete idiot when it comes to stuff like this... but thanks for all the answers, much appriciated!