User Manual

KEMPER PROFILING AMPLIFIER14

Running your Proﬁler through a guitar speaker cabinet is a special case, that needs some more explana-

tion:

The guitar speaker is a special speaker, as it is only capable of transmitting a limited frequency response.

Listening to music through a guitar speaker is not fun, due to that reason. But for guitar playing, espe-

cially for distorted sounds it is a must, as it damps the harsh high frequencies of the distortion. The lower

frequency components are heavily colored by the guitar speaker. This is why it is an important part of the

guitar sound.

To record the guitar sound through a guitar cabinet or further amplify it for a live concert it is inevitable

to place one or more microphones in front of the speaker to capture the complete sound of the rig. The

choice and positioning of the microphones will add even more ﬂavor to the sound, and is an art of its own,

but fortunately easy to learn.

The Proﬁles in your Kemper Proﬁling Amp are captured by the same way. To have an authentic sound it is

as easy as connecting the Main Output of the Proﬁler to your studio or live mixing desk.

Now here is the crux: We have met many users of the Proﬁler that have a hard time to get used to the

sounds of our rigs, as they are taken by microphones. Many users are not familiar with these sounds, be-

cause they have been using their existing tube amps at home, in the rehearsal room or on small stages

without a monitoring system. They feel the miked sound is not the real guitar sound.

But we have to state: The miked sound IS the real sound. It is the sound that you hear on every record and

on every big concert. This is the sound that you will present to your audience. There is no other way to get

the sound of your amp on a recording or a big PA than by using microphones. It is standard since decades

to use close microphones in front of the speaker to capture the sound. Have you ever had the chance to

listen to the pure amp sound of your guitar heroes? Probably not, because you needed an invitation to

their home or rehearsal room. What you have heard is their great sound through a perfect microphone set-

ting – the only way they can present their art to you.

You hopefully understand now that it’s a good idea to get familiar with and care about the miked sound,

because this is what your audience will hear. You will get better results when you run the full proﬁles and

rigs through the monitor system of the live venue, as the singer and keyboarder use to do. This gives you a

better control about the sound in relation to the other instruments. Many professional musicians work like

this, they listen to the whole stage sound by stage monitors or in-ear monitors.

There are two more drawbacks of guitar cabinets: They are heavy, and they have a focused sound.