Sorry, I know this isn't helpful, but this is exactly why when I bought a KPA I insisted I had the stock controller with it. I know how to implement MIDI real well (since early cakewalk) and could hook it up to the latest ultrasonic bipolar air switcher for my Ipad or whatever if I wanted to, but the stock controller makes it EASY and I could still connect to a switching network for a big synced live show.
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Just tried it. The bug is that when I turn the browse knob as the first thing the preset list end up in a non-related section:
I'm in a reverb module when I turn browse but the preset list starts in drive presets.
Only happens once for every kemper reboot but equally annoying each time.
That's what was frustrating me.
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This is a known bug that annoys me every goddamn day :). Doesn't seem like Kemper has it very high on the priority list though.
Learn the way of the "secret" 3 as I have and greatly improve your menu FX hunting!
If you use the bottom 3 knobs (as described)it is MUCH faster than fiddling with the two settings of the "type" knob and browser encoder. Now that I have been enlightened it is a not issue for me. Using those 3 knobs, I can quickly zip to where I want to go. Just turn browser knob 1 click then use the three to go through the hierarchy tree :Type, sub-type and the last column. Personally, I'm satisfied and maybe will never touch the "type" encoder as the three knobs do much more faster. Right now, (admittedly with very little experience using these three secret magic knobs), I don't see a use for the "type" encoder anymore. There likely is one, but I'm not seeing it now.
Honestly I've never owned anything that I keep finding solutions for most every one of my niggles like I have with my KPA and help from this forum. I love it.
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I'll double check. I did have something locked the other night but usually I run completely unlocked.
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I tried loading a "virgin" rig and the E was still there. I tried loading them across all slots, I tried loading it solo in a new cleared performance but couldn't get it to go away no matter what I tried. If it ever did go away I'd like to know under what circumstances so I could possibly better understand what it means. It doesn't affect anything, but I always like to know as much as I can about what's being displayed and why.
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Thanks I had no idea about the three bottom knobs. I didn't see it in the manual, and when the screen is up, you don't see lines connecting them like you would other functions. How did you discover this? Anyway, this helped a bunch and made things so much easier, I wonder if more people don't know of this because on videos I see people using the browser knob and scrolling for miles. There's a button over the type knob that changes the way things are scrolled, I wonder if that changes the way the 3 bottom knobs scroll? (I'll have to check it out) I doubt I'll touch the type knob again, I can't think of why I would right now. You gave me a whole new way of scrolling!
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On many devices having 500 rigs would bog it down, but I was amazed by how small files are on the KPA. The way perimeters are adjusted internally is smart. I went down from 400 to 80 and really didn't notice the difference. There isn't a huge amount of data being loaded there either way. I did the same thing and trimmed mine down to just the stuff I would most likely use. The rest is Local PC & Full backups of all packs on a passport.
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I didn't know that, I'll have to try it thanks!
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So what happens when you leave a step blank in a user scale? (Like if you played a G note in this example). Nothing happens?
I have operated harmonizers since early Eventide and Digitech "smart shift", Line 6, PS-5, TC electronics GMajor 2 (horrible effects but great harmonizer and tuner!)
The Kemper was at first very difficult for me to understand before I found out that user scales presets are not stored within the pitch shifter but in the rig. That still doesn't make sense to me, I would have thought it best to have a list of presets within the pitch shifter tree (like delays, reverbs have). Especially because a forum member wrote me: A User Scale is a parameter of a Harmonic Pitch Preset. You can create and delete Harmonic Pitch Presets. And I thought they would be stored with in the pitch preset but the manual states they are stored within the rig.
User scales are said to be stored within the rig but where? So if there is no pitch shifter in a module, the presets are still there?
Also I found the picture on page 190 to be misleading , I wrote:
On my Kemper, "User scale one and User scale two" are identical to "voice one and voice two" shown on page 190. If I pull up user scale 1 in either voice one or two the intervals will be like page 190 shown"voice 1". If I put user scale 2 in voice 1 or 2 it will look like "voice 2" shown on the page. Seems the manual is the one confused about scale 1&2 and called them voice 1&2.
Kemper support replied:
The manual describes the user scales as they appear in the Profiler Head and Rack model. If I look at the same user scales in the Stage both User scales use the same settings (aka major) while User Scale 1 in the head model is minor and User scale 2 is major. The term voice 1 and voice 2 in the picture at the bottom of page 190 is misleading. User scale 1 and 2 would be more appropriate.
I sent a note to the copywriters.
When I look at that picture I still don't get why the one that is supposed to be minor is under the tonic and the one that is supposed to be major is over the tonic. That had me suspicious they didn't mean minor or major but above and below the tonic.
I really think the manual should explain the user scale thing better now that I went back and read my original thread and the manual page I am confused again as I thought I had it straightened out. I'll mess with it tonight.
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Let's say I long press the delay module to change it to something else and turn the browser knob. As soon as I turn the type knob the selections jump a mile away and I have to scroll through what seems like every effect type to get back. I would like it that when I select and turn browser/type knob that it stays right where it was when I turned the browser knob not jump 8 effects down. Is this normal or is there something else I need to do?
