Posts by Slyman

  • Bought a HeadRush FRFR

    I bought one 2 days ago.
    Never tried the Alto so cannot compare, unfortunately.
    I use it as a practice amp at low to med volumes but I cranked it up a few times and this thing is a beast.
    I was mainly using my Kemper with headphones or studio monitors (Rokits) before, so definitely a different vibe, as now the room and speaker position come in the equation at higher volumes. I had to scroll through a few profiles to find some that are a good match with the speaker. I did find some Twin, Matchless and 72 Marshall rigs (M.Britt & Tone Junkie) that sounded absolutely fantastic right off the bat. Some other profiles I had to tweak a little.


    Still on a learning (EQ!) curve, but overall, for the price, great buy.

  • Reached a wall with my Kemper.

    Quote from sambrox

    @ the OP
    The trouble is, tone is subjective. If you like the sound of your guitars through your amp, that’s your tone. Whether another amp or guitar costs 10 times as much doesn’t matter, if you don’t like the tone. Hence why I and others have suggested you profile your amp.


    Many people love MBritt profiles. However, there are some on the forum that just can’t get along with them. Is it because they’re rubbish? Or is something wrong with those users’ Profilers? No, they just don’t get along with MBritt’s tone.

    Man, well said! You could actually copy/paste this quote in 90% of the threads here...... :)

  • To lock, or not to lock.....

    Quote from PeterKoch

    Is it possible, that the locking function has nothing to do with it?
    If I implement a Rig via Browse Knob in a Slot in Performance Mode, then exactly this Rig also appears in Browser Mode when I switch back to it.


    The deciding factor is, I have to select a rig via the browse knob.


    Can you confirm that?

    Hi, Peter. Thanks for your reply.


    I can confirm that selecting a rig via the browser knob in Perf triggers this behaviour.
    If I only switch back and forth between Browse & Perf, nothing changes.


    From what you are saying, at least I know it's not a device specific issue.


    Still, that kinda defeats the purpose of locking blocks in the Browse mode.
    I get that the Kemper only loads one profile at a time so if you select a rig in Perf mode, it carries over when switching back to Browse.
    But since the lock function is supposed to be mode dependent, it should revert back to the locked state when switching between modes, no?


    This is where I get confused. For me, having to reload all my settings in Browse after building/editing a performance doesn't make any sense.
    Unless something's wrong with my workflow and there is a simple workaround for this?

  • To lock, or not to lock.....

    Quote from lento1234567

    Hmmm .... it all seems to work alright for me .....


    I went back and forth a few times and changed presets and performances to rule out anything that might be left 'in the cache' so to speak (not that I expected it to)


    I'm on 5.5.2.13463

    Thanks for checking it out.
    By any chance, are your Stomp/Fx blocks locked in Perf Mode?

  • To lock, or not to lock.....

    Wow....no replies......
    Then it could be my unit. (I'm on 5.5.2)


    Just to make sure, before I contact support, could someone quickly test the following on their device, please:


    - In Browse mode, select fx's for each module in your Stomp or Effects block and Lock it.
    - Switch to Performance and select one, browse and replace a rig in any of the slots with another rig and store it.
    - Go back to Browse mode and check if all effects in the locked block were left intact.


    On my device, block(s) gets altered 100% of the time, (modules are either empty, fx is replace by another, or fx preset is different)
    (Looks to me like it carries over the rig fx & settings from Perf to Browse and overrides the locked block)



    Thanks for your posting your results.

  • To lock, or not to lock.....

    Hello, guys.
    I've read many threads (and the manual.. :| ) about this topic, but still very confused about the lock function specifics in Browse and Performance modes.


    In Browse mode, I've setup my Stomps and Effects blocks with basic settings I like, locked them and saved blocks as presets to be safe. That allows to quickly audition
    profiles without having to tweak effects all the time. This works great...so far so good.


    Now, I find a rig I like, so I switch to Performance mode. I'm aware that the lock function works independently in both modes,
    So I go ahead and proceed with setting up rigs and fx on all slots in the performance and store it. Still no issues there.


    Now, I go back to the Browse mode and here's where I'm puzzled: individual modules in both blocks have changed. Either the settings of the modules (Rev, Delay, Mod,) or the fx itself has been replaced by another.
    The Stomp and Effects blocks are still locked, though.
    This is what I don't get. If the lock function works independently in Browse/Perf, why the hell doesn't it come back to my initial presets when switching back to Browse mode????
    What I end up doing each time is unlock both blocks and dial in to retrieve my saved block presets.... :cursing:


    From what I've read in older posts, some users do experience this, others say they have no issues, But no clear explanations or workarounds.
    I'm kinda lost, here. Hopefully, someone can clarify all of this for me and my thick skull, once and for all.


    Thanks in advance!!


    Sly

  • What strings do you use?

    Elixir Optiwebs.
    I think they have a better feel than nanowebs.
    I own lots of guitars and I prefer spending time playing them than stringing them, so l need strings that last.

  • Main out and Headphone out difference

    Hi,
    If you do a bit of searching on the forum, you will find some older threads talking about this topic.
    Basically, the headphone preamp of the Kemper is absolutely spot on. I don't think any consumer type of audio interface can match it.
    I have an RME Babyface Pro and I still hear a loss of audio quality using its headphone output.


    Not sure how you connect your Kemper to your interface, but keep in mind that the Kemper headphone output is in stereo, so unless you connect both Left and Right main outs (or SPDIF) to your interface, you are listening to a mono signal, which makes a big difference right there. That said, you will still notice a difference with a stereo feed.

  • Show your latest guitar

    Stopped by a music store a few weeks ago and this little thing caught my attention. The Squier Contemporary series guitars are very affordable and are really fun to play. I really digged the feel of the neck on this particular one. Perfect for mods. I threw in some Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz pups, with a 5 way superswitch for some coil split wiring and added Fender locking tuners. Turned out awesome and is now a very vesatile guitar. I can always find a pickup position that blends with almost any profile in my box.

  • New user, a bit confused...

    Using the Rig Manager, you actually see if the profile is low or high gain, under the GAIN column: [Blocked Image: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi6jsSpnffbAhWL5YMKHVasA1EQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kemper-amps.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%2FThread%2F27345-Bug-OS-3-3-0-Cannot-set-rig-to-Favorite-using-RigManager-until-rig-is-reloaded%2F&psig=AOvVaw34OuXm8p17907l3cpfKx1I&ust=1530305211304421]
    So even an high gain amp could have been profiled on clean settings.

  • Why My Kemper Sound is Bad and muffled?

    I doesn't sound real good, I agree.
    For one thing, he is using a single coil guitar in the YouTube example, which will give you a brighter sound off the bat.
    You seem to have 2 guitars with dual humbuckers, you won't be able to get a similar tone, but still, you should get a much better sound than this.