Posts by Wheresthedug

Quote from stratovalius

I would be pleased if you show me screenshot of your RM which show you current name of chosen wah.

All Wah types are same color. So I don't understand what color gives me. To define blocks chorus from wah? =)

Here are two attachments.

What model of wah used in preset?

If could is Orange it's a Wah effect (Effect Type)

Model of Wah is shown in name below block - Wah Wah, Wah Low Pass, Wah Formant Shift etc (Effect Sub Type)

Preset is never shown and according to multiple previous comments from Kemper it never will be.

There are two different issues i. Your post #7

1 - making changes to a single effect and having that linked to other rigs with the same effect in them. Sort of a master effect with others referencing it. This not possible with Kemper and the team have said repeatedly that they don’t intend to introduce this way of working as it is a completely different workflow which they believe will cause problems for users messing up rigs/performances by accidentally changing something without knowing what other rigs are linked to it. While I can see benefits from what you are proposing I also agree with Kemper that the risks/downsides are significant and potentially serious so their decision seems reasonable to me.

2 - desire to have effect state remain active even when changing rigs. You should be able to achieve this or something very close by having your profiler connected to Rig Manager by USB. In this situation the Kemper is in “edit” mode and changes within the same performance are kept when changing between rigs. Its a bit of a workaround as you need a computer connected but it is an option. Although I don’t have much need for this functionality there are definitely times when I would like to have the option. It has been asked for many times in the feature request section over the years but it has never been introduced. Maybe it won’t ever be, or maybe it will at sometime but hasn’t been seen as high enough priority yet.

Quote from stratovalius

I would be pleased if you show me screenshot of your RM which show you current name of chosen wah.

All Wah types are same color. So I don't understand what color gives me. To define blocks chorus from wah? =)

Here are two attachments.

What model of wah used in preset?

I see what you mean. i jumped at stage and forgot that wah included Wah Low Pass etc.

There are 3 levels to the information you need I only covered 2 of them.

Effect Type = Wah - shown in RM blocks by colour and name.

Effect Subtype = Wah Low Pass/Wah High Pass, Wah Phaser etc - not identified. This is a bit of a unique scenario. These aren’t really Wah effects but rather other effects that can ben controlled by the pedal assigned to Wah type in settings. For example Wah Phaser is actually a phaser effect but the wah pedal controls it.

Effect Preset = nothing more than a collection of settings for one of the specific effect types. - for example Dlp Hendrix/Mrly Horse Vai/Cry/etc are all just the same effect with controls set at different points not unique effect types.

It is a little confusing that Wah Phase shows as a Wah block when it is a phaser so maybe something could be added to clarify this but I’m not sue how that might be done without making things more confusing. It would be nice if it could be done though.

Yet another option (depending on you setup) is to use the Volume Pedal. Unless locked it is rig specific. You can set the range to be limited so that full toe is the main part of the song and full heel is the appropriate level for the quiet section. The volume pedal is actually much more powerful than many realise. It can be used like a regular analog volume pedal which cuts volume either entirely or by a fixed amount but it can also be used to boost by a set range. I haven’t tried for a while but I think it can also be inverted so that toe is quieter than heel (might be making that one up though 😆).

The position in the signal path can also be set on a rig by rig basis. In front of amp can make it like a guitar volume pot that you dont need to take your hands away from the strings for. Great for controlling the amount of saturation from an overdriven amp (clean to dirty with just the volume pedal while leaving morph free for other things). If can also be positioned after the amp but before delay and reverb so killing volume kills the direct sound but leave the tails to decay naturally, or at the end of the chain so it also kills the tails in a dead stop.

Kemper are quite specific about not using load boxes. It will work and may give very good profiles (good being a subjective term as it is a matter of personal taste) but they won’t be as objectively “accurate” as using a DI box.

The reason is that a speaker’s impedance isn’t constant. The 8 ohm load of a speaker is the nominal value. The actual load is an impedance curve which varies by frequency.

A DI simply taps the signal and pads it down to mic level while leaving the amp and speaker relationship untouched.

A loadbox isolates the speaker from the amp completely.

Instead of being loaded by a speaker which changes impedance over its frequency range, the amp sees the loadbox’s impedance and reacts to that instead.

The original basic loadboxes were a simple fixed resistor (say 8ohms or 16 ohms). More recently manufacturers created “reactive” loads to mimic a speaker’s actual impedance curve. However, these may have their own generic curve or mimic one specific speaker rather than reacting like the actual speaker in use so have their own specific sound. This is why DI boxes are deemed more “accurate” even though many report great results from a loadbox.

I’m not sure if I properly understand your question but there are a few key concepts that once grasped might help you work out the best solution for your own needs.

Lock can be used when setting up a rig/performance then turned off afterwards. You can engage lock for either the FX or the Amp/Cabinet sections change everything else then hit store. Once finished with all the rigs that need this particular Lock setting turn off lock. Because you saved the rigs while lock was activated the rigs now contain the correct configuration and lock can be disengaged without problems.

You can use selective browsing. Instead of load a new rig (which includes amp and effects). You can simply load a new Amp/Cabinet into the current rig without disrupting the effects and footswitch settings.

