That could cause a noticeable glitch, depending on what you're switching to/from. But, on my KPP, there's no gap. The rigs cross fade when I switch them. There are a lot of things Kemper does well and that's one of them. The Axe-FX isn't quite as good, because of the typical Fractal way it depends on the user to manage the cpu, but it has gapless switching.
That could cause a noticeable glitch, depending on what you're switching to/from. But, on my KPP, there's no gap. The rigs cross fade when I switch them. There are a lot of things Kemper does well and that's one of them. The Axe-FX isn't quite as good, because of the typical Fractal way it depends on the user to manage the cpu, but it has gapless switching.
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Perhaps the Axe has gapless preset switching, but I am still hearing complaints about it. I have never heard anyone complain about a Kemper having switch delay (since they improved it ~2014).
Granted, I haven't used the Fracal foot controller, and I am sure it is quite good ..... at double the price of the Kemper foot controller. For that matter, the AxeIII Fx is also double the price of a Kemper Rack. Still, price aside, I'll give you that the FC12 is a nice foot controller.
Of course you would. Your opinions on the tone of a Kemper are as misguided as ever. It demeans any meaningful comments you may ever make as it is so demonstrably untrue.
I agree. I am telling anyone that is in the market that they should take a close look at ebay for a used Kemper stage, rack, or toaster. It's insane value for the money right now.
uh, you guess? uh, I have had some pretty darned drastic changes changing out my tubes (sometimes on purpose). For those of you that don't care when the tones change (mostly because you don't gig and setup rigs to sound a certain way for certain songs) .... great for you. For those that tour or gig frequently, it is very important. Just because you don't care, doesn't mean it isn't important to others.
Anyone that tours or gigs would be very wise to use an Ethercon cable. I have a patch panel on the back of my rack so that I have Ethercon on BOTH sides of my FC cable. I think you will find that this is quite common for touring, and it's a damn good idea for anyone that gigs. Standard ethernet cables are known for their frail nature.
Fractal is 11.53" deep while Kemper is 8.66" deep.
Here is the SKB shallow rack: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...B-L5TzkUBFB6ckVPYdEaAgZbEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Space from front rails to back lid = 10.7"
You don't know what you are talking about.
Interesting. I spent a day with a friend that owns an Axe III Fx (and another that has a Helix) and we played around doing all kinds of comparisons. Everyone in our 3 person control group felt the Kemper was the easiest and fastest to get from point A to Point B in tone.
Fractal did win out on several fronts, but speed of setup wasn't one of them. Of course, it could be that none of us had enough experience with Fractal (the guy had only owned it for a couple of months) to do it justice.
You and others that keep saying this are a joke and no one should take your opinion seriously. All of the modern modelers are within a hair's breath of each other in most tonal respects as is repeatedly demonstrated in video after video. The fact that people repeatedly get them wrong in blind tests shows how unserious your statements are.
It's like you get some kind of child-like pleasure out of bashing Kemper. There are certainly plenty of good reasons to criticize Kemper, but tone isn't one of them.
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Your opinions are hilarious on anything that has to do with guitar tone, drums, or anything really. Go play your golf courses with your cool app that controls your show. Nearly everyone in this thread got the blind tests someone else posted, so that is straight up wrong. It’s interesting how I wasn’t even addressing you, and you chose to lash out like a complete fucking asshole. Says a lot about who you are, and how very sensitive you are when it comes to what you personally like.
Just because you’re apparently half fucking deaf doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t say what our opinion is on a device as it pertains to what WE play.
You really like to think youre some genius whos the only person on here who gigs dont you?
"Anyone that tours or gigs would be very wise to use an Ethercon cable."
I know what an ethercon cable is. Thank you oh wise one for mansplaining to that me. Oh i forgot, you like to remind everyone in every post that youre an engineer (so am I...not sure how its relevant to Kemper MK2) The point I was making is that Kempers ethercon cable for the footswitch and Fractals faslink do the EXACT same thing, so NO theres zero advantage that Kemper has. I said an XLR is likely more common to find laying around on any stage, studio, or local music store than an ethercon cable. you really want to argue that?
"uh, you guess? uh, I have had some pretty darned drastic changes changing out my tubes (sometimes on purpose). For those of you that don't care when the tones change (mostly because you don't gig and setup rigs to sound a certain way for certain songs) .... great for you. For those that tour or gig frequently, it is very important. Just because you don't care, doesn't mean it isn't important to others."
The uh I guess was that I thought your argument was really grasping at staws, I still do. Fractals constant firrmware updates and improvements are one of its main strengths and features that people buy it for. somehow you twist it into a disadvantage for "anyone who tours" despite the MAJOR acts using them all over the world. The point I was making is that the changes are so minuscule you wouldn't even be able to tell...nobody would if cliff didnt mention changes in the realease notes. Its more common that he says he "improved X" and everyone goes OMG this is sooo much better when in fact its pretty unoticable. The sound change is less than any EQ work that I would have done at each different venue anyways. Thats quite the leap from fractal makes firmware updates to me 'not caring about my sound and dont know whats important' youre a condescending knob.
"Fractal is 11.53" deep while Kemper is 8.66" deep.
Here is the SKB shallow rack: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...B-L5TzkUBFB6ckVPYdEaAgZbEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Space from front rails to back lid = 10.7"
You don't know what you are talking about"
The AF3 depth is measured with the handles, its under 10" not including them. That case is quite well know in the fractal community and used commonly. I have mine in that EXACT same case right now...both lids go on without issue...soooo maybe youre the one who doesnt know what youre talking about?? Again, you acting like some pompous know it all. Get over yourself.
