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Quote from Jimi1983

This is showing my continued lack of sophistication. However I downloaded the new 5.0 operating system and I do not see all of the new delays people have been mentioning. I do see some new names for the delays, but not many of the ones that have been mentioned. Any advice on what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

When you are referring to "new delays" you could mean Delay Types or Delay Presets. The Types (selected via TYPE knob) must be there, because these are hardcoded in the software. The Types are what gets referred to and explained in the manuals. Presets can be created under any given name and deleted by the user. Our example and demonstration Delay Presets are not automatically imported. It requires user intervention and the user has the following options:

1. Just pressing "Factory Rigs" in System Menu. So no USB stick, no Rig Manager are even required. All Factory Content (Rigs and Presets) is included in the operating system, but hidden. This way just the current "kaos.bin" is required to update a Profiler and reset it to the current factory state including all content. If you press "Factory Rigs" in System Menu all Rigs and Presets currently not in your Profiler's Browse Pool will be added. The downside is: every Rig and preset currently not in your Browse Pool will be added. So if you had cleaned up your Browse Pool to hold just 50 Rigs, "Factory Rigs" will add 193 Rigs in one go. Same applies to Presets. So this is an all or nothing approach.

2. Delay Demonstration Presets are included in the operating system download packages of 5.0 and 5.1. Alternatively you could also separately download these from our Download Rig Pack page. You need to unzip those, copy the files with extension .kipr into the Shared folder of your USB stick and then import those. Afterwards you will find those Presets, if you turn the BROWSE knob while an Effects Module is in focus. This approach allows to pick and chose. So you could just import one single Preset, if you wanted to.

3. Rig Manager 2.0 includes Rig Packs. One Rig Pack is named "OS 5.1 Delay Update". These 107 Rigs are based on the same Delay Demonstration Presets included in the 5.0 and 5.1 upgrade packages. However, as Rig Manager cannot handle Presets yet, these Delay Presets were loaded into one Rig and then stored as complete Rigs. It just requires double clicks on those Rigs in Rig Manager to check out these Rigs with the new delay algorithms. However, you might still want to import the original Presets as described under 1 and 2, because then you could use those as building blocks to configure you own Rigs most effectively. If you imported the complete Rigs via Rig Manager, you could only use copy/paste or locking to move those delay types plus settings from one Rig to another.

Quote from LukeAZAde

Hi everyone, I hope you can help me.

A friend and I have recently set up a project studio and want to use the Kemper which has never been updated since bought.

We installed rig manager today and it said we need to update the firmware on the profiler.

We downloaded the latest kaos.bin put it on the usb stick that was in the back of the kemper (already formatted by the kemper and had relevant folders) and put it in the kemper.. Nothing.

Reboot Kemper and PC.. Nothing, no 'on screen instructions' as the PDF suggests.

Can someone help us please?

Thanks

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The simple answer is often the best: The software revision on that stick is already installed on that Profiler. Only if revisions on USB stick and Profiler differ a message will get displayed. The revision currently installed can be checked on the last page of the System Menu.

Be aware that revisions older than 1.8.2 can not be updated to current in one step. In that case you need to upgrade to 1.8.2 Release first and then take a second step to current. 1.8.2 Release software can be found on our download page under "Legacy Operating System Versions".

Generally make sure, there is only one file "kaos.bin" on that USB stick. And it needs to have the right format, so no "kaos.bin.txt" or other.

Since software revision 4.0.1 the function of those buttons (Looper, Tuner, Tap) can be configured and even switched to "off". The feature is described in the Addendum and in the Reference Manual.

Halluzination ... the option to deactivate the guitar speaker simulation for the MONITOR OUT specifically has never changed its name nor its position in the menu. It's called "Monitor Cab Off" since day one.

we don't use the terms patches nor programs at all. We consistently use the term Rig instead. Most of the terminology we use is explained right on the first pages of the Basic Manual chapter "Choosing Rigs".

After the impossible downgrade, 5.0.3 Release was still in memory. The user just restarted the Profiler and figured out that this is the current release revision, which was his original intent.

