KEMPER - NEW USB RECORDING FEATURE (how to use & a/b comparison with audio interface)

[@RichiAtlanticWind]

You say you love your audio interface because you can activate direct monitoring. Maybe you know this, but you can also do that from the Kemper and record without latency even before they release the driver. And yes, the manual is clear that there will be asio driver for windows: "A proprietary KEMPER ASIO driver is under development and will be released alongside a future Rig Manager revision."

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

As opposed to me you're able to read. 🙂 For the video I used my studio monitors which are connected to my regular interface. That's why the direct monitoring from the KPA didn't work. And yes, KPA stated in their addendum that drivers will be released. Thanks for clearing that up Richi! 😘

[@dannyhargrovejr5507]

USB IS BEST! I personally hear enough difference I would go that route!! \w/

[@johandelange]

Haha! I'm busy updating my Stage and while I stare at the progress bar you video pops up! Yay!!!!

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Haha, that's great! Enjoy Johan! 🤘❤️

[@gmel1084]

Call me crazy, but I loaded a neural dsp plugin through my daw to see if I can use that to listen through my kemper headphones using the space feature! But it sounded terrible I prob did something wrong with the inputs? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Imteresting. Did it sound phasy?

[@gmel1084]

@@CarstenStepanowicz yea sounded like I heard a combination of the raw guitar sound and sort of the plugin 🤷🏻‍♂️ weird

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@gmel1084 Have you turned the DAW knob to 10? I haven't tried it myself, just a guess. 😄

[@kingjb99]

Have you tried the new ASIO drivers as yet?

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Not yet! Will soon! ✌️❤️

[@fender54]

Hi, What brand of monitors are you using and what would be the ideal cabs for Kemper?

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hi! Adam Hall T7V. I do not use cabs with my Kemper that often but I guess the ones coming from Kemper should work best! When I use a cab it's a Marshall 4x12 with G12T-75.

[@ShawnCharles]

I have a profiler stage, latest version of rig manager on my Mac, the USB option isn't there to choose ?? I'm confused

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Have you installed the latest beta version 9.0?

[@ShawnCharles]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Yes , thanks 🙏 all sorted now once I installed the beta version , totally awesome feature that I’ve wanted since forever on the Kemper . Rock on 🤘

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@ShawnCharles Awesome, have fun! 🤘

[@nedavine]

anybody else have an issue where the DAW is telling you the sample rate is incorrect and so can't record? Maybe just ableton?

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Are you running Ableton at 44.1khz?

[@jjjjjvvvv3474]

Great video! Has Kemper dropped an ASIO driver yet? I've been searching high and low but haven't found anything concrete so far. If they haven't, what's the best alternative out there?

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Download „Asio 4 all“. This should do the trick! 🤘❤️

[@jjjjjvvvv3474]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Thanks! Will give it a go and see.

[@kingjb99]

yes in beta they have

[@khanmanuel]

Hi there, I am doing some home recordings. Do you know if there is a way to record into the daw so that the daw just records the guitar without effects? What I mean is I want to hear the effects from the kemper when I am playing and recording but I only want the daw to record the sound without the effects from the kemper. Any help would be much appreciated !

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hi bro! You can leave the Main Out at "Master Stereo" and listen to your signal including effects. For recording the dry signal you use the Direct Output and switch it to "Stack". Hope this helps. 🙂

[@ChrisM541]

Thanks for this upload. I'm struggling to get Kemper USB recording to work in Windows 11, latest Rig Manager and Kemper firmware, using Cakewalk DAW (Bandlab). Should I be able to set Cakewalk's driver mode to WDM/KS or do I need to use ASIO4ALL? My speakers are Behringer MS20's connected directly to the PC - I'd like to use these as the output...possible? (I normally select 'Speakers (Realtek USB Audio)' for Windows to make them active playback). I do have an audio interface that is working with the Kemper and that I normally use, but I'm keen to see how Kemper's new USB recording works (bypassing the need to connect to the interface).

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hey man! Kemper becomes your USB audio interface. I'm not sure about Cakewalk (not familiar with it). Check the latest manual pages 32-35. It's explained super easy and detailed. 🤘❤️

[@ChrisM541]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Thanks bud. Had another look at the manual and it does look like ASIO4ALL is a must for Windows when using the Kemper USB route...page 141. Pages 32-35 is all aboot the units knobs. Hopefully they release a proper ASIO driver soon. Cheers anyway.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

I fear they won't 😂. Glad you could figure it out! 🤘❤️

[@gerinsindanight]

Thanks man, Kemper one is more trebly, even shiny. No question about it. Maybe smth one could change rapidly with eq. Is it worthy?¿ Don't know but I'll have a go!

[@kent6619]

Thanks for your video, Carsten. End of January 2024, still no ASIO driver! Looking forward to it. Kemper will come through--I know it!

