Posts by thebrushwithin

Suggestion for clean and acoustic - turn off the cab.

Very tasty!

Very tasty!!!

Whenever I want to use acoustic, after finding an amp, I turn off whatever cab it has. Sounds better to me.

When I returned my Kemper to Sweetwater, they told me they sent it back to Kemper, in Germany, for service, and to expect 4 - 6 weeks for a turnaround. Are you sure yours is in Dallas?

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The UPS truck just picked it up 15 minutes ago to go back to the North American HQ of Kemper.
I have to admit that I was a bit sad to see it leave.

When I sent mine back to Sweetwater, they told me they had to send it to Germany. No mention of a North American HQ. I was told it would take 4 - 5 weeks for its return.

My unit was experiencing the same thing, and got worse. It began to have "DSP failure" on the screen, while making uncontrollable sounds, so, at the direction of support, I shipped it back to Sweetwater for repair. I was told these sounds would have been remedied by the update, but not so for my unit. Since it is an intermittent problem, I really hope they find it and fix it.

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For me there's a gap between the mainstream request for a pitch shifter with delay and the artistical skills to use it.
In simple words, why do you ask for an effect, that is so rarely used?
And why is nobody asking for a similar delay in other effects like wah, frequency shifter, distortion, phaser?

Because very few know what to ask for, as they haven't heard it yet. Because you have the vision, and have started an evolution of guitar, not the first of course, but presently the best, by giving us a faithful replica of the past( in spades ), which draws in guitarists who would normally NEVER even consider anything but tubes, pedals, and 1/4 inch jacks. i have been a 13 pin addict, even 24 pin, so these extravagant effects appeal to someone like me, but would normally be somewhat alien to a traditional guitarist. With your expertise in synthesis, you could really change the old school guitarists, who you have brought into this family. They will give a try to anything you offer, I would bet. You have the guitar world's attention. Please don't hold back. Let's go somewhere! Roland has the chops, but a terrible attitude. You interact with us, and believe me, that is SO very refreshing.
Anyway thanks for everything you have developed thus far!

CK, here is an example of delayed pitch, beautifully utilized by Allan Holdsworth, from the 2:00 mark or so...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=MAKGvEGXe-Q

Please update everyone on what support says. Thanks.

Other posts about this. Nasty static using main outs...

Many people use a Line6 Variax or a Roland Fender G5 Stratocaster. Both of these guitars have guitar modeling, and alternate tunings on the guitar itself, and then use a 1/4" standard cable to go into the Kemper.

Clean and beautiful!!!

When I say the EONs and the Mackies sound good, bear in mind, I actually tweak profiles to sound great using the Mackies, and then when played on the EONs, they translate pretty well. If I were comparing different FRFR cabs, then my experience would be different, and perhaps I would select a different pair. You know, getting a sound you hear in your head, could be done on probably any FRFR cabinet, if you program the Kemper, while using the cabinet. My only negative, when using the EONs, is I notice a G resonance. I already had both pairs of powered speakers, before I bought the Kemper, so this is what I have tweaked my profiles on. If I were starting from scratch, Electro Voice and Yamaha would probably be on my radar, as well as a Motion Sound KP-500SN, which really looks interesting, if used just for guitar and/or guitar synth. I believe you can make anything work, if you spend the time, but a certain FRFR cabinet may make tweaking go faster.

I sometimes use a pair of 10" JBL EONs, and they sound excellent. Also, the Mackie SRM450s sound great!

Wow! I hope the firmware update solves mine, as I would hate to have the soundboard replaced. I haven't used mine that much and I hope it's not defective.

+1 on option B.

Yes, it may be related to a nasty noise, when switching patches via midi, like I experienced. Support needs to be aware of this, as they are coming out soon with another firmware update to fix the noise I was getting. I had forgot to tell them that I would randomly get the noise while playing without changing patches. Please report it to support, they are very quick to respond.

Thanks! I hope it would be possible, and they are listening!

Well, wouldn't it be cool if the foot controller doubled as a non profiling Kemper? The upper row of buttons could control the profile within the controller, and the bottom row could control either a lunchbox, or a rack with a profile of choice. This would satisfy all of the requests for playing two separate profiles simultaneously. In fact, maybe you could dial up one profile on the main unit, and store it in the foot controller, then combine that sound with a second choice on the rack unit. All editing would be done on the lunchbox, or rack. add a software editor that connects to the rear USB, and design your complete setup, including KPA & KFC.
Just dreaming, perhaps, but I guarantee you, we would all be willing to shell out well over 1k, in a heartbeat! Hint, hint!!!