Kemper Profiling Amplifier Manual page 8

8 KEMPER PROFILING AMPLIFIER
Okay, so what did I just buy?
First of all, thank you for choosing the Kemper Profiling Amplifier — KPA for short. We've no doubt that
once you realize everything it can do, you'll be as thrilled with it as we are. We designed the Kemper Profil-
ing Amplifier to be a complete solution for all your guitar playing needs. You can use it just like you would
a regular amplifier, or you could use it as a multi-effects unit or even as the front end for your guitar-based
studio.
Nearly all digital guitar amps available today offer the same features — simulations of classic and modern
guitar amplifiers and stomp boxes, usually with some digital and studio effects thrown in for good mea-
sure. The KPA is the first digital guitar amp that doesn't simply include digital versions of guitar amps, but
lets you make a "profile" of your own guitar amp to use inside the KPA — as well as load profiles of other
guitarists' amplifiers into your KPA, which gives you not just a simulation, but their exact digital sound!
We hope you'll find operating the KPA straightforward, but if you need more information please check out
the three included guides. We call the guide you're reading Kemper Profiling Amplifier: The Basics because
it will show you around and give you all the information you need to get started and find your own tone.
We recommend that you read through this with your guitar and your KPA right in front of you. This way
you can instantly try out what you'll just have learned. The Kemper Profiling Amplifier: Profiling Guide will
help you become an expert in creating your own amp profiles and is a must read if you want to add your
own amps and guitar rigs. The Kemper Profiling Amplifier: Reference Manual contains a reference to every
single parameter of the Kemper Profiling Amplifier.
We update our documentation on a regular basis. The latest and greatest can be found here:
www.kemper-amps.com/start/
We recommend you check back frequently. But before we start to explore the exciting possibilities of this
technical miracle let's have a word about what sets the KPA apart from all the other amps: The Profiling
process!