Posts by sstauffer

Quote from ST

Hi sstauffer,

Have you built a Performance before? (Not being sarcastic.)

I'm trying to figure out what level of resource you need. If you're new to building Performances, check out

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Hi ST - yeah I have performances for all of our songs and I switch from song to song using midi on the iPad through Bandhelper. I think there is a small glitch on my stage, I was trying to paste a rig in a slot last night using the copy and paste option and it would save all the settings of the new rig but it wouldn't change the name without going into the slot and renaming it. I tried to load from the snapshot function again last night with no success, then I tried again this morning and it is working! It's nothing I can't work around but I just wanted to point it out.

Quote from ST

Hi, sstauffer,

"Use the BROWSE knob to select a Snapshot from that list, which you can then load, delete, or store as a Rig in your browse pool."

I think you have to store the Snapshot to the Browse pool before you can load it into a Performance slot.

Thanks ST, you are always one of the first to try and help! I saved 2 rigs from the browse pool that I wanted to put into a few performances but from the performance mode I can view them but I can't seem to load them into a performance slot.

I have a stage and I am trying to load a snapshot into a performance slot but it I can't get it to load. - I am going by this in the manual " -- Am I missing something, does the slot have to be empty?

Snapshots

Snapshots are copies of entire Rigs, which you can capture by simply pushing the soft button labelled “Store Snapshot” on the regular home screen in Browser Mode at any time. Snapshots are stored outside of your browse pool.

On the “Details” page in Rig Settings, the soft button labeled “Browse Snapshots” opens a list of all Snapshots. Here, you can compare sounds easily. Use the BROWSE knob to select a Snapshot from that list, which you can then load, delete, or store as a Rig in your browse pool."

Plus 1 - I have the Hardwire and love it, I use the Kemper Tuner because I don't want the extra pedal in front but I miss the functionality.

Quote from BayouTexan

Is it just me, or does this thread sound like a marriage on the rocks but they kiss and make up at the end, and live happily ever after?

LOL - yes it does, and this forum is like having a team of marriage counselors.

Update, I had a practice last night, I spent the last week spending a few hours with the Kemper, adjusting some input and output settings, changed all of my morph functions to help boost my leads by increasing the rig volume by4 DB with 0 rise and fall time. I kept the volume pedal in the system with a -2 on the setting just in case I need a light boost for a specific part in a song that wasn't cutting through. I have to say I am much happier this week then I was last week. It took me a few hours worth of adjustments (which I don't mind tinkering) but well worth it. I'm going to keep my Mission Engineering FRFR and in the future buy a Kemper Kab and make that transition. I appreciate all the comments and suggestions on this and other threads - I also still plan on profiling my own amps but for now I am a happy (Kemper) . - Sorry bad play on words!

Quote from Crookster

For me the Kabinet is the missing Kemper piece in what is the best guitar equipment I have owned.

If yo buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Quote from V8guitar

I've used Guitar cabs and FRFR ( although not the Gemini).....my second Kabinet arrived yesterday...hopefully indicates my thoughts on the Kabinet

I trust your judgments on the matter too.

You can ask M. Britt on his Facebook page, he is very helpful and will most likely respond to you.

I'm curious if anyone has or had a Mission Gemini 2 FRFR and also the Kemper Kabinet. _- If so would you recommend making the switch to the Kabinet?

I have the same setup, for me it sounds boxy with higher gain settings, I was thinking about trying a low cut on the Kemper's EQ to see if that will help. I'm curious how you run your setup? For me I'm about 1/2 way up on the stage volume and the Speaker volume and then I dial the variable frequency response control down a little.

Great tone! Nice job!

That is gorgeous @ST, I wouldn't even care what it sounded like, I would just hang it on the wall!

Quote from lk_bill

sstauffer did you end up getting a Kabinet in the end or have you kept your Mission cab?

For now, I kept the Mission FRFR, I still might get the Kemper Kab, but I am thinking they will come out with a FRFR eventually so I might wait.

Quote from Chris Duncan

As obvious as it sounds, I think the key to a good Kemper experience is finding the right profiles. More specifically, the right profiles for the genre that you play. I know that sounds kinda "Duh," but it's easy to get caught up in twisting knobs and overlook the basics.

