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Quote from Lash

That's why I use a midi foot controller on stage and my midi change numbers match my rig number/name so midi 01 changes to 01Hello

I have a Roland FC 200 and I now managed to have 4 rigs under the corresponding switches.: No1 = self made rig 1, No2 = self made rig No2 aso.
Explaining:
- midi out FC 200 to midi in KPA
- press 1 on FC 200
- browse on KPA to desired sound
- press knob SYSTEM
- press STORE and DONE!

But with this midicontroller you only can call up the total sound...no switching off or switching on other effects within the rig..right? I guess this is only possible with something like a Voodoo lab Ground control or maybe a Kemper controller (if the last one allready is on the market...)

I saw a topic:

Best Blues profiles
but I can't reply to it. I see that in several cases. What do I miss here?

Quote from Ingolf

Well, for one give that rig a unique name in browser mode, like '01 xxmodified rig'.
In performance mode, of course you will find this rig while scrolling.
Now you only need to place that rig in a slot and save the performance.

Thank you so much for your effort to show how it is done So a rig is a complete collection of everything you need to get a desired sound:
amp and effects. The manual says that the signal starts with the input, but that's locked. Then comes the STOMPS block. But I thought it would be more logical to start with the amps block in section 2 (together with a desirable cab and EQ) and then move on to the effect section on the right. Finally, should I worry about the settings in OUTPUT?

BTW, I see that it still takes you some time to reach for 01HELLO. On stage I guess this is not an option and a (Kemper?) controller would make things easier...?

Quote from Ingolf

You cannot browse to a song. You browse to a performance.
At first the profilier attempts to name a slot after the rig.
Is that what you mean?

I'll try again:
I'm in Browser mode. There's a sound I have made (and probably have overwritten a previous one....later on I will do a factory reset when I know how to deal with everything...)

To get that sound I press the blinking right button (load) above the screen.
Now I want to save this as a rig..
I press on the blinking button Store (left to the screen) and press Store as (above the screen)
A black screen on the left says: Store Rig
So I press again on the blinking button Store.
In Perform mode there's no sign of this rig. In Browser mode it takes me quite some time scrolling through all presets to find me that rig.... not convenient on stage...

And just one example of how to do everything in the right order would do the trick (or maybe I'm gettin' to old for this... )

Quote from Laurens

The Harly EL84 is a really nice one indeed.
I personally also like the Fluff Gemini Clean for jazz, but it's totally not a Jazz amp usually. Just does the trick for me. Another personal favourite is the Badcat Sparkle Clean profile.

Where do you guys see all those sounds...? I browsed through all rigs but don't see them.

The machine still sounds awesome but drives me crazy...
I saved a sound in Browser mode and named it 2 Voodoo. I browse to that song with the browser knob. I want to save it as a rig so I press Store As. And then it comes with a totally different name (1962 Electro)... Is this logical?

Thanks! I have it done all wrong! In Perform mode I now have a song name (no.1) and another song name under it (in black). I don't know how I achieved this...!
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I made some simple sounds and saved them as a rig with sound names . But I can't figure out how to put them in a playing order without scrolling through all rigs. I have no controller yet. Can I (for the time being) put one after each other (no alfabetical order yet..)?

Quote from MS

Just cycle thru the profiles with cabs off for a 4X12 cab and you should be able to get a rock solid tone. Turn gain up or down, tweak treble, bass and midrange. Maybe some presence. Voila the Kemper now will emulate a $1500 guitar amp. Then multiply that by ten to say the least and you now have ten world class amps for the price of one(Minimum). Then for DI recording solutions the Kemper beats an amp hands down without the use of VST eq and compression parameters, I mean straight out of the box you should be getting great authentic tones out of your Kemper unit without a problem!

