I've noticed with the Kemper Wah that the reaction of the pedal to my foot movement is always slightly late. Is this due to latency in the unit or is there a parameter I need to change?
Wah slow reaction time?
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Stringtheorist -
March 1, 2016 at 11:49 PM -
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I assume that the KPA needs a short amount of time to detect a pedal movement first. Same with Bypass@Stop: The Wah stays on a little after lifting your foot off the pedal.
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I assume that the KPA needs a short amount of time to detect a pedal movement first. Same with Bypass@Stop: The Wah stays on a little after lifting your foot off the pedal.
The result is the same whether I use a bypass mode or leave it on all the time.
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Yes, but still the KPA seems to need that amount of time to detect the pedal movement (or the lack of it), I assume. It's no analog circuit which reacts immediately.
I bet you only got a latency within the first movements of the pedal, right?
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So it is latency then. That's what I feared. Unfortunately it's affecting my performance so much I think I'll now have to go back to using a real wah pedal in the front.
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What I've made was an assumption, I don't know it for sure.
Again the question: Once the Wah is engaged and you hear the effect, is there still a latency? Or is there only a latency from the first pedal movement up to the point when the effect is audible?
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What I've made was an assumption, I don't know it for sure.
Again the question: Once the Wah is engaged and you hear the effect, is there still a latency? Or is there only a latency from the first pedal movement up to the point when the effect is audible?
I took it out of bypass mode (on all the time) and the latency (if that's what it is) is still there.
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are you using an expression pedal, or MIDI?
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Not sure if I got you right... What I've found out is this: There is a little latency before the Wah really kicks in (is audible). But: Once it is audible, there is no latency between the pedal movement and the reaction of the Wah.
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Not sure if I got you right... What I've found out is this: There is a little latency before the Wah really kicks in (is audible). But: Once it is audible, there is no latency between the pedal movement and the reaction of the Wah.
I don't know what you mean by "when the pedal kicks in (is audible)". I have set it so the effect is on permanently like a regular wah. The problem is the discrepancy between the time my toe reaches the farthest point on the treadle and the tone peak becoming audible. There is a noticeable lag.
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are you using an expression pedal, or MIDI?
Expression pedal here, I and don't notice anything unusual.Boss FV-500H. To be fair, I've never noticed it before either but I've gone back over my older rigs and the same problem is audible there. I have also tried removing the wah and re-added it using the stock Crybaby preset but the delay is still audible.
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OK, it's something to do with connecting the exp. pedal via my Remote. When I plug straight into Pedal 1/2 on the KPA there is barely any latency but it's quite marked when I use the pedal input on the Remote.
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Sorry, no remote here. Do you use the stock ethernet cable between the remote and the KPA? If not, how long is the cable?
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Sorry, no remote here. Do you use the stock ethernet cable between the remote and the KPA? If not, how long is the cable?
Yeah, it's the stock one.
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@Stringtheorist, this could be a problem of pedal calibration. Try to re- calibrate it for the jack you have plugged it into your Remote (system menu).
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The manual says "If you find that the pedal does not cover the full value range, press “Pedal n Init” on the respective soft button, then perform a full swell on the pedal to re-calibrate it."
I cannot find a soft button called this in the System Menu. Where should I be?
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The manual says "If you find that the pedal does not cover the full value range, press “Pedal n Init” on the respective soft button, then perform a full swell on the pedal to re-calibrate it."
I cannot find a soft button called this in the System Menu. Where should I be?
It would be page 7 in the system menu if you plugged into Pedal 3 (Remote). Left upper soft knob is the calibration button. -
It would be page 7 in the system menu if you plugged into Pedal 3 (Remote). Left upper soft knob is the calibration button.This button says "Calibrate" not "Pedal n Init". In any case, I pressed it but it has not made any difference.
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This button says "Calibrate" not "Pedal n Init". In any case, I pressed it but it has not made any difference.
That's the right one but I'm puzzled now.
Could you send an inquiry to support sbout this? -
That's the right one but I'm puzzled now.
Could you send an inquiry to support sbout this?Yes. Thanks.
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