Posts by Stevie-J

I have a problem I can only think of one (less than ideal) way to resolve

I want to put a specific external volume pedal I from of my kemper

The problem is my wireless receiver (output plugged into kemper input) is racked together at the back of the stage

So I just have the remote floor controller out front

How do I get an external VP working ?

My only thought is to run a send and return cable to the loop circuit of the KP and have it permanently active - which is fine in principle but

Uses up a FX slot

Means loads of cabling which can be noisy

Is there another way ?

Feature request. Could the remote pedal inputs be software assignable so could act as a loop send and return from the unit.

Or am I missing something ?

Thanks in advance

Thanks Ed

I'll test a few things out with that in mind

So I use a Kemper and remote foot controller with my Strat & Acoustic guitars - all good and happy. (Side note I'm wireless with the KP right at the back of the stage hooked into the desk)

I want to introduce my pedal steel but can't really use the floor controller - mainly space and floor real estate

So for switching to PS during a set I'm thining of running the PS into something like a Hilton Volume pedal - then pluggin my Senheiser Radio transmitter into the VP output

Pedal Steel -----Cable----> Volume Pedal ----Wireless Trans----> Wireless Receiver ----Cable------>Desk

My controler is obvs Cat5 from kemper to foot controller

I can't fit the Kemper under the pedal steel really - plus also I sing so for most of the set it would be in the way anyway

Plus also I'd look like I was knitting a cardigan

Anyone doing anything similar and / or have a better idea?

--Side note - Any way I can plug the external BVP into the floor controller somehow ? I usedf to have a loop cable and to kick in an external Way in that way but it was so noisy I gave up and just stayed with the Mission Pedals

Or SI suppose I could get another missioin pedal and a long lead and call it an extra volume in the PD patches but it seems a shame to not use a really nice VP

Feel I've overcomplicated everthig - Help anyone ?

Thanks in advance ...

Quote from Wheresthedug

The best solution for your set up is XLR to TRS cables. This will give you balanced signal but still bypass the mic preamps.

thanks great advice

I think I’ve answered my own question

if useful to anyone else - the soundcraft routes xlr and ts / trs differently so whilst I can use either and manage with gain / pad I’ve chosen a straightforward TS mono cable since checking the kemper is unbalanced mono out

also footnote for that mixer - combo inputs 1&2 have a different impedance than the other combo - the rest (at line level) are all the same )I think!!!

Thanks in advance - hopefully saving me buying the wrong stuff!!

I’ve been enjoying digital out but now have to work with a new desk for live (soundcraft ui24)

I have a choice of XLR or Line and I’m presuming new TRS jack to jack the best way to go to avoid the preamps

I already have a load of XLRs

does it matter? should I buy so me premium line level cables and is TRS better / different tk mono jack?

I find The morph much easier to setup editing the rig on the computer than the kemper. Just my 2c

Or there is a setting i use called “off at heel”

so the pedal is activated immediately when you put your foot on it

I also had a standard wah pedal in the fx loop - again permanently on and that worked well too (albeit a bit noisy as I had long send and return leads)

Rookie error - Had wrong S/PDIF output in the OUTPUT menu - Thanks Lightbox!

Not sure. I’ll check. Thanks. Also got a spare cable and will A/B the digital versus analogue for sanity

I have a 75ohm reasonable quality cable. Thanks for the reply - poss saved me from buying extra hardware / knee jerk

still feels like sound is different tho.

I’m trying to record my band using a focus rite scarlet 18i20 - this has 8 inputs

in an effort to give the drummer his ridiculous number of mics I though I could push my guitar through the spdif - thus maintaining a nice stereo image and saving 2 channels.

However there seems a big difference in sound using spdif versus panned analogue. The gain seems less and overall the sound more “brittle” and less “musical”

is there some black magic setting I might be missing - I’m completely new to spdif output - running on 48k locked - kemper in charge (other settings seemed to have pop and random farts)

is 96 k Better quality / wider ?

what might I be doing wrong

I even read the manual a bit

appreciate any help