Kemper Plunge

[crankyrayhanky]

Just landed, 1 st hour in and I am blown away...I went right to the Pete patches, that Fortin slays!
Regarding patch organization, do you all clear out everything? Patches are cool, but I don't need 500 of them, I'm inclined to clear it all (back them up) and keep the best ones

 

[jerrydyer]

Im waiting for the Kemper II.. that way i can just profile a Kemper that already profiled all the other amps.

 

[Audioholic]

I ordered on Sunday from zzounds...shipped yesterday...got it today! No time to play, but just ran home for lunch to open her up and get the serial number so I can start downloading rigs. I hope my Axe II doesn't get jealous.

Audioholic, what do I have to do to get a care package? I'm not opposed to begging. And keep in mind, your clips are the reason for my purchase and the reason my wife probably won't talk to me for a week after she sees the credit card bill (which is probably a good thing since I'll be in the honeymoon phase with the Kemper for awhile).

Send me your email address. As far as clearing out your Kemper I can't remember all the steps but it's listed somewhere on Kemper site. I believe some folks exported out all their rigs. Saved Only the o es they wanted to keep then reinstalled with just the ones they wanted.

 

[Audioholic]

I know many a peep has requested some sort of librarian and editor. All these things I am sure will eventually make their way to Kemper as well.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

I have a couple of days off from work, so I was able to spend lots of time today....whoa...this thing is seriously astounding. when profiling an amp, it's super important to get a great mic placement, but when you do- look out. There were moments wearing headphones where I got confused as to which was the profile and which was the amp, other times I found the profile to somehow have more clarity? IDK, but regardless this thing is a recording guitar player's dream. My first thoughts are that I no longer need a fleet of amps/modules- I may scale back to a basic live setup...after profiling everything

Drawbacks include the interface- the knobs & functions are fine, but identifying and naming your rigs is cumbersome. Also seems to only work when my PT is in 44.1- which means that any project I have in 48.1 will be Kemper-less.
Also noted is that the Kemper needs to stay on all the time, as the PT 44.1 session seems to use Kemper as the master clock.
My questions about using my rm4 guitar preamp into the Kemper cabinets was never answered on these boards, but I quickly figured it out- my Kemper profile (& my actual rig) are waay better than the rm4 into just the cabinet portion of the same rig. There's an instant attack that is good with the rm4, but there's a significant dropoff in clarity and increase in fizz. Kemper seems to not want to be a cabinet emulator, & the rm4 is better going into a true tube power amp. No matter, they each kick ass in their own department.
Minor drawbacks for me, but worth noting.

The FEEL is fantastic. I'm ready to sell off lots of stuff, then start a revolving door of flipping amps & cabs, I'm all Kempered up

 

[Audioholic]

I have a couple of days off from work, so I was able to spend lots of time today....whoa...this thing is seriously astounding. when profiling an amp, it's super important to get a great mic placement, but when you do- look out. There were moments wearing headphones where I got confused as to which was the profile and which was the amp, other times I found the profile to somehow have more clarity? IDK, but regardless this thing is a recording guitar player's dream. My first thoughts are that I no longer need a fleet of amps/modules- I may scale back to a basic live setup...after profiling everything

Drawbacks include the interface- the knobs & functions are fine, but identifying and naming your rigs is cumbersome. Also seems to only work when my PT is in 44.1- which means that any project I have in 48.1 will be Kemper-less.
Also noted is that the Kemper needs to stay on all the time, as the PT 44.1 session seems to use Kemper as the master clock.
My questions about using my rm4 guitar preamp into the Kemper cabinets was never answered on these boards, but I quickly figured it out- my Kemper profile (& my actual rig) are waay better than the rm4 into just the cabinet portion of the same rig. There's an instant attack that is good with the rm4, but there's a significant dropoff in clarity and increase in fizz. Kemper seems to not want to be a cabinet emulator, & the rm4 is better going into a true tube power amp. No matter, they each kick ass in their own department.
Minor drawbacks for me, but worth noting.

The FEEL is fantastic. I'm ready to sell off lots of stuff, then start a revolving door of flipping amps & cabs, I'm all Kempered up

if you are using the digital out then yes its 44.1 if you do 48 just take the analog outs, they are great as well. pro tools is looking at incoming signal for clock, if you turn off kemper, just switch to internal clock..

 

[crankyrayhanky]

Oh, I thought it was best to stay digital, rather than go adad
But I'll try the analog outs just so I can jam with all my previous sessions!

 

[Audioholic]

Oh, I thought it was best to stay digital, rather than go adad
But I'll try the analog outs just so I can jam with all my previous sessions!

well technically you get the most accurate sound coming out of the kemper via digital. but the AD/DA on that unit is pretty great actually, I am using the analog outs, into a pretty nice preamp, and it sounds great. I haven't even tried the digital. in the past, I mainly have preffered my digital units running through a good front end as it can help the sound sometimes as well.

If you get a really noticable different sound using the analog outs and ins on your sound card, then your sound cards converter is the weak link. but if you have a decent converter onboard, you really shouldn't notice much of a difference if at all.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

11Rack is my interface- I'll report back if I hear any major differences
11R is still a great deal- interface & PT...+ I had a whole year enjoying the tones, but this Kemper is on another level

 

[Audioholic]

11Rack is my interface- I'll report back if I hear any major differences
11R is still a great deal- interface & PT...+ I had a whole year enjoying the tones, but this Kemper is on another level

yeah I have enjoyed most of the 11 rack clips a lot too, I had the plug in for a bit. nice to have options..

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i am using spdf

my rme ff800 doesnt seem to have a problem going 48.1