Kemper Profiler (Player) Support

Morningstar Software Bug Reports and Feature Requests
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The feature would add support for the Kemper Profiler … with a special focus on the Kemper Profiler Player which has no display and limited buttons.

Here’s what I’m thinking:

  • Display the names of the 5 presets in current bank and indicate which is selected.
  • Display the state of each effect block (on/off and a color/icon for the type)
  • Toggle the state of each effect block (we get that for free with current midi CC messages).
  • Change banks (just a CC command)
  • Display values of parameters
  • Handle the tuner (Morningstar has that already)

The Paint Audio midi controllers have great support for Kemper … and there’s an open source fork of the firmware which is gaining lot of features and very configurable (especially if you’re a nerd). There’s a vibrant set of users here. It’s also very configurable. Here are a few examples:

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Kemper has one of the most complete and well documented midi implementations I’ve seen. There are some gaps, but it’s pretty compelling. The PySwitch guys have done a great job finding what’s possible and identifying the gaps.

This could be a dedicated Kemper mode … or this could be a set of features that a user could use to setup a bank however they like (for example via special display variables like %K1 for the name of the first preset, %KA for the type of the first block, %Ka for the on/off state of the first block, and the ability to display text with multiple display variables on the MC Pro display in various locations).

That’s just off the top of my head. There’s probably a few more useful features (like expression to NPRN to get 14 bit expression versus 7bit).

My guess is will likely be a MC6/8/4 Pro only feature due to display, memory, and possibly cpu needs.

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I wholeheartedly agree Quad.
The Kemper profiler player is a serious downsized down weight of any of their previous products and it makes it a lot more guitar Gig Bag friendly rig on the go. Having the accurate bidirectional communication between any kind of remote pedal, and the profiler player is Paramount!
I hope to see more integrated support from Morningstar soon!
I bought the MC6 Pro Ii And used it on a big orchestral pops gig without the bidirectional communication where it was OK I know that it could be better!
Thanks for the suggestion Quad
Al

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Another Midi Captain Kemper Mode (official, not the fork):

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I think the PySwitch fork can handle this layout as well.

Player Level III would need more slots.

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The Kemper Remote features would be a good target and source of inspiration.

Callouts:

  • Effect Group Buttons can control multiple blocks
  • Roman numbers on the Blocks display indicate they are tied to the Effects Group Buttons
  • Looper Mode (changes some foot switches to secondary Looper functions)

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My guess is enabling Looper, Tap Tempo, and Tuner would be a personal preference.

If the mode had multiple pages or multiple layouts that would help. Not sure I’d want to give up a button to navigate to another page. Maybe long press?