I just saw this in my feed. This could be really helpful:
http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/dunlop/wah-pedals/
I really wish the Kemper wah settings worked in frequency ranges (like the AmpliFIRE or Axe), not just raw number values.
I just saw this in my feed. This could be really helpful:
http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/dunlop/wah-pedals/
I really wish the Kemper wah settings worked in frequency ranges (like the AmpliFIRE or Axe), not just raw number values.
It'd be great if Kemper could post some kind of parameter-to-frequency chart to give a decent idea of what we're modifying in the Wah settings block.
I finally ran the Kemper CAE Wah preset compared to the real thing and did a side by side. The thing I found is that the Kemper version is very close but I couldn't get it just right until I noticed it comes with the mix at 100%. Once I turned that down to 65% and the Pedal range to +40% it sounds identical. The mix at 100% is what has been frustrating me this whole time.
I sent the white noise through my Dunlop JH-1 wah. The result? Pretty close to my ears (a slight tweak to the Q might be enough for perfection), either way it´s so close that my pedal is now out for sale.
Thank you Don for all your help! If anyone wanna try the preset the settings are:
Manual: 2.9
Peak: 7.9
Pedal range: +24%
Peak Range: -31%
Mix: 90%
Volume: -1.8
Thank you
Thanks for sharing Dahla!
Display MoreI sent the white noise through my Dunlop JH-1 wah. Thank you Don for all your help! If anyone wanna try the preset the settings are:
Manual: 2.9
Peak: 7.9
Pedal range: +24%
Peak Range: -31%
Mix: 90%
Volume: -1.8
edit: turns out, the wah wasn't in the full heel/toe position when measured, use these settings if you want subtle coloring, great for adding a vocal quality to solos, without sounding overly wahwah-ish
FWIW, these are not the parameters I determined
these are the ones:
the wah has very little movement between the heel and toe position (only +14%), the resonant peaks are ~520Hz (heel) and ~1150Hz (toe)
Oh yeah, thanks for the original settings Don. I think the biggest difference between your settings and my tweaks when I A/B-ed were the manual setting and the range. The dunlop also cut the volume. That was really noticable with the heel down. It's sounds louder toe down. Not linear volume wise at all.
What I like with the Kemper wah instead of the JH-1 is that it's smoother sweep. The Dunlop is more on/off when sweeping the pedal.
I probably snafued the white noise part. Either way it sounds great! Now I wanna try try to get my hands on some other wahs to try out.
Don,
Could you you please post the settings for the CAE wah based on the white noise files I sent you?
@DonPetersen Hey Don, is there any chance we will see some new presets in fw 4.0? If not, is there any time-frame when it could happen? Thank you.
I sent the white noise through my Dunlop JH-1 wah.
I probably snafued the white noise part.
JH-1 - revisited with the info from the manual
Don,
Could you you please post the settings for the CAE wah based on the white noise files I sent you?
CAE MC404
JH-1 - revisited with the info from the manual
- Manual: 3.1
- Peak: 7.9
- Pedal range: +29%
- Peak Range: -28%
- Mix: 84%
Did you revisit your preset? That is close to my settings done by ear... Probably closer to the pedal too.
Did you revisit your preset? That is close to my settings done by ear... Probably closer to the pedal too.
I incorporated the info from the wahs pdf manual (low & high resonant frequencies)
CAE MC404
- Manual: 3.7
- Peak: 8.6
- Pedal range: +30%
- Peak Range: -49%
- Mix: 95%
Don,
Is this from the white noise file I sent you? Just curious because I sent it using the yellow fasel setting (I haven't tried your settings yet).
Don,
Is this from the white noise file I sent you?
yes
yes
Thank you
WOW!!!
I just purchased the Remote and a couple Boss FV-500H were connected this weekend making me realize I needed to spend more time with the internal wah functions. Login today and this post is right at the top. Spot on!
Thanks Don and all those who've contributed within. Another layer to the sweet Kemper onion, IMO.
Sorry for the dumb question... How do I send the white noise to a wah and record the result?