OK! That's no problem at all in the Browser mode. I can try different effects to it , tweak them (to a certain level).
But somehow I found a nice sound and stored it. It turned out that I had (over)written EXAMPLE SONG 1 in the Perform mode. The same thing happened finding a bluestone for a song that I have to play in a band. It seemed to be stored as an overwritten rig. That's what I mean. I'm having problems to read the English manual and really technically understand what it says (only myself to blame for that!). And there 's a kind of pression to get things done. Or I have to get back to my other stuff again...
Don't get me wrong. I really want to get into everything.

Quote from viabcroce

As Segovia said, "build your expertise and your technique slowly and consistently. Jacob's angels had got wings, but they were walking up and down Heaven's stairs nevertheless"

He also said: "I had only one teacher, myself, and only one student, myself."

That's why I'm leaning on others expertise....

Quote from viabcroce

I'd advise you to read about "signature sounds" all over the Net... This requires studies, regardless the gear you use.
Also, you might want to read about the same issue on wikpa.org, in order to see how this general topic is addressed with the Profiler.
HTH

I have to catch up a lot....! Studies indeed! I guess I ask to much in one moment. I'll sure get back later! Thanks for now!

All of this brings
me to another issue.

I'm always searching for the right sounds of that
particular song from that specific artist. How did he get his sound?
What did he use to achieve that guitarsound. etc.

The Kemper brings us
original sounding amps whether they were used in 1959 or in 2001 to that song
from that artist in that setting. I guess most of us (me certainly included) are
no sound engineer to copy that. Still, I did some pretty good tweaking for
different songs with fine results (BTW on a Boss GT-100...).
However, there are
great exceptions like Josh Munday by the introduction of Bosses GT-100 in
reproducing amazing artist sounds. But again, he is a Roland Guitar Product
Specialist, one of the happy few.
This leads me to my question.
How
simple is it to achieve this in an even better way as an amateur on the Kemper?
Let's say I want a very close reproduction ( a duplication) of David Gilmours guitarsound in
Comfortably Numb.

Does this mean I always have to know exactly what
amp(s?) and what fx in whatever settings and ambience he used? Apart from the fact that he
maybe used a specific (probably extra for him built) Fender strat! And of course
the undoubtably great influence of his fingers... (some things can't
be profiled... : !)

You're forgiven! I know you're right. ! But it can be a drag to spent hours and hours reading and sometimes not knowing what you read because of unknown terms. That's why I quote someone's remark that there should be a teacher standing next to me to show things. It would make things easier.
Since your remark I started reading, trying and puzzling. My handicap is my impatience....
Thanks anyway!

Quote from viabcroce

And, for godness'sake, READ THE FREAKING MANUAL! You're having huge issues with a unit you don't know anything about?!

I started allready....! But you must consider the fact that it's not being read as a novel, though most of it is pretty understandable,(after reading two or three times.)

And watch you style of comment....I'm learning better by friendly comment.

Quote from heldal

FRFR is a term used for amplifiers and/or speakers that are designed to handle all audible frequencies equally well.

Very clear! This kind of speakers are next on my list for wishes.

Quote from heldal

In a traditional setup every element in your signal-chain will colour your guitar sound:

Guitar -> Effects -> Preamp -> Effects(loop) -> Poweramp -> SpeakerCabinet -> Microphone -> recording/live mixer

The KPA in its default configuration simulates everything between the guitar and the recording/live mixer. If you connect that to a tradidional speaker-cabinet you add another "filter" to the effect of the cabinet that already is included in a virtual rig.

FRFR is a term used for amplifiers and/or speakers that are designed to handle all audible frequencies equally well. A traditional guitar amp/cab is focusing on the frequencies a guitar produce, and is anything but flat-response. In fact it is the uneven amplification of different frequencies that give the amp/cab its unique characteristics. To use the KPA with a traditional guitar cab without turning off the KPA's internal cab-simulation is like putting a microphone in front of a traditional amp and run the signal back into the power-section of a different amp. It may be an interesting experiment to for example put a microphone in front of a Bassman and run it into the effects-return of a Trirec and listen to the result through a Mesa cab, but I'm not so sure the result would be all that nice

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Quote from Booyah

You're using a guitar cab, test out profiles until you find some you like and get to playing. No sense getting crazy until you buy a quality frfr monitor. When you do that the gloves are off so to speak. You cab, no matter what cab it is, will make every profile sound like it's coming from that cab. With an frfr every profile can sound like the original. If it's a Marshall sound you're after and you cab is a Fender for instance, you will never get the sound right.

