HX Effects and Kemper Stereo Loop sanity check

[malice95]

I picked up an HX Effects to use with my Kemper and the setup is a bit confusing with all these loops.

I could use a sanity check. Couple questions I'm hoping other HX/Kemper owners could help with.

 

I want to do a Stereo out on the Kemper.. Is this the right cable hookup?  (5 cables for Stereo?)

I believe this lets me place dirt before and stereo effects after the preamp (chorus, delay, etc). 

• Guitar to HX Effects Guitar In
• HX Effects FX Send 1 to Kemper front input
• Kemper FX Send to HX Effects FX Return 1
• Kemper Return to HX Effects main out R
• Kemper Alternate input to HX Effects main out L
• On the Kemper set the X effect to Stereo Loop and lock it. 
• On the HX unit set all the Ins and Outs to Instrument Level
• Add a "Stereo FX loop 1 block" to the HX 

Anything I'm missing? Is this correct? 

Is there a way to  make the FX Loop1 not show up as a pedal on the HX and just always be turned on?

Maybe a way to hide it? 

 

Thanks! 

[VirtualGuitars]

Here is my setup using two Marshall Silver Jubilee's with the 7CM.  Path 1 is setup for FX Loop 1 and Path 2 is setup for FX Loop 2.  If you want to run your effects in stereo, make your Path 1 output PAN LEFT and your Path 2 output PAN RIGHT.  This setup works great for me.  Just remember that any effects before the FX Loops will be processed in mono regardless if you choose stereo effects or not.  No sense wasting the DSP processing power for non-time based effects.  I also assign a stomp button for each effect in both paths.  In other words, If I select my Delay, it will enable/disable that effect in both paths simultaneously.  This should work the same on both the Helix and the HX Effects.  Hope this helps you.

 

4 Cable Method (4CM)

Cable #1 Guitar to Helix/HX Effects Guitar In

Cable #2 Helix/HX Effects FX Send Loop 1 to Amp #1 Main Input

Cable #3 Amp #1 FX Send Loop to Helix/HX Effects FX Return Loop 1

Cable #4 Helix/HX Effects 1/4" Left (mono) Out to Amp #1 FX Return Loop

 

7 Cable Method (7CM)

Cable #5 Helix/HX Effects FX Send Loop 2 to Amp #2 Main Input

Cable #6 Amp #2 FX Send Loop to Helix/HX Effects FX Return Loop 2

Cable #7 Helix/HX Effects 1/4" Right Out to Amp #2 FX Return Loop

 

 

[barryjohns2126]

 Did you ever get this figured out? I can’t seem to get it to work no matter what I do.