Thanks for the kind words,
My kpa arrived one week ago, i'm starting to read the fabulous manual
Any advice about how to correctly set the clean and disto sense parameters for a strat, a les paul, a jtv variax ?
What are the values you set ?
Laurent
Thanks for the kind words,
My kpa arrived one week ago, i'm starting to read the fabulous manual
Any advice about how to correctly set the clean and disto sense parameters for a strat, a les paul, a jtv variax ?
What are the values you set ?
Laurent
Thanks a lot for the kind words !!
Keep in mind that it is not a professional tool, simply a potential solution to edit tags while waiting for an official one that will certainly come one of these days, this is my personal feeling
By the way, I should deliver a last version allowing to perform some MIDI program assignments (but limited to 96 programs)
The tests are not yet finished, but creating or changing a MIDIAssignments.xml file in a backup allows when restoring it to have rigs arranged in the desired order.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/MIDIAssignments.png
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/MIIAssignments-1.png
Then, I think I should soon play more guitar...:)
Laurent
Hmm, are you planning to spend time playing with your toy in the closet ?
Oui, soit le bienvenu sur ce forum.
Felicitations pour le retard de 3H !!
Pourvu que ca ne t"arrive pas tous les jours.
Laurent
Hi All,
The following is related to the use of a midi foot controller:
I noticed that in some user backups, there is in the root directory (same level than "Rigs"), a file MIDIAssignments.xml
that seems to be the Backup of the MIDI Program Change map
Having a look at this file, it is made of several "slots".
Each slot has a number , a program name, and an associated rig file
Normally it should be possible to create from your pc/mac several files like this one, let's take for example : set1.xml, set2.xml, rock_rigs.xml, high_gain_rigs.xml, ... so that when copying high_gain_rigs.xml for example to MIDIAssignments.xml in the backup and then restoring it from the kemper, all high gain rigs should be available from the midi foot controller.But this is supposition
This is what I would like to test this, and if successful, to integrate such file generation in the "Basic Rig Tags Extractor/Editor"
That's why I 'm searching for people willing to test this, if you are interested, PM me
Thank you,
Laurent
Edit : first test performed by lbarrington:
passed with a midi foot controller, the rigs follow the same order than the one described in this xml file
Trying to create an html document instead of readme.txt
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.html
Let me know if it works for you,
Thanks,
Laurent
By the way ,as i don't own a kpa i'm still searching for testers to.. test a new feature, linked to midi programs assignment,
a midi foot controller is necessary for the test, send me a PM if you are interested.
There is no danger, only trying to add/change a text file into a backup and import it.
Hi,
I don't own a kemper yet, so here are some questions for you:
Q1 - When performing a backup from the kemper, is the usb stick content erased before ?
In other words : can i perform a backup on a usb stick that already contains an other backup without loosing it ?
Q2 - Can the "Rigs" directory contain sub directories or only .kipr files ?
Q3 - I noticed in some user backups a file called MIDIAssignments.xml : is it used to arrange rigs ?
Or is it used only when connecting a midi controler ?
Thanks a lot,
Laurent
For those who are interested, I created a new version here :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.zip
I added a menu entry to force amp name tag (to be used only when amp source, amp model and amp channel tags follow some conditions as explained in the readme file) , the main window size was reduced for some tablet owners.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/readme.txt
As an example you will find :
1 - An archive containing renamed rigs (and amp name tags)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/example2.zip
2 - The corresponding excel sheet
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/example2.xlsx
Please let me know if this version works for you,
Laurent
Here are some examples of processed rigs : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/renamed_rigs.zip
After uncompressing the archive, the rigs should be put on a usb stick and imported into the kpa.
The rig file names follow this model : Rig_[rig author]_[rig name]_[amp name]_[cabinet name]_.kipr
It is a mix of several rigs i could find on the forum
The rigs amp names follow this model: (Amp source)_(Amp model)_(Amp_channel)_G(Amp gain) so that if you sort them by amp name, you should get all amps grouped by source (manufacturer)
Of course, i had to shorten some tags in order to get such amp names (see some examples below)
I don't know if it is useful for everybody but I thought it would fit my needs, it is not delivered yet with the tool
Waiting for some feedback,
Laurent
Amp source tags
Fender -> FEN
Marshall -> MAR
....
Amp model tags
Princeton -> PTON
Bassman -> BMAN
Amp channel tags
Clean -> CL
Crunch -> CR
...
sorted amp names
FEN_57 TWIN_CR_G6.8
FEN_59BMAN_CR_G2.6
FEN_59BMAN_CR_G3.3
FEN_65 PTON_NA_G2.4
...
