Posts by OneEng1

Quote from Ingolf

Press LOCK and while pressed press the slot with the pure boost in it (x slot is recommended). Done.
To review what's locked simply press LOCK and check what slots light up.

Got it. Thanks!

I was looking for a soft menu that said "Lock"

Quote from Joptunes

Sonically the sound should be the same from the headphone output and the main outs. Unless you have some different EQ set at the output or using the space feature. Check the output section and see if the main out EQ is flat etc.

But going through a PA will definitely color the sound in some way. It really depends on the quality/brand of PA that is being used, as well as the room the PA is in, volume etc. lots of variables when you add the PA into the mix. No pun intended

Sean

Sean,

Thanks for the reply. At home I have a small ZED 10Fx I will run into from the mains to more completely resemble my setup with my full FOH.

I use a pair of DSR112's over PRX618S-XLF's and a Behringer X32 Rack for my mixer. The system sounds very good and relatively flat on DJ and Karaoke material, so my thought was that it would sound fairly flat for my Kemper.

The Headphones are Sennheiser HD280 Pro (64ohm). They are perhaps a little light on the bass if anything.

On our giging rig I use IEM's where we have Furman HDS wired systems into Shure E215's. I didn't have time to do recording and playback at last practice, but am going to go back this week and use some old recordings to play along with to see how the patches sound in the mix. Normally, the X32 is pretty transparent. What you put in, comes out. The speakers are setup a bit bass heavy (we play classic and modern rock and I like the kick and bass to punch).

On the pure boost. I found it (thanks). How do I "lock" it so that it will occupy this slot for all my rigs? That is exactly what I would like to do! Thanks!!!

Quote from lars11

Both.
Mostly I change slots for songs. But on some slots I kick inn effects, mostly Boost for lead fills, somtimes to add a delay, asn sometimes harmonizer.
Have stomps on upper and slots on lower. All stomps are on same location in each slot so I can add/remove effect if needed.
Dont use Performance Mode but have set midi channels so it works the same way on browser mode. Dont like Preformance mode since it changes some when I press bank up or down. In browser mode it dosen't change sound until I press a slot in any bank.
Banks are set slot 1 clean sound, 2 chrunch sound, 3 drive sound, 4 clean/crunch lead, 5 drive lead. Som banks the sound are near dry and some have more effects.

Use FCB1010 witk Uno4Kemper.

This...

I am still working on getting things setup well, but this is the path I am on.

I don't think I will have the need for too many different performance slots, and like you, I intend on keeping a standard lineup of what level of gain is in each position.

What works good for you to boost into leads, and how do you set this up? I am new to the Kemper but am learning quickly. Thanks!

Quote from nightlight

Did the OP just change from OneEng to OneEng1? How did that happen? Is that supposed to happen?

Welcome to the forums! Which is the real you?

I signed up as "OneEng", asked how to upgrade my account to an owner after I received my Kemper, and still haven't figured it out. Since I wanted to start downloading and trying out some of the great free profiles here, I ended up making a new account as "OneEng1".

Both are me

I would be happy to ditch the new one if I could figure out how to put my SN into the old one and have access as a KPA owner!

On with the review:

Well, practice was a mixed bag. Some things simply sounded great, others were either too loud, or too quiet .... or just didn't sit in the mix properly.

Sigh ....

I also received my Uno4Kemper chip just before practice, but decided not to tempt fate I just installed and tested it tonight and it appears to work fine and has all the features I would expect from a dedicated foot controller.

I need to figure out how to get a boost of ~4-6db for leads. I could always just have another position within a performance, but I would prefer to simply add a boost to my output chain and be able to boost any patch I am playing on in a pinch for a lead. Any thoughts? I know I can get the floor controller so that I can use the top row of switches to turn on/off the 4 output control assignments. Can I put a boost into the output?

Another issue I had was that through my headphones, and through the headphone jacks out to speakers, the kemper had a high frequency edge to it. I rolled off of the treble on my guitar and strayed from patches with too many highs in them.

When I hooked up the XLR main outputs to my full PA, the patches were kind of dulled out a bit. The good news was that using my bridge pickup solo sounded great! Very cutting sound with no harshness. The bad news was that without being on my bridge pickup, things were a bit washed out.

My plan is to clean up my performances a bit (my volume levels between patches needs some work which wasn't obviouswhen playing by myself, but that was pretty clear when playing with the band). I have a multi-track of the band and plan on going back next week early and spending a couple of hours jamming with the virtual band and adjusting my volume levels between tracks, and in the mix.

Is there a different tone you get between the head phone output and the main L/R output?

As an aside, last night was the first time I have ever ran a guitar rig stereo ..... I always thought it was silly. Some of the clean patches were fantastic in stereo in our IEM's. The intro to "Kryptonite" was simply fantastic using a tweaked version of "Chorused Surface". Just lots of WOW. Also the cleans I used on "Slide" were a big hit.

The heavy patches need some work go make them sit in the mix better. I need to get a handle on the eq on my new rig.

Brought the VHT home. Sure is a nice looking head ..... and pretty darned heavy too!

Another night playing around with my performance setup.

Man! After you weed yourself down to a group of amps that are in your taste range, it is just hard not to like them all!

I just don't see how it is going to be possible for me to decide on a single patch from each genre. There are several in each range of gain that are uniquely just fantastic.

First practice with the kemper tomorrow, first gig at the end of the month.

Still waiting on the Uno4Kemper to arrive.

Quote from whippinpost91850

Welcome OneEng, Hope your fingers heal soon, but probably not poosible

Thanks! Eventually, they will toughen up again and it will be like I am 18 again

Ok, maybe my fingers will play like I am 18 again. Perhaps hoping the rest of me reverts to my 18 year old self just because I now have a Kemper is putting the bar just a little too high

Loving on the TwoRock amp profile!!! I also downloaded my first amp from the free exchange. A clean which sounded simply fantastic!

Wow. Just .... Wow!

I have practice on Tuesday. I will be putting the Kemper into service at practice for the first time with the band. I will be bringing my VHT rig home and putting it up on eBay (I already sold my 4x12 cab, just my 2x12, VHT 50 ST and Digitech 2120 left in my old rig).

I will be kind of sad to see it go. It has been a rock solid rig for me for around 15 years. My heart will miss it, but my back won't!