Rig Manager Reviews

by Rocketspam

Won’t connect in access point mode- only Wi-Fi. Still needs work to use all features supposedly supported.

by Cr3ate

And impractical for me. Should allow for a UBS Bluetooth key that you can plug in an just use. While the basic kemper is pretty straight forward, the editor is a disaster. They should scrap it and start over and look to AxeEdit for how an editor should work.

by BigEnos

RigManager should be removed from RigManager Store until it is ready for prime time. It’s useless. Unresponsive after connecting to a brand new iPad (9th gen) running iOS 15 on the network. Touch one menu item and it locks up or freezes, forcing me to reboot RigManager . Unable to even change the amplifier type or anything else. If I couldn’t do better than this I would quit. Just glad I didn’t pay for this. Let me know when you are serious.

by Geebake

After installing this and connecting my KPA to my router, my iPad found and connected immediately. No issues whatsoever.

Editing just about anything works great.

There is one major thing missing though - the ‘explorer’ Iike view provided in the desktop version of Rig Manager.

At this point, the only way I see to change rigs is to literally hit the next or previous buttons. On a devices with thousands of rigs, to say this is tedious is an understatement.

Changing effects and effects blocks works great but not so much for amps.

I only get a handful of options for ‘amp presets’. These are clearly made up of presets saved in the presets on the KPA. Great! So I created a few new ones and stored them in the ‘All Presets - MyProfiler’ folder. They show up as amp presets in the desktop version but not the iOS version :(. This is a big deal. For this to be truly useful, I need to be able to get to different amps. I’m willing to create presets for the amps that are important to me but that doesn’t seem to work at this point.

I thought this might be some kind of refresh issue so I closed the iOS editor and restarted. The new amp presets still don’t show.

This is a REALLY good start but isn’t truly useful to me yet. I can turn any knob and scroll through rigs but I really need to be able to build rigs.

Given that this is version 1.0.0, I have no doubt this will be addressed and I can’t wait.

by Spotsby

So far so good. I have edited and saved all sorts of settings with no issues. No connection issues so far. Connecting was super easy using the QR code for direct connection, as well as connecting through a LAN using WPS to connect the Kemper to my router. Easy as pie.

Only thing missing is the ability to fully manage rigs. Being a touch interface and through WiFi, this could be superior to Rig manager on the Mac so I would love to use this as my primary Kemper manager. It’s somewhat unfortunate that the ability to manage your rigs is so limited.

All this being said I’m very grateful that Kemper has made this. So useful!!

by Formercakid

Works great but if you reset your router you will have to redo the WPS connect process.

by Jinx Defusing

RigManager works great, totally unlike the pc app, which I have to constantly reinstall. There is some ancient version still on my oc somewhere, and for some reason, that creates conflicts with the updated version. I can’t find or remove the old version. It would be great if RigManager also had the capability to let you browse through your rigs, if it did, then I would never have to use the ridiculous pc app again.

by Minnbc

Being able to edit on stage is a no brainier. Not interested in scrolling thru profiles Rig Manager workers for that but a quick change in a Rig is great.

by D Hollingsworth

The other reviewer seems to really hate Kemper Profilers.

According to the Manual Addendum 8.5, the Kemper Stage supports direct and secure wi-fi connection for practice and venue situations and connection via WPS in non venue situations (like at home or trusted networks). Personally my network is not WPS enabled. Direct iPad connections seem the most likely method for me.

Since I can connect my Mac directly via USB in the studio or at home, the iPad connection is exactly what I need for gigging.

Seriously, if you’re that worried about someone hacking your Kemper profiler to steal your profiles you’re probably better off with a tube amp or an acoustic guitar. Or maybe a Pod Pocket.

And let’s face it. This isn’t about the hardware. It’s about the iOS app. It works like it should. And works great.

by True Audio

Thank you guys! I appreciate the continued advancements and functionality to the Kemper, including this iPad app. Works great so far for my needs and is a huge upgrade to the unit! Now I don’t have to sit by the computer/ kemper to tweak things! Thanks again!