Kemper PROFILER Remote Installation guide

KEMPER PROFILER
The Basics & Profiling Guide 2014

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Table Of Contents
8 Okay, so what did I just buy?
9 What is profiling?
10 Getting started
More on connecting your gear
Choose your rig
Stomps
Stack
Eects
14 Front Panel controls
Rig navigation section (1)
Type knob (2)
Browse knob (3)
Page navigation (4)
Exit button (5)
On/O button (6)
Lock button (7)
Copy and paste buttons (8)
Store button (9)
Gain knob(10)
Input button (11)
Input LED (12)
Noise gate knob (13)

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Output/Master button (14)
Master volume knob (15)
Volume knob (16)
USB (17)
25 Back panel overview
Main Output section (1)
Monitor Out section (2)
Direct Output/Send (3)
Return and Alternative Input (4)
Power connector (5)
USB (6)
Pedals and switches (7)
MIDI (8)
S/PDIF digital I/O(9)
Speaker Output(10)
Kensington Lock™ Connector(11)
29 Power Amplifier
Power Amp Switch
Power Amp Booster
31 Using the tuner
32 Building a rig
Stack section
Amplifier module
EQ button
Cabinet button
Eects section

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38 Tempo
TAP Tempo Button
Beat Scanner
MIDI Clock
41 Configure your system preferences
System button
Module button behavior
Using a MIDI pedal to switch rigs
Rig button
Quick button
43 Performance mode
Editing Performances
Switching Performances with a MIDI Foot Controller
45 Updates, backup and sharing sounds
Updating the operating system
Creating and restoring backups
Importing rigs, performances and local presets
48 PROFILER and MIDI
Profiling Guide
50 Profiling an amp
General considerations

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54 Making connections
Connections for profiling a hardware guitar amp
Connections for profiling a combination of amp and stomp box
Connections for profiling a computer-based guitar amp simulation
58 Taking a profile
Evaluating the Profile
Refining the profile
The resulting profile
Under the hood
Legal
66 Communications and Safety Regulation Information
Declaration of conformity
Communication Statement
Important Safety Instructions
Warranty regulations
Notiz/Note

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The Basics

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Okay, so what did I just buy?
First of all, thank you for choosing the KEMPER PROFILER — “PROFILER” 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 PROFILER to
be a complete solution for all your guitar playing needs. You can use it just like you would a regular ampli-
fier, or you could use it as a multi-eects unit or even as the front end for your guitar-based studio.
Nearly all digital guitar amps available today oer the same features — simulations of classic and modern
guitar amplifiers and stomp boxes, usually with some digital and studio eects thrown in for good mea-
sure. The PROFILER 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 PROFILER — as well as load
profiles of other guitarists’ amplifiers into your PROFILER, which gives you not just a simulation, but their
exact digital sound!
We hope you’ll find operating the PROFILER straightforward, but if you need more information please
check out our manuals. We call the guide you’re reading “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 PROFILER right in front of you - this way you can try out everything as
soon as you learn it. Later in this book, the 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. Lastly, check out
the Reference Manual for an explanation of every single parameter, and a deeper insight into many of the
features. It does not repeat the information contained here, in The Basics, so both documents should be
considered essential reading. The Reference Manual is available as a .pdf (English language only) from our
website, and will be updated regularly alongside any software updates.
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 PROFILER apart from all the other amps: The Pro-
filing process!

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What is profiling?
Do you have a favorite setting on a favorite amp that produces your favorite sound? Would you like to be
able to get that identical sound from the PROFILER, and not have to bring your amp to the rehearsal, gig
or studio? The method by which you can get that favorite sound into the PROFILER is what we call “profil-
ing”.
If you want a more technical description: the PROFILER analyzes the sonic characteristics of a reference
amplifier. This process allows it to faithfully recreate the characteristic sound of virtually any guitar amp,
and adopt the behavior and interaction of the components of the analyzed amplifier.
With the PROFILER it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to match the sound of the original amp — or even
enhance the original sound by using onboard features. And the PROFILER doesn’t just capture the sound
of your guitar amp head alone; you can also capture the sound of the cabinet and the microphones (in-
cluding the microphone distance and angle). This means that the complex sound of a specific setup can
be analyzed, recreated and stored. In other words, the resulting PROFILER profile is all you’ll need to take
your entire guitar rig with you everywhere you go.

