Auxiliary Input Use

    I have been trying to use this function. I use a 1/8" male stereo input and two 1/4" mono outputs. I am only getting mono out and not stereo. Has anyone tried this feature, I can't seem to balance the guitar to the input of the mp3


    Page 9 of the KEMPER PROFILER
    The deeper view & reference manual


    Auxiliary Input
    The Auxiliary Input function allows you to feed a stereo signal, such as an MP3 player, into your Kemper Profiler to play along with it. In the Master/Output menu, the Auxiliary Input is equipped with two controls:
    one to feed the aux signal to the main outputs, and another to feed it to the Monitor and Headphone output separately. This allows you, for instance, to add an additional monitor signal to your headphone output,
    while the main output stays unaffected. The auxiliary signal will not be affected by the internal effects. You will need to purchase a special cable which provides the stereo signal via two separate TS jacks.
    Plug the left jack into the Return Input and the right jack into the Alternative Input. Use the Auxiliary Input control to adjust the level.



    According to page 44 in the Gianfranco Di Mare - wiKPA 2013 03 22.pdf:


    JAMMING ALONG MP3sWITH YOUR KPA WITHOUT A MIXER-You can jam along your mp3s without any bulky mixer by using the loop stereoeffect in the chain and have it locked. I use the headphone out of my old iPod (you might use your cell phone) and connect it in stereo to the two return jacks at theback of the KPA (you need a cable with a stereo 3.5mm jack to two mono 6.3mm jacks).The loop stereois put into the Modslot and you can adjust the balance between guitar and external signal in the effect settings.With a headphone this is a very compactand portable solution.


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    :thumbup: "A single note can be short lived but a melody will last a life time." Paul Muller


    I believe the procedure described in the WiKPA is from an older firmware that didn't have the capability described in the manual.

    Well with all of that being said, when I plug into speaker output I can adjust the speaker volume level with the monitor output level. Does that make any sense????

    :thumbup: "A single note can be short lived but a melody will last a life time." Paul Muller

    I use this auxiliary feature every day using the same wiring method you describe in your original post. So that feature does work. When you say you only get mono out, do you mean you only get sound out of one speaker, or do you get both right and left channels coming out of both speakers? Get this sorted out first, then worry about ballencing the guitar level with the backing tracks. For me, I use a windows program called mp3gain to adjust all my mp3s to a constant volume (I like 92bB). At that level I crank my mp3 player to full volume, and most profiles are set pretty close to that in volume. Some of the TAF free profiles are a bit loud, but you just turn down the cab vol and resave them and all is good.

    Sort of. You adjust the gain of the Aux In going to the monitor by pressing the master button and scrolling to page 5 where it says Aux In -> Monitor. I put that at 10.0 when using the mp3, otherwise turn it back to zero to avoid excessive noise.

    I think I am missing something here. I come out of my mac and into the return input and auxiliary input with my cable. I have my 4x12 plugged into the speaker output. When I hit play for the mp3 music does come through the 4x12. Using the Auxiliary Input control I adjust the level the volume of the mp3 but the guitar volume can greatly over power the volume of the mp3. If i understand this correctly only the auxiliary input control actually controls the volume of the incoming mp3 signal. I just doesn't seem to be that pound or that clear. Any suggestions?

    :thumbup: "A single note can be short lived but a melody will last a life time." Paul Muller

    The only cables I have plugged in are the two cables for return and auxiliary input (mp3) and a speaker cable plugged into the speaker output for my cab.

    :thumbup: "A single note can be short lived but a melody will last a life time." Paul Muller

    Oh I think I see the problem. The main outs on the back of the KPA are sterio. If you just plug your cab into one, you will probably only get one channel of the mp3. Sorry, but I can't help on that. I have two speakers, so never had that issue.

    Hey Bliss, I did and then read everything very carefully. I did get it to work for the most part, but I need to continue to mess around with it. I will keep you posted.

    :thumbup: "A single note can be short lived but a melody will last a life time." Paul Muller