Posts by Jose7822

Quote from viabcroce

Larry, if you feel that your overdriven tones are too distorted, Distorted Sens is the parameter to tweak.
it makes... sense to set CS as high as possible (or to a high-enough value anyway), in order to optimize the A/D converter's headroom.

That ^ makes sense.

OK, so I've been reading the Kemper's manual and I see that the 1/4" Main Output has a max level of +16dBu, which I believe translates to -12dBFS (given that Line 'nominal' level is +4dBu). IOW, setting the Main 1/4" Outputs on the Kemper to -12dB should give the Helix a signal of +4dBu when setting its Return's input level to Line. Does this sound right to you guys?

Thanks!

Thanks Gianfranco! Unfortunately, the Helix doesn't have meters that indicate clipping so I had to go by ear and set the outputs to -15dB. In the Helix, I just left the FX Loop at default settings (nominal levels). All I know is that I can set the Helix's Send/Return to either Line or Instrument level. I need to find out what the Kemper's outputs are (probably Line level?).

Cool! I'll check them out. Thanks

Quote from boblaz

theres a couple of redplate amp profiles on rig exchange that i use for a few 70's funk stuff. also i just purchased the burt muelendijk profiles . it has a great soldono clean on it.also a couple of fuch profiles i use on rig exchange. hope that helps.

Could you provide the names of those profiles, please? The ones from Rig Exchange.

Thanks

Can anyone recommend a few profiles, free or otherwise, that you think are the absolute best for funk music? I need high quality profiles that also work well with a PRS type (actually a Schecter C1-Classic Diamond series) guitar. I know that, in order to get 100% that 70's funk sound, it would be ideal to use a strat. Call me lazy, but I ain't bringing two axes, and switching between them like a mad man, to a gig. Screw that!

Thanks!

I have a similar question, except I'm using the Kemper as my amp going into the FX Loop of a Line 6 Helix in 4CM which I use for MIDI control and effects. What's a good method to ensure unity gain?

My apologies to the OP if this is considered hijacking. We seem to be looking for similar answers, so I refrained from creating yet another thread. I will if it's not considered the same though.

Quote from heldal

You add a lot of latency if you pass the signal through the DAW and back to the audio-interface for listening while recording. I never recommend software-monitoring unless your sound relies on plugins in the DAW, and even then I'd prefer to record with a different but direct sound over having to listen to a delayed signal.

Thats true. Nowadays monitoring through the DAW is not as bad as it used to be, but that also depends on how good the audio interface drivers are (as well as the DAW itself, of course). Usually, you can get down low enough to make latency a moot point. Having said that, I don't disagree with you.

Hi!

Did you check if you have an EQ enabled somewhere, either on the Kemper's Output or your audio interface (assuming it has onboard effects)? Try using S/PDIF from the Kemper to your interface instead, since you have that option. Wouldn't hurt to give that a shot.

As for how to monitor a recorded signal in Cubase, you need to enable the Input Monitoring button found on each track. It looks like a small speaker:

http://www.macprovideo.com/for…3-10-22_at_9.35.38_AM.png

If you don't see this button, you'll need to enable it under the Track Settings by right-clicking on the track. A window should open giving you options to add or remove items. Anyways, the monitoring button is what will enable you to hear recorded tracks in Cubase.

HTH

EDIT : Check out number 5 here: https://ask.audio/articles/5-a…y-cubase-user-should-know

Hi Autumn!

I'm also a newbie to the Kemper, but hopefully I can help. What I would do is connect the mic(s) to your Apollo Twin's XLR inputs, insert the desired UAD plugins in one of (or however many) channels of the Apollo Twin's software mixer, and then route the Output of that channel(s) to the Line outs of the Apollo. Connect a cable from the Apollo's Line Out and plug it into the Return Input of the Profiler. That should do the trick.

HTH

UPDATE:

Today has been a very productive day, as you guys have witnessed :-). I apologize for posting so much, but I want to make sure that I document everything for anyone who may stumble upon this thread.

Remember the problem I originally thought was being caused by the Wah pedal, and later discovered to be the Volume pedal? Well, it was neither! The source of that issue came about me incorrectly using a STEREO FX Loop instead of a MONO FX Loop. Each path in the Helix is a stereo path, so I was only hearing half the signal when using a stereo FX Loop (which explains the volume drop). It was a huge DUH moment, lol. But now that's behind me :-).

