Using eq with visual reference is something I've been moving away from recently. It is brilliant for finding problem frequencies and notching out something ugly, but I am making better decisions by using conventional plugins with no visual influence.
Posts by karlic
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This has been asked long ago, but I don't think it will happen unfortunately. If you look at the Kemper Stage, the Stack is no longer a thing.
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Would be great to have a DBX 160 with gain reduction meter.
I had a real one and it was excellent for bass.
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Leave the squash control at 0 if you want a standard compressor. It is more like a shape of the compression, either more or less in the immediate decay. The other controls speak for themselves.
It has always been fine for me, but maybe that's just because it suits what I wanted in the first place.
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A touch screen,
built in class a/b solid state stereo power amp
A blocked grid layout for advanced routing with option for simple signal chain layout and enough power to have at least 1 of every effect type
This is exactly the problem for Kemper; everyone wants something different.
I'd settle for no screen with just a volume control and Kemper logo on the front, which would bring down production costs. It could still have all the ins and outs on the back. That way we could get it into a 1u rack and control from a phone or computer.
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Of course I wouldn't be against an update of the modulation section, but it has always been good enough on the whole.
The only thing I really found wanting was a slicer effect. The tremolo doesn't do that.
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If I was buying new today I would still buy the Powered Kemper although I may opt for the rack version instead of my toaster (even though the toaster is a design classic in my eyes). I’m not a fan of the pedalboard form factor with all cabling and power to the front of stage.
I agree with you on the design classic being the toaster, but I had to get a rack for touring.
It would be interesting to know the percentage of powered Kemper sold in recent years and what the reasons were for not selling a powered Stage.
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I wonder how many people actually buy a powered Kemper these days. There are a lot of bands using in ears and a silent stage. Maybe when the Stage came out, this showed us the trend by not including this option?
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A powered Stage is a great idea, I never thought of that. It seems to be "only" one more work stop in the existing production flow of the current Stage and a great optional feature for the Stage 2.
Would there even be enough room for the amplifier in that housing?
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I found that the only way I could make a good judgement on transpose effects was to record both. I had The Drop and Kemper after the major update to reduce latency.
At the time I felt The Drop felt slightly lower latency, but the Kemper sounded a bit more natural. That was mostly on 1-3 semitones up or down.
Did anyone actually measure latency between the various options?
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I mean the stomp version. I have it loaded in the B slot.
I see. Transposing 5 semitones will always be a challenge though.
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The behavior of the Stomp version is the same for me.
I don;t think the Smooth Chords option is available on the rig transpose. You have to instantiate it in a Stomp slot.
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Surely all these minor feature updates don't justify a whole new product though. I have never bought a guitar amp and expected it to be an interface. This is just a bonus, like all the updates.
If Kemper were to release a new profiler, I doubt it would be a simple upgrade. CK has always looked for innovation in his career and never simply dropped a faster processor.
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Alright, I see... Thank you for your responses.
Not that it is there all the time, I only hear it when I use very light touch, or let a chord fade away, then it starts wobbling. It is not that apparent in a mix with other instruments, but there are some quiet acoustic parts when it matters. I use -2 and -5 mostly.
Cheers.
Use the Stomp version of transpose and look for the check box "smooth chords".
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I've never seen any reason for a mk II and the kemper team makes sure I don't.
I'd agree for functions. The only reasons for me would be a quicker load time and smaller unit with the same connectivity. Neither of those need a mkII though.
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I found the Kemper and Drop pedal to be quite similar. Both take a bit of getting used to, but in a live situation they are exceptionally good. The maximum I use is +/- 3, but more often it is just a semitone.
The difficult part is playing a clean part with any kind of shift, as latency is more apparent to the player. Dirty rhythm and leads are not a problem.
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What a shame. I'd love them to collapse the Profiler into a 1u rack with no screen, now that we have the editor.
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Does anyone know where you can buy Evertune parts in Europe? I can never get an answer from the company themselves and buying from the USA makes delivery more expensive than the part itself.
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Wouldn't the stack button include the Liquid Profiling settings though? It is just a different curve from the standard Kemper stack eq based on a specific amp.
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That's what the report is from his camp, but I haven't seen a single thing with him talking abut it. Would like to though if I missed it.
It's been a few years now and this report is from his bandmate:
