Mongillo19
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Probably as close to accurate as Kempers new profilingIf that’s even close to accurate…..

Probably as close to accurate as Kempers new profilingIf that’s even close to accurate…..
Do I have this right-
Kemper is releasing an MKII that is essentially a FW update and a different colored unit, with the unit available for sale now but the actual updated FW is not? So…..people are just buying black MKI’s with the future expectancy that the new algorithm is going to be worth it?
If that’s even close to accurate…..
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Is the sky f%ck!ng blue?........Bottom line is just don’t buy it
Which is really all because they were happy to rest on their laurels for years, and were late to the floor modeler game, late to the compact modeler game and now are late to the latest capture tech train.It's a complete cock-up. And this from a company that has usually been solidly competent.
You can see from the popularity ratings at Sweetwater that they are no longer among the best selling units, so they had to do something. Couple this with a code base that is tied to an ancient processor and cannot be ported and you've got the typical rock/hard place situation of dwindling sales and no path to new product generation.
Their only option is a minor refresh, which is sad enough, but they've made things much worse by shipping the hardware before it's ready.
As I've said before, regardless of null tests or tone, this launch has been rough.
However, if the tests knock it out of the park and people agree the new profiling sounds better, I think it will be a huge win for Kemper. But the fact that it still seems to be in beta and wasn't launched with the MkII line doesn't inspire much confidence
The KPP (along with all the other MkII models) will be able to do really, really good captures (so they say), as long as you have a $1000-$2000 dongle called a "computer" connected.Oof, I should have known from the name but I just realized the Player can’t make profiles, so it’s basically a really expensive, less accurate ToneX with Kemper effects, locked behind tiers. And the fact that it can already use MKII FW shows that this is indeed just a glorified FW update.
Pretty much. If I wanted to continue using a pedal board, I would never have quit using my valve amps. The entire purpose for the switch was to make my load in and load out easier and lighter.So… is your point of view that the only worthwhile digital solution is an all-in-one system?
I would agree that they should have released the new profiling with the product launch. This should have been done come hell or high water. It's hard to imagine any reason they would not do this.As I've said before, regardless of null tests or tone, this launch has been rough.
However, if the tests knock it out of the park and people agree the new profiling sounds better, I think it will be a huge win for Kemper. But the fact that it still seems to be in beta and wasn't launched with the MkII line doesn't inspire much confidence
All fair criticisms.Which is really all because they were happy to rest on their laurels for years, and were late to the floor modeler game, late to the compact modeler game and now are late to the latest capture tech train.
Wouldn’t that be the same requirement for most of the other ‘more accurate’ options that Kemper ‘needs to catch up to’?The KPP (along with all the other MkII models) will be able to do really, really good captures (so they say), as long as you have a $1000-$2000 dongle called a "computer" connected.
The KPP (along with all the other MkII models) will be able to do really, really good captures (so they say), as long as you have a $1000-$2000 dongle called a "computer" connected.
Tonex One is 1/10th the price and NAM is free/open source so it’s not really bound to a single unit.Wouldn’t that be the same requirement for most of the other ‘more accurate’ options that Kemper ‘needs to catch up to’?
So if Kemper ‘still sucks’ because of that ‘problem’ then QC is the only superior choice? If so then I see your ‘superior’ bet and raise you with Morphing, Kemper Kone and effects quality and quantity.
He’s huge in India though.
If someone made a digital camera with all the benefits of a digital camera but you could also load film into it that would then impart the particular color balance, saturation, and grain of that film, without consuming the film, that’d sell like hot cakes. Especially if it were more compact and cheaper than a digital camera that does all of that stuff with its own processor.Yea, about that.... the idea of buying a digital amp only to supplement it with a pedal board seems like buying a digital camera that needs film to work.
Wouldn’t that be the same requirement for most of the other ‘more accurate’ options that Kemper ‘needs to catch up to’?
So if Kemper ‘still sucks’ because of that ‘problem’ then QC is the only superior choice? If so then I see your ‘superior’ bet and raise you with Morphing, Kemper Kone and effects quality and quantity.
Yup.Wait, even the toaster units are going to require a computer for the new captures?
Japan didn’t pan out for him.Why do you say that?
Wait, even the toaster units are going to require a computer for the new captures?