Posts by piotrmaj

I like it!

Works on Mac (Intel CPU) out of the box (tried with Stage) - great update! Roundtrip latency reported by Logic: 7.4 ms when using 32 sample buffer.

I tried the same, but returned Atomic in the end - the gap in sound quality and feel between KPA and Atomic was just too big for me.

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I don't think that pure capturing is the solution, no matter how good it is. Browsing through hundreds of captures/profiles is as much of a PITA as trying to fine tune detailed modeler, like Fractal. The ultimate solution would be highly tunable profiles based on ultra detailed captures, where capture is a starting point for quick fine tuning. Which is pretty much what KPA is doing right now (and did for over 10 years now), but maybe after-capture tuning could be more detailed to faithfully do full gain sweep from 0 to 11, etc. Whoever does it first - wins.

And here it is: Liquid Profiling! Can it get even better than this?

I don't think that pure capturing is the solution, no matter how good it is. Browsing through hundreds of captures/profiles is as much of a PITA as trying to fine tune detailed modeler, like Fractal. The ultimate solution would be highly tunable profiles based on ultra detailed captures, where capture is a starting point for quick fine tuning. Which is pretty much what KPA is doing right now (and did for over 10 years now), but maybe after-capture tuning could be more detailed to faithfully do full gain sweep from 0 to 11, etc. Whoever does it first - wins.

Memtest86 boots instead of OS, so if it detected errors then your memory chips are just bad and it is not Windows' fault.

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2. Regarding AI training methods being open source: I guess the technology will be incorporated in every second digital guitar solution within the next two years.

Exactly - the last one to do it will probably be Fractal, but definitely machine learning based profiling solution will dominate very soon. Kudos to C. K. for beating the competition by 12 years :-). Now everyone is catching up and even surpassing KPA when it comes to reproduction of tone. This doesn't really matter because improvements to sound are nowadays not really that groundbreaking (all new digital products, whether modelers or profilers, sound great and the difference between them IMHO doesn't really have any practical value - countless blind tests confirm that).

The whole album is so good (and so is the previous one)! Can't stop listening to it. Please record another one quickly

great music! awesome video! Let us know when the album is out.

I would recommend learning about morphing feature. I find it very useful.

Totally agree with your conclusion that S2 is good enough for every practical application. I have one PRS S2 Custom 24 (35th Anniversary Edition) and I even like the pickups it came with. Very versatile guitar. The only issue I have with it is that switches need regular Deoxit bath otherwise they may fail (which is a bit disappointing given price point and the fact that my other,15-years old guitar never needed Deoxit and works fine till today). But overall it is awesome instrument.

I didn't make the switch OP was asking about but since my bandmate uses Axe FX I borrowed it once to see if I could get a decent tone out of it. The answer was: yes, I got great tone out of it and the feel was great, too. Was it easy? No. Amount of parameters in Fractal products is insane so good luck tweaking it for days. I don't think you'll notice much of a difference in sound between Kemper and Axe (at this level both units are state of the art). I'm sure if you were switching from $50 Zoom multi effect to Axe FX the difference would indeed be inspiring.

You will for sure experience totally different workflow which you may like or not - worth trying out. Good luck with in your search for inspiration!

It is not possible, AFAIK, but if you move initial sound to Slot 1 it will be possible by going to:

System > Page 3 > Check Rig Autoload > Set Perf. Load to Slot 1.

And what manufacturer will give you 100% guarantee that hardware will work flawlessly all the time? You did excellent job of building in redundancy into your rig and that's the only way to protect agains random hardware issues. So instead of being bummed out I'd congratulate yourself that your butt was covered and you could quickly switch to one of other KPAs to save the show.

You can back everything up to an USB stick.

2) Virtual Instruments typically allow you to set up custom velocity curve. By default it is most likely a linear map. You may experiment with different curves and see if they give you a better feel.

4) IMO most virtual instruments (I use mostly Arturia's simulations for all my keyboard needs) sound as good as original hardware and in a mix no-one will be able to tell the difference. Even outside of mix most people won't pass a blind test. I wouldn't worry about it. The only difference is really in resources usage. Simulations eat way more CPU than just audio playback, but on Macs with M1/2 CPU or any modern computer even this matters less and less. I typically start with MIDI but as soon as I'm ready to commit I bounce to audio and disable MIDI tracks.

Midi on Virus works with macOS Catalina+ so the only inconvenience is that audio has to routed via external interface (which many people do anyway in studios).

It is abandonware but still very capable and sounds very good.

Any company can stop supporting any product at any time - happens all the time. Calculate your risk and enjoy the ride while it lasts!

Make sure your KPA has firmware which supports Kone. If unsure upgrade to latest firmware.

Mbritt's Dumble is my goto for cleans and edge of breakup. And +1 for guidorist's soldano hot rod.

TimEkkelboom I think everyone has the same problem, but over time the list of useful for you profiles will become shorter. Give a solid try to stock profiles first before buying anything else. Many are fantastic (like EVH with Hesu cab for metal - I love it).

Numeric prefix might not work, if KPA sorts using text, because 11 might end up right after 1. You'd have to use fixed size prefixes, like 001, 002, ...

but I agree it is not worth it, because insertion in the middle would mean either renaming of everything under, or leaving gaps to push the problem away in time a bit.

sooner or later you'll arrive at your short list of profiles you tend to always use and then it will become more managable in browser mode.