Posts by mbrown3

Quote from Guitartone

Wow Mr Brown you sure are very technical in your thoughts.

True enough, lol. In the end, first-hand experience will be the deciding factor, but I like to make informed decisions.

Quote from Guitartone

Very often means a few times a year.
Do you want a head to head between how many updates on the Kemper VS the Axe-FX?

Nope. I just wanted to know if the product is consistently updated (I have no reservations about this now).

Quote from Guitartone

I have full time professional session guitarist studio owner clients who have had their Kempers for 3 years and don't even know how to do an update....why?, because the Kemper doesn't need an update, it sounds the same today as it did in January 2012.

I understand what you're saying, but the Fractal folks say the Axe sounds better than it did when it was released. One could look at that as, "it didn't sound very good to begin with", or as "they've improved a good product even more." I'm not saying one product is better than the other, just saying sometimes the things people claim as strengths or weaknesses are relative to perspective.

Quote from drew_fx

You don't need any of us to confirm this for you. Just go to the Profiler downloads page:
http://www.kemper-amps.com/pag…mplifier___Downloads.html

You can plot the dates in a spreadsheet if it makes you feel better!

That would be a pretty short spreadsheet. There are only two firmware updates listed. Still, they are today, and the last one was 12/12/14...not too bad. Every few months is fine, if that's a consistent pattern (I realize today is a beta update, but still).

EDIT: now I see what alwainwright was talking about with "older operating system versions". Based on those dates, I have no problems with the update frequency. How often did those include effects improvements? (This is probably in the release notes, but I don't want to read through all of them...not looking for an exact number, just a general feel for whether that's a consistent focus).

Quote from viabcroce

The Profiler is improved very often.

Can you define "very often?" I'm not disputing, just wondering because people's definition of often can be different. One person may think once every two years is often, where for another person that may seem like forever.

So, an honest question seeking a truly honest answer: how often does Kemper put out updates to firmware/software? I know many here see Fractal's frequent firmware updates as a negative, but I see it as a good thing; updating and expanding features (especially based on user feedback). If there is the possibility of effects being improved over time, I'm trying to get a feel for what kind of time frame to expect. If we're looking at "the last update was two years ago, so maybe within the next couple of years", that will make a big difference over "about every six months" (or whatever). Also, have improved effects been promised? Or are they at least expected?

Quote from viabcroce

I'd also note that we don't really need the Profiler to exactly mimic a knob's work: a good example to me is the Green Screamer. What matters most IMO is that you can get all the possible values, if they correspond to a different knob position or not is way secondary to me.
Many controls on the Profiler exceed the original specs (such as the GS's gain control, or the main Gain knob itself); while this might initially cause some puzzlement, I by far prefer to have the possibility to go over the original amp if I want\need to

This is what I was saying earlier when I said some folks have mentioned how the Kemper, once you start tweaking beyond minor adjustments, no longer sounds entirely accurate to the original amp. Some folks took exception to that (though I was just repeating what KPA users said; I have no first-hand experience until later this week), but I didn't mean it in a negative way. Nor, do I believe, did they...they said it doesn't sound bad, just not 100% accurate (and, in fact, often does sound excellent or even better than the original). Or, maybe a better way of putting it is, the farther away you move the knobs from the captured profile, the farther away it gets from 100% accuracy of the original amp. But that's not a bad thing, because often the KPA can do things that the original couldn't do, and maybe the result is better than what the original amp can do. I see that as a strength, not a weakness, and never intended it as a critique. People can get a little sensitive/defensive when there's any remote possibility that something can be taken in a negative way...human nature, I guess.

Quote from Raoul23

Lets just calm things down here and let people share their views and opinions but just make sure we do it in a polite and friendly manner

Seems like your suggestion fell on deaf ears.

Quote from Inthrutheout

You know what mbrown3

You're a real classy guy. Thanks for creeping this place up.

The definition of a troll is someone who goes into a thread to crap on the topic and/or people involved, and to stir up trouble. So let's really examine who is more of a troll here.

But whatever. You still have no idea that you're the one people are talking about that is ruining the forum for everyone else.

Quote from HappyKemper

Every forum will likely have a small handful of users who cross the line and use personal insults but here it's very rare, just search the forum and see. Many here are also members of the fractal forum and experience a significant difference between the two forums and mostly how the aggression from the fractal staff fuels and inspires many users to do the same. It's a psychological effect that works from the top down and that can also be seen in work environments where an aggressive culture is nurtured.
You have been a member of the fractal forum since 2008, but maybe not very active to have noticed it yet. Have a look on many other forums to see that the aggresive culture and censorship on the fractal forum is not very popular.

True enough. I wasn't even aware that I had been a member at Fractal until I tried to join a couple of weeks ago and found out I already had an account. I must have gotten on to check it out at one point, and then lost interest. But you're right that the staff can set the tone for users.

That being said, I haven't found anyone from Kemper here fueling any fires, and that hasn't stopped jokers like Inthrutheout from trolling. And I'll reiterate what I've said before: at the very least since I've been (actively) participating on the Fractal forums, Cliff hasn't done anything to fuel any fires there either. On the contrary, he tried to curb a couple of the members there from acting...well, like Inthrutheout. I'm not saying I don't believe what you all are saying has gone on; just that I haven't experienced it. And I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt in cases where I haven't seen the same thing first-hand. I'll do the same thing here for the Kemper folks (and most of the users here).

