Evaluating The Profile - Kemper Profiler Main Manual

PROFILING an Amp 296
"Clean". In truth, this step isn't strictly necessary; the PROFILER will detect if the reference amp is clean during the
PROFILING process. However, setting the PROFILER to "Clean" before you begin PROFILING will ensure that no
extremely loud signals are sent to the reference amp. Why might you want to do this? Remember, a clean amplifier
has a wider dynamic range than a distorted amp (because amp distortion also has a compressing effect), so
pressing "Clean" can save your monitoring equipment and your ears. To PROFILE a distorted sound, press
"Distorted".
A 4-band equalizer is available on this page to shape the signal returning from your reference amp, similar to how
you would equalize the microphone signal on a mixing desk, before it is returned. Tweaks of this equalizer will be
integrated into the resulting PROFILE.
As soon as you select "Start PROFILING", the PROFILER will send measurement signals (those weird sounds we
talked about at the beginning of this guide) to the reference amp.

Evaluating the PROFILE

Once the PROFILING procedure has ended, the next page opens:
Now, you can make the first A/B comparisons between your reference amp and the new PROFILE. Use the soft
buttons to switch between the reference amp and the "KEMPER Amp" PROFILE. You might notice that your
reference amp is not muted when you listen to the internal PROFILE - this is intentional, as the acoustic signal of
your reference amp will always mix with the sound of your studio monitors, even if you have it in a separate room.
While this may influence your perception of the sound through the studio monitors, it shouldn't affect the A/B
comparison. However, if your reference amp was muted every time you switched back to the PROFILE, a valid A/B
comparison would be impossible.
When you are satisfied with the A/B comparison, you may wish to evaluate the pure PROFILE - in this case, it would
make sense to mute your reference amp. Press the ON/OFF button or Rig Button 3 of PROFILER Remote, to mute
the reference amp - any other action will unmute it again.