Posts by Desiato

Quote from ckemper

This behaviour is done in purpose.

When you edit your performance and switch by hand, then the slots get stored all at once, after the performance.
On a live performance (switched by midi) the sounds are reset, when you call them, so they start fresh, as in the browser mode.

The clock setting is a different issue. We have yet to implement a tempo that is common to all slots of a performance.

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I really like the fact that the rig settings go back to original when you hit that rig midi switch. It allows for some great flexibility.

I would not want a tempo common to all slots of a performance. That is too stifling.

Thanks Mr. Kemper!

Quote from crankyrayhanky

What are people using for mid cable? The only dual cable I found is about 10 feet which is quite short (looks like the same one as the pic ^)
Should I just buy 2 singles at 20-30 feet and duck tape it up?

That's what I had to do, Ray. It's that or splurge for a pedalsnake.

Quote from burningyen

Yep, this is why I still bring my RP355 (and a backup guitar, and extra cables) to every gig.

LOL My backup for years was an RP250 and Crate Power Block.

Wow, that was great. Not what I was expecting at all.

Cool new cover and avatar!

Quote from Guitartone

For $150 you can get a brand new FCB1010, plus 16 Euros for the KPA UNO chip, and it's perfect.

This.

It's cheap, easy to set up, and has great switching options.

Got my EPROM on Friday, configured it Saturday, and took it to rehearsal today. It's great! I'll be gigging it this weekend.

Quote from whippinpost91850

Desiato, If you want to check out the CLR PM me , I'm in Holly, Mi

Thanks! PM sent.

Welcome back!

I made the same journey you did. I got my Kemper about 18 months ago, and I sold it and went through several tube amps. But now that I am back, I am so glad to be here. The KPA sounds amazing, and I have all my old amps (profiles) back, and it's great!

I don't know of any profiles of PRS amps. But I'm not surprised. I don't think they really offer anything unique tone-wise.

Now, before I create a flame situation, you should know I am a HUGE PRS fan. I think their guitars exceed any other big company's guitars, even their custom shop. I met Paul a few weeks ago at a clinic he did at Motor City Guitar in the Detroit area. I love his guitars (I play them exclusively), and while some of his USA line of amps can sound very good, they are really reminiscent of good old Marshall amps. That's not a bad thing - it's just not unique.

A well-made set of profiles from a great vintage Marshall JMP should cover most of what you could get from a PRS amp.

Quote from joerch

Although I understand that it's not really pleasant to think of the KPA turning its volume to zero or to half the volume, there's no need to panick. This has been reported several times before and so far it hasn't stirred up much attention among other users. Also this happens relatively scarcely. I have only had this once every three or four months or so - so keep cool. Also the (new?) soft button solution is an easy way out of the trap in a live situation.

I'm sorry, but even using the numbers you state, that's completely unacceptable for professional gigging equipment. Your amp going silent onstage during a show is pretty much the definition of why you would panic about gear.

And the soft button solution only works in SOME of the reported incidents. Not all of them. And even if it did, it still wouldn't be acceptable. This is supposed to be pro gear.

Quote from troynova

125 banks! in performance mode

Oops, you're right! I was mixing up 128 rigs in Browser mode and dividing it with 5 slots per bank in Perform mode. And it's 1 am here

Quote from troynova

First you need to decide if you want to use Browse Mode of performance mode.

In browse mode you can have 128 midi rigs assignments.

In performance mode you can Have 125 banks with 5 rig slots in each bank/song.

Select performance mode bank then browse to a rig you want do this for as many slot you need for a song then save

you can edit a rig in performance mode by selecting the rig slot and pushing the the rig button.

In browse mode you need to assign MIDI# to a rig.

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Good description. I'm sure it was just a typo, but Performance Mode has 25 banks, not 125.

Also, once you get in Performance mode, you choose the slot you want your profile to be in by moving the highlight via the left or right "Rig" button on the lower right side of the KPA. Once you choose the slot location in the proper bank, use the Browse knob to find the rig you want to save, then press the Store button several times (pausing at each screen to make sure everything is correct). Once it's saved, you're done.

Wow, this is scary bad news for gigging musicians with the KPA (and I'm one of them).

I had this happen to me at home, but I assumed it was because I was scrolling through profiles too fast.

Please, please, PLEASE fix this Mr. Kemper. I have a gig this weekend and I'm a little afraid to use my KPA for the show.

I really appreciate Ingolf and Gunter for your time and effort doing this shoot out. I am in the process of choosing a FRFR cab, and your experience and perspective here are very valuable to me.

Thanks so much!

Quote from Deny

My real tube amp and preamps do this "quacky wah wah" sound, which i a few words is what my tone chase is all about. You will find that Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are fans of the aforementioned quacky tone (no, they don't use a wah all the time), which is produced by multiple gain stages and tone shaping circuits. It also takes careful adjustment of the amp and pedals so the rig will respond like this to picking dynamics.

The Kemper is the ONLY device that I know of capable of reproducing this behavior, which IMHO places it at the top of the modeling/profiling food chain.

So this isn't a defect, it's a feature - and a quite awesome one at that.

I agree, unless it's too much of a good thing. Then it starts to sound like a cocked wah, which can be fatiguing to hear, imo.

Quote from waraba

This is criminal !!! In France you'll have ended in Jail , except if you were older than 75 , elder people use to to dilute their wine.

LOL

Quote from joerch

I have mentioned this several times in different threads and using slightly different words. But I am a 100 % with you. Although the definition parameter is a very nice option, it can easily be exaggerated and result in a tone that might first be tempting, but then - after a while - I come to realise that it has to be used very carefully (at least if your goal is to get a "natural" sounding guitar amp sound).

I wholeheartedly concur.

It's like using a wah wah - it sounds great, and it cuts through the mix, but after awhile you need to back off all those mids.

Welcome to a world of great guitar tones!

Sweet.