According to the MIDI documentation, continuous midi parameters "[w]ill be smoothed upon reception of multiple continuous values". This ensures smooth volume swells, for instance, without the need to send every intermediate value from 0 to 127 for CC#7. And indeed, I do notice this when programming automated effects changes via MIDI.
However, sometimes I get a smooth transition where I actually want a more abrupt change. For instance, if I simply send a CC#7=0 message at a moment when the volume pedal is at maximum, I sometimes hear a noticeable fadeout instead of (relatively) sudden silence.
I'm just wondering if there is a way to control this, and on what basis the Kemper decides whether or not to smooth out a parameter change (because as far as I can tell, it doesn't always happen). One guess is that the places where I noticed an unwanted smooth transition were very short moments of silence, where a CC#7=0 was followed shortly after (about 2s) by a CC#7=127. Perhaps the relative proximity of a second value of the same parameter triggers the Kemper's "multiple values smoothing" mechanism? Although -- come to think of it -- the Kemper of course doesn't know beforehand that the second value will follow... Can anyone shed a light on this?
[By the way -- I am experimenting with programming these stops because in some circumstances (high gain, small stages) it's hard to keep feedback under control... ]