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Getting started
Okay, enough talk — let’s plug in and get playing!
1. Connect your guitar to the INPUT on the right side of the front panel.
2. Connect the MAIN OUTS on the rear side to the inputs of your mixer.
3. Power the unit on by bringing the chicken head switch to the BROWSE position.
Immediately after the startup screen you will be prompted to set the time and date and enter your name.
Do not skip this procedure, because any new sound that you store in the device memory will be tagged
with both your name as the rig author and the correct date; this will help it to be found easily later and to
be listed in an appropriate order. That’s it! It’s time to start browsing rigs and playing some guitar.
More on connecting your gear
The PROFILER is equipped with a studio-grade analog input section followed by a state-of-the-art A/D
stage to get the best possible sound. Once your guitar signal has been processed, the high-quality D/A
stage ensures that you’ll get the best sound quality into your speaker rig. You’ll notice that the KEMPER
PROFILER oers multiple inputs and outputs in both analog and digital formats, which we’ll describe in
more detail down below. We included all this connectivity so you can use the PROFILER as a central hub in
your studio to connect your guitar to a variety of other amps, eects and recording gear and use the PRO-
FILER to switch among them.
In case you have any hum-related issues in your studio or stage, we provide ground lift switches for the
analog outputs.
If you want to use the PROFILER on stage you can connect a power amp to the MONITOR OUTPUTs.
If you want to make your own profiles you will need to connect your reference amplifier using the DIRECT
OUT and the LOOP RETURN inputs. More details on profiling are provided both later in this manual, and in
more detail in the Profiling Guide. In addition, the DIRECT OUTs can be used in conjunction with the LOOP
RETURNs to connect to the eects loop of an external amp, or to connect any external eect unit, such as
your favorite stomp box.

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You can connect two pedals to control parameters such as volume or individual stomp parameters. Finally,
the PROFILER comes with USB connectors so you can connect it to your computer to transfer data and
update the firmware.
Choose your rig
A complete signal chain is called a “rig”. Rigs consist of three sections located in the upper half of the
panel. The signal flow begins with the Input stage, and then moves through the three processing sections
at the top of the front panel of controls, and finally the OUTPUT stage. The order of the sections from left
to right represents the signal flow inside the PROFILER. Each section consists of three to four modules.
Each of the buttons in the signal flow gives you a unique and intuitive way to manage your sound. By
pressing a corresponding button, you activate each module or section. Holding the button a little bit lon-
ger will focus the module and show its parameters in the display. In the lower line of the display you see up
to four parameters that can be controlled by the soft knobs underneath. Tweak the knobs to change your
sound. If this module oers more than four parameters, you can navigate between pages using the Page
buttons. If you want to return to the main page, press EXIT.
If you changed a parameter setting, but want to return to the previous value, you can use the UNDO but-
ton on the left side of the display. It will always revert your most recent action. The REDO button will revert
the action of the UNDO button.
In Browse mode you can select the desired rig using the RIG buttons on the right side of the front panel.
The LEFT and RIGHT buttons will advance in single steps, while the UP and DOWN buttons will change
rigs in larger steps. You can also use the BROWSE knob above the right side of the display to see eight
rigs simultaneously, as well as scroll through the list of all available rigs. You can change the sequence of
rigs by using the soft button “Sort by ...” to sort them by date or author, and then load the selected rig
with soft button “Load”.
Once you have found a rig that you like, you can use the soft knobs underneath the display to change the
gain and the EQ of the rig. These controls display their current value on the LED collar around the knobs.

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Stomps
The first section, labeled “STOMPS”, is for your stomp box eects. This section oers four stomp box slots
which are represented by the four buttons labeled A, B, C, and D. Here you can place the built-in stomp
eects in any order and configuration you’d like. These eects are applied before the signal reaches the
STACK section.
Stomp LED color coding
You’ll notice that the stomp LEDs aren’t simply lit green or not, but have many dierent colors. That’s be-
cause these LEDs use color to help you identify which kind of algorithm is being used for each stomp.
Stomp algorithms are color coded like this:
Wah Orange
Distortion Red
EQ Yellow
Compressor/Gate Cyan
Chorus Blue
Phaser/Flanger Purple
Pitch Shifter White
Eect Loop White
Delay/Reverb Green
You can change the algorithm for a stomp that is shown in the display by rotating the TYPE knob above
the left side of the display to scroll through the available algorithms. The BROWSE knob above the right
side of the display can be used to select items from lists of “local presets” that are available for every
stomp. Local presets are settings for a specific type of module (stomps and eects), stored independent
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Finally, you can select more stomps and eects in the EFFECTS section, and change the settings of the
delay and reverb using their dedicated knobs.
Stack
In the middle of this signal flow, you’ll find the “stack” section with the buttons for AMPLIFIER, EQ (equal-
izer) and CABINET. The stack section represents the raw virtual guitar amplifier as defined by the profile.
In the stack section, you can freely combine amps and cabinets by holding their respective buttons to
bring them into focus, and then scroll through the available local presets using the BROWSE knob.
Eects
Here, you can add more built-in eects to the signal, after it has passed through the amplifier and virtual
cabinet. The delay and reverb module in the eects section have a fixed position and purpose. The knobs
underneath the signal flow give you direct access to the EFFECT MIX of the delay and reverb, as well as for
DELAY FEEDBACK and REVERB TIME.
The X and MOD modules oers you a further choice of eects. We recommend you place a modulation
eect into the MOD module, if you intend to use one in your rig, as you have direct access to its RATE and
INTENSITY parameters with the line of knobs underneath.
 The stomp, stack and eect section can be stored as an individual local preset. To recall an entire stomp,
stack or eect section, hold the respective section button and browse through the local section presets
using the BROWSE knob.

