Input LED keeps clipping...

T Dekkers · Oct 7th 2020

Hi everyone,

I'm new to Kemper and recently got myself a kemper unpowered rack unit. I'm Loving it very much! The only issue I have is the input light clipping as hell...doesn't matter if I play a loud distorded profile or a clean profile but he input led keeps clipping red. I don't hear any sound clipping but I would really like to solve this "problem". Hope you guys can help me out!

Information:

- I'm not using active pickups

- Clean sens is at 0 db

- Distortion sens is at 0 db

- Input soruces is at front input

I'm looking forward to some tips and advise!

Kind regards,

Tom

Zappledan · Oct 7th 2020

Welcome to the forum! What color are you seeing on the LED? Green is simply presence of input, Yellow is at the high end, and Red is clipping.

Hoki Toki · Oct 7th 2020

Hellu and welcome

Try lowering Clean Sense a bit

Read manual page 28 ( Manual 7.0 )

Watch tutorial "Input" on https://www.kemper-amps.com/video

( What do you mean with "input sources" ? Do you have any pedals in front ?? )

Cheers !

Lobsta · Oct 7th 2020

Easy fix- with a screwdriver, lower your pickup height a little bit, until no clipping.

T Dekkers · Oct 12th 2020

Quote from Zappledan

Welcome to the forum! What color are you seeing on the LED? Green is simply presence of input, Yellow is at the high end, and Red is clipping.

Thanks for the reply, i'm using the normal led colours. When I play the led often turns red. Especially when I'm picking a bit harder, which makes sense I guess, but it's clipping more than it should be.

T Dekkers · Oct 12th 2020

Quote from Lobsta

Easy fix- with a screwdriver, lower your pickup height a little bit, until no clipping.

Good tip, going to try that one!

T Dekkers · Oct 12th 2020

Quote from Hoki Toki

Hellu and welcome

Try lowering Clean Sense a bit
Read manual page 28 ( Manual 7.0 )
Watch tutorial "Input" on https://www.kemper-amps.com/video

( What do you mean with "input sources" ? Do you have any pedals in front ?? )

Cheers !

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Thanks for the reply! I've tried lowering the clean sense a bit but it seems it only stops clipping when im lowering the clean sense all the way down. With input sources I mean the options you have in the system setup. I have it set at front input, because i'm running the output of my wireless system into the front input of the Kemper amp.

Thanks in advance!

Hoki Toki · Oct 12th 2020

OK , so maybe the output from your wireless is a little to hot

Cheers !

Zappledan · Oct 12th 2020

Quote from Hoki Toki

OK , so maybe the output from your wireless is a little to hot

Cheers !

Clearly, this is the answer.

V8guitar · Oct 12th 2020

Simple check, switch to a lead and see if you get the same but wireless is the obviously candidate!

ReinoutV · Oct 12th 2020

Quote from T Dekkers

Thanks for the reply! I've tried lowering the clean sense a bit but it seems it only stops clipping when im lowering the clean sense all the way down. With input sources I mean the options you have in the system setup. I have it set at front input, because i'm running the output of my wireless system into the front input of the Kemper amp.

Thanks in advance!

The other guys already pointed this out, but you really should mention this in the opening post. Lowering the pickups not only changes the output, but also alters the sound of the guitar. And don't lower them too far, of they'll fall into the body of the guitar, depending on the make and model.

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