Kemper Amps Forum

When I profile an amp I like to take A LOT of profiles to be able to use the KPA in the same way as if the real amp is next to me.
So I like to profile all channels, modes, switches, different settings ...

If anybody else likes this too - the problem is to find a naming convention.

Here I share how I name my profiles for a very complex amp.

The example for this tip is my beloved Mesa Boogie Mark V.

This amp has 3 channels - each with 3 different modes.
Each channels has knobs for gain, master, presence, treble, mid, bass
Switches for normal/thick or normal/bright
10/45/90 watt power tube settings
Silicon/rectifier or triode/pentode settings
The famous 5 band EQ
Full power / Variac Power
...


ok, one thing is clear - it's impossible to profile ALL different combination - or the KPA memory would be filled only with this one amp

So what will I profile?
I ask myself what will I NOT profile - and I found that different power settings are not this important - since the KPA can be used at any level - I can play the 10Watt very loud and the 90Watt at bedroom level - without losing the great sound of a cranked amp.
Silicon or tube rectifier make not so much sound difference - it's more a feel thing and of course a SAG thing - but this must be selected at the KPA manually - so there is INHO no need to profile the amp at different power and rectifier settings..

.. in genera - because by clean sound can I hear a different sound when I profile the amp at different power settings.
This amp uses tube rectifies when set at 10Watt and silicon rectifiers when set to 90Watt - there is a switch to set the amp to one of these options at the 45Watt setting.

The power tubes can be switched between triode and pentode when the third channel is used.
I used the 'right' setting:
The first mode of channel III is a Mesa Boogie Mark IIc - this uses triodes
Mode 2 and 3 is a Mark IV - this one uses pentodes

Naming - my profiles are named like this:
AH MKV C23 9T858830E

AH (is my name - by this can I find my profile very fast - even if I sort by name)
MKV (is for the Mesa Boogie Mark V - so all MKV profiles are close together)
C23 (Channel 2 Mode 3)
9 (90 Watt settings - 4=45Watt, 1=10Watt)
T (Thick setting - N=Normal, B=Bright)
858830 (The values of the 6 knobs: gain, master, presence, treble, mid, bass)
E (5 Band EQ activated, no E= EQ deactivated)

All my basic amp profiles are raw = no effects

In addition do I like to create some 'Mods' = profiles with effects, advanced amp parameter changes ...
While I never change the raw profiles later - will I create new mods each time I find some great effects settings or do some advanced tweaking.

These will be named like this:

AH MKV M04 Clean HB

AH (is my name - by this can I find my profile very fast - even if I sort by name)
MKV (is for the Mesa Boogie Mark V - so all MKV profiles are close together)
M (Mod -> after the basic profiles starting with'C')
xx (To digets number for the mods)
nnnnn (Speaking names - here a clean patch for guitars with humbuckers)


hope this helps someone

Yes, you are right - I avoid the Mesa because of copyright.

When an usable Rig-Discription-Editor is available I may rename all my profiles - now it's much to much work.

Yes, I am the same guy who created the Vetta CAB's
http://www.soundside.de/shop/VettaToolkit2.5.htm

Yes, the Vetta was a great amp in that time - so now you can get my profiles