Mongillo19
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That beta doesn't have all the features touted. Those won't come until summer where I think you'll see a bigger divide between OG and Mkii
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paisleywookiee
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Yeah, because Fractal didn't change their designs from their super successful AxeFX II when going to the III. Oh wait......they did.
Jarick
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Yeah but it'll still be fun to check out the Player. I've had my eye on one for several months and this kind of pushed me over the edge.
It may end up like the HX Stomp where I drag it out every now and again to mess around with and it's a fun change of pace to the Fractal but then I pack it away and go back to the Axe FX lol.
Or there could be a couple limitations that drive me nuts out of the gate and it gets returned in a week.
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Well I installed in the Player and while I’m not complaining about and extra few utility fx I certainly wouldn’t feel the need to update to the new hardware like I did from AxFx Ultra to 2.
But I might just (aside the obvious convenience) be tired of digi boxes
metropolis_4
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“Short IRs suck, you need long IRs for the best tone”
A few years later…
“Long IRs suck, you need short IRs for the best tone”
A few years later…
“Short IRs suck, you need long IRs for the best tone”
A few years later…
“Long IRs suck, you need short IRs for the best tone”
A few years later…
“Short IRs suck, you need long IRs for the best tone”
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nicolasrivera
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The outrage its causing now, its nothing, compared to when the units available and old users start to figure out it sounds exactly the same, but with more... of the same.
Sascha Franck
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Yeah, because the FAS UIs are so wellknown for their intuitive user accessibility...
JiveTurkey
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You've still never used one, right?
AFKAEjay(retired)
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not me…I can’t remember ever needing to anything that wasn’t 1 or 2 clicks away at a gig..and 90% I was from the knobs on the front.
Having gigged the kpp a few times, the only thing I used my phone for was the global EQ, which was easy enough from my phone.
Sascha Franck
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Fwiw, if anything, I always really, really liked the Kemper UI. Endless pots with proper readouts, most important parameters instantly accessible - just what my doctor ordered, possibly still only beaten by the QC UI, but the click-to-select thing turned me off a bit.
If all you mainly want is amp sounds and quick adjustment options of those amp sounds, the KPA is just great.
Add to this that with their parameter lock functions they've at least done something to adress some issues of the live playing crowd.
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AFKAEjay(retired)
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You sure? I don’t read into it that the new efx slots are going to OG units, new profiling won’t go there either
Sascha Franck
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How often am I going to repeat that I had a III (and a II briefly some time before) at home for a week or so? And no, I didn't get much into the onboard UI details. Simply because it just wasn't intuitive at all. Whereas the KPA is.
JiveTurkey
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More often!
AFKAEjay(retired)
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Agree.
Btw, someone on the KPA forum suggested that the 7 extra efx slots are global pedals…should be right up your ally if true!
I couldn’t find any reference to it on their site though…
I think QC is also great..sure, one click always…but all blocks are right there in your face, so its hardly ever one more..plus..you never have select a parameter after, cause they are all tied to the switch encoders.
Dave Lewis
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Most people I know with them have shed loads of sims they haven’t even bothered adding because they wouldn’t use them and none of them use there Kempers to play live just for home studio use.
They do excel at that even after all these years since release.
The new one will definitely drive the used market prices down IMO.
They do excel at that even after all these years since release.
The new one will definitely drive the used market prices down IMO.
MirrorProfiles
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Without summoning you know who into the discussion, IMO guitar cab IR’s should be 200ms as a minimum and 500ms is even better. That’s not to say that every IR in every recording setup would benefit from it, but there’s usually some residual room resonance and tone in the low end that decays longer. A very well treated room might resonate for 200ms (but not much lower), but to get things that short in the low end is not easy.
Whatever the Kemper MKI was doing to IR’s was absolutely brutal, I just used it as amp DI and loaded IR’s externally. Longer IR’s is a sensible improvement on their part.
THAT SCREEN THO.
Whatever the Kemper MKI was doing to IR’s was absolutely brutal, I just used it as amp DI and loaded IR’s externally. Longer IR’s is a sensible improvement on their part.
THAT SCREEN THO.
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Sascha Franck
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If that was at least an option, it'd be great.
However, tbh, right now I shouldn't think about a Kemper at all. I'm just extremely happy with my live setup and for home recording duties there's more great options than to poke a stick at.
I may however look out for used MKIs in the future. When I had a Kemper at my place for a few days, I remember to enjoy some MBritt profiles more than anything I've ever used before, absolutely instant gratification for me. And I don't give a toss whether they only null by -30dB, I just loved them.
Sascha Franck
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Do I get it right that some of the IR improvements may find their way into the old hardware, too?
At least it's visible under all conditions.
paisleywookiee
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Intuitive? No. Easy after you read a PDF? Yes, I think so.