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

There won't be any drivers 😄.

[@sergioferreira2789]

Hi... waht about recording DI for reamp???

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

No problem! Set it to DI and go for it! ✌️

[@musicinsession]

Nice video mate! I just use spdif for reamping! Works for me!

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

If my audio interface had spdif I'd definitely use it too! 😂🤘

[@defectdesigner1]

Hey Carsten! Thanks for this video! I also have UR44 and I noticed that sound from Kemper (headphones directly) is very different compared to Kamper direct output to UR44 (gain channel to zero) and to headphones. DspMixFx does not have any effects, but somewhat the sound is closer to Kemper when this solution has effects button on, but no effects activated. Am I doing something wrong? Have you noticed the same? Cheers!

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hi there! I haven't tried it with the DSPMixFx but this is a classic phenomena many folks have reported. The preamp of Kemper's headphone jack is really high quality. It will sound a bit duller when listening through the audio interface. But the difference is so subtle, I stopped bothering about it. 😅

[@jimmcdougall9973]

I couldn’t hear much difference from my side, but obviously, you are hearing your monitors. I will have to see how this will work with Reaper, and if I have to download that ASIO for All. I hope I don’t get latency issues, otherwise I can just as well stay with SPDIF. Thanks for the tips.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Let me know how/if it works for you! 🤘

[@johandelange]

Hi Jim, just got my reaper set up, you do need ASIO4ALL. Did finally get reamping working as well via the USB. This is going to be so much fun, come on Cristoph bring those drivers!

[@MichaelRiesenbeck]

I too have that awful latency. Can't understand they released it without proper drivers

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@MichaelRiesenbeck It's currently just a beta version. I'm sure they'll release proper drivers as soon as the official version is released.

[@kempman9811]

Hi Carsten, i don’t hear a big difference, the only thing I might hear that the usb kemper sound is a little bit compressed? May it’s youtube….. I am using cubase and my beloved Steinberg interface too and for me I see no need to change my workflow, because you know how good the Steinberg is. Thanks for this vid. I will not give this beta a go. Cheers Frank

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hi! I'm also happy with my setup and for us there's absolutely no need to change anything. BUT the whole USB-recording thing has been a huge topic for many. That's why I guess this might be a huge game changer for Kemper. Have fun! 🤟❤

[@kempman9811]

@@CarstenStepanowicz you can’t imagine what kind of shit I have checked out to end with the awesome Steinberg😁😁😁😁

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@kempman9811 😄😄😄

[@tonyg6158]

I'm exactly like you. Me and my beloved Steinberg are not ready to part ways. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@kempman9811]

@@tonyg6158 this

[@AcysLounge]

Moin, hat echt Spass gemacht, das Video anzuschauen, kein Tod Gelabere, und unterhaltsam. Aber das mit dem Klick musst du noch üben ..... ;-) .... Scheiss Latenzen!

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

😂✌️

[@Kartrampage]

I hear the audio interface is clearer in resolution and sound

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Really? It should be the other way around 😂. At least that's the common opinion. (Personally I don't hear any difference that would be worth mentioning).

[@Kartrampage]

​@@CarstenStepanowicz I have 2 audio interfaces here. one M Audio Fast Track pro and the Volt 276. at the same bitrate they sound almost the same only the latency is different. when I convert a FLAC file into an Mp3 I hear the loss of information. I always had to find the holes in the film at work in a vacuuminfusion for rotor blades for wind turbines. My colleagues who saw it thought I was magic. If I know what to listen for, I can hear it in the noise. I've had that all my life. Personally, I think it's totally bad.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@Kartrampage Dude that's wicked! 🤯 🙌

[@flashbak01]

Shame on Kemper, it's now 7 months later and we still don't have a Windows driver for the USB! :(

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

I had a gut feeling that this is never going to happen. 😂

[@ruhrpottflo2249]

Ich glaube ich gehe wieder zurück zur grünen Kiste 😂 vor allem das Liquid profiling macht amps bald überflüssig wenn man wie Ich nur zu Hause spielt 😃 cooles video Keule 🎉

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Danke dir mein lieber! 🤘 Haha, alle guten Dinge sind 3 oder der wievielte Anlauf wäre das? 😂❤️

[@ruhrpottflo2249]

@@CarstenStepanowicz 4 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dirtexchangeco.3539]

maybe i'm just a REALLY huge noob, but can someone tell me how to even hookup to get sound in reaper? I plug it all in and still nothing... kemper toaster updated settings for output? reaper settings? and connections explaination? using windows and downloaded ASIO4ALL, still nothing. would be cool to see someone post a painfully simple walkthrough

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Hey Matthew! Have you updated the rig manager and the toaster to the latest beta version?

