Using extra switch to turn on fx

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    Are you using and expression pedal with a switch (Mission style) for wah? If so, you have two pedal inputs left which can be used with a pair of dual switches to control 4 extra effects. When added to the Wah this would mean 9 effects but there are only 8 slots on the Kemper to control anyway.


    For example you could have the Wah always in Stomp A and have the toeswitch set to toggle on/off stomp A. You could then assign a dual switch and on half of the other dual switch to control Stomps B C and D, the 4 FX switches on the stage itself could control the four post stack effects. You would still have half of the secnd dual switch available for something like rotary fast/slow speed.

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    Three additional aspects:


    1. Assuming your expression pedal has a toe switch you would normally connect this with a TS cable and configure its PEDAL socket for a mono switch. However, you could connect an additional mono switch by configuring that PEDAL socket for a dual switch, plug in a usual insert cable with its TRS jack into the PEDAL socket, and connect one of the TS jacks to your toe switch and the other to the additional mono switch.


    2. In addition to the Effect Buttons I-IIII and external switches which include your toe switch in that expression pedal, you could reassign internal switches TAP, TUNER or LOOPER and assign other switching functions e.g. Module A.


    3. Keep in mind, that the external switches and reassigned TAP, TUNER; LOOPER switches assume their switching functions globally, while the Effect Buttons I-IIII assume these by Rig and can even combine toggling multiple modules with one switch.


    Bottom line you could easily attach more switches than there are functions to be switched. And not all effect combinations make sense. And not all effects need to be switched.

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    Quote from Burkhard

    1. Assuming your expression pedal has a toe switch you would normally connect this with a TS cable and configure its PEDAL socket for a mono switch. However, you could connect an additional mono switch by configuring that PEDAL socket for a dual switch, plug in a usual insert cable with its TRS jack into the PEDAL socket, and connect one of the TS jacks to your toe switch and the other to the additional mono switch.

    That’s pure genius Sir!