People have been asking for something like this for many years already.
They couldn't even put a 1980's calculator display on it?
If they cost money that is one of the dumbest things I've heard tbh. That's the total opposite direction of what Kemper stands (or maybe now stood) for.Over at Kemper forum Christoph Kemper confirmed that sometime in future they will sell upgrades of some sort to enable more features.
If they cost money that is one of the dumbest things I've heard tbh. That's the total opposite direction of what Kemper stands (or maybe now stood) for.
Can you imagine if they sold extra distortion blocks for $30 or something like that. It's more upsetting that it means they could have included these upgrades but may paywall them? I hope they misspoke
I don’t think it’s correct for the consumer to think that the creator of a product can’t bring a lesser version, at a lower price, of one of their popular offerings to market.If they cost money that is one of the dumbest things I've heard tbh. That's the total opposite direction of what Kemper stands (or maybe now stood) for.
Can you imagine if they sold extra distortion blocks for $30 or something like that. It's more upsetting that it means they could have included these "upgrades" but may paywall them? I hope they misspoke
I AGREE but i think kemper doesnt. If this was released before the stage it would have been a winner but now..too datedHonestly a display on something like this doesn't need to be very fancy. I absolutely love what Ashun Sound Machines did on the Hydrasynth Explorer. That whole synth costs less than the Kemper Player, but it has this:
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4 encoders and buttons surrounding a small monochrome display. That works so damn well. You see the parameters and their values, you can use the page up/down buttons right next to the display to easily flip between pages while keeping your hand on those knobs. None of this "going halfway across the front panel to navigate" nonsense. The buttons turn some of the fx on/off, or whatever you program them to do.
That's cheap and effective and I don't get why pedal and modeler makers don't do something similar.
I bet the early sales will prove you wrong.I AGREE but i think kemper doesnt. If this was released before the stage it would have been a winner but now..too dated
4 vs 8 effects, more effect types, morphing...So what features are actually missing from the Player compared to the Toaster or Stage, other than the profiling abilities?
Over at Kemper forum Christoph Kemper confirmed that sometime in future they will sell upgrades of some sort to enable more features.
No, I don’t think that’s possible do you?Oh, the hidden screen and LED rings will then become visible and the 270° encoders will be unlocked, too?
you need a Kemper Stage I have one listed at $1000 I’ll throw in shipping if you are in continental US.
yea it will sell to kemper fans i am sure...and many who just :can: buy it because they can even though they dont need it will...and cause its new and shiney but one the limitations hit it the honeymoon will be overI bet the early sales will prove you wrong.
we are all modeling geeks here, a small group compared to the number of guitarists who don’t play modelers or only dabble in it.
This was not designed primarily for us so of course we will offer lots of criticism.
I think the same market niche is there and ToneX pedal and (maybe it becomes hardware) Tonocracy aren’t likely to outshine Kemper Player. QC could but they are priced at Kemper Stage level so not really unless Player upgrades reach that price point.
imagine if you can break the potential upgrades into two or three packages. The cost of all of them makes the total cost $1000 and for your needs you only need one of them to make it the perfect mini Stage so you only needed to spend $750. Is there something on the market currently that proves the concept ‘dated’? Strymon Iridium? Naa…anything else ?
Dated as in it’s been wanted for a few years sure. But not dated as in irrelevant and no one still wants it. A lot of us modeling geeks want it and I think many, many more pedalboard geeks don’t know it yet but they will soon.
of course none of that means Timbuck3 is ever going to buy one
Understood. Not quite the same - with the Kemper, am locked into a fixed number of blocks/locations, with no ability to run parallel paths. I found it very limiting compared to the Helix/Fractal ecosystems.You do get that, since years ago, you can put any effect in any slot, no matter what it is called?
Oh boy the idea of adding features for more money is souring my want to order one.Oh, the hidden screen and LED rings will then become visible and the 270° encoders will be unlocked, too?