This is simply a limitation of the software, no matter which way you cut it, unfortunately. For example, I have a collection of performances that I want to swap out the amp for.
I cannot do this without a kemper plugged into rig manager. Unfortunately, the software is not very user friendly, and hasn't improved since I purchased a kemper in 2018. Seems a shame that this is an aspect that has been left behind.
I am not saying that Rig Manager is great piece of sw but your statement is completely wrong! You can CAN "adjust the Stomps, Amp, Cab etc of a performance"
You can assign a different amp and cab to a performance, but you cannot edit it directly.
Performance editing is a huge pain as it currently stands. As far as I can see there is no way to adjust the Stomps, Amp, Cab etc of a performance without loading it into the kemper and tweaking it from there.
Why is this? It's 2022, and yet the software feels entirely stuck in the past. Time for a refresh please.
Display MoreBy definition adding more makes things potentially more complex. The key word is of course potentially.
The KPA is more complex to use than a tube amp because it has way more flexibility.
Its then down to making the design to minimize the impact. So this is a trade off and my view is the the KPA does this great at the moment.
So, adding more amps at once ( which people will then want to be able to blend, shift around, stereo vs mono etc) will add more screens as does most fuicntionality.
Im not saying that a KPA2 shouldn't have these things, but there is a slight difference ( I feel) in philosophy between the manufacturers. The KPA to me is closer to a regular amp with built in effects than a complex tone generator ( I'm really generalising here to make the point, also noting I've never used an AXE
).
I only really have one point to add here - but the QC is more intuitive and simple to use than both the Axe and the Kemper due to it's focus on UX, and arguably it has more features than both (maybe not Axe, I haven't had much experience with the Axe Fx).
The way I envision an increment on the Kemper technology is a modeller with the profiling tech, like the Quad Cortex. Anything shy of that for a new Kemper would be a step back from the Quad Cortex, therefore it would arrive to the market redundant.
Neural DSP have really kicked it out of the park with this one. I often find that when recording in studio sessions - the output from the Kemper does lack *something* that a plugin / amp modeller can add - so I rarely use solely a Kemper tone. The beauty of running modelling and profiling side by side is that the flexibility of modelling allows you add things in where they might be lacking from the profile, whereas the profile is very much pre cooked and rigid. The beauty of the Quad Cortex is that you can do modelling and run a capture simultaneously.
It'll be interesting to see how Kemper decide to reply to this new competitor on the market.
Sorry for thread Rez but i've also seen that Boss has a very promising offering in it's Waza Tube Expander. Looks a tad more feature complete than the UAD Oxbox.
What looks particularly promising with the Tube Expander is the ability to blend in a room mic. Food for thought.
Am I being singled out ? Why am I only allowed to have one topic ?
Got too many amps profiled mate! Doing too many good things, no good things allowed 
You can but the OX DI is not transparent, if that matters.
How does it colour the sound, if no Cab Sim is enabled on the OxBox?
EDIT: Oh I see, is it an issue with the Ox passthrough itself?
Apologies for the thread necro, but here we go.
Would it be possible for me to disable speaker emulation in the OxBox during DI profiling, and then load in an IR later? Has anyone had any experience with this?
Display MoreYeah I can see how you would feel that.
I don't vibe off the Direct stuff...I originally started with direct profiles playing through a real cab because I thought I wanted to retain some of the "realness?"But with in a week I started to feel like everything sounded the same, like hearing a Super Lead to a Bogner Ubershall - had very little sounding differences/character.
Obviously thats because its all going through the same cabinet for coloring the tone. But I decided to go to a Full Range Cab by Laney and now I can get the intended vibe from everything. The differences you feel and hear from profile to profile are much more satisfying that way.
Granted im a new kemper guy for about the last 4 months...but I feel like I couldn't pick out what amp I was playing by attempting to detect the nuances from a Di Profile like I can when its a full profile with certain cabs and mics on it.
Might be the boat your in?
I'm feeling this. Leaning towards pulling the trigger on the Kemper Kone when it comes out, only issue is that I now feel "stuck" with the powerhead, when I could have saved some money and not bothered with the poweramp!
It is what it is though, I guess.
Hey, get the official Victory Kraken pack and turn off the cab, they're excellent!
I might try this, however I have heard mixed things about this pack.
Hmm, yeah, I have tried the Victory Kraken from reampzone and was very underwhelmed with the direct profiles that were on offer there.
Here's a question for all you powerhead users out there: What are the "best" direct/merged profiles on the market for use with a cab?
My definition of best is that nice trouser flapping feeling of a full, present profile. For reference - the MBritt profiles are a touch too distant through a cab for my tastes.
I've had some good experiences with some merged profiles from STL Tones.
Looking a vendor with a wide range of punchy profiles.
EDIT: As an aside, if anyone has a very good Tremonti style Ubershall profile that is Direct/Merged i'd be all over that!
Cheers,
p3rcey
Does anyone have any experience with the Direct profiles from ChopTones? That's what interests me the most about them.
