Plus it's really efficient class D, so not much energy wasted as heat.
Posts by Finally
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I don't know the exact temperature, but it's not even in the ballpark of what you're dealing with. The amp in the Kemper only needs to do as much as your ears and neighbours can handle.
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I find one of the most important things to achieving Gilmour solo tones is to have enough volume to get the speakers driving the strings almost to feedback.
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That looks right to me. 😎
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The headphones won't be getting the Kone imprints I think??
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Welcome! Having played in a reggae band in the Caribbean in the 80's I approve of your name. 😎
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Taking over the lounge for the weekend, having a blast with the Michael Britt 57 Deluxe Reverb profile and Jensen Vintage C10R imprint. Chewy goodness!
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Helloooooo! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. 😎
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Yeah - you need to remove the load box from the equation. Might need to book a couple of hours at a rehearsal space or something where the amp and speakers can work.
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Wise man!
Also when recording i like to record amp and effects separately. So i set master output to DLY/REV Wet, Monitor Out to Stack and direct to git analog (Di just in case). Let's say you use too much reverb while recording - with one track you can't do anything about it. So better way is to adjust effect while mixing or to record dry (without reverb when it's not big part of that sound).
I'm happy using analog outs more than spdif really
Excellent point. I record all of my electric guitars dry in mono, then add delay/reverb in the DAW for better control. Also lets me automate them, so I can make the mix more dynamic.
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Just wondering why you can't just use a normal guitar cable from the Kemper main out to the audio interface. That should stop the interface from thinking it's a mic, no?
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Hi there! When it comes to recording, composition and arrangement is everything.
When everything has a place in the song and doesn't just run all over other parts then recording and mixing is easy.
If you just start laying down tracks you're more likely to end up with a mess that doesn't really sound clear and distinct no matter how much sculpting you try to do in the DAW.
Listen to how few instruments there are in any one part of a lot of great songs. Less is more when the writing is great.
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dmatthews - what about lowering the Directivity to get more dispersion and less beam?
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Yes, but it can't do multiple imprints at once. I have all of my profiles set up with the Kone imprint that I want. 🙂
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I found a difference between Kab and FRFR. I was messing with the looper, playing a Deluxe Reverb profile rhythm, then a part with a big Shiva lead sound. The Kabinet has to choose an imprint for both, so as soon as I switched profiles the Deluxe changed to a V30 sounding speaker. Still sounds great of course. 😎
Not an issue, but with FR each profile retains its character better in this use case.
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I am currently using a Yamaha DSR112. Very happy but super bulky, thinking about changing to the Kabinet. Anyone has experience coming from a FRFR to the kabinet?
If you've got a powered Kemper or a good class D amp then I would highly recommend the Kabinet for situations where you want an amp in the room sound, like just jamming or a quiet band practice.
Even when the stages open up and we can gig again I think I'll bring it, for monitoring and a bit more interaction between the speakers and the strings when needed.
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Thank you! Finally I get it now!
Don't thank me! 🙃
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Display Morevtgearhead yeah the situation has been similar here in EU, fact is thee things sell faster than hot buns. Why don't you just call them, not sure about the US but here they are really friendly peeps on the support line
so i got the Kabinet last week as promised and when i first tried it out i had some really nasty rattling as soon as i hit a bass string. Called them up and they told me that until now they did not have a faulty Kone but some of the kabs had issues with assembly and some bolts/screws not properly tightened. They were happy to have me send it back and get a replacement (apparently despite the sold out status they keep a certain quantity in stock for replacements) but they also said i could easily open up the cab without voiding the warranty and tighten the bolts myself .. which i did. The backpanel didn't wanna come out at first so i took out the connection plate and then used the hole as a handle to pull it out. It's really tightly crammed in there so that was a bit scary. Tightened all the bolts inside a bit more (none of them was obviously loose), put it back together and the rattle was gone.
And it sounds really amazing. I was also surpised how well it sounds at low volumes, haven't really let it rip yet since i'm not used to play at super loud volumes anymore and will wait until i'm back home to pump it up and go through the Marshall bank. The sound is quite different from what i'm used to playing the toaster through headphones or my monitors but tbh for me all 3 variants sound amazing in their own way. As for the imprints (haven't tried out full range mode yet), personally i think it's a gimmick for nerds (which isn't meant as negative as it probably sounds). Maybe it's because i don't play covers and never wanted to sound like anyone in particular but myself that i've never been one for chasing grails and tbh i rarely care what particular guitar/pups/pedals/amps/cabs i play ... either it inspries me or not ... if it sounds it sounds and i never understood the extensive and sometimes heated debates i see online about which is 'the best' or 'most authentic'. At low and medium volume i (and the other two guitarists in the family) can't hear a huge difference in tone from the different imprints but only subtle frequency shifts .. and all sound good to me. Maybe that perception will evolve over time but i doubt it cause as i said .. to me .. if it sounds it sounds and i don't care much how or why, after over a year and a halfwith the kemper is still don't have any favorites and dial up a different rig almost everytime i play
the one thing i think is a bit of a design flaw is the position of the rubber feet. It's not super stable with the toaster sitting on top and i'd be afraid to topple the whole rig or rip the toaster from the base with a slight tug on the jack. I think i'm going to redrill the feet all the way to the corners for a bit more stability and probably keep the toaster in the shelf i built for it where it can't fall down. The leather handle and corner thingies are a nice touch ... but still not diggin the green but hey tastes and colors as the french say ...
so bottom line for me ... sounds amazing, much more 'guitar amp' than over monitors and way better than the couple of standard cabs i tried in the shop or at home ... so once again .. happy Kemper.
That's a good point about the positioning of the feet. I'm definitely going to move mine closer to the corners as it really does feel unstable with the head on top.
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I never claimed that an Axe-Fx II can be updated via firmware to sound like an Axe-Fx III; however, the Axe-Fx II's Tone Match feature can create a fairly indistinguishable reproduction of most Axe-Fx III tones, but there's no way I'd go back to the Axe-Fx II because the features of the III are head and shoulders above the II.
Well then you are missing my point.
I'm comparing their flagship model from 2012 and the 2019 one, regardless of what they call them. I still think the Kemper of each of those years is a better sounding amp than either and doesn't have the built in obsolescence.
I'm not saying the Axe-FX is crap. I'm saying Kemper is the best I've tried or heard.
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I didn't realise that an Axe-FX II can be updated to sound exactly like an Axe-FX III.