When I first got mine and started downloading Marshalls from Rig Exchange, there were a few days when I was considering returning it and going back to my tube amps (which I hadn't yet sold). What I finally realized was the genre thing. Metal and its siblings are very popular these days, so there's a large amount of high gain stuff on RE dialed in for that kind of tone. However, I play classic rock, so what's a killer high gain tone for a metal guy was absolutely awful for me. The quality of the profiles themselves weren't to blame - they were good, and loved by many. However, I wouldn't plug in a Big Muff and expect it to sound good when playing a soft, jazzy standard. And I wouldn't reach for that jazzy sound if I was doing a Hendrix gig. It's all about context and the right tool for the job.

I eventually found some commercial profiles that were aimed at the style of music that I play, and suddenly it all came together for me. I do almost no tweaking at all. Instead of trying to beat profile A into submission, I just move on to profile B. I might adjust the reverb a bit, but that's about it. Whether recording or playing with a band, my guitar has never, ever sounded this good, song after song, no matter how many different tones I need. And I've been at it since the early 70s.

If you try high quality, well loved profiles that aren't used for the same thing you want to use them for, the only logical conclusion would be that your Kemper is terrible because the sound is terrible. And yet, load the appropriate profiles into that same Kemper and it becomes a magical experience. At least that's how it went for me.

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You are correct, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! When those amps are being profiled they are using a different guitar then I am so it might sound great when they profile it but put it in a different environment with a different guitar and different pickups it might sound terrible. I have 1 profile that i really love with the headphones and with the FRFR, I also have several others that I am fairly satisfied with. That being said if you have a tube amp and you really love channel b for example you might only "like" channel A so if I can find 2 or 3 tones out of the Kemper that I love I will be ahead of the game.

Quote from Monkey_Man

Yep, I remember your thread, mate; it was still active 2 months ago.

+1 from me of course. This functionality is a no-brainer, having become default behaviour in practically every app out there.

Yeah I agree, we are just so used to having that option with every other application.

I suggested this over a year ago, maybe they will consider it now?

I am taking a different route now. I started looking at high dollar heads to play through my Marshall 4x12. Reading reviews and watching YouTube videos on a few that I was considering, all of the videos had the guys and ladies turning all the knobs to show how versatile the amp is. Who is going to turn the eq knobs for every song they are playing? I went back to the Kemper and decided that I was going to be an expert on it before I consider selling it! I have spent hours reading about it and tweaking it this week and now I can't wait for rehearsal Tuesday!I came across this thread this morning and it seems like I am not the first one to have mixed feelings about the Kemper. I am even more inspired now then I was when I bought it. If anyone follows sports there is something they call a sophomore slump and I think I had that. Now I'm pushing through, thanks for all the comments and inspiration.

Thanks

Any suggestions?

Quote from OneEng1

I use headphones, FRFR and a full PA.

Here are my observations:

1) Headphones have a fantastic stereo image that does NOT translate to a live situation even if you send stereo out to the PA.

2) The efx you hear using headphones is ALWAYS lighter sounding than it is through FRFR or PA

3) The FOH with its ability to REALLY amplify the sub frequencies will make any tone that sounded "perfect" through headphones or FRFR sound bass heavy.

4) Even the FRFR eq is not the same as the headphone eq which is not the same as the FOH eq.

Use presets.

Have a preset output setup for FOH and one for Headphones. Get your FOH right first. You really need to get this down when you have the entire band. I am fortunate in that I can playback multi-track recordings from the entire band and then work on the guitar EQ until the band sounds best together.

After you get the FOH right, make an output preset that makes the tone sound the best in your headphones.

From there on out, you should be able to get an OK tone by using your headphones... but I would still check it on the real PA in the context of the entire band p

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This is brilliant if I understand you correctly, you get your profiles to sound good with the FOH and then listen to those profiles through the headphones and adjust the output EQ until they sound similar. Save both presets then you can tweak your profiles with the headphones and it should sound similar with the FOH preset?

Quote from GCNC8068

Likely unrelated, but FWIW I had a hell of a time with a random wah tone on my Kemper Rack using Mission pedals. I tried bypass at stop, bypass at toe and heel, recalibrated many times, and nothing eliminated the issue. It seemed to be very random. Finally, I just connected the toe switch of the pedal to the remote and that fixed it - haven't had the random wah tone since. I have to step on the pedal toe switch to activate the wah, but that's how all my "real"wah's worked over the years so no big deal (the bypass on stop feature would have been nice, however).

Yeah - I love that bypass at stop feature, I only have 3 songs that call for a wah but it's nice to have it to color a lead now and then.