Point being, trolls are gonna troll no matter what the company does. Unless they are pretty aggressive in curbing it, it's going to happen regardless of what tone they set.

Quote from Inthrutheout

mbrown3

I was not going to reply to anything more you have to say but I feel the need to clarify a thing or two because you clearly do not know what you are talking about.

1. You say I am posting on threads of products I dont even own? Do a little research.
2. What sparked what? You need to look at the timeline once again. I called no one a name until after the DH came at me.

Granted, maybe I should not have used that term on here but sometimes it just fits.

Regardless, I still feel you are a troll over here and there.
Why are you still stretching this thing out?
That is trolling if I ever saw it.

Now back to my cone of silence with you.

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So I guess you couldn't get the ignore function to work either, huh?

You should probably do a little research yourself...read up on what the term "troll" means. I think most here would agree the term is actually a lot more applicable to...not me.

Quote from Guitartone

You throw the biggest insult, "obnoxious trolling adolescents" and then tell the guy not to insult folk.

This is all super annoying, and yes, obnoxious. But to be fair, I don't think anyone would agree with you that "obnoxious trolling adolescents" is a bigger insult than "d!ickhead". I think that's what sparked more of this than anything else.

For all the talk about the Fractal forums, this turns out not to be all that different. And just like over there (or anywhere else) it's usually one or two people that are the culprits and make it unpleasant for everyone else (and reflect poorly on the entire community).

Quote from Inthrutheout

Just as classy as you trolling two competing boards.

You tried ignoring me? It is not hard. Watch how I do it forward from here with you and your new friend. Take notes.
You cant even do that by yourself without someone holding your hand.

Yeah, I'M the one trolling, when you're posting on threads of products you don't even own. :-/

Quote from Inthrutheout

Then ... brain.

Classy.

I tried ignoring you too, but the function doesn't seem to work. Too bad.

Quote from Inthrutheout

I cant understand for the life of me why people will continuously come on here (and there) asking "Which should I buy?'.

That's OK, not everyone has the capacity to understand everything. At least you missed the point.

Quote from HappyKemper

No other gear company behaves like this and it should be exposed, not censored.

Fine, but again...why does it have to be in this thread?

Quote from meambobbo

If we cant even expose cliff's censorship on his main competitors page, then where? Nobody is stooping to name-calling obnoxious rudeness, just sharing their experiences...

The OP already has all the info he sought, plus hes gonna try out both units.

Fair enough...but can you do it in another thread? Please don't use this one to air grievances.

Quote from lasvideo

Enough with the character assassination folks!

This has little to do with the questions posed by the OP. And is beginning to sound a lot like the behavior that you are complaining about when done by other folks.

Cease and desist!

Moderators ,please close this thread before it gets any uglier.

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This is exactly what I was going to say (except the "close this thread" part, lol)...it seems like a few folks are doing the same things about Cliff that they accuse him of doing. I very much did not want this thread to veer into that territory. For all of those that have posted helpful info, thanks...keep it up. For those that want to complain about the competing product/company, please refrain.

Quote from Guitartone

Amazing isn't it, in 2011/12/13/ they told us how much better the AXE was than the Kemper, now we're told by the man himself that up to 2014 the Kemper was better than the AXE.

I actually thought that was a classy post from Cliff. He didn't bash the Kemper at all (in fact complimented it) and acknowledged his bias. Again, I'm not factoring in past history, because I have no first-hand experience with it. So far, my experience with him has been good.

Quote from Guitartone

Btw, "snapshot" is a word invented on The Gear Page....I've never seen Kemper use the word "snapshot".

I hate to be the voice of dissent here, but the amp even has a function "Store Snapshot". To say that the terms has never been used by Kemper is a bit...wrong.

Quote from orko

Also, to determine that a post was unbiased and just not regular gear opinion like the others is impossible.
Bias (=agenda) and normal gear preference are two very different things, which is often mistaken for the same thing.
The most natural thing is to have unbiased gear preference, I prefer this product because...
Just because someone mentions equal pro and con doesn't make it more true or more unbiased, it's just a normal gear oppinion.

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Actually, being balanced (i.e., citing the pros and cons in a fair manner) is the definition of unbiased.

Quote from TheLightspeeder

Well, I think the manual states it well but is a bit less clear about it. Think about it, if it was a snapshot per dialed in sound you'd have to profile a million possible sounds and settings. the KPA has a memory limit on how many profiles it can hold within its memory but of course you can keep millions on your computer and upload them via rig manager

Well...yeah, that's kind of how I thought it worked. I figured I'd have to capture a profile for every overdriven and clean sound I want. I mean, the truth is, most people get a channel set to where they want it and rarely make many (non minor) changes to it. So this isn't really that big of a deal. The only times I drastically change settings is when I change between guitars or add effects pedals, etc. Usually I just fine-tune based on the space I'm in. But if it doesn't work that way, I'm glad to hear it.