In regards to switching Kemper performances with my Helix patches, I discovered that pressing twice is just the way it worked with the HD500. I'm assuming there's just no way around that, unless someone knows a way. From what I've been reading, most people were using sequential patch switching with the HD500, where patches 1A-1D would change Presets #1-4 in Browser mode on the Kemper until reaching patch 16D on the HD500, which would go up to a Preset #64 on the Kemper. However, I'm finding that it is more effective to simply assign the same 4 (or 5 in the Helix) footswitches to always switch Performance SLOTS 1-5 on the Kemper. That way I simply bank up a preset (readies up a Performance), and then press one of the assigned footswitches to load the corresponding slot (which completely loads the Performance in the Kemper). I find this much simpler to program and its always consistent. Plus, this saves me from programming 64 presets and being limited to that number in the HD500 (which is a lot, but still). Perhaps there was a limitation in the HD500 that I don't know about, and that's why people did it that way? I have no clue.

Also, I was able to program the expression pedal so that simply moving it would enable the Wah in the Kemper, and then automatically disengage whenever I stopped moving the pedal. This is such a useful feature!! No wonder people have asked for it to be implemented in the Helix. BTW, I'm loving the Kemper's Wahs, especially the one called "WWAH Ibz Wh Ten". It's so dirty sounding, but in a good way. Reminds me of the U2 "Mysterious Ways" Wah tone. Very cool! I also went ahead and programmed the Tap Tempo to follow the Helix, but I'm not sure that's working exactly on both units. I'm assuming I have to set a timing master in order for them to sync perfectly, but I don't know how to do that. Any help there would be appreciated.

Lastly, have I mentioned how awesome the Kemper sounds. I haven't even delved into Comercial profiles, or even the free Rig Xchange profiles. The factory profiles sound great once you enable Pure Cabinet. This is the closet device to the real thing. I could probably make the Helix sound close, but there's that extra mojo that the Kemper has that I just can't get out of the Helix. Perhaps someone who is a bad ass at programming modeling devices can get there, but I sure can't. Plus I just like the fact that the Kemper just sounds good, given a good profile, and it's VERY easy to tweak to taste. However, nothing beats the Helix's UI. It's just the sexiest UI out there, without a doubt.

Anyway, that's it for now. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas. I sure did!

EDIT: For clarification.

Correction: I still have to press two footswitches in order to load a Performance independent of the footswitch mode selected in the Helix :-(.

Scratch that last question. I just found out that the FX Loop in the Helix doesn't include the S/PDIF I/O. I guess I'm stuck with analog connections until Line 6 adds this feature in a future firmware (hopefully). In any case, it's not a big deal at all since I probably wouldn't even tell the difference anyway. Just wanted to keep things as clean as possible :-).

In any case, further experimentation revealed that the problem I was originally having wasn't caused by the Wah block but rather by the Volume block. I had both the Wah and the Volume blocks set to engage/disengage via the toe switch. Pressing on the toe switch of the onboard expression pedal enabled the Wah while the Volume pedal disengages, and pressing it again does the opposite. So when the Volume block was disengaged, the tone dropped and sounded washy (all effects and no dry tone). Manually engaging the Volume block, while the Wah was still functioning, restored the tone to its original gain. In order to mitigate this, I changed the switch that engages the Volume block from the toe switch to a footswitch, and now engaging the Wah works as expected (and the Volume disengages automatically when the Wah is ON). So that problem is solved!

Interestingly though, when I tried to reproduce the problem starting from scratch with an empty preset, the FX Loop wasn't working at all. All I could hear was the dry, unaffected DI sound from the guitar when setting the Mix parameter of the FX Loop down to 0%. I need to spend more time with this but, since I had solved the Wah/Volume problem, I decided to move onto MIDI programming instead.

OK, so with the Helix I have up to 10 programmable footswitches available to me. I started by setting up a custom Performance on preset 1 in the Kemper with an AC30 clean amp in slot 1 and an ENGL Fireball amp in slot 2. Then in the Helix, I proceeded to program a couple of footswitches that engage these two Performance slots. Everything is working fine, except when I switch presets in the Helix. At that point, the Kemper switches Performances and jumps to number 54. Thankfully, the Helix also has instant MIDI messages that I can program in order to tell the connected MIDI device what preset (in this case, which Performance) to jump to when I press the preset button in the Helix. However, according to the Kemper's "MIDI Parameter Documentation" pdf, I also need to tell the Kemper which slot to load before in actually loads the Performance.

