Posts by Burkhard

  • Impossible to use an editor NIXIE to configure a midi STRYMON connected to the kemper, kemper does not let the midi signal pass to the editor.

    If you intend to pass MIDI signals through, which you feed into the MIDI IN of the PROFILER, first you need to use the MIDI THRU and not the MIDI OUT. And then you need to make sure, that you have not configured the MIDI THRU as a second MIDI output. Check settings on page Perform Mode: MIDI in System Settings. This page only appears, if you enter System Settings from Performacne Mode. You can select MIDI ports with soft button 1 and 2 on that page for sending MIDI program changes generated by the PROFILER in Performance Mode. Here the MIDI THRU must not be selected to keep its original role.

  • Tuner Modus funktioniert nicht wie erwartet.[ERLEDIGT]

    Wenn der Tuner im Bild bliebe, könnte man ja gar nicht zuverlässig eine andere Performance anvisieren, weil man ja nicht sehen würde, wohin man navigiert. Daher wird beim Navigieren, der Tuner Mode verlassen.


    Ich besitze ein dediziertes Volume Pedal. Wenn ich das auf Heel ziehe ,ist der Sound gemutet und gleichzeitig kann ich schon eine bestimmte Performance und Slot anvisieren.

  • Need help setting up rig switching with a TRS switch

    Rig Up/Down steps through all Rigs in Browser Mode and all enabled Slots in Performance Mode in a linear fashion. That is intentional. People not owning a Remote nor a MIDI foot controller using such a basic double switch to change Rigs/Slots would have no other way to change Performances. Normally the other PEDAL socket is reserved for an expression pedal.


    If you just need one Rig plus a Tuner function to mute the signal, then assign the Tuner function to one of your analog switches instead of Rig Up/Down. By default Mute Signal is enabled while Tuner Mode gets activated.

  • About the phenomenon of distortion and thinning of the sound even with a clean tone on the kemper stage

    I'm not sure, what this means:


    "thought it wasn't good, but when I did the first step of the profile without the cable connected to the send return, I could hear the sound even though it wasn't connected to the amp, so I thought it might be some kind of strange setting, so I asked."


    In Profiler Mode and as long as "Kemper amp" is selected you hear the Rig you have selected as your reference. The whole PROFILING concept is explained in the Main Manual.


    If suddenly all Rigs sound wrong, a global setting might be screwed. Press "Init Globals" in System Settings to reset all global settings to their default. Also check you external gear e.g. guitar, cables, pedals connected.

  • About the phenomenon of distortion and thinning of the sound even with a clean tone on the kemper stage

    About reading the manual:

    ¨   Why do I need my guitar cabinet when I want to capture a PROFILE without a cabinet?

    It's true, the sound of the speaker will not be captured in this case, but the complex impedance behavior of the speaker is still needed to create those oft-mentioned interactions between the power tube amp and the connected guitar cabinet. The DI box will ensure that there are real-life interactions for the PROFILING process to capture. Later, when the PROFILE is played back through the built-in Class D power amp, or an external solid-state power amp, it will recreate the same impedance situation to that of the connected guitar cabinet. This is the key to making our built-in power amp sound like a tube power amp. For this reason, we recommend that you don't use any kind of power-soaks or power-attenuators, either as a substitute for, or in addition to, the DI box and true speaker. Those devices work mostly with simple resistors, which might inhibit the desired impedance interactions, thereby resulting in an inauthentic PROFILE.

  • Kemper hanging / MIDI data

    CC50-54 are use to relatively address and load Rigs in Browse Mode and Slots in Performance Mode:

    CC50 loads the first Rig of the current bank/Slot of the current Performance,

    CC51 loads the second Rig of the current bank/Slot of the current Performance,

    ....

    CC#54 loads the fifth Rig of the current bank/Slot of the current Performance.

    So, you are sended stacks of contradicting load comands.


