Unfortunately it requires that I turn the GPU on my 2011 17" MacBook Pro off, as outlined in the notes. That machine is my music-and-movie centre in the living room, so not a good idea.
I require for various reasons that the OS on the desktop and laptop be the same, so that also destroys the idea I'm afraid.
Thank you for the suggestion Brother R.
NP. I totally get it.
FYI….I was able to find a newer Air on FB marketplace for $150. Cheaper options beyond a new Mac are out there. 👍
wOT , a kind of DLC ??? that's pretty strange , especially for the ones already owing the big brothers.
the player has already a few connectivity limitations , no profiling ability, and only a few fx slots ... etc, why take the DLC road ???
If the pedal is capable of near-parity with the larger models…..that’s worth something more.
At the end of the day - the value in a digital amp is the software. Not the size of the box.
I have a 2011 Air and used this to great effect:
Check compatibility, follow the tutorial and *poof*.
Works perfectly fine.
I’ve always used the mix control.
i was expecting a miracle then. i have many amps and my valvestate one 12" marshall sounds way better...never use it , but , fuller. if i were to buy 4 12'' kemper kone kabs that would be $4200 CDN
You can buy the speakers by themselves.
Regardless, something still isn’t right with your set up. That much is guaranteed.
Asking a single 12” speaker to sound and feel like a 412 is a guaranteed failure.
That’s one reason they sell the Kones in packs of 4.
Welp....something ain't right, but whatever works.
yeah ..most of my friends told me not to buy it because it is mickey mouse,
Horse crap is what that is. People talking out their rear-ends with no real idea. Mark Knopfler toured with one not too long ago. Mickey Mouse? I'd bet some musicians at Disney use them constantly.
The Kone must be connected to the Monitor out - and the Kone enabled in the cab section.
Otherwise - yeah....it's going to sound like a transistor radio (and the fact you use that terminology - and I understood - dates us both quite well)
Make sure you aren't just looking at a quick start guide. The Main Manual is very complete:
https://www.kemper-amps.com/downloads/5/User-Manuals#
Player would be an expensive way to do it , but it's already there
It's Xmas , I vote for Kemper sending a player to all enlightened people for their dedication worshiping the KPA gospel for more than 10 years now
The physical size is all I'm referring to.
The idea is pretty much in the title.
Imagine a small-form pedal (cough) Profiler Player (hack, sniff) - but containing the Drive and Fuzz algorithms. LED collars on the knobs, so no display required. For kicks, give it morph capability via foot switch or exp pedal.
Dirt-pedal freaks would have a field day.
With the KPP I find I get excellent results using the ducking parameter more (which I totally neglected with the Stage).
As others already have stated: The KPP is a great addition to the Kemper family.
Glad you're pleased.
The ducking parameter is really, really useful for me. Kind of like using mix with modulation effects.....you don't need much!!
I'm laughing when i read that i'm not the target ;
Laugh if you must, but you're not and neither am I. That is to say - existing Profiler owners or players wanting greater capabilities....and so what?
They're going to sell tons of these things to players new to Kemper and don't see a need for the larger units. Which I'm sure was the plan.
I agree. It should've had the full processing capabilities. Even more so the fact it interfaces with a phone. I won't be getting it. I think they missed the boat on this product.
That's like asking an HX Stomp to have the same capabilities as a Helix.
Morph as Kemper implements it isn’t available via MIDI. But you can mimic it with MIDI and continuous controller messages.
Until now - every Kemper has been self-sufficient in that ann app is a convenience and not required.
That is not a criticism. Compromises have to be made for the smaller unit.
People have been whining about the screen on the head rack and stage pretty much since day one. I think that complaint is overblown.
No physical controls with an app being the only method of control/tweaking would (IMO) be a nightmare. Now you are entirely dependent on another device.
Where in the chain are you placing the chorus in the chain and what settings are you using?
I have to keep my chorus (or any mod effect, really) at a very low mix. Otherwise it's overpowering.
Didn't Kemper have a 2-button footswitch that could could assign additional functions for? I don't see it on the website. That might be a simple plug and play way to get a two more footswitch functions out of the player. Those you could use other brands per the Player manual where it mentions the KPA one.
It's a bit buried, but it's there:
I think GC gets as seriously bad rap. For reasons they deserve and others they don't.
I've been to Sweetwater and it is *very* impressive. Besides the music store, there are recording studio(s), auditorium(s), they have an on-site medical clinic, fitness facilities, cafeteria....and then you get to the warehouse. All of Sweetwater's reps are in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It's a place to have a career and be proud of.
Guitar Center's model and clientele is very different. New and inexperienced players aren't going to be all that comfortable spending money to buy gear they've never used or laid eyes on. They don't know what they don't know. No, GC's people aren't as well versed as Sweetwater's. How could they be?
GC employs 10,000 people at over 300 locations. Sweetwater has 2,300, with nearly all in one place.
