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About this Main Manual
Rigs and Signal Chain
- Effect Modules
- Effect Presets
- Effect Select Screen
- Clear Effect
- Autoload
- Load Defaults
- Load Type
- Auto Type
- Stack Section
Front Panel Controls Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Chicken Head Knob (1)
- INPUT Button (2)
  -  Clean Sens
  -  Distortion Sens
- INPUT LED (2)
- Module and Section Buttons (3)
- OUTPUT/MASTER Button (4)
- OUTPUT LED (4)
- NOISE GATE Knob (5)
- Direct Control Knobs (6)
- MASTER VOLUME Knob (7)
- TAP Button (8)
- SYSTEM Button (9)
- RIG Button (10)
- QUICK Button (11)
- TYPE Knob (12)
- BROWSE Knob (13)
- Soft Buttons and Soft Knobs (14)
- ON/OFF Button (15)
- LOCK Button (16)
- COPY and PASTE Buttons (17)
- STORE Button (18)
- UNDO and REDO Buttons (19)
- EXIT Button (20)
- Buttons (21)
- RIG Navigation Cross (22)
- HEADPHONE Output (23)
- GAIN Knob (24)
- RIG VOLUME Knob (25)
- Front INPUT (26)
- USB (27)
Back Panel Overview Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- MAIN OUTPUT (1)
- MONITOR OUTPUT (2)
- DIRECT OUTPUT/SEND (3)
- RETURN and ALTERNATIVE INPUT (4)
- POWER (5)
- USB (6)
- NETWORK (7)
- SWITCH/PEDAL (8)
- MIDI (9)
- S/PDIF INPUT and OUTPUT (10)
- SPEAKER OUTPUT (11)
- Kensington® Lock Connector (12)
Front Panel Controls Stage
- On/Off Button (1)
- Mode Select Buttons (2)
- INPUT Button (3)
  -  Clean Sens
  -  Distortion Sens
  -  Noise Gate
- INPUT LED (3)
- Module and Section Buttons (4)
- OUTPUT/MASTER Button (5)
- OUTPUT LED (5)
- MASTER VOLUME Knob (6)
- SYSTEM Button (7)
- PEDALS Button (8)
- RIG Button (9)
- TYPE Knob (10)
- BROWSE Knob (11)
- Soft Buttons and Soft Knobs (12)
- MORPH Button (13)
- LOCK Button (14)
- EDIT Button (15)
- COPY and PASTE Buttons (N/A)
- STORE Button (16)
- Button (17)
- Buttons (18)
- GAIN Knob (19)
- Up/Down Buttons (20)
- Rig Buttons 1-5 (21)
- TAP Button (22)
- TUNER Button (23)
- Effect Buttons I-IIII (24)
- Looper (25)
Back Panel Overview Stage
- INPUT (1)
- RETURN 1-4 (2)
- SEND 1+2 (3)
- MAIN OUTPUT (4)
- MONITOR OUTPUT (5)
- HEADPHONE Output (6)
- S/PDIF INPUT and OUTPUT (7)
- SWITCH/PEDAL (8)
- MIDI (9)
- USB (10)
- Kensington® Lock Connector (11)
- POWER (12)
Basic Setups
Using the Tuner
Rig Settings
- Tagging
- Favorites
- Rig Spillover Off
- Snapshots
- Panorama
- Transpose
- DLY+REV Routing
- Rig Volume
- Tempo
- Volume Pedal
- Parallel Path
- Morph
Working with Amplifier PROFILEs, Cabinet PROFILEs, Power Amps and Guitar Cabinets
- Separating Amps and Cabinets: CabDriver
- Browsing Amps or Cabinets
- Direct PROFILEs
- Direct Amp PROFILEs
- Cabinet Impulse Responses
- Merging Studio PROFILEs and Direct Amp PROFILEs
- Running a Guitar Speaker Cabinet from a Power Amplifier, “Monitor Cab Off”
- The Built-in Power Amplifier
- The Sound of Guitar Cabinets versus Mic'ed Speakers
- PURE CABINET
Output Section
- Output Volumes and Output Volume Link
- Output Sources
- MAIN OUTPUT
  -  Main Out -12 dB
- MONITOR OUTPUT
- Output Equalizers
- Space
- Auxiliary Input
- Constant Latency
Instrument Input and Reamping
- Input Source Select
- Reamping
Expression Pedals and Foot Switches
- Pedal Controllers
- Expression Pedal Recommendation
- Connecting Pedals to PROFILER Remote or PROFILER Stage
- Additional Switches Required?
  - Connecting a PROFILER Switch
  - Single and Dual Switches of Other Brands
- Connecting Pedals and Switches to PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack or PowerRack
- Volume Pedal Function
  -  Volume Pedal Location
  -  Volume Pedal Range
- Morphing
- Monitor Volume Pedal (MIDI Control Change #73)
Stack Section
- Amplifier
- EQ
- Cabinet
Effects
-  Mix
-  Volume
-  Stereo
-  Ducking
Wah Effects (Orange)
- Wah Parameters
Distortion (Red)
-  Drive
-  Tone
Booster (Red)
Shaper (Red)
- Bit Shaper
- Recti Shaper
Equalizer (Yellow)
- Graphic Equalizer
- Studio Equalizer
- Metal Equalizer
- Stereo Widener
Compressor (Cyan)
-  Intensity
-  Attack
-  Squash
Noise Gate (Cyan)
- Noise Gate 2:1
- Noise Gate 4:1
Chorus (Blue)
- Vintage Chorus
- Hyper Chorus
- Air Chorus
  -  Depth
  -  Crossover
- Micro Pitch
  -  Detune
  -  Mix
- Vibrato
- Rotary Speaker
- Tremolo / Auto Panner
Phaser and Flanger (Purple)
- Phaser
- Vibe Phaser
- Flanger
- Phaser Oneway & Flanger Oneway
Pitch Shifter (White)
-  Smooth Chords
-  Formant Shift
-  Pure Tuning
-  Detune
-  Mix
- Transpose
- Pedal Pitch
- Pedal Vinyl Stop
- Chromatic Pitch
- Harmonic Pitch
- Analog Octaver
Delay (Green)
-  Delay Mix
-  Mix Location Pre/Post
-  Low Cut & High Cut
-  Cut More
-  To Tempo
-  Delay Time & Delay Ratio
