I've not hit the button during a performance, but I have hit it when I wanted the tuner. I never use the looper. I'd rather be able to disable it and possibly repurpose the button to something else.
A way to disable looper function
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I'd rather be able to disable it and possibly repurpose the button to something else.
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like what?Maybe something like a favorite button that will take you immediately to either:
1) A favorite rig in Browser mode (maybe a clean patch or anything else you use a lot)
and/or
2) A favorite rig in Performance mode which is easy to get to without having to bank up/down to a Performance then select which rig within that Performance. It would be one button to select rather than having to do 2 things. It would take you to one particular rig in one particular Performance regardless of where the Remote is currently. -
Maybe something like a favorite button that will take you immediately to either:
1) A favorite rig in Browser mode (maybe a clean patch or anything else you use a lot)
and/or
2) A favorite rig in Performance mode which is easy to get to without having to bank up/down to a Performance then select which rig within that Performance. It would be one button to select rather than having to do 2 things. It would take you to one particular rig in one particular Performance regardless of where the Remote is currently.This is a good idea
but if you hit the looper button by accident wouldn't you still hit this button by accident also which would take you to another patch 
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I turned it on by accident just before a solo. Didn't know what to do for about 30 seconds.
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To be honest Gstring, I would like it to be able programmable as a multi- purpose button. I'm not that crazy about the layout of the remote ,but like the basic functionality.
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I think this is a good idea, I've also hit the looper button a few times by mistake and the first couple of times it was a bit awkward trying to figure out what happened. Thank you.
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like what?I like the Looper button, but, if you open it up to other functions, I think a "Favorite Rig/Slot" button could be useful to many live players. No matter what Performance Bank/Slot or Rig the player is currently using, pressing the button would switch to the specified Bank/Slot or Rig.
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This is a good idea
but if you hit the looper button by accident wouldn't you still hit this button by accident also which would take you to another patch True, but it would be a more musical mistake than a loop of something that doesn't make sense playing back at the same volume and the same time as what you are currently playing.
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a freely assignable multi purpose button would be great indeed.
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+1 for a freely assignable multi purpose button or at least an assignable 'favorite rig' button ...
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Yep +1
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Yes, great a freely asignable button!
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I have hit the looper button a few times by accident when reaching for FX II or III - really awkward on stage. (I only rarely use a looper at all, and only in the studio). If there's no way to lock out the looper function within the KPA or Remote, I might have to build and attach a small cover to hide the button physically.
Edit: Actually this was rather easy to do! I used a round rubber "bumper" I had laying around and fitted it right over the button. Easily removable, non-permanent, and effective! I feel much safer now.
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Gary, that's what I did.. I took a piece of stiff rubber tubing and slid it over the button to keep from turning on the looper, which I never use on stsge
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I've done this a couple times and my fix was similar to the Whippingpost and Prsgary. In my case I just used one of those wide small rubber bands that the grocery store wraps around stalks of Broccoli (at the least where I live). Wrap it several times around the button shaft and the button will be restrained. As I use the looper, this provided a easy, non permanent fix.
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I've done this a couple times and my fix was similar to the Whippingpost and Prsgary. In my case I just used one of those wide small rubber bands that the grocery store wraps around stalks of Broccoli (at the least where I live). Wrap it several times around the button shaft and the button will be restrained
Great solution! Even better than what I did, thanks for sharing that. -
I couldn't agree more, there needs to be a way to disable the looper button on the remote, or better yet re-assign it to be an extra stomp/effect button. During rehearsals I experienced hitting the looper button by mistake...disaster and had to stop the song while I figured out how to turn it off. This is very dangerous for live performance, I will definitely be putting a physical barrier on the looper button to prevent accidents...not cool for a $600 remote board! That said I love my Kemper, has taken a while to tweak my rigs to get the same tone and feel of my tube heads but have made significant progress in that area and it is sounding amazing.
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I had the same problem with the looper of the POD HD 500... several times I accidentally activated it
and there also was no way to completely disable this option.
Finally I solved it with a cable tie in the gap under the hat of the looper switch.A software solution would be better, of course.
