Update number 2:
Certaint high gain profiles with a lot of low end still crackle and click during palm muting.
Crackle _and_ click? Doesn't sound like SPDIF related then. Perhaps digital distortion somewhere in the chain? Try lowering input sense (I know....) and the gain on your soundcard to see if it helps.
$45 seems very fair I'd say if you get enough time and guidance to do 10-20 profiles with different cabs, and with and without the TS in front (do both!).
I would however add another 45$ to purchase a Shure SM57 and do it myself. You'll learn a lot in the process and eventually get the profiles you want. Might take longer though, but then you have that knowledge.
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that is probably the single most confusing and annoying thing about the Kemper. I have no idea why they thought (and still seem to think) that it was a good idea to allow users to save as many rigs as they want all with the same name 🤦
I want to like that post - but then again - not really. Also have no idea 
- must be some technical limitation deep within the architecture.
I'm running 7.1.2. Haven't updated it since I got in Dec 2019. Can that be the reason I'm getting clicks?
I haven't tried that version, but yes it's possible.
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Recently started using S/PDIF for recording, but I've noticed that there are some audible clicks when using high gain profiles, especially during heavy palm muting. Changed the sample rate to 96 kHz and sound quality was improved. None of the other sample rates made any difference. There are still some very minor clicks but I reckon they won't be heard in a mix.
Kemper is correctly set to master and interface to slave. I have also experimented with clean sense but it doesn't make any difference. I'm using Reaper as DAW.
So to my question. Is there any drawback to using 96 kHz? From my understanding most people stick with 44,1 and get great results from that, but that doesn't work well for me.
Thanks
Which version are you running on the Kemper? 7.1.5 has a lot of clicks over SPDIF for me, even when the Kemper is the master. I don't get those with the latest beta (with Kemper as master as well).
Try turning off Space in the output menu if you are using it. At higher settings it sounds like phasey modulation.
How are you monitering your sound?
I love the Kemper for the flexibility and convenience, but after 2 years I am still unable to get a sound that I can live with through a speaker cabinet. Relative to a real tube amp, it lacks punch, directness, and low end fullness relative to a tube amp driving the same cabinet. I have concluded that a big part of the problem is muddiness in the lower frequencies (harmonic distortion?). I have had some success suppressing some frequencies in the bass and accentuating some mids to try to address the muddiness, but that means going in and tweaking every rig (which I gather most are not doing, and which takes me too far down the rabbit hole of constant tweaking rather than playing). Plus, the EQ block affects the FOH sound as well as the monitor sound (i.e. signal to the cabinet without the cab sim). I have tried multiple cabinets, and have tried driving with the Magnum 44, with clean audio amplifiers, and with the power stage of tube amps. I get the best results with the power stage of tube amps, but then I am left having to cart a tube amp for performances which largely negates the convenience factor of the Kemper. The only thing that I haven’t tried is a more expensive solid state power amp (e.g. Matrix). By the way, I have used countless rigs purchased from all of the usual suspects. I’m just about ready to give up on the Kemper and go back to my Mesa Triple Crown completely. So many people with better ears than mine seem to be completely happy with the Kemper - can anyone suggest something that I might be missing? Thanks,
Eric
What style of music are people playing? If possible please state that, because I suspect this issue mainly pertain to some styles. I have the same issue for metal sounds, but the Cililabs 5150 Stealth DI profiles are pretty good actually with my Rivera 4x12 V30 cab.
It's all detail but pitch shifting only really needs to analyze anything if it's clever (like harmonizing). A simple process like dropping all input 2 semitones doesn't need to involve analysis. Think of the ability to drop a full chord 2 semitones. The Kemper doesn't need to know the actual notes to do that. Anyway it's a detail as said.
Just so I learn something new, are there any downside to using heavily tweaked rigs?
Not really. A certain popular Morgan profile is also tweaked.
Hm where would one find the freebies to try?
I also experienced the crashing of RM while moving a profile from one folder to another. I did send in a ticket, however I think I solved the issue. If you are actively previewing a profile, and try to move it, it causes RM to crash.
That's not "solving" it - that's reproducing it
Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing. I can get a view like this after clicking Gain, then amp name:
Wheresthedug
yes I'm on Windows and it still works in latest beta. It's great
Try clicking on the columns in that order. Used to work.
Nikolaj
Good suggestions. Beats on 2 and 4 only has been a stable for jazz training for ever.
Maybe try the edge profiles by our friends at tone junkie?
I believe the calibration process described in the manual is wrong. I have posted a video about it with a solution a few years ago. I'll try to find it but I'm not at my computer right now.