There might be temporary influences only while you are dialing those parameters, but not before and not afterwards.

In order to understand this issue ... precise terminology might help. At the beginning you are referring to Rigs, later to amps. This is a difference. You could either browse complete Rigs or just Amplifiers (or Cabinet or Stack).

Let's assume you load Rig A, then open the Amplifier Module, if you then turn the BROWSE knob, you could either select one of the Amplifier Presets available, or - and by default - use what we call Selective Browse ("From Rigs"). With Selective Browse you are scrolling through a list of Rig Names (here in brackets!!!) and are just picking the amp within those Rigs, for example Rig B. If you you then return to the Play page, the overall Rig A and its name hasn't changed except the content of the Amplifier Module is now the amp originated from Rig B. That might be where the confusion is coming from.

Quote from YaketyYak

So, nothing helps with this "digital distortion" - but where i can find OS 4.2 ???

5.0 and the delays are not causing distortion. A downgrade could just introduce compatibility issues.

I suggest, you analyze where this distortion is coming from (inputs and outputs impacted). Are all Rigs impacted ... Check your settings e. g. Lockings. as suggested. Do you experience any "red" of input or output LED. Open a support call with info and backup.

Quote from bluepowder2014

no, i had to import manually, as skoczy was saying. they were definitely not there after updating the OS.anyway, all is solved, thank god.praise be to this great community! btw, the new delays are fantastic, even on first, quick skim-through. amazing work, mr. kemper!no,

No, effect types cannot be missing. It's impossible. Only Presets need to be imported manually. Please familiarize yourself with the difference between Effect Types (TYPE knob) and Effect Presets (BROWSE knob).

Be aware, that in order to activate the Tuner via Volume Pedal's heel position a few conditions need to be met:
1. The global option "Tuner@Volume 0" needs to be activated. This option has been added in software revision 4.2.0.
2. The pedal needs to really go down to 0 in heel position. This can be an issue of calibration or the pedal itself includes a pot which allows to limit its minimum. This M-Audio pedal seems to have a switch for polarity, perhaps that is screwed. Or the Volume Pedal Range is not set to -5 in the Rig currently loaded. All these could be reasons, why the pedal doesn't go down to 0 and therefor Tuner doesn't get activated. It's very easy to check this on page Pedal Links in the System Menu. Check if the value above soft knob 3 is really 0, while your pedal rests in heel position.

This user tried to upgrade his brandnew Profiler with 5.0.3 Release preinstalled to 1.8.2 Release, which is meaningless and even not possible with Profilers manufactured recently!

It sometimes appears, that users are looking for a higher number of buttons to switch effects on/off than the number of Effects Modules there are.

The Profiler offers 8 Effect Modules. The question is, is there any Rig where it is meaningful to switch on/off each of these Modules individually incl. Reverb. The Remote offers 4 Effect Buttons, but each of these buttons could switch multiple Modules simultaneously (also inversely) and each of their assignments could vary by Rig. This should be sufficient to exhaust the practical "sound" possibilities of any Rig.

Don't forget, that the Rig Buttons could be used to trigger Morphing, when hit subsequently. If you set Rise Time and Fall Time of Morphing to 0 and morph just the Mix of Effects, this would be similar to switching effects on/off.

And the Remote allows to connect additional Dual Switches, which could assume additional switching functions globally.

Please find 5.1.0.12774 Public Beta under Operating System Beta Revisions.

Rig Manager’s 1.6 revisions are required minimum!

