Honestly the profile part was what always had me at … it is almost there… I did find one profiler Mat fig…that I liked..I contemplated getting the stage before ordering the FM3.
It seems straightforward to use I killed the wifi connection to the iPad app.
What put me off was the fact that you need a decent profile for every sound you need - there is some tweak ability per profile, not not huge & it would be a pain sorting all the profiles out.
Still think it would be cool to try it though.
That's what has always kept me off from Kemper too. I like profiling if it's to capture amps I own because that makes for a portable "good enough" version but hunting for the perfect profile otherwise seems like a rabbit hole that is just as bad as finding the perfect IRs.What put me off was the fact that you need a decent profile for every sound you need - there is some tweak ability per profile, not not huge & it would be a pain sorting all the profiles out.
Still think it would be cool to try it though.
I had a Mark V (before my Kemper before my Helix before my Axe Fx III before my FM3). I had a couple decent profiles, but that could have made dozens as well. I liked having "my" Mark sound in the Kemper, but I despised the profiling process. It wouldn't sound right, so I'd "refine" it, but depending on where you played on the neck of the guitar and how you played, it would dramatically shift the tone/EQ. It was a lot of frustration. I kinda wanna pick one up again just for the hell of it, honestly, but that's only because I think the toaster looks cool as hellI only have 1 valve amp now - a Blackstar Series 1-45 combo. I wouldn’t have done any captures from it, but just doing that one amp would have created a multitude of profiles. 2 clean flavours, an OD 1 & OD 2, each with different gain stages and then dealing in the EQ & ISF for each profile…..I guess could have just kept the ISF to 3 settings per profile. But even that would have resulted in around 36 profiles for that single amp?
The authentic tab on the fractal models really appeals to me……
I had one for about 3 days. We're not allowed to talk smack about other brands here, but let's just say, if we were, I would. I love their plugins but the QC is a piece ...[REDACTED]...@Ugly Bunny Not withstanding the cool toaster look, would the quad cortex suit you better for that?
If wanting profiles/captures of your own equipment, I’d probably go QC these days, though the availability of pro level aftermarket captures is limited at present I suspect?
What issues are you having with the FM3 @rcknrllmn ?I have both. Had the Stage first. Currently, still using the Stage but trying to work on the FM3 to get it where I would like.
Funny thing is, you can say the same things about the FM3 (each preset can have its own effects, not limited to four blocks, you can have morphing and gapless switching...If I’m gigging with just a device I’ll find myself using the stage more often than the fm3 because each preset can have its own effects (not limited to 4 blocks), morphing, gapless switching,...
Not sure how to respond here. On my FM3, the the switches are right where my foot expects to find them.and switches to activate effects are easier to get to.