Chocol8
Shredder
- Messages
- 2,295
That is some seriously optimistic wishful thinking!
That is some seriously optimistic wishful thinking!
Dimiguitar
Roadie
- Messages
- 593
Pretty good video on Kemper palm muting response. Part of what I imagine MKII profiling may fix.
Thanks for that. Hadn't considered that possibility. According to some searches, it appears the patent expired June 15, 2022.
Having done this many times, I can tell you that the patent lawyer (a good one anyway) will push you to patent the broadest idea as this provides the most value to the company and the best protection.
As the patent is expired, it is a good explanation as to why we have seen so many others enter the fray.
I don't think there is any argument on this thread that Kemper should have done more to maintain their lead in technology and not rely on the patent to protect them forever. I believe the product was introduced in 2011. Plenty of time to prepare for the competition set to be cut loose in 2022 H2.
So it seems that capture tech is open for anyone to include in their product now. I always argue that competition is good for the consumer, but not always for a specific company.
I am quite interested to see what kind of results the Stadium gets and how tweakable the capture is.
Mongillo19
Rock Star
- Messages
- 7,071
- Messages
- 10,137
My neck... my back........
hunter
Roadie
- Messages
- 116
LOL I think Kemper sounds better than the reference IMO
Jarick
Rock Star
- Messages
- 5,011
Agreed for this one I liked the Kemper sound a little better. It had a little more punchy midrange. Although the Kemper sounded the tiniest bit louder.
Dimiguitar
Roadie
- Messages
- 593
More tubescreamerish, to my ears.
- Messages
- 568
It's impossible to do things right. When I'm critical about something for good reason, all of the sudden some people choose to ignore the positive things that are also being said!
paisleywookiee
Rock Star
- Messages
- 9,133
I think you’re a good egg, Jon. Don’t sweat the morons.
AlbertA
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,621
Well I enjoy your videos for whatever its worth.
paisleywookiee
Rock Star
- Messages
- 9,133
We should crowdfund the plugin that allows for FB style 2-way blocking, so when we ignore someone, they don’t see your posts either.
- Messages
- 568
Cheers! Do you still visit tgp? I did today and it was a mistake
. I don't post videos on message boards anymore but somebody else did.... entertaining I guess?
paisleywookiee
Rock Star
- Messages
- 9,133
Cheers! Do you still visit tgp? I did today and it was a mistake
Nope. I actually had the VerticalScope Phil dude completely wipe my account. I’m done with the idiotic behavior there.
- Messages
- 568
Good idea.
Jarick
Rock Star
- Messages
- 5,011
Cheers! Do you still visit tgp? I did today and it was a mistake
For sure I swing over there on occasion to mix it up. Different group of people will have different interests and opinions. I don't get myself worked up about much and try not to kick too many hornets nests.
- Messages
- 10,137
Dimiguitar
Roadie
- Messages
- 593
Another thing that one could wish to improve with the new profiling is the ability to capture multiple distorting stages.
There's been talk of so-called "cocked wah". Here's where the effect comes from, in my experience: take an amp and heavily distort the preamp. Then start introducing power amp distortion.
It won't happen in every case, but in many you'll find a point where the Kemper goes "quack" and starts to feel and sound like a crybaby. I've had this happen with plenty of amps.
If I recall correctly, Kemper line from the mods before was that hardly anybody uses tones which utilize such a signal chain/amp settings, if this concerns preamp and power amp gain.
But, being a human being, and having tastes of my own, I happen to like some tones of this kind. It is, at times, a very fine balance between preamp and power amp gain to find the sweet spot for me, depending on the amp. And it's hard to predict where exactly Kemper begins quacking out.
For example with my orange, this happened before the point that I consider the sweet spot for my taste.
If this is improved, it will be welcome, additionally to general accuracy.
There's been talk of so-called "cocked wah". Here's where the effect comes from, in my experience: take an amp and heavily distort the preamp. Then start introducing power amp distortion.
It won't happen in every case, but in many you'll find a point where the Kemper goes "quack" and starts to feel and sound like a crybaby. I've had this happen with plenty of amps.
If I recall correctly, Kemper line from the mods before was that hardly anybody uses tones which utilize such a signal chain/amp settings, if this concerns preamp and power amp gain.
But, being a human being, and having tastes of my own, I happen to like some tones of this kind. It is, at times, a very fine balance between preamp and power amp gain to find the sweet spot for me, depending on the amp. And it's hard to predict where exactly Kemper begins quacking out.
For example with my orange, this happened before the point that I consider the sweet spot for my taste.
If this is improved, it will be welcome, additionally to general accuracy.
Last edited:
Dimiguitar
Roadie
- Messages
- 593
And that would also improve capturing chains with distorting pedals (when you also have other distorting stages), potentially including pedal stacking. So it's not only about preamp and power amp distortion.
I suspect this won't work if the new profiling is just a more sophisticated EQ match, but it may be more than that.
I suspect this won't work if the new profiling is just a more sophisticated EQ match, but it may be more than that.
paisleywookiee
Rock Star
- Messages
- 9,133
Well, if they’re smart, the on-computer profiling is also some sort of machine learning, to get a more advanced/nuanced capture to account for stuff like this.
But Christoph Kemper seems like the kind of guy who invites others to smell his fart, so who knows.
