StajPilot vs PadBrain

StajPilot brings two connected workflows to your KEMPER PROFILER: STAJ mode for performance and PILOT mode for editing. It is not just for Player. Supported device profiles include PROFILER Player and MK1/MK2 models such as Stage, Head/Toaster and Rack, with available controls adapted to your hardware and Player level. STAJ MODE: YOUR PERFORMANCE DISPLAY AND CONTROLLER See rig names, effect names and on/off states, bank/slot positions, amplifier information, gain, tempo and pedal Morph status in a clear landscape interface. Switch rigs and supported effects with touch controls. View Effect I-IV assignments and Player FX1/FX2 assignments on the corresponding effect blocks where supported. SONG MODE AND SONG EDITING Organize your own song names, slot labels and sub-labels with multilingual text and emoji support. Song Mode works with Player banks and the Performance slots of supported larger PROFILER models. Quickly choose a song from Song Select, or long-press a song to edit it directly. Manage amp-image assignments alongside your song data. Import and export local Song data, and use the companion web Song Editor on a larger screen. Song labels do not rename rigs on the PROFILER. STAGE 2: PILOT MODE Select an effect block, change its effect type and supported preset, and adjust detailed parameters using knobs, switches, selection lists, a focused slider and direct numeric entry where available. Edit supported RIG, INPUT, AMP, CABINET, OUTPUT and Fixed FX settings. Copy and paste FX settings between blocks and rigs. Save, rename and delete local user FX presets, and choose User or Factory preset sorting. Controls and effect availability follow the selected device and Player level. PILOT mode is unavailable in Browser mode on MK1/MK2. CUSTOM TUNING Use Standard tuning or three editable Custom Tuner profiles with individual E-A-D-G-B-E offsets from -15.0 to +15.0 cents. Rename your profiles and choose the one you need. Custom offsets apply to needle mode, with the standard note/cents reference available for comparison. Needle, decimal needle and strobe displays are available, along with a full-screen tuner option. MORE CONTROL Tap tempo, direct tempo entry, configurable bank limits, amp images and in-app information panels support everyday use. Optional Bluetooth MIDI foot-controller support includes the M-VAVE Chocolate controller and is separate from the wired PROFILER connection. A reserved app MIDI channel can keep app-specific commands from being forwarded to the PROFILER. BEFORE USING PILOT MODE Select the correct device type and Player level in Settings. To keep changes permanently, press STORE on the KEMPER itself. Calibration has been extensively checked and verification continues, but some displayed values may differ from the hardware. Read the in-app PILOT notice before editing. Synchronization combines incoming MIDI data with targeted requests to limit unnecessary traffic; it is not completely bidirectional, so avoid simultaneous editing on the PROFILER while using PILOT mode. CONNECTION AND COMPATIBILITY A compatible KEMPER PROFILER and a reliable USB MIDI data connection are required for hardware control. Supported functions vary by model, firmware and Player level. The app uses USB MIDI, not the proprietary Rig Manager protocol. Core USB functions require no account or subscription. Demo mode lets you explore the interface without hardware. Test your complete setup before an important performance. Hardware, firmware and operating-system changes may affect compatibility. StajPilot is an independent third-party app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Kemper GmbH. KEMPER and PROFILER are trademarks of Kemper GmbH.

PadBrain is built for drumming live: backing tracks to the house, the click to your in-ears and pad sounds on cue, from one iPhone, iPad or Mac. For small gigs, college shows, worship teams, rehearsals and lessons, without a laptop rig. PREP THE GIG ON YOUR MAC — ONE CLICK • Drop the gig folder and get a draft set: tracks or stems, MIDI markers, chord charts and the song list are read for each song's tempo, meter, sections and beat one, and each stem goes to your ears (click, guide), the house, or muted (drums). • With a click track it also reads tempo changes (a tempo map) and odd meters with their grouping. • Tap a section on the review to hear two bars, then MAKE A SET. Only a mixed file? The Mac can take the drums out (for practice and backup). • The set goes to your phone or iPad in one backup file. Everything runs on your Mac — no account, no internet. WHEN THE BAND DRIFTS • SYNC: the band lands a beat off the click? Tap on the band's one and the click and bar count move to it at once. Undo for ten seconds. • With a backing track, the same button takes the click out: you lead the band to the bar line, and the click comes back exactly on it. ON STAGE • Backing tracks and click run on one clock. One splitter cable: left to the house (tracks + pads), right to your in-ears (click + cues). • One line under the song says where the sound goes — and warns when a single output puts the click in with the band. • Section chips and HOLD: tap the chorus when the leader calls it, or HOLD for "once more". Moves land on the next bar line. • "Next ▸ Chorus · 3 bars" beside the section, then the beats of the last bar. • Voices only fades the band and keeps your click. An ambient pad in the song's key fills the space between songs. • Stopped, tap the tempo to hear one bar of the next song's click in your ears before you count it in. • PANIC (hold), LIVE LOCK (tap to lock, hold to unlock), foot switches and page-turner pedals. PADS • A kit per song, nine pads: a recorded acoustic kit with four dynamics and up to four takes per sound, a worship kit with ride, ride bell and floor tom, 808, percussion and FX. • Plug in a USB MIDI pad, drum module or trigger and play. Around 10 ms. • Record one drum soft to loud and it becomes a pad with up to eight dynamics. • Pads that fire on a section's first beat, a crash on the chorus. Soft hits ignored and screen pads locked after a stop, if you want. PREP • Paste the song list from the chat: titles, keys, tempos, meters and song forms become a set. Backing tracks are optional. • Share tracks from mail, a chat or AirDrop; the app listens for the tempo and sections. • Rehearsal tempo 50–150%, pitch unchanged. Several sets, a linked iCloud Drive folder per set, a whole show in one file. • Rig drawings, down to the plugs, and a pre-show check that warns when the click would reach the room. LANGUAGES • English, 한국어, 日本語, Español, Português (Brasil), Deutsch, Français, 简体中文 and Italiano. Spoken cues in English, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese and French; other languages hear English. • Song lists, chord charts and stem names written in your language are understood: section names, keys and tempos. Every feature free. No ads, no account, no data collected. Works offline.