Posts by b_ryan

Okay....perhaps I should have clarified some stuff.

I’m not a live performer. So the question is only about if Kemper could get the “tube sound” without the Kemper itself. And here I mean by using an already made profile. Using it like a plug-in. The profiles can be made by others or Kemper themselves. But to use it at home to record. The profile itself....it’s just data, I guess. And couldn’t that be handled by a plug-in?

And how exactly does it differ in the profile making/modeling compared to the Helix and Axe FX III? I suspect that Kemper has some exclusive patented solution in the Kemper and stuff, so no one can make the exact same thing. But if the data of a profile can be handled by a computer, who is to keep other companies from stealing the profiling part and use that to create the sounds for their devices or plug-ins?

And if there isn’t anything that makes the use of already made profiles only accessible through a physical device, isn’t the Kemper partly obsolete? Isn’t the Kemper sound just us holding on to something not real, when everyone else are doing the same thing? Ain’t we then fooling ourselves?

I love my Kemper and have had it since they released the green/black toaster.

Hey there.

I don’t know if this has been discussed before. Quite possibly. Just didn’t find it by searching.

Does the Kemper really NEED the Kemper in physical form for handling the sound? I mean....a computer almost has unlimited amounts of processing power compared to the Kemper. How vital is the circuitry in the Kemper to the sound?

Is it far fetched to think that Helix and Axe FX III has its sound created in a similar way as Kemper? The whole IR thing....isn’t that the same as what the Kemper does? Sending signals through the cabinet to analyze the returning signal?

Wouldn’t it be possible to just do run it based on a computer?

You’re the man!!! You should do an entirely buzzsaw collection exclusively

Exactly. The only wish I have, is that there will be more profiles with the Boss HM-2/Eyemaster to choose from. My guitars does not respond that well on these. Some are better for my guitars than others and it also differs from guitar to guitar. So to be able to have a large selection of these would be highly appreciated . To be fair it’s pretty difficult to nail that sound apparently. I’ve not had that much success with any of the profiles with that pedal in front. Might be my guitars. But a selection of both small and larger amps to try out, would be awesome. And profiles with lots of distortion as well as light distortion.

All other profiles are great stuff for my guitars.

(EDIT): I’ve tried to use my Japan HM-2 and the Eyemaster both between the Kemper and guitar as well as in the loop. It’s like it just not gonna sound good no matter what I do and which profile I put it on. So....it’s like the Kemper doesn’t handle it that well. Or again....might be the 4 guitars I’ve tried.

Just some kind words. I bought his Mega Pack (a year ago or something). He keeps uploading new profiles etc. Once you buy this pack, you keep getting new additional profiles for free. That’s pretty amazing. I can highly recommend his Mega Pack and it’s great value for money.

Quote from PETERFR

So I think it depends in witch context you wanna use it.
On a large stage it could be you run into problems with longer usb cables (max 5 meters).

With MIDI we have no problems over 15 meter.

For home usage it would be great if we could use midi over usb because most of us have already a usb connection using RigManager.
So what I am try to say is, at the moment you need the 5 pin midi cable with audio/midi device or an midi bluetooth adapter.

It makes sense

Quote from vjelen

In your 1st post you wanted to know how to connect to the Kemper via midi. You can find this info in the Main Manual. But if you don't want to read few pages and rather spent more time with posting questions to this forum than go on.

That’s not completely true. I didn’t ask about how to connect through midi. I asked a question about something I had gotten a wrong impression about. Not a tutorial in connection through midi. Not that it matters though. I understand the idea now and I understand that I was right in the first place. That’s why I asked about the difference which was a mistake, since I was sure that midi was usable to control the Kemper.

vjelen>>> No. Because it’s probably nothing I will ever find useful in my life. I only sit at home and record, so I’m not gonna find that chapter especially necessary for my usage.

PETERFR>>> I see. I thought it sounded wrong and couldn’t believe that this couldn’t be done. I don’t experiment with midi myself. Is the 5-pin port that much more a pain in the a**, that it’s much better through the USB port?

I definitely thought that it was possible ?. I read somewhere that you can use midi to control your whole gig by using a DAW or something to send midi data out to change the lights on stage and change the guitar sound automatically. That way you never had to push a button again as a guitar player and your lights on stage also automatically would follow the song.

I guess I might be wrong. Or maybe it’s just the Kemper that cannot recieve midi data. But if the Kemper can be used with a floorboard then why can’t it be used through midi?

Okay. Just heard a different view on it and has only heard a tiny bit. And that bit sounded a lot closer than anything with involving the Kemper, that I, myself, has tried.

