Have you tried having the Helix first in the midi chain - it can be set to pass on everything via its midi out.
Also - if you're only sending midi to 2x devices - try a midi Y splitter cable to send midi in parallel to the Helix and Kemper . I have a 'midi through' box that takes the midi signal from my helix and sends it in parallel to the 4 midi devices in my rack - so no need to switch everything on just to get midi to the last device in the chain.
I feel the same way about that combination. The more I use them together, the more I'm glad with my decision of keeping the Helix
after i got the KPA. The signal chain options are crazy. Never thought I would see the Kemper as a 'small white block' on the screen
Yep - its great.
I have my Kemper in a digital loop using the SPDIF i/o of both units....and I have the Kemper FX loop connected to a Helix FX send/return (on its own isolated DSP path) so I can place Helix blocks into a Kemper stomp / FX block. Which is handy - it lets me put the pedals on my physical pedalboard, or Helix FX blocks or Kemper FX blocks anywhere in the Helix or Kemper. Sounds mad - but its really cool.
Ikea Henje shelves are are a great ikea hack to make a pedal board.
Yup....buying the Kemper reduced my pedalboards by.... -2..... the two cheapo Moskey dual switches for patch up/down, and tuner/fx off.
I use a Helix preset with the controller set to midi the Kemper effects on/off.
I've other presets to call up groups of profiles.
That'll work.
I connect my Helix to my hifi with an RCA cable that also takes signal from my PC.
Thankyou - great way of preserving the 'old amp' .
It was dark !
By day....
Having the Helix models in addition to the Kemper profiles....... Thats alot of cool stuff !
Great! Thanks for the detailed description!
Thanks - Its the third iteration/incarnation of the rack. Each version got a bit more refined / stable... and tall. I got the idea from the old Ikea hack of using a Lack side table as a 19inch rack (for networking equipment)...... and I had some spare Ivar ....and screws!
Wow, this is very cool. Can I assume that you don't travel with your rig that much? If so, how do you gig?
Its only for home use - no gigging. The kemper (and Helix) are the best home rigs ever.
I like the wooden rack with the two drawers. Where is it from?
Ikea. Ivar shelving (2x 30x178 sides, one shelf, 2x sets of drawer runners. And 4x castors/wheels) . And some screws and glue.
The 30cm deep Ivar shelving is just right for shallow rack units. Once you bolt the rack units in place, it stiffens the whole rack considerably.
I added plywood sides and a top using velcro/magnetic catches (with sound absorbing foam to silence the fan in the Marshall 9100/JMP-1 transformer). Its pretty cool.
all good advice..... and honesty is always the best policy* 
I placated Mrs Dr Dr Smirnoff by selling a large number of amps over the last fortnight making my Kemper 'technically' free. Its made for a neater office, and IMHO a pretty cool rig.
( everything** pictured is connected to the loops of the Helix), there's another cab behind me - making for a monster stereo rig.
* she's a medic, she'd kill me, revive me, nurse me back to health...then kill me again.
**apart from the wee MS4
How do you change where Rig Manager saves its content?
I ended up creating a symlink using terminal to icloud drive (I'm on Macs) works like a charm.W..
When you click 'backup' it gives you a window/dialog where to save the backup file. At least on pc it does. Where the actual content is - i don't know. But the backup files are pretty small and have all of your 'stuff.' Its pretty cool that we can do this - makes having multiple kempers or multiple computers way easier.
I get Rigmanager to save its backup into a folder on dropbox (on my dektop pc). When I use the laptop in my rack - I let dropbox update for a minute, then load the backup from dropbox. Doesn't take long to do..
I recently added a Kemper to my rack to get the/my 'dream rig' of a Helix and Kemper.
So far its pretty great - any amp, any effect - the two device co-exist very well together.
I'm of the opinion that you don't have to be in one camp or the other - you're allowed to have whatever gear you like and enjoy it. Definitely have both if you can
Sweet !
Sweet !
I'm also a new enthusiastic user - I'm going to try profiling my first amp tonight - again - not using a mic.
Each of the amps i' going to profile (before they sell ) has an xlr recording output which i'm going to use. Wish me luck
Hola !
