Ha! Thanks Guido.
I wondered why it was the Bogner when you said "no high gain".
That explains it. I was too quick for ya bro'. Quick-draw McMonkey.
Ha! Thanks Guido.
I wondered why it was the Bogner when you said "no high gain".
That explains it. I was too quick for ya bro'. Quick-draw McMonkey.
I feel ya, Brother Bobbo.
On the other hand, there's nothing like a bit of spice. Pure trouble-shooting can become tiresome even for the most dedicated.
I for one am not a robot and therefore appreciate the human element in things. I won't use automated checkouts at the supermarket for the same reason; even if I have to wait in a queue, I'd rather do so and deal with a human being.
The mechanical act of shopping is helping folks in the forum, the conversation with the checkout chick is the spice, or as some might put it, the buffoonery one can choose to partake in right here in Kemper Land™.
Obviously only my human opinion, so one's mileage may vary... a lot.
Don made good points, and did so very well IMHO.
What I think it comes down to is whether or not one has an (audio) engineering background, in which case "release" might be more familiar than "squash", and so on, or a strictly-guitar playing one where one is much more likely to have employed pedals who's parameters were thusly labelled.
As a multi-instrumentalist / engineer, these terms are foreign and confusing to me, and surely are limited to the world of guitar stomps, so obviously conventional ones would make more sense; they'd be in line with all the other processing (limiting / expansion / compression) terms I'm all too familiar with.
If I'd come from a purely guitar-playing background to the Kemper, it may well be that I'd appreciate the company's sticking with the terms used on the stomps modelled.
Perhaps if / when Kemper gives us a conventional compressor or limiter (LA-style would be nice), either as an output "effect" (it's a processor, not an effect) or one that's able to be used in a stomp slot, the parameters will be appropriately named for the device, and Kemper, through its diligence and consistently-logical approach, would in so doing prove it was correct all along.
Kemper wins in the end.
Mysterious...
I tend to agree.
Stick with the classics... and convention, in this case, IMHO.
I requested this just last week, so a like and a +1 to you, buddy.
Interesting guitar Sam. - I have Guthrie in my studio soon within the newt few months. chances are what we work on will work for you too : ) - enjoy it!
Another episode of "so-and-so Meets TheAmpFactory", I hope.
I wanna hear him say, "I'm GG, and I've been fooled by the Kemper."
Guido, I never get tired of hearing that "Kemper Amp Profiles of the Bognar XTC" clip.
Explanation please, Bruno.
If a device has a power supply that will automatically switch between input voltages, like a laptop computer and most other electronic devices these days, it will have what is known as a switching power supply. These supplies also have the benefit of being lighter, smaller and more efficient than linear power supplies (that are used in most tube guitar amps).
One parameter taken into consideration with a switching power supply is called hold up time, which is basically how long a supply can output its rated voltage when the input power is removed. I'd suspect that the designers of the Kemper paid close attention to the supply design so that it would continue to operate for a short period if the input power is removed, as this would help tremendously with reliable operation with the flaky power you often see on stages (especially outdoors powered by generators). These power cutouts can be under a second, but some products will lock up and stop working with such issues.
Many digital products will freak out when they are powered by generators, as they may not be able to handle the unstable voltages and intermittent cutouts. Analog amps and effects often work much better in such situations as their supplies by design hold a reservoir of power that will smooth out the variations. It is very gratifying to hear that the Kemper has a supply that will work under intermittent power cutoffs and brownouts.
Great points, MKB.
Oh man.
Thank you Sam. Definitely food for thought.
I that as my avatar pic many years ago.
Always very funny to me.
Sam, congrats on the Charvel, mate.
Howdaya reckon it'd compare with GG's Suhr equivalent?
Just to stay on topic a bit: By all accounts, Guido's profiles are the biz!
My pleasure, mate.
Doh!
Can = modal verb, so OK.
You correct with the first one, 'though. Well, Peto!
Is your Post service such bad? I got mine even 2 days earlier than anticipated. (I got it from Kemper directly. My local store was too expensive).
It's probably more the supply chain than the postal service.
Bought from a store, and the wholesaler who's only 10 minutes up the road from me (incredible coincidence) had one unit left in stock. Unfortunately he wasn't happy with it for some reason or other (a return, maybe), and suggested I wait for the next order which he thought was on its way. It turned out that the Kemper crew was at Musik Messe, so there was a 2-week delay there, but for some reason overall it took ages.
I never complained, mind you; I'm just very happy to have the honour of owning one. Thanks for asking, Dragonsf.
Yup, and this is a fanboi thread, apparently, where our emotions deny us the ability to make sound(!) judgements.
Fremen, if you read this, I respectfully disagree. No everyone here has an Axe™ to grind.