Helix 4cm with Kemper

[erabjohns]

I figured I'd ask the question here since I have much more experience here than the Kemper forums but hopefully there are some Kemper users here that can answer the question.

 

I just bought a Kemper to integrated with my Helix Rack and was hoping to use the 4 cable method to use Kemper for amps & reverb and rely on Helix for everything else.  I hooked everything up and all I hear through the Helix is the dry guitar signal.  Nothing coming back from the Kemper.  I set up a basic patch with a Send 1 block followed by a Return 1 block.  Here's how I set up the cables.

 

Guitar into the Helix

Helix Send 1 to Kemper guitar input

Helix Return 1 to Kemper Send

Helix L/Mono Out to Kemper Return

 

Does that look right or is there something I'm supposed to do on the Kemper end for the signal to be sent/returned?  If I need to add an effects loop to the kemper, do you do it in one of the Mod slots, or in the "X" slot?  Does that make a difference?

 

Thanks!

Rayf

 

 

 

[codamedia]

16 hours ago, erabjohns said:

I set up a basic patch with a Send 1 block followed by a Return 1 block. 

 

This may sound like a stupid question... but did you turn the blocks on? Also... did you make sure they are both set so they do not allow any dry signal through. 

 

 

[erabjohns]

3 hours ago, codamedia said:

 

This may sound like a stupid question... but did you turn the blocks on? Also... did you make sure they are both set so they do not allow any dry signal through. 

 

There are no stupid questions when it comes to me.  I did have the blocks on, but didn't think to check about the dry signal.  Good call, I'll check today.

 

[erabjohns]

Figured it out.  I had to monkey around with the output settings on the kemper.  Turns out I dont need and effects loop block on every kemper rig thankfully.

 

Next step is midi integration....