-  Note Value
-  Feedback
-  Freeze
-  Infinity
-  Cross Feedback
-  Reverse Mix
-  Input Swell
-  Smear
-  Stereo
-  Grit
-  Stereo Modulation
-  Flutter Intensity & Flutter Rate
- Single Delay
- Dual Delay
- Two Tap Delay
- Serial Two Tap Delay
- Rhythm Delay
- Quad Delay
- Legacy Delay
Pitch Shifter Delay (Light Green)
- Chromatic Type
- Harmonic Type
- Loop Pitch Type
- Crystal Type
- Crystal Delay
- Loop Pitch Delay
- Frequency Shifter Delay
- Dual Chromatic Delay & Dual Harmonic Delay
- Dual Crystal Delay
- Dual Loop Pitch Delay
- Melody Delay
- Quad Chromatic Delay & Quad Harmonic Delay
Reverb (Green)
- Spring Reverb
- Natural Reverb
- Easy Reverb
  -  Decay Time
- Echo Reverb
- Cirrus Reverb
  -  Attack Time
- Formant Reverb
- Ionosphere Reverb
- DLY and REV Modules
  -  DLY+REV Routing (in Rig Settings)
- Space
- Legacy Reverb
Effect Loop (Pink)
System Settings
- LCD / HW Setup / Brightness / User Interface
- User Interface 2
- Audio Setup
  -  Rig Change Crossfade Time (Rig X-Fade Time)
  -  FX Loop Level
- Pedal Links
- Pedal 1-6
- Remote Settings
- MIDI Program Change Assignments and Settings
- Date and Time
  -  Clock > Remote
- Device Information
Bass Players: Special Hints and Features
Performance Mode
- Setting up Performances
- Loading Performances
- Foot Control
PROFILER Remote
- Up/Down Buttons (1)
- Rig Buttons 1-5 (2)
- TAP Button (3)
- TUNER Button (4)
- Effect Buttons I-IIII (5)
- LOOPER Button (6)
- Connecting Expression Pedals and External Switches
- Remote Settings
- Cabling
MIDI
- Continuous Controllers
- Effect Switches
- Rig Change in Performance Mode
- Rig Change in Browser Mode
- MIDI Global Channel
- MIDI Clock
- Transmitting MIDI Commands to Two External Devices in Performance Mode
- Transmitting Pedal Controllers for Morphing, Wah, Volume, and Pitch to Two External Devices
- Transmitting User Interface to MIDI Global Channel
- NRPN
Getting Organized
- Views
- Favorite Rigs
- Erase Non-Favorites
- Rig Manager
Updates, Backups and Sharing Sounds
- Operating System Updates
- Creating Backups
- Restoring Backups
- Importing Rigs, Performances, and Presets
- Export of Rigs and Presets
PROFILING an Amp
- General Considerations
- Making Connections
- Taking a PROFILE
- How to PROFILE an Amp without a Cabinet (Direct Amp PROFILEs)
  -  Why do I need my guitar cabinet when I want to capture a PROFILE without a cabinet?
  -  How to setup Direct Amp PROFILING
- How to Create Merged PROFILEs
- PROFILING a Rotary Speaker Cabinet
- Under the Hood
Trouble Shooting
-  PROFILER doesn’t power on
-  PROFILER doesn’t boot up completely
-  Noisy outputs
-  Internal power amp has switched off
-  Unexpected events
- Customer Support
KEMPER PROFILER Specifications
-  Dimensions
-  Weight
-  Analog Inputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
-  Analog Inputs PROFILER Stage
-  Analog Outputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
-  Analog Outputs PROFILER Stage
-  Power Amp PROFILER PowerHead and PROFILER PowerRack
-  Control and Data Interfaces
-  Digital Inputs and Outputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
-  Digital Inputs and Outputs PROFILER Stage
-  Electrical Requirements
-  Environmental Requirements
-  Electrical Approvals

Front Panel Controls Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack 31

For metal sounds, we recommend adding one of the special noise gate effects, which are explained in the Noise

Gate chapter.

With the chicken head knob set to PROFILER Mode, the Noise Gate will also work with the connected amplifier, but

without influencing the resulting PROFILE.

✓ A tutorial video about the Input Noise Gate can be found on: www.kemper-amps.com/video

Direct Control Knobs (6)

Direct control knobs provide instant access to specific effects parameters. There are six on the PROFILER Head and

PROFILER PowerHead

, and four on the PROFILER Rack and PROFILER PowerRack

models:

• Modulation Rate and Modulation Intensity in the MOD module (Head / PowerHead only),

• Delay Feedback and Delay Mix in the DLY module,

• Reverb Time and Reverb Mix in the REV module.

The same parameters are also available in the respective effect menus.

MASTER VOLUME Knob (7)

Master Volume is the master of all output volumes and is always global. It is not stored as part of any Rig. Changing

the volume will not affect the color of the sound.

Volumes of all analog outputs including the HEADPHONE output are linked to Master Volume by default. These links

can be activated and deactivated with soft buttons in the Output Section (e. g. “Headphone Link”).