Very clear! Thank you! That underlines the need for me to get a FRFR cab for a uncoloured sound. Unfortunately my savings don't allow that at this moment... but that will be next on my list!

Quote from Ingolf

Glad you find your way around the profiler...
And it's all in the manuals...

(And done this without the manuals...but I will come to that for details!)

The manual says on page 18: store button: Pressing Store in Browse mode ....etc.
But with this tweaked sound I'm in Perform mode now. Still I want to store this sound (with knobs STORE, CABINET and FULL PERFORMANCE flashing.....

WOW, that makes a big difference. I'm coming closer...

I have been working around and trying to get close to particular guitarsounds. I found out that double pressing on switches in the above section lead me to other wanted effects, other amps, cabs etc, though in rigs they are not chosen at that time.
This lead me to tweak to a special guitarsound which almost is the same as David Kincaids Gibson SG with flanger during his live version of Trial by Fire (The Brandos, Rockpalast Loreley 1999)
So now we're getting somewhere. Thanks guys!!

Quote from Per

The sounds being very similar to each other is due to the cab I'm afraid. If you want the best possible Kemper experience with the widest possible range of tones you need to use a speaker/cab that offers a flattish frequency response and enable the cab simulation on the Kemper side of things, a so called FRFR speaker. Otherwise you'll find most amps sound very similar, just as with other amps you'd find they all have a tendency to sound very samey through the same cab.

If you have studio monitors try using them instead with the cab enabled, or just use headphones, you should get something closer to the sounds you were after. If so then you know that you need to get yourself a monitor that's more suited to the task.

I have a pair of powered KRK Rokit-6 monitors and I will put them into place.Thanks for the suggestion. I'll switch to Monitor cab ON.

Quote from Per

OK, first up could you describe in more detail what it is that's lacking in the sound for you.

Is it too harsh/fizzy/trebly? Or conversely is it too soft/muffled/bassy?

Is it a subtle difference to what you heard in the store, or a substantial one?

There are two main factors involved ehre. First of course is the cabinet and output settings on the Kemper, you can adjust these by disabling or enabling the cabinet simulation on the Kemper for it's outputs, and tweaking the global EQ. You also need to make sure you're ohm atched and not pushing too much with the KPA as it is a 600 watt amplifier, too much and your speakers will distort and the result will sound like crap.

The other side is your guitar, each guitar is different and at the store you may have used a low output instrument or high and at home you're using something quite different, you need to visit your input panel and adjust your clean and dirty sens settings (I would also recommend turning the noise gate all the way down to 0 and locking that in place).

At both ends you need to avoid clipping (master volume control and input sense settings control this for output and input respectively).and you should start to get towards where you want to be.

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Many sounds sound alike: clean or distorted. (using Browser (next to
TUNER) and then scroll through rigs with BROWSE knob) and add sometimes
tweak on delay and reverb to make them more spacious. I use a Gibson Les
Paul Jimmy Page 1995.
All of this not too loud at home (using
master volume and volume.) In OUTPUT I switched Monitor Cab OFF. For now
connected to a Line 6 412 320 W mono switched left only, 8 Ohm.
It
will do for now. I guess learning from the Kemper's structure and
routings is more important. And reading all contributions from everyone
helps! Thank you!

VIABCROCE hit the nail on his head: If an experienced user could show me how everything is routed and done I'd be on my way probably within days. Most youtubes only explain the possibilities, and don't show how to get there. Many manuals do the same: they only describe and don't show how.
Reading English technical stuff is a drag...I rather use this precious time to play...

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