MAR_JCM900_DIRT_G6.2
MAR_JMC2550_CR_G4.4
MAR_JMC2550_CR_G4.4
MAR_JMC2550_LD_G8.6
MAR_JMC2550_LD_G8.6
MAR_JMP_CH1_G6.8
...
Hi Neil,
Today the tool allows to :
- extract the tags
- edit the tags
- save them to kipr rig files
- browse directories containing rig files
- generate a csv file, containing the tags of all kipr files, that can be edited in excel
- read the previously generated excel sheet and write all tags found into the corresponding kipr files
- rename kipr files following this model : Rig_(Rig author)_(Rig name)_(Amp name)_(Cab name).kipr
it does not perform any sort, i preferred to let all sort functions to excel , that is much powerful
It doesn' t delete rigs from the kemper, the generated files must be put on a usb stick and imported from the kemper
I will soon propose a new version of the tool that will force (it will be an option) the amp name tag following this model :
Amp name = (Amp source)_(Amp model)_(Amp channel)_(Amp gain)
so that sorting rigs by amp names, you will see these 3 parameters
The amp name tag is limited to 20 char so it will work only under some conditions, this is why it will be an option
for example : MAR_JCM800_OD1_G33 :
- source : Marshall
- model:jcm800
- channel:OD1
- gain:3.3
The main problem today with rigs coming from rig exchange is that there is no rule to add tags, so that it is a mess
For example, for marshall amps, you can find for amp name tag (when it is filled) : jcm800,mar,mars, marsh,marshal, marshall, marshall JCM800
Same thing applies to all tags
I hope this helps,
Laurent
Hi,
Yes i know it is too complicated, but i am not a software guy, so i didn't find yet an easier solution (yet) .
I just spent some free time on it, it doesn't intend to replace any official product, just a temporary solution
If you can let me know what is your configuration (pc, mac, windows xp, windows7,...) i can try to find an
easier solution (for you) when i'm back from vacation.
Thank you,
Laurent
New version pushed under dropbox :
- some cosmetic changes
- Empty tags are set to "NA" for Not Available
- Tags are written with capital letters in csv files ( and thus in rig files when "Batch process a csv file" is used )
For those who are interested, I tested using a bundle called "Kemper the best of profiles" found on the forum, the resulting rigs are here:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…0best%20of%20profiles.zip
The corresponding excel sheet can be found here : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…best%20of%20Profiles.xlsx
L
IDLE is the integrated development environment that comes when installing python on windows
the "open with IDLE" option should appear when right cliking on the kpa_tag_inspector.py file
if it doesn't, choose "open with...", then select the python .exe file
you should then be able to launch the tool by double clicking on kpa_tag_inspector.py
i will add this in the readme file
i hope this will help
thank you
laurent
i started to develop a tag editor, it has few features but you should be able
to extract, edit tags from rig files
it is far from being perfect and still under test, but if you want to try it,
it is available , see "introduce yourself" part of the forum
laurent
some cosmetics changes and clean-up of useless items in some lists
The dropbox links remain the same :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.zip
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…tor-Mac-OSX10.7.4.app.zip
Readme file (installation and description) : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/readme.txt
An example of generated excel sheet from "Kemper the best of Profiles.zip" (sorted by Rig author) :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…best%20of%20Profiles.xlsx
Some pictures :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/editor1.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/editor2.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/editor5.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/excel.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/kpatest1.JPG
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/pictures/kpatest2.JPG
Laurent
Thanks HeavyPick ,
version updated to 1.0.3 to fix the problem + some cosmetic changes, same dropbox links :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.zip
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…tor-Mac-OSX10.7.4.app.zip
Laurent
Hi HeavyPick,
Thanks a lot for the feedback,
I tried to fix the regression ,I updated the following links :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.zip
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…tor-Mac-OSX10.7.4.app.zip
Please let me know if it fixes the problem from your side.
Laurent
i removed some remaining tabs in the code that could cause some problems
for pc users
I pushed the changed code here : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887749/kpa_tag_inspector.zip
For Mac OSX10.7.4 users, I also generated a new .app that should open the main window when double clicking on it
it is here :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…tor-Mac-OSX10.7.4.app.zip
when installing python, choose version 2.7.x and not version 3 !
Desperately waiting for feedback,
Laurent
Update : For Mac OSX 10.7.4 users, I generated a .app that is available here :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74887…tor-Mac-OSX10.7.4.app.zip
Uncompress it and copy it into your Applications directory
Works fine on my mac, could not test on other macs, feedback welcome, let me know
if it works for you
When double clicking on this kpa_tag_inspector.app, it starts but i don't know why the window gets iconified,
close to other programs such as safari, mail,... so you should find it and one left click on it should open the window.
Laurent