This is not a big problem but, when you want to stay in stomp box mode in the Helix, it requires two stomp presses on different footswitches rather than just one. The workaround I have found is to switch the Helix to 8 stomps mode (instead of 10), which turns two of the footswitches into Bank Up/Down switches. This way I CAN just press once on a preset that takes me to the correct performance in the Kemper at the cost of 2 footswitches. Again, not a big deal but it would be nice to figure out a way to keep the Helix in 10 stomps mode and also switch preset/performances on both devices with a single press of a switch. Any ideas? BTW, the Helix can send up to 6 instant MIDI commands with the press of a switch. I tried sending the Performance AND Slot commands simultaneously, but that seems to be confusing the Kemper. Am I missing anything?

Sorry for the long post. Just thought it would be more useful to include all the info.

Thanks!

BTW, if I eventually decide to connect the Kemper into the Helix via S/PDIF, can the Kemper be the slave? Fortunately, the Helix can be switched to use pretty much any sample rate I want, with 24 bit resolution. But I think it needs to be the Master (though I could be wrong about that).

Why are you inserting the Axe FX into the Kemper's loop rather than the other way around? You're missing on the routing capabilities of the Axe FX.

I'm actually doing this with my Line 6 Helix somewhat successfully. I have the Kemper inserted into the Helix's FX Loop and it sounds great, though I'm having trouble whenever I engage the Helix's Wah. I'm gonna start troubleshooting it in a minute. But that's what I'd suggest if you really wanna get all the benefits of both units.

Quote from danel59

Is there a level control on the Wah in the Helix? You have checked the input and output level of the loop you have the Kemper in I assume. Only other thing I wondered is. is the loop in parallel or series with the Wah ie a straight through path with the…

Hi Dan,

Yes, there is a level control in the Wah block (the Helix has a level control in each and every block actually), but I don't think that's the problem since the other effects (i.e. Delay & Reverb) are also very low in volume when the Wah is engaged. Unfortunately, I won't be able to mess around with it until later today, but I remember keeping the FX Loop levels at default in the Helix.

The loop is in series with the Wah, yes. In that preset I have a Wah, Overdrive, FX Loop and a Volume block in series and then a Delay and Reverb block in parallel after the Volume block. The signal chain merges back to series with a Gain block (which I'm using as a boost) before the Output. That's the entire signal chain.

Quote from FLGator

Jose, no offense but seems like an expensive foot controller if that is what you are using it for?

None taken. I'm not just using the Helix as a foot controller, I'm also using the effects and routing capabilities within it. Actually, with this setup I could even use both the Kemper and the Helix's amps simultaneously! If anything, this gives me a VERY powerful setup. The possibilities are almost endless :-).

Quote from paults

I suggest looking at the routing in the Helix. Perhaps you are turning the wah on, and turning the FX loop off?

I wouldn't get any sound if that was the case. Bypassing the Loop in the Helix effectively cuts off the sound from the Kemper, so that's not it.

Happy Holidays all!

New Kemper owner here. My plan is to be able to use the Kemper as an amp plugged into one of the FX Loops of the Helix, which I'll use mainly as my pedalboard, but also as a MIDI controller for the Kemper (mainly just to switch between amps when in Performance mode, at least at first). This is how I have things connected:

- Guitar => Helix Guitar Input.
- Helix FX Loop Send => Kemper Alternative Input.
- Helix FX Loop Return => Kemper Left Main Out.
- Helix XLR Left => Xitone wedge XLR input.
- Helix MIDI out => Kemper MIDI input.

So far, everything seems to be working fine except when I enable the Wah pedal n the Helix. Then the audio drops significantly, and it seems to only have the effected sound drowning the main amp tone. Not sure what's going on, but hopefully I'm explaining it correctly. If I disengage the Wah, the amp tone from the Kemper cones back up to normal level. Anyone knows what may be happening here?

Also, what would be the best way to level match both devices so that they are sending and receiving signal at "unity gain" (for lack of a better term). Those are the only two questions I have for now. Thanks!