Posts by jippitygem25

Quote from Chris Duncan

Could you offer specifics about what "crashes" means? Knowing the exact symptoms helps with the troubleshooting.

Also, keep an eye on Windows updates. I've seen a pattern with Cubase and my audio interface where everything runs fine one day, the next day something goes glitchy on me. Sometimes it's obvious that an update happened because after the reboot they'll display a "let's get started" page. Other times I know it's happened because of certain programs that only start at boot time. In either case, rebooting the PC again seems to settle things down.

I don't know how techie you are, but one way to get a clear indication that your computer has been rebooted would be to create a Notepad file somewhere with text like, "Hi there. I've rebooted!" then press the Windows key + R and type in shell:startup. this will launch the startup folder. Drag a shortcut to your text file there, and every time you reboot you'll see notepad started telling you displaying whatever text you put in the file.

If you don't leave your computer up 24/7 like I do, when you boot there's an even better chance that there will be updates waiting for you. In any event, if Rig Manager goes wonky on you, try a reboot without reinstalling anything and see if that gives you results. If it does, you can put Windows Update on your mental checklist.

For another thing to look at, bring up Device Manager. In the View menu, click "Show Hidden Devices." Now expand the Sound, video and game controllers node. Right click the Kemper Profiler and see if it's reporting that it's working properly. If not, make note of the error and post it here. Also note if you see more than one entry for the Kemper.

That's what comes to mind off the top of my head. Let me know the info and I'll help further if I'm able.

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I’m very new to windows 10 so I’m not too savvy with it yet. I def am going to try a couple of your suggestions. But to answer your first question, by crashes I mean out of nowhere the mouse cursor will move but won’t actually click anything. And the keyboard stops working. Cant even hit the windows button or any back door shut downs. Yesterday i was using Spotify with rig manager and kemper all hooked up to my pc and Spotify froze as well; rather it glitched and just kept repeating the same line lol. When this happens the only option I have is to use the power button and power off and then power on. When I power back on, it doesn’t tell me there were any errors or issues. Nothing in my error report log either. And like I said, so far this has only happened when I’m using rig manager hooked up to my kemper

Quote from Kempermaniac

If you‘re using an USB hub try connecting the Kemper directly to the PC.

was already going direct. Tried a different usb slot as well. Could it be the actual cable? I don’t think so because I never had an issue with my MacBook

Recently downloaded Rig Exchange on my PC. but everytime I use it with the cable connected to my kemper stage, my PC crashes and mouse and keyboard eventually become unresponsive. I uninstalled Rig Exchange and re-installed and it worked for about a day or two with no issues until just now. This only happens when I am using rig exchange and connected to the kemper stage. I have the latest version downloaded as well. Any ideas what this could be?

Quote from Wheresthedug

OK,understood. I initially thought that it was the wah that was causing morphing to happen rather than the other way around. I’ll give it some thought.

Thanks, and Ive confirmed this because when I turn off the Wah effect, then my preset morphs normally. Also, for wah, if i want the expression pedal to be flat (front of pedal all the way down) and have no effect until I use it, should it be Bypass@stop or Bypass@toe?

Quote from Wheresthedug

so are these all changing when you use the Wah?

Negative, theyre all changing when i hit the morph button, but something in the wah is also changing when i hit morph even though i have nothing in the wah effect set to morph

Quote from BayouTexan

If you are hooked up straight to Kemper and into DAW then you don't need any acoustic decoration--only when using mics for recording. You can get away saving money by using a small closet at home and lining it with foam for an amp iso booth. Even works for singing if you are not claustrophobic.

My wife wants all my amps in the closet when in use.

I am not planning on any recording at the moment, just want some monitors to play songs and my kemper through. Right now Im just using headphones through Kemper and cable from kemper to computer so I can get the tunes through my headphones

Quote from Wheresthedug

What specifically is being morphed?

Thanks for responding. Usually I morph extra volume, little extra delay, change some EQ, maybe a little gain, but that's about it.

Quote from Chris Duncan

As a working example, I used a DIY approach in the live room, approximately 30 feet x 20 feet. Here's the end result:

https://www.happydragonmusic.com

I bought a few boxes of 1 inch Owen Corning 703 insulation. They came in 4 foot by 2 foot by 1 inch sheets. Because it's pressed as opposed to rock wool, it was very easy to work with.

https://www.acoustimac.com/owens-corning-703-1-12

I also bought acoustic friendly / fire retardant fabric from the same vendor.

https://www.acoustimac.com/aco…ically-transparent-fabric

I used cardboard from big boxes for backing. I simply cut out a 4 foot x 2 foot piece of cardboard from the box, cut the fabric with a couple of inches of overlap, put the panel on the cardboard, wrapped it with cloth, and used shipping / packing tape on the back to tape the fabric to the cardboard. I then used the 3M Command Strips (kinda like Velcro but designed to be peeled off of a wall without damaging the paint) to mount them to the wall since fiberglass + cardboard weighs almost nothing.

