User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Legal Notice
- Table of Contents
- About this Main Manual
- Rigs and Signal Chain
- Front Panel Controls Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Chicken Head Knob (1)
- INPUT Button (2)
- 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
- Front Panel Controls Stage
- On/Off Button (1)
- Mode Select Buttons (2)
- INPUT Button (3)
- 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
- Basic Setups
- Using the Tuner
- Rig Settings
- 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
- Instrument Input and Reamping
- Expression Pedals and Foot Switches
- Stack Section
- Effects
- Wah Effects (Orange)
- Distortion (Red)
- Booster (Red)
- Shaper (Red)
- Equalizer (Yellow)
- Compressor (Cyan)
- Noise Gate (Cyan)
- Chorus (Blue)
- Phaser and Flanger (Purple)
- Pitch Shifter (White)
- 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)
- Reverb (Green)
- Effect Loop (Pink)
- System Settings
- Bass Players: Special Hints and Features
- Performance Mode
- PROFILER Remote
- 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
- Updates, Backups and Sharing Sounds
- PROFILING an Amp
- Trouble Shooting
- 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
Back Panel Overview Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack 41
DIRECT OUTPUT/SEND (3)
This carries the direct output signal in glorious mono. The main purpose for this output is to feed signals into the
reference amp during PROFILING
TM
. This is not its only purpose, however: you can also use the DIRECT
OUTPUT/SEND in combination with the RETURN input to create an effects loop. In this case, the DIRECT
OUTPUT/SEND becomes a mono send. If you're not using this output as part of an effects loop, it will normally carry
the original guitar signal. So, if you want to record your guitar dry, either connect the DIRECT OUTPUT to the
recording device, or to the input of your audio interface.
✓ The functions described in the above paragraph are only the standard settings. You can change the signal sources
individually for each output in the Output Section; e.g. you can set the MAIN OUTPUT to only deliver the wet delay
and reverb signal, while the DIRECT OUTPUT carries the pure amp sound without effects. There is also a tutorial
video specifically about Output and setup for recording available on: www.kemper-amps.com/video
RETURN and ALTERNATIVE INPUT (4)
The ALTERNATIVE INPUT can be used as a rear-side guitar input, which is especially convenient for the Rack, and
PowerRack models. The parameter “Input Source” needs to be set accordingly in the Input Section.
The RETURN is available as balanced TRS or XLR input. While it plays a key role during PROFILING
TM
, as
explained in the chapter Taking a PROFILE, it can also be used in combination with the DIRECT OUTPUT/SEND to
loop in external equipment. In combination, RETURN and ALTERNATIVE INPUT can function as a pair of stereo
returns. Details can be found in the Effect Loops chapter.
Both the RETURN and the ALTERNATIVE INPUT can also be used as auxiliary inputs. You could, for instance, use
this feature to mix in music from your mp3-player and play along. In this case you will need a special cable with 3.5
mm stereo jack on one side and two ¼ inch mono jacks on the other side. You will find the corresponding mix
controls in the Output Section.
✓ Please note that the XLR input does not provide phantom power.