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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 2, 2015 17:12:58 GMT -6
Now - no one get bent out of shape...What I'm saying is this - I can live with the differences. It's funny though, this machine just cloned my amplifier in one pass - and if I gave more of a shit, I could spend time to get it even closer ...and people disparage it? I mean, that's ok, but I think that's pretty dang amazing - it even gets me excited! It reminds me of this Louis CK video...
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Post by joelhamilton on Jan 2, 2015 17:50:39 GMT -6
Hey man, I cant tell the difference and I had a blast noodling through that thing, (although I will admit I am embracing the fact that I am a humbucker guy and wanted a Gibson  The comparison I was upset by was our acoustics. hahaha |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 2, 2015 19:16:15 GMT -6
You know, that particular J-45 is pretty special...but I despise saying that...because EVERYBODY says their favorite acoustic is "special." LOL. But I've had good, better and really good. Sold many of them unfortunately...But I think I should hang on to this one. Your '34 D was fantastic though. It has that Martin thing where you hear the wood and it was balanced as hell. I also think it need a while to open up. You ever seen those www.tonerite.com/ thingy's? I have no idea whether they work...and I also don't know if I would put that on that expensive a guitar, but who knows. Might speed up the process. I've heard some guys that swear by them. |
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Post by LesC on Jan 2, 2015 22:01:56 GMT -6
What does it really do though? Can you connect the Kemper to the computer now? I just thought it was a way you could clean up and organize your current profiles. (Which is definitely helpful). It's nice to be able to delete profiles in chunks instead of going one by one. Jeesh. Yes, the Kemper connects to the computer and comes up with a list of all your profile libraries on the left side. You click on the library you want, and the list of profiles comes up. You single-click on the profile to get all the info about it, and you double-click to load into the Kemper. You can create your own libraries and move or copy the profiles you like into it. I haven't used the Kemper to change profiles since last March, the rig manager is just so convenient. I haven't touched the original profiles on the Kemper itself, I just don't use them. Paralysis from too many profiles is gone. By the way, thank you for letting us know about the Michael Britt profiles, they are really good! |
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Post by jimwilliams on Jan 3, 2015 11:01:03 GMT -6
For general tracks added to less important audio tracks it ought to be just fine. Once reduced to MP3 the differences should be lessend.
Just don't expect to see a guitar god using one on stage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 11:05:39 GMT -6
Oops...yeah...I hear the difference in gain. I'll see if I can't match it up a little more. BTW - A & B are the Kemper C & D are the Amp Imagine if I knew what I was doing... JK when did you get another Kemper? I was convinced that A was the real amp. Great sound, care to share the profile? We used a Fender Deluxe on our last album and we got a very nice sound of it. Still love the Kemper but can't help but feel it will be a $2000 paper weight when a software package for $400 renders it redundant. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 11:19:21 GMT -6
For general tracks added to less important audio tracks it ought to be just fine. Once reduced to MP3 the differences should be lessend. Just don't expect to see a guitar god using one on stage. I've been doing full productions with the Kemper for three years now, it sounds great but I'm more about getting inspired performances from players as opposed to having them stew on the couch for multiple hours while I go through an amp, mic and preamp collection. I would much rather get rolling. Also the ability to fix mistakes late into a production by just pulling up the profile and punching in means I don't have to leave an amp and mic up through the whole thing which allows me to handle multiple projects at a time. I can be doing one band's drums, another's guitars and another's vocals. From a business standpoint it is an absolute gift as I would not have the space to house the amount of amps I would want otherwise. Sound wise, I get some squeamishness from bands until I force them to do an A/B. |
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Post by jimwilliams on Jan 3, 2015 12:26:30 GMT -6
In my past experience, most acomplished guitarists would bring their rigs to a session. Guitars, an amp or two to get "their sound".
Do they now show up empty handed and expect the studio to own an amp and guitar collection too? If so, I would charge rental fees. I wouldn't want a guitar clod to touch my collection.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 3, 2015 13:48:08 GMT -6
No. Depends on what you're doing. I usually pay cartage for the musicians for demos. Usually just for drums and eg's. If it's a master session I'll add cartage for acoustic and bass too. But if I'm doing something at home or on the cheap, I'll just have a guitarist come over with a couple of guitars.
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Post by Randge on Jan 4, 2015 8:26:31 GMT -6
Cartage is a typical thing here in Nashville and it gets carried away sometimes imo. I have seen rigs from guitarists come in and I shake my head that they brought so much stuff. Literally coffins of 50+ guitars and large racks of up to 15 amps have been at sessions. Silly I think because what was a once spacious studio looks like a storage center by the time we are ready to record. That is the treatment they give the hotshot producers that have the need to have the best of everything and use 1% of it. I own several nice amps here and tell most guitarists to bring a few choices of guitars and their normal board of pedals to the sessions. I describe what they will be doing and most show up with just three guitars, a strat, a hollow body and a tele since I have a very nice Nik Huber Orka here for Les Paul sounds. Being a multi-instrumentalist, I usually bring around 3 lapsteels (different colors and tunings) and 10 different acoustic instruments to major sessions unless I can get a clue out of the producer as to what styles we will be recording. Many producers have no idea and are there to collect a check but a few know exactly what they are shooting for. Since I play such odd instruments that they don't deal with on a regular basis, I usually hear "whatever you think the track needs" when they are forced to make decisions regarding differences in slide guitars.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 13:08:55 GMT -6
In my past experience, most acomplished guitarists would bring their rigs to a session. Guitars, an amp or two to get "their sound". Do they now show up empty handed and expect the studio to own an amp and guitar collection too? If so, I would charge rental fees. I wouldn't want a guitar clod to touch my collection. Even when a player shows up with their amps I prfofe them. It creates a safety net should I need to punch in later, also for off the floor stuff and on a lot of the remote jobs it reduces bleed and removes the room from the equation. |
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Post by mikec on Jan 24, 2015 8:47:30 GMT -6
After some self agonizing I picked up a Kemper Power Head. I've tried modelers in the past but being a self admitted tube amp snob, I could never bond with them. I have to say, the Kemper has changed all of that for me. I've got some great mics and tube amps from Two Rock, Tone King, and Longhorn amps, but wanted something more convenient for recording. Funny thing is, I've not even used it for recording yet since I am having so much fun playing it live. I first ran the main outs into a Bose L1 with the B2 base module and thought it sounded pretty good. Then I downloaded the Michael Britt #2 profile pak, loaded them on the Kemper, hooked up the powered speaker out to a Two Rock Crystal 2x12 cab that has the Alnico Golds and was very impressed. It is pretty amazing how far these have come. I always thought the modelers I had tried in the past were okay for distorted sounds, but really lacked when it came to cleans and tones with just a touch of hair. The Kemper seems to have solved that problem. Now I just need to learn how to profile my own amps, although the Britt ones are so great, I am not sure it will be worth the effort.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 24, 2015 10:32:04 GMT -6
The more I've used this thing, the more I'm convinced that I won't go back. (Although, it's on the chopping block before actual instruments) it's just such a quick and easy and beautiful solution. I hope people don't listen to my limited ability of playing and profiling in the first post because this thing is the real deal.
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