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Front Panel controls
Profiler Head:
Profiler Rack:
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We already mentioned some of the buttons and knobs in the previous section, when we showed you how
to adjust the various eects and settings within the upper half of the front panel. Below is a short explana-
tion of what all of the front panel controls do
Rig navigation section (1)
Here you can navigate through the rigs. LEFT and RIGHT buttons will switch sequentially, while the UP and
DOWN buttons will change in larger steps. A newly-selected rig is instantly recalled.
Type knob (2)
When an eect or stomp is in the focus, the TYPE knob will select between dierent types of eect algo-
rithms. For example, in stomp edit this knob will select distortions, compressor and modulations among
others.
 When you switch between similar eects types, you will notice that parameters common to these eects
will retain their values; this is to make the choice of algorithm easier. For example, you can make a dedi-
cated setting for a Wah eect, and then step through the various Wah types; the eect will change, but
settings for the various ranges and Wah pedal control will remain the same. You can also switch the type
between phaser and flanger, to check the dierent impact of these two algorithms, and the modulation
scheme will remain unchanged.
In Browse Mode you can select from a number of dierent “Views”. Each View filters the displayed rigs, to
help simplify the selection.
All Rigs No special view, you can see all rigs in your device.
Current Author Only rigs by the Author of the last selected rig will be displayed.
Favorites Only those rigs marked as favorites will be displayed. You can mark and unmark rigs as
favorites by holding the RIG button for two seconds.

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Last Imported Only shows the rigs that you have imported recently.
My Rigs Only shows the rigs that you have made your own (identified by your author name).
Non Favorites Only shows the rigs not marked as favorites
Browse knob (3)
In Browse mode this knob can be used to quickly browse the list of available rigs. In Performance mode, it
can be used to quickly browse the list of available performances. Turn the BROWSE knob to display a list
of available items; further turns will select between them.
When an eects module is in focus, this knob selects between the local presets. In other words, it chooses
between dierent presets for distortion stomps, reverb settings, etc. You can also store your own local pre-
sets by using the STORE button.
 Note: Remember the dierence between turning TYPE and BROWSE: changing the Type will only change
the eect algorithm while the parameters will stay the same; browsing eects with BROWSE will load new
sets of parameters, including the respective Type setting.
Page navigation (4)
When a module is in focus, these buttons will switch between pages if more than one page is available for
a given module.
Exit button (5)
This button is used to return to the “play” page. Also, you can use EXIT to cancel an operation.

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On/O button (6)
This button switches the currently selected module or section on and o. The light of the module or sec-
tion button shows you if a module is active or bypassed. You can also switch a module on and o by press-
ing the module button itself.
Lock button (7)
The LOCK button will prevent a section or a module from being changed when you make rig changes. In
other words, if you want to preserve all the settings for a module or section, press the Lock button. You
could also refer to a module as being “global” when locked.
Let’s say you want to lock a Wah eect on stomp A. To do this, choose or dial your desired Wah eect and
press LOCK, while the Wah eect is still in focus. Now you can switch rigs as often as you want. The Wah
will stay on stomp A until you unlock it again.
Another example would be to lock the reverb in its bypassed state, to make sure that all the rigs will sound
dry for the rest of the session. To do this, bring the reverb into focus by pressing REVERB for half a sec-
ond. Then switch it o, and press LOCK. This way, you can prevent the reverb from being switched on by
the next change of rig.
You can also use the lock function creatively to find new combinations between several sections. For ex-
ample: you can lock the stack section once you have found your favorite amp/cabinet combo, and then
switch rigs, so you can try this amp with stomp and eects from other rigs.
Locking a module will only prevent it from being changed when you select a dierent rig. However you
can still edit parameters of locked modules as usual. And you can still browse and recall local presets for
locked modules.
To get an overview about the lock state of the modules: press and hold LOCK, and the status of the button
LEDs will change - all locked modules will be lit, while all non-locked modules remain unlit. To lock or un-
lock individual modules, press their respective buttons while holding the LOCK button.

