My main guitars are Strats but I want to incorporate a Les Paul into our set list. As most of you know there is a pretty big difference in the pickup output between the guitars. I am considering putting an Exotics RC Clean boost pedal in from of the Kemper and reducing the output on the pedal and using the pedal's EQ to run the Les Paul. Has anyone tried this by using some kind of clean boost or EQ pedal? My plan is to just kick on the pedal when using the Les Paul and back off when using the Strats.
Posts by sstauffer
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Too chicken to go beta. Will watch with interest.
Same here, I have a gig this Saturday and I don't want to chance it.
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Is your knob Minimum Volume turned all the way down? If not, that might account for the short Expression range!
Thank you, I did try to adjust that before but I will try again.
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my fc600 was also not satisfying - until I blocked the last 25% of the pedal travel (approximatly) Now it‘s ok for my needs- YMMV
I didn't even think about doing that, do you use it for volume too?
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I have 2 Behringer FC600 - Expression Pedals, I use one for morphing and one for volume. I can't seem to calibrate the volume pedal accurately It seems like it goes from 0-10 real quick in the middle of the pedal range. I have tried different settings - I prefer -05 with the full range otherwise I don't have hardly any flexibility. I calibrate it almost every time I turn it on but it doesn't seem to help. I will probably just replace it, does anyone have any tips or suggestions for me to try or any suggestions which pedal to buy for volume? I don't mind the Behringer for morphing because it doesn't have to be that accurate.
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Thank you whippinpost91850 and dmatthews for all your help and input. What dmatthews pointed out to me in a PM was that I wasn't doing a preset per song in bandhelper, here was his explanation for anyone else that stumbles across this. "In Bandhelper add a midi device, call it Kemper and tell it to use channel 5 and 0-127 Create a new midi preset for a song. Tell it to use Program change 0, 0,1 (that's performance 1, slot 2) as an example. Go to a song and add that newly created preset to it."
Now my only problem is the bandhelper app keeps disconnecting from the yamaha bluetooth adapter so I am trying to figure that out.
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Hmmm... so you didn't pair the adapter with the phone right? Just the app?
Just for giggles... The adapter has arrows on it. The one with arrow pointing towards the Stage goes to midi in port, and the other one goes to midi out. The red light comes on the adapter itself, yes?
Can you post screenshots of the Kemper and Bandhelper setup? You can PM me if you like
Yes the arrows match in and out and the light will go solid when I have a connection. I appreciate your input and I will take some screenshots and send them to you on a PM if you don't mind. It also keeps keeps disconnecting. Yes - through the app is how I am connecting it.
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Nah, you're good. The Midi through is used to pass midi to another device. Not needed here.
Try the Android phone?
Yea - I tried my old s8 and I just got an A20 and I am messing with it now. I can get the yamaha to connect with the phone but it just won't change to the presets using bandhelper. I am wondering if the adapter is defective?
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Are you guys using the stage or the Toaster? In the stage for the midi port, I have three options, 1(select Midi Port), 2 MIDI out 3 - MIDI thru. (with MIDI thru it says "MIDI thru is not compatible with Kemper Stage. Could that be the problem?
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Well then I guess I'm just lucky? I've been using it on Android phone and tablet for ages!
OK... do you have the MD-BT01, or the UD-BT01? You have to use the MD-BT01.
Sorry, I got away from this for awhile but back at it. I have the MD-BT01
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Are any of you using Bandhelper with the Stage? I am having trouble getting it to work using the Yamaha midi adapter. The stage does not have an option to run midi thru.
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If Bandhelper is Like SetList Maker. You have to reconnect the signal every time you reopen it. The connection is in the app. Not the blue tooth settings in the iPad settings
Open the app, open your SetList, should be a midi icon in upper corner ,tap it ,
This should open a pop-up window, now open the “connect to Bluetooth “
Tap on the device in window. That should connect the app to Bluetooth
You should now be able to send midi commands as long as you have them set up in the app
You set these up in midi presets
Thanks you guys for trying to help with this! I have it connected through the app and shows it is connected. Here is how the app is configured
MIDI Song Number 46
MIDI Program Number
Bank MSB,0 Bank LSB,0 Program 46
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Hmmm... can you try it with your smartphone?
I have an android phone and I can't get the Yamaha to connect to it. I called yamaha and they said it is not compatible with android.
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Gotchya, yeah it won't even recognize it unless I go through the app. - I have a gen 2 ipad and I can't get it to link at all, it does link up with the new iPad but I still can't get it to recognize the signal coming from the iPad so I am wondering if the Yamaha adapter is defective.
Nope. Just saying that if you go into the iPad bluetooth to connect to the Yamaha that's wrong. Do not use the iPad built-in bluetooth, just use the Bandhelper app to connect to the Yamaha.
I know it sounds silly/ridiculous, but that's how it works.
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Interesting... I know that you are not supposed to use the device (iPad) to connect to the Yamaha BT adaptor. You are only supposed to use the Bandhelper app to connect to the Yamaha.
If you connected to the iPad itself, delete that connection and only use the app.
Are you saying use an iPad to midi hardwire connection? I thought about trying that but I don't own one currently.
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I'm using the Yamaha bt01 Bluetooth converter and a 1 year old iPad and a Kemper Stage. -The Adapter connects to the iPad and app and I can tell that the ipad is sending a signal according to the activity log in Bandhelper but it doesn't change anything on the Kemper. The BT101 wouldn't connect with my older ipads so I am going to see if I can test it with another setup to make sure it is receiving the signal from the iPad. I tried setting the midi channel on the Kemper and in the app to 1 and also to 5. I reset the global settings but still nothing.
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OK - I think I am missing something, I am using the Stage so under systems I have Midi Device A set to Channel 5, in Bandhelper I added midi device (Kemper) channel 5. I have the song Program Changes/Bank MSB, Bank LSB, Program 50 (it's in the 10th bank 1st slot. So far I can't get it to change to the slot. Are either of you using the Stage, I doubt that is the problem. In Bandhelper it shows MIDI Song Number - I have tried that blank and with the same number as the program.
- In the activity log in the Bandhelper app it indicates it is sending date one song says (F3, 32) to all ports, another says F3, 3D) to all ports and a 3rd says (f3,OC) to all ports.
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Thanks whippinpost91850 and dmatthews this is the advice I was looking for!! I am messing with it now and hopefully I can get it figured out! I am midi illiterate!
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My goal is to run Bandhelper to select a song that will automatically change my Stage to the performance for that song. - I need to know what do I set the Kemper system to? Page 7 & 8 of the systems button shows some midi values and I need to know what to set those to? Also under the performance mode (Edit)(midi Settings) what do I put for midi Device A, message, Device B, message? Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey guys, best way to record via spiff and monitor yourself in real time? Have an Avid 11 Rack as an interface.
Need zero latencyI'm curious about hearing the answer to this, I was going to buy a SPDIF interface. I tried using an IRig HD and the latency problem is bad, I thought a SPDIF interface would take care of that. What software are you using? I am using Reaper and it did help to change the buffer setting but sill not good enough to use with the IRig HD. Are using the monitor or headphone out of the Avid 11 Rack?
