What would be your killer feature for a Kemper 2 ?

Quote from V8guitar

Just a bit of clarity on my flippant comment...and yes TBH it was flippant, I meant it in a light hearted way but there is a point...

I have NO issue with people wanting new stuff, even if I don't need it, its all progress. I have limited interest in USB and LP but was still excited they brought it out.

I have NO issue with people putting forward their ideas, as long as they take the scrutiny from others in the right spirit.

This is where the "fan boy" labelling often comes from, which I find incredibly annoying.

So what is my point then?

The background here is that Kemper, like any other company has limited resources and there are physical constraints e.g. I'd like a unit with 300 footswitches all very accessible on a foot pedal the size of a matchbox - clearly breaks the laws of physics and so would be a waste of words requesting it.

So, when someone wants a particular "niche" solution, it "competes" for that development time with other ideas and hence should be discussed as its the "masses" that should win the dev time, not the individual. So raise the request for discussion.

Note: this is not aimed at you but some others have failed to understand that Kemper does not exist just for them.

I think even Christophe hinted that he saw no need for Liquid profiles but that his customer base really wanted it, so he felt it was worth the investment.

The KPA will never solve all problems, it will always be a compromise, as it serves both live and studio use.

I challenge some of the studio requests because it seems counter productive. For example dual amps - in the studio I think this is not so important. Why? easier to multi track and you then have full blend control, which you can also adjust in mix down. Live - I feel a simpler sound is more effective for cutting through a band....now both of these statements are very sweeping and of course don't suit everyone but I'm making the point that its not just about adding toys, I want lasting upgrades with real value - not gimmicks.

USB solution - it is fairly basic, I don't think intended to replace a serious studio interface. I don't think they aim to put Focusrite out of business and hence should just provide the simple ability to record guitar into a computer. Many of the audio limitations BTW are Microsoft/Apple.

So no intention to bash ideas, just asking people have a wider think about why they really need it.

Hope that makes sense.

BTW - I like your idea of separate software although I know this takes Kemper down a very different path in relation to plugins etc.

Display More

All you just wrote makes perfect sense

Quote from Wheresthedug

I agree that the USB audio feature isn’t much use for recording as I have a decent MOTU interface with multiple ins and outs. However, there are two areas where it is killer. One is on the go quick ideas with a laptop or iPad without the need to have another interface with you. The other (much more interesting to me personally) is the ability to run Roxsyn and Midi Guitar 2 on my iPad with the Kemper. Imcan aslso see live uses for guys who trigger the odd sample or intro music from a laptop or iPad live.

That’s where I have found a great use for USB audio. I can easily plug an iPhone, or iPad into the kemper and immediately have all the great audio programs that are available for that platform like midi get 2 and Roxsyn as well as the free TONEX plug-in. I use a cheap $20 Pedal to control the balance between the two units and I can easily achieve dual amp set ups, and all kinds of crazy effects. Awesome for live use!

1) Dual (stereo) paths like Helix and Fractal, for powerful dual amp and ambient effects.
2) Improved profiling (the hw should be capable of doing this based on what CK has said several times). Kemper is amazing but is marginally bettered in terms of accuracy now by Quad Cortex.
3) Synth emulation w/ midi (this would be absolutely stellar, and put the Kemper in a field almost entirely on it's own imo)
4) Functionality and usability improvements for writing/creating, possibly via the software UI, so that looping and DAW integration is more seamless.
5) Better "one-click" scene type editing and switching (again a la Helix and Fractal). Instead of saving custom versions of profiles and adding them to performances, introduce the concept of profile "scenes" (or whatever you want to call them), and allow them to be switched seamlessly whilst remaining within the same profile in a performance.