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I've asked this and never found out for sure. Nothing locked,everything saved, E still there. My guess was that the rigs in performance mode had been edited from the "original" that I keep on browser mode. Performance mode E telling me that the rig has been edited since created. That would explain why the E remains, but I'm not sure of the accuracy of that. Maybe if I load a rig that is "untouched" in there the E will go away,if it doesn't then I don't have an answer. I'm sure there are a set of conditions that would make the E show or not. I've just learned to ignore it like the tempo lights & occasional flashes on the controller since finding out that is typical. I care more about the sound which makes me forget all the niggles.
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I think I could get that lead sound with a Spyder II.
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Stay in one performance. That's the general idea. I don't get any lag that way and not sure that I even do switching performances. And I am very sensitive to gaps live. If a unit did that, it wouldn't last long for me. Keep your browser with copies of what you use in performances and balance them with the volume in amp module. It doesn't take much to get them all balanced, usually different packs will have similar volume settings within them. My BM pack that I love comes with amp volumes @ +3. I'll usually turn everything to 0 and start there to make them jive with MB packs, bounce through them, record them with drums and see what needs to go up or down. That gets me close. Good think is with a KPA, once their set, you're done and it's go to gig, turn on and adjust monitor. It always takes me a while to get things perfect, but the end result is worth it. You can save all your hard work if anything happens too.
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I have a pretty good vintage pedal collection . MXR script, block, MXR 117 , Tubescreamers, Big chip DD2, old vox pedals etc. The only time I plug them into the Kemper is to remind me that I can get the same thing in my Kemper with less nose and then put them back on the shelf. As far as stuff like a squeegetron FX or gobblegizmo envelope filter that you would use for 1 part in one song, I never wanted to spend money on pedals that I knew I would end up getting rid of for a loss.
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Set normal sounds on rig volume at 12:00 turn up for leads. Simple
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Thank You.
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Just wondering, does the remote get updates or is it just hardware controlled by the head that updates? I usually don't plug in the remote when in my studio so when I go to rig manager it wouldn't suggest updates if there are any. I don't want to miss anything.
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CKemper posted in a discussion about clean sense :
If you want to have it locked, (clean sense) but tame volume differences of different rigs (either clean or more gain), than it is recommended to adjust this with the Rig Volume.
But.. the manual states: RIG VOLUME: Use this parameter to adjust the level of each Rig to suit a song in a set list, we don’t recommend using it to balance the levels between all the Rigs.
I tend to take directions very literally, so this seems to be a contradiction? Or am I missing something between the lines? Maybe he meant to say: "If you want to have it locked, (clean sense) but tame volume differences of different rigs in a set list...?
With this statement I'm understanding not to use rig volume to balance all rig levels (and to use amp volume ?)
So I'm a bit confused as what is the "proper way" if there is one. The "MB way" (amp volume) makes sense to me so I will likely continue that method unless there is a good reason I don't know of not to. Besides I already have my unit set up this way and I don't detect any issues.
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Hi, Burkhard.
Does the Amp Volume affect the sound or behavior of the Effects, or is the Amp Volume applied at the end after the Effects and before the Cabinet? (or someplace else)
Thanks!
I wanted to know this too....
In a post I was reading(Best Way to Equalize Volume Between Rigs and Performances on Kemper Stage)
Wheresthedug experimented and reported this:
"Not all FX are volume sensitive though. It is tempting to think that the Delay or Reverb would get overloaded by turning up the Amp volume but this doesn't happen.
Interesting....
And:
You can test it yourself by putting a compressor in a post Amp FX block. Raise amp volume with the compressor Off. Turn the Compressor On and observe the difference. Now do the same with either reverb or delay you shouldn’t get any difference. I believe the impact is FX type specific rather than position specific. i.e. it doesn’t matter what slot the Compressor or Delay are in the results should be the same. The alternative would be that the Fx type doesn’t matter but rather any FX in the Delay or Reverb slot wouldn’t be affected by changes in the amp volume for example a Compressor wouldn’t be affected by Amp volume changes if it was placed in the Reverb slot. I can’t remember if I tested that (I think I did but the old grey matter isn’t up to much these days ?). part of me wants to believe that it is the FX position rather than type which makes the difference as this would make sense with the ability to tap the signal after Mod or send separate Delay/Rev signal to its own output but The other version also makes intuitive sense to me so try a quick test and report back with your findings.
Repeating a couple possible scenarios:
"I believe the impact is FX type specific rather than position specific. i.e. it doesn’t matter what slot the Compressor or Delay are in the results should be the same.
The alternative would be that the Fx type doesn’t matter but rather any FX in the Delay or Reverb slot wouldn’t be affected by changes in the amp volume for example a Compressor wouldn’t be affected by Amp volume changes if it was placed in the Reverb slot."
I wonder what the official answer might be from Kemper support?
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