Selecting different expression pedal functionality doesn’t need to be saved at the rig level. You can set the behaviour globally. The logic is “if a wah effect is active > pedal controls wah: if not but Pitch effect is active make pedal controls Pitch: if neither control Volume. It is set in the system menu under pedal settings. I can’t remember the exact labels but it easy to find when you know what to look for Wah>Paitch, Wah to Volume etc

Quote from stratovalius

Also can't see what current model of effect chosen now =(

Please next/previous buttons for listing every block, and show current name(model) of effect in block preferences

Sorry, I might have caused the thread to go in the wrong direction earlier. I assumed from your comment above (highlighted the bit I mean) that you meant the specific "effect" such as Dlp Hendrix which you used in the initial images. If you only meant Wah/Compressor/EQ/FUZZ etc that is a different situation entirely. However, that info is already shown in the actual FX Block itself both by name and colour.

I totally agree about the left right arrows navigation. I asked for something similar a number of years ago as I find context menus in general to be an extremely cumbersome method of navigating things like presets. An existing example of a good preset implementation would be Logic Pro where many instruments and plugins have a Preset Window with both list/context menu selection AND left/right next/previous navigation.

Quote from stratovalius

Think it's not good logic. Exaple 1:

I was doing studio recording, clean sound with wah. After one week, I'll come back, and look to this preset.

What Wah I'm using? How to recoginze what type of wah in preset? There is no marker in last level of context menu...

2) no matter what user choosing or changing. Idea - make more suitable and fast interface.

How many clicks and putting hand from mouse to guitar you need to do while searching effect?

If we already have context menu levels, what I drew on screenshot is totally same information and can use same variables to recall (means programming).

It's just more suitable navigation.

Listing types inside one block is ordinary function. It saving time.

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As G String said, the case for preset name isn't strong and I think Kemper's logic is solid.

However, I totally agree that your navigation idea is great and would be a very welcome addition as the context menu workflow has always driven me crazy. Way too many mouse clicks for a simple test. Your left/right arrows would be a very elegant solution. Hopefully Kemper will consider that part of the request as a separate issue.

Quote from Radek01

So having a possibility to cycle through them there and back it would be nice. Let's say I'm looking for a good Wah Wah to the current song. It would be nice to let the songs play in the loop and switch presets there and back to listen, compare and think over it.

Yes, that’s the part of the request that I think is very useful and has a possibility of being implemented.

Quote from monk42

Parking the cocked wah at one value is a useful tone.

That can be done if bypass is set to either heel or toe. It wouldn’t be possible if bypass@stop was selected though.

Yes, the presets aren’t individual effect models but simply saved settings for a particular effect. So “Dlp Hendrix” isn’t and effect just a group of settings for the “Wah” effect. Kemper (quite rightly in my opinion) maintain that as soon as a user changes any setting it is no longer DlP Hendrix (or whatever the starting preset was) and therefore the name is no longer relevant. This differs from effects models such as Wah, Green Scream or Mouse etc where the effect itself has a range of control for each parameter while still remaining the same underlying effect.

The only part I take issue with it that the name would be useful as long as no parameters have been adjusted. Therefore, I would like to see the current stance relaxed slightly so that the preset name is loaded and shown UNTIL a parameter is adjusted. As soon as a parameter changes the name would clear or change to N/A. I’m not holding my breath for that though and I’m not losing any sleep over personally.

While I agree with a lot of what you have said and I particularly like the idea of next/previous arrows instead of having to page through the annoying context menu levels, Kemper have said repeatedly that they will not add preset names. Although I initially thought that was a strange stance to take, the more they explained it the more logical their approach became. I would say it remains highly unlikely the conpany’s position on preset names will change.

The first thing to consider is the actual amps you are using in the rig section. If these are very clean then a booster in front will boost overall level. However, if they are overdriven the booster will have less impact on level and more impact on drive. The more driven the amps section the more dramatic this effect will be.

As a general rule, use amp volume or rig volume first then booster after the amp if you want to be able to switch it on/off.

You can set any expression pedal to function as Wah and `volume in the Kemper’s settings.

As for which pedal to use, that’s very much personal taste. If you really need a toeswitch to turn wah on/off then the mMission or Lehle pedals are the preferred choices. Personally I hated my Mission for every except Wah and ditched it eventually. Tried a few others including Roland FV500 but eventually settled on the Zoom FP2M. By far the best bang for buck I have personally encountered.

Quote from MannyMoonjava

Okay thats interesting, the pedal is plugged in at Pedal 2, so i will try swapping it over.

I have a TRS cable and use the expression out of the pedal.

Will test the Pedal 1 input in the kemper this weekend.

Thanks!

I think what burkhard was referring to is Pedal Type 1 or 2 in the settings menu rather than physical sockets 1 or 2. The Pedal Type field changes how the pedal works completely.

several of us have asked for Lock t0 be added to the player but Kemper have repeatedly said it will NOT be add unfortunately.

Quote from Arek77

I found the reason.

Midi Captain has 2 expression outs. One of them was assigned to be active.

The moment I disabled it - things returned to normal = wah works as it should.

Thank you for tips.

Glad to hear you got it sorted

Have you tried Bypass at Toe? It is possible that the pedal is slipping so bypass at heel would work until the pedal slips and is no longer in the heel position.

Quote from V8guitar

I use cable ties...its not ideal but very secure. I held off using velcro just because of the feet and longer term damage.

Velcro doesn’t need to cause any long term damage. If you use Naptha to take it off it disolves the glue then evaporates completely.

As neither myself or the OP use the USB audio that shouldn't matter. unless, of course it was the audio driver that was causing a conflict with his Mac or apogee drivers.