I'm a relatively new user to the Kemper (had it for a couple weeks now), and there are three things that really bother me, and would like to see improvements on:
- I'd like to be able to put another delay somewhere else. The delay slot is great, and there's some great options (though I don't really understand why "tap delay" is different than the other delays...), but for the "ambient" users of the world, having a second delay (or heck, a second reverb, since we're talking feature requests here) would be fantastic for the X or Mod slot. No need for a series/parallel/mix balancing, just have it straight up in series, and in mono, like any other "pedal" would be.
- And since we're on the topic of delays and reverbs - improved reverbs! I get that it's an "amp machine" and not an "effects machine," but I find the reverbs in the Kemper extremely lacking, especially for ambient sounds. The "ambient" patches are pretty poor, at best. I would really like to see some Strymon-esque shimmer reverbs in this thing. Some ambient-style "shimmer" or "ice" delays with harmonies would be nice too. I know the Kemper has the capability of handling this for sure.
- Finally, MIDI reshuffling in the performance mode. I currently have a controller that has 4 patches per bank (program change 1-4, next bank has program changes 5-8, etc.). Performance mode gives you 5 patches, which means that, for the second song, I have to use Bank 2, patches 2, 3, and 4, and Bank 3, patches 1 and 2. This is rather inconvenient. It would be nice to either say "I want only 4 patches per performance," or have the Kemper notice that, if a performance channel is empty, assign the next assigned one to the next available program change #. This would mean Song 1, if only using 4 of the 5 patches, would occupy program change 1-4, like normal. It would pick up at program change 5 on song 2. Optionally, be able to adjust, per patch, like you can in browse mode, what the MIDI program change is for it.
And while we're at it, editing rigs in performance mode is incredibly tedious. I know it's not on the roadmap, but it would be nice to have a desktop app to easily set up songs in performance mode. Doesn't even need to configure everything - just let me name things and assign rigs to individual patches and shuffle them around. I'm a software developer myself - I know it's not an easy task to just "write an application," but this would seriously escalate the Kemper to the next level to be able to set up songs in 5 minutes instead of 20.