    Resending the status of on/off switches might be meaningful. Resendeing these CC50-54 after you potentially loaded a Rig/Slot via program change is meaningless. I suggest, you load Rig/Slots via MIDI program changes (or MIDI bank select plus program changes) and use CCs just for on/off switching of effects.

  • Separate volume control and global eq per channel (l/r)

    Different output volumes are for different outputs. You can deactivate Monitor Stereo and then use the MONITOR OUT and the DIRECT OUT as two different outputs with different output sources (Master Left and Master Right) and different output volume levels. However, you cannot suppress the cabinet simulation for both and leave it active for the MAIN OUTPUT.

  • Looper position changes depending on performance - help!

    I found this for you in the Main Manual paragraph dedicated to the Looper:


    By setting the Looper Location switch in the respective System Settings page, you can choose the position of the Looper in the signal flow.

    ¨   Looper Location Input

    The Looper is placed right after the instrument input. It records the pure guitar signal and plays it back before the effect modules. When you change Rigs during the playback of the loop, you'll hear the playback processed by the different Rigs. However, when you perform overdubs, then all overdubs will be run through the same Rig, as if multiple guitars were played through the same amp at the same time.

    ¨   Looper Location Output

    The Looper is placed right after the last effect - the REV module. It records the fully processed stereo signal. When you change Rigs during the playback of the loop, the playback sound will not change! This allows you to play along, or even overdub, with an unlimited number of different Rigs.

    • Consequently, while Looper Location is set to “Output” the playback is inserted after the REV module and can only be monitored on those outputs that have their respective output source set to “Master….”.

  • Profiling Amp sims with studio monitors?

    Quote from BayouTexan

    How do you use 2 mics for profiling with Kemper? I thought only one mic is used. Then you have the issues of phasing with multiple mics.

    If you check out the tags related to microphones in our factory Rigs you will find many were captured using multiple microphones.


    You can use a mixing desk to mix these together, which will also provide phantom power as needed. Mixing multiple microphones you need to deal with phasing challenges, but this is standard studio practice.

  • Hi No sound from left and right in Performance mode

    If the outputs work in Browser Mode, the issue must be caused by a Rig Setting.

    Effect Loop active in those Rigs and no external gear connected?

    Anything with Volume Pedal - perhaps different settings locked in Performance Mode. Check pedal settings in Rig Settings and level of the pedal on page Pedal Links.


    Other:

    Perhaps the Output Source is set to "DLY/REV Wet" and you use delay and reverb effects in Browser Mode, but not in Performance Mode.

    Or you use a wah effect with extreme filter settings, which practically mutes the signal.

  • Preset switching slow

    I cannot reproduce any delay triggering Morphing via MIDI CC# 80 other than the intended ramp times, which you could set to 0. As soon as I send MIDI CC #80 with value 1 (Fall Time = 0) the sound immedediately switches from Base Sound to Morph Sound or the other way around. You just need to send a 0 in between.


    Are you sending the CC together with the PC?

    And is the PC loading a Slot within the same Performance or loading a Slot in another Performance?

  • Preset switching slow

    MIDI program changes just load Rigs in Browser Mode or Slots in Performance Mode. To trigger effects - and that includes Morphing - you need to use MIDI control changes instead. There are two ways to trigger Morphing via MIDI:


    1. MIDI control change #80


    Morph Button (value 1-127 triggers ramp from Base Sound to Morph Sound according to selected Rise Time; value 0 closes transaction; next value 1-127 triggers ramp from Morph Sound to Base Sound according to selected Fall Time; if option “Momentary” is selected, value 0 triggers immediate return to Base Sound).


    2. MIDI control change #50-54


    If Rig Button Morph is activated in System Settings, and the PROFILER receives subsequent control changes #50-#54 following the initial Slot load, these will trigger Morphing. So, the same button could be used to first load a Rig, and then act as a Morph Button for that Rig. To support all functions, values 1-127 should be sent when the button is hit, and value 0 should follow when the button is released. The setting of the “Momentary” option in Rig Settings determines whether the Morphing latches the morph sound and base sound, or if it immediately returns to the base sound as soon you release the button.