[MusicTlk] Is the Kemper profiling amplifier accessible?

Thu May 9 17:07:19 UTC 2024

You wouldn’t be the first to express this sentiment, however, a MacBook or Mac mini would be just as popular a device as a Kemper, or quad cortex just as expensive and just as likely to sprout legs and walk away from you as a blind person at a gig if you aren’t paying attention or on top of your gear and equipment while at the gig. So I’ll take the independence of being able to set up my own set list of tones so to speak if  in that case given the possibilities of disappearance are the same. At the end of the Day the Kemper, Axe Fx, Quad Cortex and etc are a computer with a CPU, Ram, and  storage like a Mac. However a MacBook and a small interface and a couple of air steps could fit in a couple gig bag pockets and be out of sight and on my back with my  guitar when I am not on stage. 
 the difference is the Mac has an Operating System we can access outside of the Modeling. Some have also expressed concern over it being a general purpose computer instead of a dedicated computer. To this I once again point out for what a Kemper or etc cost you could  pick up an inexpensive MacBook air or Mac mini and lock it down and treat it as a dedicated Amp Modeling unit the way you would a Kemper.  Don’t do unnecessary MacOS, App, or Plug In  updates till you know nothing is broken, keep it off the net  unless you are updating stuff etc, etc. Given the power of apple silicon, a base model of either would probably be plenty sufficient for this tasks and cost less than the aforementioned  units.
But I also understand this is out of the box thinking and you miss out on using the same gear and trying all the myriad of preset tones available out there. For the popular units. These days for me I am not so interested in trying everything under the sun and more just want to play write and record stuff. If I can get  equivalent quality and the tones I  want and the ability to tweak a preset or create  one from scratch I’ll take it!.
Just my two cents on this, as a gear acquisition syndrome addict though, I can completely understand the desire for those units and why rigging up your own solution even if it’s just as powerful, if not more so isn’t as sexy. 
Steve

> On May 9, 2024, at 9:39 AM, Cameron Strife via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Also, thank you for the suggestion, but I don’t want to be responsible for my MacBook Pro at rehearsal or a live situation along with my other gear. I would be too concerned about something happening to it.
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>> On May 7, 2024, at 7:45 PM, TheOreoMonster via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> This is a matter of personal taste, but for me It’s difficult to justify the cost of a Kemper if all I am able to do is load and play Riggs others created but I am unable to build one from scratch with out sighted assistance or a lot of patience memorizing everything on the unit.
>> If you like the NueraalDSP plug ins build your own Qua cortex with a Mac and MainStage and a couple of AirStep MIDI controllers. The best part is you aren’t limited to just NueralDSP plug ins but any amp sim you would like to use. Have an amp you want to profile? Use N.A.M to profile your amp or pedals or etc and use them as a plug in in your MainStage set up.
>> I have been Exploring MainStage and feature wise you can get it to do what these Modellers and Profilers do and then some as it possible to trigger backing tracks and the like with it as well.
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>>> On May 7, 2024, at 2:29 PM, Cameron Strife via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi. I owned the fractal FM three and had no luck with it at all. The Mac and Windows apps are totally inaccessible. It’s pretty ridiculous. I did contact the company and they did not seem interested in working on accessibility not even further librarian app, etc. I currently own the Kemper profiler stage and so far, I can navigate patches on the unit, and, there are many dedicated knobs for things like volume, dry, EQ, etc. as far as the rig manager app for Mac and Windows, with jaws, or voiceover, I am able to update the firmware on the camper, audition, load, and delete profiles from the camper, and that’s about it right now. Still, it’s more access than the other units apps currently provide so it’s something. I really hope the quad cortex becomes accessible at some point. I like a lot of their plug-ins and actually purchased a few although I haven’t really had the time to dig into them yet. If you want a unit that is more blind, friendly, look at the Hughes and Kettner, black spirit 200 floorboard.
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>>>>> On May 6, 2024, at 7:21 PM, Peter via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> Hello fellow, guitar players,
>>>> My name is Peter Acosta. I’ve been playing guitar all my life.
>>>> Both acoustic finger style and electric.
>>>> The technology is so advanced…
>>>> And I’ve been looking into the Kemper profiling amplifiers…
>>>> Does anyone have any experience with them?
>>>> Are they accessible.
>>>> The Kemper and the fractal audio systems are state of the art and many people are using them.
>>>> Many pros are not using amps any longer and a simply using the systems to amplify
>>>> instruments and live settings.
>>>> These are not modeling amplifiers…
>>>> The Kemper and the fractal audio are totally different thing.
>>>> I just wanted to specify that this is your not the typical modeling amplifier.
>>>> Anyone who has knowledge of these specific devices would be very helpful.
>>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>> Peter Acosta
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