I’ve been searching for the same thing. I haven’t found any solution that is good enough. I have tried to buy profiles with HM-2 as well tried the free ones. As you state they don’t catch the essence very well. At least not when using My guitars. I then bought an original HM-2 and a clone (Eyemaster) to use with a profile. I tried clean profiles, crunch profiles and distorted profiles. I’ve tried the pedals in the loop and in front of the guitar. It just doesn’t sound right. I manage to get a harsh sound, but it’s no way near usable. I’ve managed to get a hint of the Swedish buzzsaw when playing a E power chord. I have tossed the towel.

Line 6 Helix has a HM-2 now. It apparently sounds quite good. Perhaps Kemper could do the same. I don’t expect them to do so though. How many would use that pedal? So why should they put a lot of work into this?

I have been wanting to make the profiles myself with my own guitars to see, if this could be the solution. BUT....I’ve have just learned that it has become very popular to use this sound again and plenty of bands are releasing music with this sound. So it has become irrelevant for me to chase this sound now. It’s nothing special now. I was too late to the party ?

Stupid me. I’ve looked all over for it and there it was all along. It’s perfect. Thanx.

hafi19>>>> I understand that you keep things organized in folders. I do too. But I also have the folder with all the downloads from prior to RM where it’s all one big pile of profiles. And I’ve bought profile packs with hundreds of profiles as well, which is in separate folders. I really don’t see why you would prefer to scroll through a folder to find the marker if you could just see the profile in use right away. What happens if you have 10 folders with 100 profiles each and you need to find out which profile is in use and you have been messing around inside RM? Then what? You cannot remember the specific folder the profile came from. Then what?

Anyway....as I stated in my first post, I might have overlooked something. And I have. It’s present all the time. I do think that Kemper has done this because it makes sense.

Yes....but you still need to scroll to find it. When scrolling through about 600 profiles or whatever it just takes time to find exactly what you are talking about. That’s what I mean. Why do I have to search for it when in the bottom of the RM, the profile name could be written?

I ask for an easy way to see the name of the profile in use so I don’t have to search for it, if I have been scrolling around in RM. What is difficult to comprehend? When you’ve selected a profile, you never go through different folders or anything to get you away from the particular folder where it is highlighted? I ask because I find it annoying to spend time to go over the folder to find the profile in use. It would be awesome to just be able to see the name all the time. Like on the screen of the Kemper.

Where do I find the name of the profile in use in RM? I can’t seem to see the name anywhere in RM. I have to scroll through profiles to find the one with a little icon by it’s side. It would be nice to be able to just see the name of the profile in use. I have to add, that my Kemper is on tuner mode.....always. So I cannot just look at the Kemper. I can just switch the Kemper away from tuning mode. But my Kemper is placed a bit away from my work space and I find it annoying to have to switch just to switch back again. I know.....1. world problems . I just find it really cool to always have the tuner right there to glance at when using the tuner to tune between each recording. And sometimes I work in different projects or have been away for a few days and can get confused about which profile I hear. And if I audition new profiles back and forth and scroll away and have to get back to the next profile in line to audition. If I cannot remember which profile I stopped at I will have to kinda guess where I got to on the list and scroll to find the icon.....or of course switch the Kemper away from tuner mode. It would just be far more convenient for me to be able to see the profile name somewhere. I might have overlooked something.

I am a Cubase and Windows guy.

- But have you added and configured the s/pdif inputs in Logic? I’ve had a lot of issues myself.

- Have you selected the right output from the Kemper? Which output do you use?

- Have you selected s/pdif instead of internal on the software of the Saffire Pro 14?

- Have you selected the same sync clock on the Kemper and in the software of the Saffire Pro 14?

And if you manage to get the sound through, you have to lower the level coming from the clean channel of the Kemper, so you don’t hear both at the same time. You do that in the software of the Saffire Pro 14. Two channels will be playing. One side is the dry signal and the other is the wet signal. Thun down the volume of the dry signal.

That’s pretty much all the controbution I’m able to deliver. Hope you get it fixed.

Maybe a Kemper Mini that cannot do the profiling but only for the people who download profiles and uses RM. I could see some people using this.

Jeff>>>> Awesome. Thanx buddy. Thank you both.

No worries. You have given me something to investigate

Ingo>>> For reamping? . I understand recording like this. That makes sense.

I only solo the selected DI track and the track for the reamped signal. But yes....some of the other DI tracks still have S/pdif assigned as in/out, but they are muted. I guess that S/pdif is active anyway on those tracks and therefore send all DI tracks (those with S/pdif still assigned as output) to the Kemper and mess up my reamped signal.