Green Scream tubescreamer percentage option

thomas_van_beeck · Aug 18th 2012

I'd love to have an extra option to choose between letting the dry signal come through mixed with the Green Scream.
So u have an extra option to have 50% clean tone and 50% tubescream driven, which would be great for some amps.

Some amps like the 6505 or most ENGL amps don't really need a tubescreamer, but could use just a little bit more tightness(where a tubescreamer comes in handy)
When u choose to use a tubescreamer, u'll always end up losing some body, having the choice of how much the tube screamer get mixed in would be awesome.

ckemper · Aug 19th 2012

Why don't you try another distortion, or booster, e.g. the Treble Booster?
Or one of the EQ's that you activate in the STOMPS section?
There is so many modern possibilities in the KPA.
Why modifying a 40 years old concept, that is not even suitable for what you need, as you say?

Armin · Aug 19th 2012

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thomas_van_beeck · Aug 20th 2012

Quote from ckemper

Why don't you try another distortion, or booster, e.g. the Treble Booster?
Or one of the EQ's that you activate in the STOMPS section?
There is so many modern possibilities in the KPA.
Why modifying a 40 years old concept, that is not even suitable for what you need, as you say?

Well, check this out, this pedal has a clean and drive pot, so you can mix the normal signal with the tubescreamer driven signal:
http://www.chicagomusicexchang…g-dog-blue-dog-overdrive/

The fact that you mix both clean and driven means you don't lose too much bass frequencies and dynamics that get lost by the tubescreamer tone.
I don't know why you reply to me with using an EQ, a tubescreamer always colors the amp a certain way, EQing isn't going to solve that.

Where in my post do I say its not suitable for what I need?
Some amps don't really need it, BUT it would be awesome to have it just a little bit.

Some people prefer using a tubescreamer with a 6505, some don't.
I actually don't, because I lose too much body from the guitartone before it enters the amp.
THAT's why I would like to sit somewhere in between and have the option to choose how much tubescreamer driven signal comes with the dry guitar signal.

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lobster56 · Aug 20th 2012

The idea of using eq in addition to stomp pedals is useful. Is there a way to save only the dist and eq as one unit. Being able to kick them in with a single foot switch. If not, it would be very nice to have a dist/overdrive/boost pedal with a multitude of choices. Type of gain structure, eq before or after, germanium or silicon, type of transistor/mosfet and so on. Build your own pedal!

Dlaut · Aug 20th 2012

Quote from lobster56

The idea of using eq in addition to stomp pedals is useful. Is there a way to save only the dist and eq as one unit. Being able to kick them in with a single foot switch. If not, it would be very nice to have a dist/overdrive/boost pedal with a multitude of choices. Type of gain structure, eq before or after, germanium or silicon, type of transistor/mosfet and so on. Build your own pedal!

Although not the most elegant way, you could just save the whole rig in both states and switch, via midi, from one to the other. Otherwise, if you have a midi controller that is capable of sending multiple CCs with each foot switch depression, you could do it that way.

lobster56 · Aug 20th 2012

Sounds like an excellent idea. Problem is I've never used Midi, scares the shit out of me. Really hoping CK is planing a Midi pedal board for idiots, like me. Would love a drag and drop computer program that allows you to you import/export between Midi board and computer.
I own a Zoom G9.2tt, and they do exactly that. Seems impossible to learn how to program Midi the way it's descibed here on Kemper forum.

Dlaut · Aug 20th 2012

Quote from lobster56

Sounds like an excellent idea. Problem is I've never used Midi, scares the shit out of me. Really hoping CK is planing a Midi pedal board for idiots, like me. Would love a drag and drop computer program that allows you to you import/export between Midi board and computer.
I own a Zoom G9.2tt, and they do exactly that. Seems impossible to learn how to program Midi the way it's descibed here on Kemper forum.

Ok, first things is you've got to get your terms right....what you meant to say was "Midiot", that's the technical term. It's really a lot simpler than you're making it in your mind.

Now, use the search function and read every post that has anything to do with midi in this entire forum (the more you read, the more you'll assimilate and learn from the context of what was written). Next read your Zoom manual - it will tell you which patches are pre-assigned which midi PC (program change) numbers. Then go through your patches and manually assign - one-at-a-time (hint: you have to call up the patch you want on the KPA, and then use the "System" button to access the page where the midi assignment is done) - the midi PC numbers to the patches that you want to call up when you select that switch/patch on your Zoom. Plug in a midi cable - "out" goes to the Zoom, "in" goes to the KPA - and try changing patches.

After you have done this successfully, report back here and we'll go through changing CC number, and assigning pedals.

guitarnet70 · Aug 20th 2012

Think at the all midi system like a telephone, you just need to make sure that the quick dials have the correct number saved, is Pretty much the same

Dlaut · Aug 20th 2012

Quote from guitarnet70

Think at the all midi system like a telephone, you just need to make sure that the quick dials have the correct number saved, is Pretty much the same

Perfect!

The Sage has spoken

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