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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 8, 2016 13:33:07 GMT -6
If you were wondering...Man, I think the Kemper sounds FAR better on everything.
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Post by Ward on Jan 9, 2016 9:31:16 GMT -6
I agree with you!
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Jan 9, 2016 18:56:11 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 9, 2016 22:49:06 GMT -6
I tried s-gear. Still doesn't make me want to put the kemper up for sale.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Jan 9, 2016 23:25:34 GMT -6
did you try it with either of these? www.redwirez.com/www.rosen.digital/it's piquing my interest because my guy said it got him better tones than the kemper for less than 1/8th the price |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 10, 2016 14:31:38 GMT -6
I've tried different cab samples, etc. It's a never-ending tweaker's meth dream. I'm sure he found some good tones. There are some good ones in Amplitude 3 (or is it 4 now? I bought it) too. But I still hear that zing in most - just doesn't seem to have the midrange richness that the Kemper does. Plus, the Kemper is plug and play and no drain on the computer. The software based ones are only as good as your direct in to the computer...they have inherent latency and IMHO, are a hindrance to creativity. Try layering 6 guitar parts in a 96khz session. Sure, you can freeze, but thats just something else to worry about. IK and S-Gear should try and come out with hardware...
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 30, 2016 12:21:01 GMT -6
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Post by donr on Feb 20, 2016 22:20:01 GMT -6
Kemper sounds like an amp, the Helix doesn't. Scuffham amps now included with the Slate VMR bundle!
Kemper continues to amaze me. It steals an amp's soul, and lets you play it on demand.
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Post by WKG on Feb 21, 2016 0:32:17 GMT -6
did you try it with either of these? www.redwirez.com/www.rosen.digital/it's piquing my interest because my guy said it got him better tones than the kemper for less than 1/8th the price I like S-Gear and it definitely notches up significantly with redwirez. I have been really liking the dumble setting in the axe fx lately. Haven't had my hands on a Kemper though. |
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Post by chasmanian on Feb 21, 2016 12:51:41 GMT -6
Kemper sounds like an amp, the Helix doesn't. Scuffham amps now included with the Slate VMR bundle! Kemper continues to amaze me. It steals an amp's soul, and lets you play it on demand. also love my Kemper. play it through an Atomic CLR active wedge. its called FRFR for full range flat response. higlgly recommend. they have a really great forum too. |
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Post by WKG on Feb 21, 2016 13:37:48 GMT -6
I use a pair of FBT Verve 12ma's when I need to. I saw that Atomic now has a powered wedge and was curious how it responds. Nice thing about the FBT's is the even coverage spread on the output, my old 4X12's were laser beams.
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Post by chasmanian on Feb 21, 2016 13:54:00 GMT -6
well, I am no expert on anything.
but I like my powered Atomic CLR. beautiful sound, eh?
super extra plenty of power, thats for sure.
I use it for my Yamaha Motif more often than the KPA.
(I will be using the KPA more, when I have more time.)
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Post by donr on Feb 21, 2016 16:56:57 GMT -6
I bought a pair of QSC K10's after auditioning EV's, Yamahas, Mackies and Alto's powered PA speakers with the Kemper. The Alto's came in second, and were really cheap too. But I haven't committed to giving up real amps live yet. But I could imagine doing it, with enough preparation to make the performance patches.
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Post by wiz on Feb 21, 2016 17:26:17 GMT -6
I bought a pair of QSC K10's after auditioning EV's, Yamahas, Mackies and Alto's powered PA speakers with the Kemper. The Alto's came in second, and were really cheap too. But I haven't committed to giving up real amps live yet. But I could imagine doing it, with enough preparation to make the performance patches. so did you get a kemper? cheers Wiz |
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Post by donr on Feb 22, 2016 10:05:29 GMT -6
I bought a pair of QSC K10's after auditioning EV's, Yamahas, Mackies and Alto's powered PA speakers with the Kemper. The Alto's came in second, and were really cheap too. But I haven't committed to giving up real amps live yet. But I could imagine doing it, with enough preparation to make the performance patches. so did you get a kemper? cheers Wiz Yeah, Wiz, I've had a Kemper for years. I was an early adapter after seeing/demo'ing it at NAMM. And NAMM is a tough sell because there's so many real amps going and overall din that it's hard to appreciate what the Kemper uniquely does and how well it does it. Another thought for folks unfamiliar with Kemper.. The reason it works so well recorded is during the profiling process, the Kemper is creating the profile from the mic'ed and pre-amp'ed recording of the amp, as you're playing into both the Kemper and the profiled amp. So with a great amp and an artfully done profile, when you use it again, you're playing a finished recording already. Just record the track, or further season to taste. There's so many tweakable parameters inside the Kemper profile. And a profile is only 4k of data. Just parameters. The Kemper creates the sound. It's an amp synth. AFAIK, there's nothing else like it out there. |
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Post by chasmanian on Feb 22, 2016 13:50:51 GMT -6
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Post by wiz on Feb 22, 2016 15:23:08 GMT -6
so did you get a kemper? cheers Wiz Yeah, Wiz, I've had a Kemper for years. I was an early adapter after seeing/demo'ing it at NAMM. And NAMM is a tough sell because there's so many real amps going and overall din that it's hard to appreciate what the Kemper uniquely does and how well it does it. Another thought for folks unfamiliar with Kemper.. The reason it works so well recorded is during the profiling process, the Kemper is creating the profile from the mic'ed and pre-amp'ed recording of the amp, as you're playing into both the Kemper and the profiled amp. So with a great amp and an artfully done profile, when you use it again, you're playing a finished recording already. Just record the track, or further season to taste. There's so many tweakable parameters inside the Kemper profile. And a profile is only 4k of data. Just parameters. The Kemper creates the sound. It's an amp synth. AFAIK, there's nothing else like it out there. It really sounds quite interesting. how well does it go changing the amp profile ... after recording it. What I mean is... Say you profile the amp, with your knobs set to 5 Vol 5 Bass 5 Treble, then you change the knobs on the kemper to 5 Vol 10 Bass and 5 Treble... how does it hold up compared to setting the knobs on the amp to that? Thats how I think it would benefit me the most... not so much a photo of the amp for recall or live, but the ability to manipulate it after the fact.... cheers Wiz |
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Post by donr on Feb 22, 2016 15:38:05 GMT -6
Profiles are typically done with different gain settings, clean, crunch, lead, etc. but you can adjust "gain" [and a bunch of other parameters] post-profile, and it's impressively versatile in adjusting the original profile info.
What Kemper has done is manage to quantify the characteristics of what a given amp does to an incoming guitar signal, by comparing the input and the output, and mimic it once it has identified the characteristic parameters via the profiling process.
Plus there's a gaggle of great sounding effects, both stomp and post types.
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