Fellow Kemper User,

This profile pack includes two types of profiles – Studio and Merged profiles. What’s the
difference, and which should I load into my Kemper?

Studio Profiles

Studio Profiles include everything you need to have epic guitar tone including the amp,
effects (if applicable), speaker cabinet, microphone selection, and microphone recording
technique. If you’re using headphones, studio monitors, an FRFR speaker cabinet, or
plugging direct into the PA or recording console without a traditional guitar cabinet, you
should use the Studio profiles.

Studio profiles are the “purest” profiles and feature the exact tone captured from the
source amplifier. They are the most accurate to the original amp and are what most
players use.

Merged Profiles

Merged profiles were developed for players who want to use a traditional guitar cabinet
(like a Marshall cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30s, for example) on stage for monitoring
purposes but want the tone of the Studio profiles sent to the PA or recording console. To
accomplish this, the Merged profiles send a “direct” signal (no cabinet) out the Kemper’s
Direct Output and Speaker Output, and the Studio signal (with cabinet) out the Main and
Headphone Outputs.

If you want to use a traditional guitar cabinet with traditional guitar speakers as either a
stage monitor or as your primary tone, you’ll want to use the Merged profiles. Please
keep in mind, using a traditional guitar cabinet greatly affects your guitar tone and will
invariably change the tone away from what you hear in our demos. We recommend only
using the Merged profiles as a non-critical stage monitor or if you want to create your
own tone and don’t want to duplicate the tone heard in our demos.

Is there a Difference in the Tone through the Main and Headphone Outputs?

Merged profiles require a two-step profiling process. First, the direct amp tone (before
the cabinet) is captured. The cabinet from the Studio profile of the amp is then copied
over and “merged” with the captured direct signal, creating the Merged profile. The
accuracy of this process depends on the Kemper’s ability to figure out what part of the
Studio profile is the amp and what part is the cabinet. The Kemper does an amazingly
good job of this, but there can be slight differences in tone from the Studio Profile.

What’s the Bottom Line? Which Should I Load Into My Kemper?

To save space in your Kemper, we recommend loading either the Studio or Merged
profiles, but not both. Studio and Merged profiles will sound almost identical through the
Main and Headphone Outputs, and differ in the Direct and Speaker Outputs. If you’re
never going to use a traditional cab, load the Studio profiles for ultimate accuracy. If
want the flexibility to possibly use a traditional cab, go with the Merged profiles.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or whatever, please feel free to contact us at:

contact@topjimi.com

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Top Jimi