Pop when engaging patch with mono loop active

JeffTD · October 5, 2012 at 9:05 PM

Loving my Kemper, but have found that I get an annoying 'pop' (like patching in a cable) whenever I switch to a patch that has the 'mono loop' stomp active. I leave my Maxon OD808 in the loop (prefer it to the onboard TS by quite a bit), but only want it active on distortion patches. When switching to these, however, I'm greeted by a pop; this wouldn't bode well in a live situation.

Anyone else experiencing this issue? Maybe something I've got set up incorrectly causing it? Just nature of the beast?

Dlaut · October 5, 2012 at 9:16 PM

It wouldn't surprise me if the "pop" is the connection of the current into the Maxon...in other words, the Maxon is creating the "pop".

Have you ever used the Maxon in a "loop switcher" before? That would give a similar frame of reference.

However, I've been wrong countless times before.

JeffTD · October 5, 2012 at 10:13 PM

I've done it with a G-Force in the past with no problems; activating the pedal doesn't cause a pop, but switching to the patch with the Maxon 'off' makes the popping disappear. I'll investigate with some other drive pedals if I can get my hands on them and report back!

JeffTD · October 6, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Can't believe I didn't think of this - using the "distortion loop" solves the problem. I thought this feature was for using an external preamp instead of the Amp part of the stack, but it turns out I'm just an idiot.

guitarnet70 · October 6, 2012 at 12:45 AM

You're not an idiot, we've all been there. Glad you've sorted it out.