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Copy and paste buttons (8)
Use the COPY and PASTE buttons to grab a module and copy its data to another similar location. For
example, you can copy and paste the settings of one stomp to another, either within the same rig, or an-
other rig entirely. To do this, select a module and press COPY. Next, select a destination module and press
PASTE. Voilà!
In general, you can use common sense to determine if the PROFILER will let you copy settings from one
module to another. For example, you cannot copy the reverb settings to the amp module. However, it is
possible to copy a Stomp to slot X or MOD in the eects section. Go ahead and try whatever you want;
you will be alerted if what you’re attempting is not possible.
Store button (9)
Use the STORE button on the left side of the display to save any changes you have made to a module or
rig.
STORE allows you to save a rig or a module to the permanent memory.
Pressing Store in Browse mode will oer you three dierent options using the soft buttons: “Replace”
will overwrite the currently selected rig with the new version while keeping the original name, “Store as”
will save the rig under a new name while keeping the original rig as well, and “Rename” will allow you to
change the name of the actual rig.
When you’ve got an eects module in focus and press STORE you are given the option to save either the
settings of the currently selected module as a local preset, or to save the entire rig. Choose Soft Button A
to create a new local preset and to dial in an appropriate name.
Your local preset can be found and reloaded later by turning BROWSE, when you have a similar eect in
focus. In the next step you are able to edit the name of the rig.

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Soft Button #1 Insert a space to the left of the selected character.
Soft Button #2 Clear the selected space or character.
Soft Knob #1 Toggle between upper case and lower case letters.
Soft Knob #4 Scroll through the available characters.
Press STORE again to complete the procedure.
Gain knob(10)
The GAIN knob controls the amount of distortion and covers an extremely wide range from ultra-clean to
totally distorted. The GAIN control allows for the same large range on all profiles, even if the original amp
has a more limited gain range.
The gain parameter compensates for the loss in level with any amount of gain reduction. You can turn
the gain value to zero for every amp profile and the result will be a totally undistorted and uncompressed
sound that has the same perceived loudness as the fully distorted version.
Input button (11)
Press this button to enter the input section where you set the input sensitivity for your guitar. There are
two parameters in this section: “Clean Sense” and “Distorted Sense”. Each one can be modified using a
dedicated soft knob. The NOISE GATE, with its dedicated knob, also belongs to the input section.
Clean Sense
Dierent types of guitars produce dierent output levels depending on their pickups and string gauge: for
example, humbucker pickups generate higher voltages compared to single coils, and active guitars gener-
ate even hotter signal levels. If you feel that clean sounds are either very loud or very soft compared to dis-

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torted sounds, you can adjust “Clean Sense” to a level where clean sounds have the same perceived loud-
ness as distorted sounds. “Clean Sense” determines the volume of clean sounds, but not the way the amp
or the eects are driven. A low level guitar output stays cleaner; a hot guitar will still distort more easily.
Extremely hot guitars can generate unwanted distortion, also indicated by a red Input LED. To prevent this,
turn down “Clean Sense” a bit.
Distortion Sense
Distortion Sense should normally stay at zero (middle) position. Every rig will react as if you have plugged
your guitar to the original amplifier.
If you feel that your guitar tends to drive the distortion too hot (or too soft) for the majority of factory rigs,
then calibrate your guitar by adjusting “Distorted Sense” accordingly.
 Note: Clean Sense is not a simple input gain; you will notice that it does not aect the gain of a distorted
sound. Distortion Sense is also not a simple booster, as it does not aect the gain of clean sounds. Neither
of these parameters colors the sound.
The input section is locked by default. The settings will be relevant for every rig or performance until you
decide to unlock it. If you unlock this section, the input settings will be individually saved and recalled per
rig. Alternatively, you can leave the input section locked, and create local presets for individual guitars. You
can then switch between these local presets independently of switching rigs.
For example: if you want to use dierent guitars, you can create a customized local preset for each. When
you switch guitars, simply select the respective local input preset, and the rest of the rig will remain un-
changed. Remember: the input section is locked by default, therefore changing rigs will not aect it.
Input Source Select
You have the choice of four dierent physical inputs: Front Input, Alternative Input, Return Input and S/
PDIF Input. Unlike the other parameters of the Input stage, the Input Source setting is global and not rig-
specific. It will therefore not be saved in a local preset.