The Resulting Profile - Kemper PROFILER Main Manual

PROFILINGTM an Amp 232
time for a meaningful solo - you need to play several chords, with attitude! This will generate inter-modulation in the
distortion that the PROFILER needs to do its refining. Be sure to strum especially hard so that the PROFILER has a
chance to analyze the transients. When you feel that you have refined the PROFILE enough, press the blinking soft
button to stop the process. Now make another A/B comparison to check the result. Repeat the process until you are
satisfied.
The refining process is independent of the type of your guitar. It is about adapting the distortion characteristics, as
well as polishing the attack and dynamic response. The resulting PROFILE will act and respond accurately no matter
what guitar or pickup you use.
With completely clean sounds, you don't need to worry about refining the distortion characteristics, so "Refine
PROFILE" isn't available. If you find that the PROFILE offers a wider dynamic range, and a higher volume in the
transients compared to the original, the reason is probably that the original sound was, in fact, slightly distorted. This
would have caused a small amount of compression, thereby affecting the result of the PROFILING process. In such
a case, simply repeat the whole procedure, but without using the "Clean" option.
Power amp tubes generate a different type of overtone structure than preamp tubes. They distort with a harsher
sound, because the negative feedback in the power amp circuit linearizes the tube amplification. This makes the
distortion curve edgier. If you notice in the A/B comparison that the reference amp produces more high frequency
distortion when light distortion is applied, you should set the "Tube shape" parameter to about 9.0, to get the same
behavior from the PROFILE.

The Resulting PROFILE

Once you are happy with the result of the PROFILING, you can store the sound as a new Rig in your browse pool.
We highly recommend that you save the PROFILE before you start modifying its parameters, so as to preserve the
original settings. As soon as you press STORE you will be guided through three pages with tags (Rig Tags, Amplifier
Tags, Cabinet Tags). Take the time to enter meaningful information, so that you can easily distinguish the PROFILEs
you create.
Congratulations! You have added a new guitar amp, and a new guitar cabinet, to the arsenal of the PROFILER. You
are now free to combine each of them with other guitar amps or guitar cabinets to create new hybrid stacks.