paisleywookiee
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Only a complete fucking dumb bellend would take what I said here as “doctors, lawyers, and engineers are all stupid.” But hey, nothing amazes me anymore.
Only a complete fucking dumb bellend would take what I said here as “doctors, lawyers, and engineers are all stupid.” But hey, nothing amazes me anymore.
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[Nathan]
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I gotta admit this thread and the ekit thread are great sources of daily entertainment, keep it up lads. I’ll do my part and throw some wood on the fire.
Nothing about the mk2 seems to have done anything for the coolness of buying/owning a kemper. I’m in a bunch of discords, YouTuber chats, forums and have my ear to the ground with YouTube content… pretty much all crickets for the kemper besides the news about mk2 when it initially launched. I can’t say the same thing for any other unit.
They’re obviously functional units being used around the world but as an A tier priced unit, the market for people willingly buying one over a quad cortex, fractal, helix/stadium would be low.
It’s a shame they didn’t lean into neural networks and come up with some hybrid solution (maybe that’s on the cards down the line). But more of the same is a pretty big yikes. Even if the accuracy is a bit better the high level takeaway for consumers is “it’s the same kemper but like, a bit better accuracy”.
Again I know the kemper units are fine, I’m really talking about them losing public perception against the competition. When someone wants to buy a new brand name digital unit, the kemper seems like a tough sell compared to the rest. Sales of used units have gone down which makes second hand gear affordable, but that doesn’t help them get new RRP money in through the door
Nothing about the mk2 seems to have done anything for the coolness of buying/owning a kemper. I’m in a bunch of discords, YouTuber chats, forums and have my ear to the ground with YouTube content… pretty much all crickets for the kemper besides the news about mk2 when it initially launched. I can’t say the same thing for any other unit.
They’re obviously functional units being used around the world but as an A tier priced unit, the market for people willingly buying one over a quad cortex, fractal, helix/stadium would be low.
It’s a shame they didn’t lean into neural networks and come up with some hybrid solution (maybe that’s on the cards down the line). But more of the same is a pretty big yikes. Even if the accuracy is a bit better the high level takeaway for consumers is “it’s the same kemper but like, a bit better accuracy”.
Again I know the kemper units are fine, I’m really talking about them losing public perception against the competition. When someone wants to buy a new brand name digital unit, the kemper seems like a tough sell compared to the rest. Sales of used units have gone down which makes second hand gear affordable, but that doesn’t help them get new RRP money in through the door
[Nathan]
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Even more than Fractal, I think Kemper is a one-man shop, and I doubt Christoph has expertise in that area. Add to that their weird hardware platform that will never change, and I doubt we'll see much innovation coming from Kemper. Even liquid profiles was more of an accidental side-effect of their existing technology rather than a push into a new area.
Kemper is pretty damn good, but it is what it is and doesn't have much headroom for enhancements. That's what makes their announcement of new profiling so curious.
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As they say, with the MK2 new Profiling Process being so loudly touted on pre-release over 2 months ago, the silence is deafening. Leads me to think they are either going to actually deliver something class leading -or- a slightly better than MK1 Profiling.
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ian_dissonance
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Man I scrolled a while and did find one positive comment. Yeesh. I guess if this was the platform I’d invested in 10-15 years ago I would be underwhelmed that this is the “next step” as well.
I'm pretty sure Cliff is the only person writing the crown jewel signal processing code for the Axe-FX, especially the amp modeling. The other team members are responsible for either more peripheral parts of the system like drivers, user interface, and editors, or porting his code to the other units. I believe Kemper has a similar arrangement, but since the units are more similar than at Fractal, there's less porting to be done. Also, the specialized language used at Kemper must make it difficult to find anyone who can write code for their system anyway.
So, yes, compared to Line6 or NDSP or Fender, I believe Fractal and Kemper are one-man shops, meaning the key signal processing code is done primarily by one person. And, Kemper is even more reliant on a single person than Fractal.
Anyway, semantics aside, my point is I believe Kemper is heavily reliant on a single developer, which must make it hard to expand their offering to incorporate new technology like neural nets. The relatively minor enhancements we've seen from Kemper over the course of 14 years should be ample proof of that
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paisleywookiee
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Nah, you just missed the point, that’s all.
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Not just any engineer. This is a Marks & Spencer’s(tm) high-dopamine, ketamine-rush ‘engineer’. All golden-syrup hack-fraud fuck-a-thon vibes, with zero schematics and even less music. Armed with enough positively charged neuronic hamblasters to stun a rhino, this so-called electrical engineer promises to make you gush with the force of Zeus, but can’t even prove they own a multimeter.
But don’t be fooled by the mysterious nature of this weapon-melted man. This is a bargain-bin, ketamine-sodden Marks & Spencer’s cosplay-engineer. This clown is a walking short-circuit a god-tier gush of pure bullshit wrapped in a lab coat he bought on Wish.
You should see the Kemper forum. I counted, just for grins, the recent posts where he announces he's an engineer. I stopped counting at 25.
BenIfin
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Both. I package lots of turnkey systems using Keyence, Cognex, Omron. Ive pursued and obtained multiple patents but found they are pretty useless to be honest. Unless you have the money to reinforce them with an iron first or it’s very revolutionary and can’t have a copy cat with a slight difference (and brings in a lot of revenue) you just waste money on lawyers. They’re more useful for telling people “I have patents” than actually having patents.
Sascha Franck
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In a contest between this thread and the e-drums one, who would win?
I'd say it's a photo finish so far. So keep going!
I'd say it's a photo finish so far. So keep going!
paisleywookiee
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I think for the sake of Forum credibility, importance and influence, I should add I am a qualified - but practicingly lapsed - Economics Major.
I am also a very lapsed Catholic.
I'll leave it there
Should we start putting our degrees in our signature? How about our whole resume? Or is just proclaiming our profession once a page enough?
Sascha Franck
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I'm in the posession of an official wanking degree. That, by definition, makes me superior.
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