Are there Direct / Merged profiles with this?
Hi,
I have an issue with my Kemper Toaster, the hole that the strap button is screwed into has stripped itself (as I was pulling it out of my kemper bag, the screw was already loose), essentially rendering the strap unusable.
Has anyone had this issue before / is it resolvable?
Cheers
As far as i'm aware there is no metadata that shows this (on the kemper + rig manager at least). Would be nice for us powerhead owners to have!
Hi Bommel,
Which of these guitar amps are direct, merged etc.?
Thanks
No, If I am understanding what "Merged" means. I am still learning this thing. I assume "Merged" means that the amp was also done separately and then merged back with the same cab that was initially used?
Someone please explain to me if I am incorrect in my thinking.
"Studio" means the profile was created with the amp and cab in one session.
"Amp" means that just the amp was used for the profile.
"Merged" means I did both "Studio" and "Amp" and then re-combine those with the "merged" setting.
1) Studio means you have captured just that Mic'd up sound.
2) Direct means you have captured just the Head without and Cabinet Section
3) Merged is a combination of the two! You capture a Studio Tone and you capture a Direct Tone, and it takes a difference of the two to get very good separation of the head and cab.
Hope this helps!
Display MoreHEY All
Thanks for the add!
My name is Conrad and i am based in the UK. I play originals and covers and have played live for the last 5 years. Main axes are les paul gibson traditional (PEARLY GATES PUPS) and the very first guitar i ever owned - a Mexican strat which i have changed EVERYTHING on! I have owned a serious amounts of amps in my time (as i am an AMP guy - some guys are guitar guys - i'm an amp guy)
Still own:
1) a 1959 JCM 800 (from 81) 100 watt head (the good one),
2) a Victory V130
3) a Victory Sheriff 44.
I own several cabs with different speaker combinations and had too many analogue pedals to list. I have tried modelling in the past (Helix, pod and plug ins - S gear) BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IMPRESSED ENOUGH TO DITCH MY VALVE AMPS AND i have always returned to them! I have been playing for over 20 years and love all things rock, classic rock and blues rock.
Bought the kemper (powerhead toaster and remote) a week ago and have been trying it with my guitar cab (creamback 65) and an alto TS212. I have read the entire manual three times, and bought some good profiles (M Britt and Top Jimi) BUT I thought i would use this thing for at least two weeks before i posted. Yes i am still in the honeymoon period but i am comfortable enough to now commit my views to writing.
I was initially impressed with the Kemper BUT NOT BLOWN AWAY. That was until i found M Britts FREE JCM800 profile and the FREE fender vibrolux profile!! JESUS this thing has BLOWN ME AWAY!!!!! Both profiles sound EXCELLENT through the guitar cab and Alto (both at low and high volumes !!) Those classic rock sounds we all grew up on are NOW AT MY FINGERTIPS!! No tweaking , no messing about - I HAVE LED ZEP TONES AT MY FINGERTIPS finally!!! . I have the BEST TONE I HAVE HAD IN 20 YEARS!!
I have now realised that MY REFERENCE TONE (the one in my head) has been based on those classic guitar recordings, i grew up with! I have spent thousands of pounds and hours of my life chasing those tones - ONLY TO REALISE i needed to hear those tones as they were created (RECORDED THROUGH A MICROPHONE AND GUITAR CAB!!) I am beaming from ear to ear this morning, as i have been learning good times bad times and the tone is AWWESOOOOOME!!!!!
I packed all my valve amps away today !! I have also sold most of my analaogue pedals (with no sellers regret!) .
This is an INCREDIBLE amp (i'm not even going to call this a modeller as it is WAY ahead of any real valve amp i have played!! )
If you cannot get good tone out of this amp - then i do not think you'll ever achieve the "tone in your head" This thing is the most tweakable bit of technology i have every come across. IT IS BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL VALVE AMP as you can tweak every conceivable parameter UNTIL you find the tone you are looking for!! Clean tone not bright enough? : brighten it up! Tone too bright? (darken it up!) - Got a frequency bothering your ears? - record your guitar into the looper - let it play and simply sweep the frequency range until you find the offending frequency! As has been suggested on this forum countless times - THE PROFILE MAKES all the difference - i will find myself a maximum of 10 profiles i like and will tweak these until they work FOR MY EARS. I will then DELETE EVERYTHING ELSE.
I know i have bought a good piece of kit when all i do is PLAY! With the helix i spent weeks trying to find a tone my ears liked. With the Kemper i find myself trying a profile and an hour later i'm still playing, that profile ! THIS IS THE POINT!! I hated the Line 6 pod and Helix BECAUSE I LANDED UP PLAYING SO LITTLE AND TWEAKING ENDLESSLY
This valve amp purist is CONVERTED!!! Thanks to those who helped me when i asked for workflow suggestions.
If you'd like to make a Direct profile of that Sheriff i'm sure people would be very happy 
Is this a merged profile?