Quote from rugenboyarnya

1) Dual (stereo) paths like Helix and Fractal, for powerful dual amp and ambient effects.
2) Improved profiling (the hw should be capable of doing this based on what CK has said several times). Kemper is amazing but is marginally bettered in terms of accuracy now by Quad Cortex.
3) Synth emulation w/ midi (this would be absolutely stellar, and put the Kemper in a field almost entirely on it's own imo)
4) Functionality and usability improvements for writing/creating, possibly via the software UI, so that looping and DAW integration is more seamless.
5) Better "one-click" scene type editing and switching (again a la Helix and Fractal). Instead of saving custom versions of profiles and adding them to performances, introduce the concept of profile "scenes" (or whatever you want to call them), and allow them to be switched seamlessly whilst remaining within the same profile in a performance.

I presume you’ve seen the morph feature?

Quote from Morph

I presume you’ve seen the morph feature?

Oh here we go again, just because you’ve got a feature named after you……….no need to rub it in 🤣

Quote from Morph

I presume you’ve seen the morph feature?

Yeah, and morphing has it's own use case, which is really cool because you can blend etc. The fact that morphing already exists made me think why not extend it to work in the same way that other modelers do it, so that you can switch between multiple settings "scenes" using the footswitch or whatever. This is more of a user interface change than a core functionality change, really.

Quote from Morph

I presume you’ve seen the morph feature?

You mean something like this?

Kemper 2 should just be a FM3/HX Stomp sized unit. 3 buttons and a few knobs. I'm fine with a hundred rig slots.

Quote from Wheresthedug

Oh here we go again, just because you’ve got a feature named after you……….no need to rub it in 🤣

You’ve just got lean into it 😎

Quote from Antipodes

You mean something like this?

External Content www.youtube.com

Content embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.

Display all external content

Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.

That’s awfully bice 😀

Quote from Morph

That’s awfully bice 😀

Oh come on! That's worth seeing just for the Bones Malone solo.

Quote from b80plays

Kemper 2 should just be a FM3/HX Stomp sized unit. 3 buttons and a few knobs. I'm fine with a hundred rig slots.

Please no 🙏 That would literally be my idea of hell.

Sadly, the most I can come up with is a nice color screen ;).

Of course, I never knew I needed LP either!

Being able to run two independent signals that either share the STACK section of being able to have TWO Stack Sections and being able to split or mix Either Stack and effects chain.

ALSO an UPDATE for MODS and PITCH effects.

Thanks!

If there really were plans for a K2 (I don't believe for one filthy second there are, but...) really the most killer K2 feature for me would be "Helix", with all its hardware variations from rack to stomp. In 2015 Helix came out. Basically everything that has been asked for a K2 in this forum, so far, is in there, except Kemper's glorious amp tone. So, for me it's easy to imagine the perfect Kemper Stage 2 (both ways!). But to be honest, after many adaptations I am so happy with my current pedalboard solution with a stage and a few more things on it now, that I can easily wait. If you even want to call that waiting. I rather believe that we will see a new Line6 product very much sooner.

Quote from b80plays

Kemper 2 should just be a FM3/HX Stomp sized unit. 3 buttons and a few knobs. I'm fine with a hundred rig slots.

FM3 and Helix stomp are a limited version of their big brothers (less dsp, less slots, less possibilities, less switches)...

You are waiting for a Kemper stomp in fact

Quote from Alienator

If there really were plans for a K2 (I don't believe for one filthy second there are, but...) really the most killer K2 feature for me would be "Helix"

What do you mean ?

I had a helix LT before ; i don't miss anything

Quote from Steve5478

What do you mean ?

I had a helix LT before ; i don't miss anything

I don't think I understand your question. Feature requests are not about you alone, of course. I, personally, did not really "miss" Liquid profiles until they were officially introduced (well not quite true as I (and others) requested them years ago). As I said: almost all the main requested features, here in this feature request thread, that I regard as "important" for a next generation Kemper, already exist in the Helix. So, for me, look at the Helix and you have the perfect K2, if you put Kemper's Profiling technology in there, IMHO. Could you add more or improve even the features in the Helix? Yes of course.

Exactly what i thought ; some things are not important for me....

The question was to know more precisely what YOU need in the Kemper that the Helix brings ?