Thanks for the replies and the warm welcome, all. In updating my firmware, I have had no freezing issues at all.
Still getting familiar with the Kemper. Had a nice breakthrough yesterday with a tech issue I resolved (thanks to another thread on this forum).
New Kemper owner here... I was having this same issue and was becoming concerned that my unit had a problem. My tones were sounding horrible with the high-pitched squeals and I thought it was a noise gate thing -- but after upping the gate, my tone really suffered. But last night I found this thread and lo and behold the Ground button was engaged. After pressing the button, no more squeals/high-pitched noise. And finally tones are starting to sound as they should... Thanks!
Greetings,
My name is Tim and I recently got a Kemper Profiling Amp (unpowered). I'm very excited to have the Kemper after having an Eleven Rack as my main resource/rig for the past 7 years.
I've only had a couple of days to plug it in and get acquainted. The tones are surely amazing and much more "real" sounding than the Eleven Rack. But to be honest, I can't help but feel overwhelmed. The Kemper's capabilities seem boundless and it is hard for me to know where to start. So I thought I'd throw a few questions out to the group:
- I need to update to the latest firmware, but have yet to get a USB stick to aid the process. Any specific USB stick I should get? (In terms of size?)
- Is there a specific USB cable I need to plug the Kemper into my iMac? Would something like this work?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B…asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
- In terms of tutorials/getting acquainted with the functions of the Kemper, can anyone recommend a specific process/resource? Is it just as simple as reading the manuals that are available and watching official Kemper YouTube videos?
- My current plan is to keep my Eleven Rack as my recording interface for Pro Tools but use the Kemper for my guitar tracks. Any similar users out there who use the Kemper with the Eleven Rack for recording? If so, how do you connect everything and which cables would I need to make sure the Kemper and Eleven Rack are in sync, and that Kemper comes out of my speakers? (My Eleven Rack is connected to a pair of M-Audio monitors.)
- I'm a huge fan of guitarists from the '80s primarily, and love the hot-rodded tones of the era from players such as Paul Gilbert, Vito Bratta, Reb Beach, etc. The profiles created by Big Hairy Profiles seem right up my alley. Anyone used/have experience with these tones thus far? If so, curious about the verdict? The samples sound excellent.
- One technical issue: the Kemper froze a couple of times on me last night. I was toggling through rigs and it just wouldn't move, and it wouldn't power off. I had to unplug it. Is this an issue to be alarmed about? I have yet to update to the latest firmware, so that might be the issue?
Sorry for all the questions. In browsing the forum, this seems like a cool community, so hoping someone might be able to lend some advice. Thanks in advance...