[@dirtexchangeco.3539]

@@CarstenStepanowicz yes both! Silence haha.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@dirtexchangeco.3539 🙈

[@edmoreno1671]

Haha yeah I get the same thing happening

[@edmoreno1671]

I ended up plugging the Kemper > usb interface

[@AC-pu2eh]

Is liquid profiling on this update ?

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

No. We have to wait for this unfortunately. 😄🤘

[@einhong]

Ist es normal dass der Rechner mehr Leistung benötige? Ich habe das Gefühl dass es mit Kemper meine IMac warm wird anstatt mit dem Interface.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Ich habe PC und konnte noch keine erhöhte Wärmeentwicklung feststellen. ✌️

[@kennymackenzie4146]

Cheers for the tips lol...i'm updating in a few weeks...dreading the headache lol....going from windows 10 to windows 11 when I get my new pc etc..i also use cubase ......i never noticed that much of a difference in your video.but as a few mentioned..its different when your sitting in front of speakers...🎼🎸🤘🤠

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

That's great Kenny! New PC is always fun but also a lot of work. 🙈 I think I was listening with my eyes. The more I'm comparing the two sounds the less I'm hearing anything. 😂

[@erikhelkimo]

I'm trying out the new Kemper usb audio feature, seems to be working well on all points except I'm getting crackling noise from my studio monitors. This doesn't occur when using my regular audio interface. I've noticed that this doesn't occur when using the Kemper output Stack setting, only Master Stereo or Mod Stereo, so the crackling appears to be linked to stereo in some way... What am I doing wrong? Any settings I'm missing somewhere? Kemper --> Reaper --> KRK Classic 5

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Constant cracking? What's your pc setup?

[@erikhelkimo]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Yes, constant. Less obvious at lower volumes. I use a Macbook Air

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@erikhelkimo That is weird indeed. I don't think you're missing something. It should be plug and play with mac. Have you checked the signal, maybe it's too much output? Another USB cable you could try?

[@erikhelkimo]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Thanks! Will mess around and see if I figure it out. Will try another USB cable as well

[@erikhelkimo]

@@CarstenStepanowicz Managed to sort the crackling out by muting the track in the DAW and monitoring directly from the Kemper. This works well during recording or just playing around. However, the crackling reappears once the track is unmuted and I want to listen back to the recording. The issue must be somewhere in the PC or DAW, but changing sample rate or block size in the DAW doesn't seem to make any difference. Only thing left is to buy a new USB cable...

[@runnershigh7573]

Hallo Carsten. Tolles Video, gratuliere...es kommt in Google ganz oben wenn man nach Kemper Audio Interface sucht 😀👍 Frage: Habe asio4all installiert aber beim Abspielen wird alles ganz unsauber, verruckelt und verzerrt wiedergegeben. Das Volumen im Rigmanager habe ich im unteren Drittel....daran kann es eigentlich nicht liegen. Hast du eine Idee was noch falsch eingestellt sein könnte? Grüsse Roger 🇨🇭

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Danke dir Roger! 🤘 Du musst die Buffersize hochschrauben, dein Rechner kommt nicht hinterher. ✌️

[@runnershigh7573]

@@CarstenStepanowicz hey danke für den Tipp... toll, jetzt funktionierts 😀 Bist echt ein Profi...👍 Schönes Weekend 🎸

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

@@runnershigh7573 Gerne, gerne. Freut mich, dass es geklappt hat! Dir auch ein schönes Wochenende! 🤘❤️

[@clausschossleitner1190]

Have the same latency, not useable for recording at the moment

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

I'm curious, if official drivers will be available.

[@beckmann6076]

They're working on an own Asio version. For now, it's unusable with this latency

[@sebrura]

I’m a Stager®️ and I endorse Asians 4 All 👍🏻

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

😄🤘

[@PARIS-qx8rd]

bruh 😂🔥👹

[@scentia_est]

Schließe mal die Augen und schalte um, oder lasse umschalten - definitiv kein Unterschied - auch nicht über gute Studiomonitore. Du hörst mit den Augen, das ist in diesem Fall die Verbesserung :)

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Haha, du hast vermutlich recht. 😂

[@CozYaDunGoofed]

Whhhhy, Kemper? Why did you use ASIO4All 🤦‍♂️ the worse audio driver. Using the Kemper as an audio interface went from 100% viable to a solid no. So disappointed.

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

You can activate "Direct Monitor" on the Kemper too. You'll be able to hear the signal without any latency then. In my case that didn't work because I have connected my speakers to my regular interface. ✌️

[@daddyslittlejunkies]

"A proprietary KEMPER ASIO driver is under development and will be released alongside a future Rig Manager revision."

[@NikolajChristensen]

ASSio

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

😄👍

[@steveshadforth8792]

worst explanation ever

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

Steve you can do better than that!