Cheesy as all that sounds, it actually came out looking fine cosmetically, and 1 inch was sufficient to tighten the room up nicely (I didn't want it totally dead). For taming unwanted reflections in your mix area, you can get a lot of mileage out of a small amount of money if you're willing to invest some elbow grease.

As Alan points out, the upside of this approach is that you can use it in rental property to treat your room and then just take it with you when you move.

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I will read more into this, thanks for the links

I have my Wah effects set to Bypass @stop and don't have any part of the Wah assigned to being Morphed but when the wah effect is on I definitely hear something being morphed on my presets after I click Morph. When I turn the Wah off it does not happen. Any ideas what this could be? Sometimes my wah pedal reacts differently on my carpet as opposed to a hard, flat surface so that could be it. Is my wah set to the wrong bypass? I usually like to have the pedal all the way down (flat) but not be in effect until I start using it.

So after some research, it doesn't seem feasible to do any room treatment right now since I won't be in my current place too much longer. This lead me to favor the iLoud Micro Monitors and the iLoud Micro MTM's the most. I have a small desk and smallish room so the Micro Monitors would be a convenient fit for that aspect, and apparently they're meant to provide a fantastic near field sound and I typically play right in front of my computer. So the Micro Monitor pairs checks the convenient, budget, and good enough sound boxes. However, since room treatment is so important and I can't do it right now, maybe I increase the budget for the MTM's which have an automatic "room calibration technology," which, "compensates for acoustic deficiencies." ----> Taken right from Sweetwater site. Usually with music gear, I tend to believe, Buy cheap, buy twice. Could be annoying to buy the micro pair and then a year later get the MTM's. Just talking out loud here lol.

Quote from andreio23

FM3 can do it too

AxeFX3 not only can have a different amp per channel but it also supports dual amps. So that's 8 amps per preset

Oh I think I misunderstood my bad. You can do similar on the Kemper though just by making each rig a different amp; one performance can have 5 different amps if you wanted.

Quote from andreio23

On AxeFX3 you can absolutely swap amps on scenes changes. You get 4 channels on the amp block which can be set to any amp per channel.

True, but I don't want to bring a rack mount to gigs. And the FM3 (which I really want to try) cant do that (could be wrong). To clarify, it's not the reason I would buy a product, not even top 10 but it is a great topping on the ice cream cone

Quote from Alienator

This might not only answer the last questions about scenes (=seamless switching) but imo also shows me good and usable tones. Tastes (real or imaginary ones) may differ:

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It sounds killer and very cool function to have as backup; say youre at a gig and your bass player and other guitarist run into some rig issues. Just have them build some presets just in case and youd be set.

If I wanted to play a song that normally has capo on 4th fret, would I set the transpose to +4? the song is Im Yours by Jason Mraz, I know I can just learn it with open chords and no capo but is this transpose correct?

Quote from OneEng1

Now THAT is a great point. In a few other threads I have suggested this as well. A form factor with minimal controls, about the size of the FC with a bluetooth phone app for live tweaks, no ability to profile, but the same internal processing and ability to use the rig manager and editor would be ideal .... especially if it came in around about half the price of the Stage product.

Such a product would likely fly off the shelves.

Kind of sounds like the FM3 no? Although I dont know if they have a bluetooth app and its a bit more than half the price of kemper stage. And of course it's a different approach than kemper, but checks many of those boxes you mentioned

I will def check out all your suggestions but has anyone tried the iLoud Micro Monitors? They would be a great size for my small desk haha!

is there a definitive benefit to having bigger speakers in studio monitors or does it just help for higher volume ?

Quote from MadH

Another comparison including the Kemper here.

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In this one I have the impression than the QC seems to be closer than the Kemper but I am not sure if it is due to a level difference.

QC definitely does a better job here

Quote from dacop1313

I have the JBL 305s and they are great. Just want to throw this out there, take a look a the Headrush 108 powered speaker. They are small enough for studio and also loud enough to gig with, and very portable. They only cost $219 and sound great with the Kemper profiles. I used a pair of them in stereo last weekend at a gig and I had no issues with tone or volume. I could have gotten away with one as they are very loud. Most importantly they sound great.

I already have the headrush 108 that I use for gigs but I think lower volumes at home it sounds far from ideal lol. Studio monitors at home would def be better than the headrush 108 in my opinion

Quote from guitarguy316

I just got an FM3. I really like it sound wise compared to my Kemper. I hate profile searching.

Sound wise as in the sounds are better or it's easier for you to find a good sound vs finding profiles?