Kemper Profiler MK 2

[dws2384]

If that is their thought then they haven't done a very good job of product management IMO. If an existing MK1 Kemper user is faced with an upgrade that provides new features and more accurate profiles for a few hundred $, it is quite palatable. If that same MK1 user is faced with ~$1.5k, that user will now consider the new Stadium, Fractal FM9, NQC, etc.

Finally, we agree on something!

 

[Orvillain]

I am afraid you are going to have to be content with your opinion remaining yours. My belief is that you couldn't hear the difference in a mix if your life depended on it.

Your belief is founding on nothing but prejudice.

I am confident you aren't going to change my opinion, and I am equally confident that I am not going to change yours.

Not only are you confident, you're resolute. Like any zealot would be.

I am surprised how sensitive you are to barbs considering the source.

Not sensitive, just don't like hypocrisy.

 

[LP59]

I think Kemper is a bit stuck. The Motorola/Freescale/NXP DSP chip seems like it has to be mostly programmed in Assembly and has limited programming capabilities with C. That would mean that any code it runs can be efficient if you know what you're doing, but also that it's difficult to port to any other architecture without rewriting from scratch.

So if they went for modern Analog Devices or NXP DSPs, they'd have to rewrite the entire Kemper processing. Which is when you would be better off just rebuilding the entire unit from scratch for both hardware and software. Which means it's going to take years to get a product to market.

It's much easier for Line6 or Fractal because they are already using DSP platforms with clear successors that should be more or less compatible with existing code.

You've hit the nail on the head there. Kemper can never and will never move to another DSP processor. They will forever be scrambling to shoehorn things into the design they have, but their options are limited.

 

[Orvillain]

That goal post move by the Kemper engineer in regard to aliasing was cute as well- @Orvillain will be happy to know they're looking for his input!

It is absolutely mental, particularly when people were discussing it back in 2012, and have been ever since. He's just gaslighting people.

 

[DrewJD82]

It's certainly a stark difference between the transparency that exists with Line 6 and Fractal. I think I've only seen Christophe's posts 2-3x over the years at TGP and really have zero gauge on how that company runs, well, until yesterday. My outlook/opinion of the Kemper from a product stance has been "Profiles aren't my thing but I've heard great tones from them and have seen countless bands, some being a favorite of mine, sound killer with them live for as long as it's been out. There's clearly a reason they have a dedicated fan base and staying power in the pro-touring world"

None of that really changes, but I certainly have a massively different outlook on the company after the introduction of Tiers, the MK2 and the interaction I saw with that Kemper employee. Occasionally, when I come across gear companies that seem to enjoy interacting with their customers/the public, I'll hit them up and invite them here in hopes of regaining what has been lost due to shitty forum behavior (prime example being the manufacturer subforums on RigTalk which have been entirely abandoned due to the environment they're in). That interaction certainly won't have me reaching out to Kemper anytime soon and while I wouldn't deny them an account here if they signed up, if that interaction took place on this forum I'd be discussing their account status with the other owners.

 

[Sascha Franck]

but I certainly have a massively different outlook on the company after the introduction of Tiers, the MK2 and the interaction I saw with that Kemper employee.

Absolutely. They seem to feel like kings. But that kinda matches with the little bits I know about Christoph Kemper himself. Maybe his success went a bit too far regarding his self esteem. Perhaps sorta understandable when you're the mastermind behind two pretty much revolutionary pieces of gear in the MI (Virus and KPA), but still... and he seems to gather likewise minds around him.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Genius obviously. But in the few postings I have read; always came across as "Our (my) way or the highway" until it was absolutely inescapable to do otherwise. Has a good sense of humor actually and seems like he would be cool to chat with. This current "dumpster fire" of a rollout notwithstanding. Also seems like he could care less about other brands in his space without being rude about it necessarily?