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Best to put him on ignore, like I did. I don’t need some smug dude that gigs in a town barely bigger than a fucking Chicago suburb telling me how shit really is. I don’t agree with a lot of people here, but at least most of us manage to not be complete pricks about it.
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As a side note about a year or two ago I got into it with some guys on TOP about they’d never hire someone for their band without a car.
They’re idea being that if you don’t drive you had to be a drunk and unreliable.
And who ever heard of musicians being self destructive. Lol
I mean when I lived in LA sure, but this whole gigging thing driving to a dive bar requirement and then playing big guy was just weird.
Never had to drive anything when I was actually on tour.
So this live/tour badge of honor usually comes with comedy attached.
Sorry for the derail. Figured this thread could stand some levity.
You gotta love somebody who breezes into this forum pronouncing "I am an engineer", as if that makes him special, completely oblivious to the fact that many other people here also have careers in tech, but don't feel the need to announce that in every post. To top it off, from his comments about aliasing and other subjects, he's made it abundantly clear that he's woefully ignorant about digital signal processing.
Anyone with an ounce of self-awareness would back off from posting strong opinions by now, realizing that they aren't even close to being the smartest person in the room, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
Haha so true, I just tried a little thought experiment to see how many famous 'clean' musicians I could think of vs drunks/drug addicts. Its pretty lopsided. Hell even most of the great pop, country, jazz artists have been messed up, not just rock bands.
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I’ve been in IT for over 25 years. Engineers who may be really smart in one laser focused area, tend to think they’re fucking brilliant with everything. Doctors and lawyers are similar.
Ive been an Engineer for 20 years and owned an Engineering/Tech company for 10, never felt much need to bring it up on a guitar forum.
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That’s your loss then, because clearly it brings a lot of credibility to this topic!
Same people making the same kinds of comments.
Kemper isn't your cup of tea. Great. Good for you. You don't like Ethercon cables for whatever reason. Great, don't use them. You gig, you don't gig. Good for you.
I stated why I like Kemper and the hornets nest just erupts.
Anyone who seriously believes Kemper doesn't sound good to the extent the horde here proclaims is delirious.
It's like you guys are involved in some cult for Kemper haters. It's just plain stupid.
As for the blatant disrespect and pot shots, you sound like a bunch of tweeners complaining. All those stupid Doctors, Lawyers and Engineers sure are dumb aren't they. Seriously. You guys need to get rid of your pacifiers and go buy some big boy pants.
Why don't you go open up a thread on hating educated people? How's about another one on why Kemper sucks? Not sure what you are doing here other than you have nothing better to do than troll anyone posting something positive about Kemper.
Juveniles. Some people never grow up.
Kemper isn't your cup of tea. Great. Good for you. You don't like Ethercon cables for whatever reason. Great, don't use them. You gig, you don't gig. Good for you.
I stated why I like Kemper and the hornets nest just erupts.
Anyone who seriously believes Kemper doesn't sound good to the extent the horde here proclaims is delirious.
It's like you guys are involved in some cult for Kemper haters. It's just plain stupid.
As for the blatant disrespect and pot shots, you sound like a bunch of tweeners complaining. All those stupid Doctors, Lawyers and Engineers sure are dumb aren't they. Seriously. You guys need to get rid of your pacifiers and go buy some big boy pants.
Why don't you go open up a thread on hating educated people? How's about another one on why Kemper sucks? Not sure what you are doing here other than you have nothing better to do than troll anyone posting something positive about Kemper.
Juveniles. Some people never grow up.
Yes I recall that one. Dunning Kruger masterclass
It's just a hair over 10" without the handles: https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/misc/_DIM-PDFS/AXE-FXIII_Dimensions.pdf
There is more room in a shallow case for a Kemper than there is an AxeIII Fx. It may not matter to you, but it will matter to some. This is especially true for those that might want to also have their wireless permanently hooked up in a rack with it.
You really dont get it lol
I dont dislike Kemper products. I USE AND OWN KEPMER PRODUCTS. I have told you this soo many times. I dont even dislike them in the slightest. Youre on here touting your preference for it like its some sort of indisputable fact and when anyone tries to debate you on it you take passive aggresive shots at everyone throwing little digs in every sentence. Im not sensitive to it in the slightest. I just think youre an absolute tool, seems as though Im not the only one. Maybe youre the problem?
"I guess you dont care about your sound, I do"
"Anyone who gigs would be wise to [insert my opinion here]"
"People who tour [insert my opion here]" like you're headlining an arena tour
Funny enough you didnt mention the point when you told me "I didnt know what I was talking about" but showed you in photos and measurements your FACT was completely false bullshit.
I remember in the aliasing thread, when you got repeatedly shown you know absolute jack shit, that you mentioned you were out of school a year or two, so my guess would be youre in your early 20s?? maybe you dont know as much as you think you do...
Yea, an entire forum filled with people who can't pick out a Kemper from other recordings of real amps and other captures yet claim aliasing is the cause. Dunning Kruger indeed.
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People with doctorates can be the dumbest fuckin people.
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I think Kemper certainly can justifiably be criticized on the tonal front, for some of the usual reasons, but I do not share the experience with people who think it sounds like ass. There's many, many examples where I think Kemper sounds good, even great.
Really lol. Holy shit dude, youre a moron. It fits in the case and theres room to spare. You said it didnt and that was your argument. To some it will matter (you) to every single other person it wont.
Also that 'hair' over 10" is from the front of the rack flange, not the back. Its a 'hair' under 10" if trying to fit into rack gear. Again, wrong
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