This operating system introduces the following new features and fixes:

Audio

added: new Pitch Shifter Delay Types Crystal Delay, Loop Pitch Delay, Frequency Shifter Delay, Dual Chromatic Delay, Dual Harmonic Delay, Dual Loop Pitch Delay, Melody Chromatic Delay, Melody Harmonic Delay, Quad Chromatic Delay, Quad Harmonic Delay (details about these pitch shifter delay types and their parameters can be found in Addendum 5.1)
fixed: anomalies of Metal DS
fixed: anomalies of Delay Mix setting at 100% (wet)
fixed: Fuzz DS potentially causing DSP outages

User Interface

changed: color coding; Pitch Shifter Delays indicated as light green, Effect Loops as pink, and Pitch Shifters as white
fixed: accidental loss of volume, when Remote starts and expression pedal is connected, which is configured as Volume Pedal
fixed: Pitch Pedal reset to 0 during Rig/Slot change, if linked to Wah Pedal or Morph Pedal (“WahPedal to Pitch”, “MorphPedal to Pitch”)

Factory Content (enclosed in software*)

added: Pitch Shifter Delay Presets embedded in operating system

* All Factory Rigs and Presets embedded in this operating system can be imported via function “Factory Rigs” in the System Settings in one go. If you prefer to import Rigs selectively, please import Pitch Shifter Delay Demonstration Preset Pack included in this upgrade package via USB stick.

We cannot guarantee that under all circumstances just pulling the power cable will never cause data integrity issues. It's never recommended with any computer.

Depending on the model (especially Profilers with built in power amps) air circulation is another aspect to take into consideration. Otherwise the built in power amp's protection against overheating might get activated.

No, that isn't possible yet.

We just published a new Rig Pack including 25 Rigs provided by Rigbusters.
"Rigbusters is a project with one goal: To catch the amazing tone of the best stompboxes out there! While everyone else was focusing on some of the best amplifiers on the planet, we thought: Stompboxes! Why don’t we profile those smooth, silky and creamy overdrives that all the guitarists love? To do that, we needed an amp sounding as clean and transparent as possible to catch the pure tone of these great OD pedals. And this is where our story begins..."

The first Performance that shows up after a restart isn't the Performance as stored and memorized, but the Performance edit buffer, which is maintained during a restart cycle. So it might reflect edits, that you did before the shut down.

We had an issue affecting that edit buffer, which should have been solved with revision 4.0.6.

We have never seen inconsistencies regarding stored Performances.

These volume issues seem to be a mixed bag of completely unrelated items:

@prsgary is reporting, that his output settings changed by itself. Outputs were suddenly unlinked from Master Volume and had extremely low level. We have never observed such a situation and it's honestly hard to imagine. Unintended load of another Output Preset could be one explanation. Just turn the BROWSE knob, while the Output Section is open and Autoload is activated and different output settings might take effect. Or restore another backup. We don't know any other way to change output settings.

@OneEng1 Pedal Volume at 0 after restart. During a restart Pedal Volume is reset to max. The level of Pedal Volume could be verified in the System Settings. Is the expression pedal really at toe position, while the volume bar is at minimum? Is it a dedicated Volume Pedal or a Wah Pedal with Volume linked to it? Is the cable intact and has it been correctly plugged in right from the start? Or are you using an expression pedal with a built in pot to limit its range like for example the Roland EV-5? Make sure, the pedal works at full range.

@Skebarist Loss of input signal looks like another issue. Is the Input LED really indicating a low input signal or could this be another Volume Pedal issue? By default the Volume Pedal Location is set to Pre Stomps, which might feel like low guitar level. Volume Pedal Location and Range could differ by Rig. Locking or unlocking the Volume Pedal might cause surprises, if suddenly different Location or Range take effect. Locking in Browse Mode and Performance Mode are separated, which could be another trap. Please check Input LED and the level of Pedal Volume in the System Settings.

@ClaudioT Master Volume behavior. Well explained by Robrecht. Master Volume doesn't follow a dB scale. If multiple outputs are linked to Master Volume one could be "under water" while Master Volume maintains the relative level amongst the linked output volumes. This is intentional.

@ewrath2 Power Amp Boost issue. Known issue, which should be fixed since 5.0.3 Release. It's mentioned in the release notes.

If you still have an issue, please open a support ticket and we approach this one by one.

... and you are connecting the FCB 1010 MIDI Out to the Profiler MIDI In and the Profiler MIDI Out to the FCB 1010 MIDI In?