I think I've got my KPA long enough for being able to list the features and changes I'd like to see in future firmware upgrades, so here it goes:
1. More dirt pedals: particularly variations on fuzz face and big muff with more tweakability so we can shave off some of the top or low end or tame the gain so they respond better to playing dynamics. A more accurate model of a tubescreamer or one of its variations would be very useful too. [EDIT: Partially contemplated (Green Screamer) since beta 1.6 released 10-Jan-13]
2. A simple pitch detune/shift/whammy: no need for anything fancy right now, I firmly believe that the addition of those 3 variations of pitch fx would satisfy plenty of current and potential customers.
3. S/PDIF slaving and 48kHz support: goes without saying, this would allow me to use the S/PDIF out of my KPA with my Eleven Rack which would be great for recording. Also it seems a lot of people records at 24bit/48kHz so that might also boost sales.
4. Faster patch switching time. I find the current ~100ms to be too long for my live applications, I would love if that figured could be cut in half (maybe performance mode will take care of that)
5. MIDI Clock behavior: currently if the KPA senses the presence of MIDI clock it automatically turns tempo ON for a rig if you're editing it and does not allow the user to turn it off. I think tempo should only be used if the user specifically turned it on. Also it would be even better if each time based effect parameter would be split in tempo sync (2, 1, 1/1 dotted, etc, OFF) and time/frequency, which would reflect the tempo sync parameter value in relationship with the rig tempo (which could be set manually or by MIDI clock), and if the effect tempo sync parameter was set to OFF then its time/frequency parameter could be freely adjusted.
6. Speaker breakup parameter in the cabinet section: would mimic the behavior of speaker breakup, and my suggestion is that it can be set to 0.0-10.0 but still change dynamically so it depending on the setting it would increase depending on how hard one picks the strings.
7. Internal rig management: ability to delete all but the currently selected rigs filter (user, last imported, favorites), ability to export only the currently selected rigs filter. [EDIT: Done since beta 1.6 released 10-Jan-13]
8. Mix parameter for distortion pedals: in order to mimic some pedals which have that feature.
9. Variac parameter in the amp section: default at <0.0>, would turn the amp brighter and more aggressive if turned clockwise, and spongier and smoother when turned counterclockwise.
10. A high resolution reverb for complex and detailed ambiance effects (like the space designer in Logic), and a spring reverb, even at the cost of DSP limitation of simultaneous effects.
11. While I know a ducking delay is already in beta (and that's VERY appreciated), I would also love to see Kemper's take on a tape delay.
12. I'm aware that the ability to choose tonestacks is in the works, but while you're at it, I'd love that the tone controls would be made to sound a bit more "natural"; currently they sound a bit too "precise" to my ears if that makes any sense. In a tube amp there are leaks and interations of all kinds between tone controls so they're are far from being perfect, but I for one happen to like that.
Well there you have it, for now I think this is it, I'll keep this thread alive with more suggestions/requests as I think of them.
Cheers,
Deny