Posts by Finally

The Rotary effect sounds great in stereo too. 🙂

Do you mean the rhythm or lead parts?

Quote from Morty

BF tuning is patented, so dont think it will come onn Kemper! I have played Tom Anderson Guitars since 2004 so got a Peterson tuner. I got the classic now, and it automaticly detect 12 fret when intonating! Peterson is the best tuners ever! I use the built in tuner for my accoustics and ES335

Nice. My main guitar is a hollow drop top from 2004. I use the Peterson "sweetened" presets on my non BF guitars.

If you want to find the frequency to boost, a good way is to create a loop of yourself, set to allow edits and experiment with EQ settings.

Quote from guitarchiq

this isn't really making sense. if you clone the track twice into new tracks and pan them L/R you end up with the identical mono track that you cloned. Are you saying you'll apply reverb to one track (L), and then a delay, or perhaps a separate reverb with different settings to the other track (R)?

also, in regards to having a dry track in addition to the wet track, wouldnt this be the same as adjusting how much you are sending to the return track with your effect on?

I usually record a single dry mic (mono) then get the stereo effect by using different delays in the L and R "effected" tracks. Then I adjust the effects in the mix by balancing the levels amongst the 3. I sometimes add a dash of reverb and some compression to the center track.

With a pair of mics, you'll already get a little bit of stereo separation, but I will still clone each side to create separate L/R for the effects, so I can control them as I like.

Quote from guitarchiq

Yes, this is for recording. interesting tip, so what you are saying is, the signal from the kemper, you only record the FX signal (no dry tone), and then mix with the signal from the stereo mic?

That's an option, but I would never record my acoustic guitar through the Kemper, even though it's possible to record that and the mics at the same time.

The key is learning (if you don't already) how to manipulate tracks and add things in your recording software.

Here's a typical scenario for me:

1) Record the acoustic part with a mic (or 2 if it's a feature part)

2) Clone the track twice into new tracks

3) Pan the clones L/R

4) Apply reverb/delay/compression to the clones to suit the song

5) Adjust the original track (dry) to make it as in your face as needed

Is this for recording? TBH I would always record an acoustic with 1 or 2 mics, preferably small diaphragm condensers, then apply any stereo effects downstream, but you can do some cool stuff by recording the mag pickup through the Kemper.

The mic quality, placement, room, and technique are the big ones, then add the sprinkles, rather than trying to use sprinkles to cover up issues upstream.

Quote from lbieber

Not sure why you can't tune it with the Kemper tuner? You either finger the proper note while you tune or just tune to a small offset which is visible on the tuner screen, correct?

Yes it's possible to do the offsets manually, but I'm not keen to remember those and do them on the fly. I have a great tuner, so this is just a nice to have for me.

Don beat me to it. I always tweak LP and HP by listening to the FOH. Then I get what I get in terms of monitoring, which is fine, knowing that the FOH is dialed.

I've been asking for this one for years, but I don't think there's much appetite for this change. It would be really convenient to be able to tune my guitars with the Kemper.

I know it's nice to have it all in the Kemper, but I use a Bogner compressor, Bogner distortion, the Freqout, and a tuner with offsets anyway. I've been toying with getting a Strymon Mobius for some better and more flexible modulation effects, but I think that'll be a bridge too far as I'd want to use it in stereo and don't even know if that's feasible with the Kemper.

It depends how much sonic ground you have to cover. I use the Kab for the versatility.

If I was playing distorted tones mostly I'd probably use a 2×12 cab loaded with Celestion V30 speakers

Hi - I'm still confused. What are you plugging your Kemper into and with what cable?

I take the 2 Main Outputs from the Kemper and connect them to 2 non-preamp inputs on my Presonus interface, which is connected to my PC and Studio One. It sounds just like my Kemper - excellent IMHO.

I unlink the Master volume in the Kemper and use a nice level for studio or live, then never touch it.

There could be a bit of a perception thing as well due to volume. Louder always sounds better, "juicier", more enveloping, etc, so your guitar in the mix won't sound like it does solo at volume through headphones.

I get this on my Strat (3 ply pickguard), which is extremely shielded and quiet, with Kinman pickups. I've never found a way around this, but it's subtle due to the humidity here.

I might try disconnecting the shielding on the back of the pickguard from the star ground.

When they were first gathering requirements for the initial RM, the topic of sliders vs knobs was raised. I wanted sliders, but knobs were the clear winner and I think they're great with a mouse set up.

On a touchscreen I'd still prefer sliders.

I just use a slightly (slightly!) damp microfiber cloth and then a dry one. Same for my guitars.

You can adjust the various volume levels in the Output section.

I unlink the different volumes, so I can set the Main Outputs to the right level for my recording setup, but still use the volume knob on the front to control the volume in my Kab like an amp.

Definitely don't feed the Speaker out from a powered Kemper into anything but a passive speaker cabinet. Is that the fried bit you mention?

Could it be a buzz/rattle due to the speaker mount not perfectly tight?

That's the one.