Kemper Amps Forum

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Playing around with the various amps in the preset library, I initially thought they sounded little different from many of the better modelling products out there, but tweaking the amp parameter controls to affect aspects of the sound, such as power-supply sag, tube bias and picking definition provided a really usedful degree of fine tuning, improving the 'playability' of the sound considerably. The separate control of the speaker cabinet and the amp was also impressive. The fun really started when capturing my own amps, though, and it took only a couple of minutes to add my Vox VTX120 combo, set with moderate drive and all the effects turned off, to the on-board library. There was a little extra noise from my amp when connected to the KPA, but it didn't seem to affect the capture process at all, and there were [no? - djh] audible artifacts in the end result. Adding a little power-amp sag made the profile feel more valve-like, and I was impressed by the way the gain/drive control could be used to vary the sound from clean to dirty in a way that felt very similar to that of the amp. The character of the speaker and mic had also been captured very closely. Repeating the test with a small valve combo, I captured both the overdrive characteristics and the 'small speaker' sound, and tweaked some amp parameters, changed the speakers, added a light touch of reverb and delay, then finally a bit of smooth overdrive to create a big stadium sound. The result was impressive. The KPA really does wihat its makers claim. - Paul White

Kemper Profiling Amplifier $1980
PROS
Sounds are impressively realistic and dynamically responsive.
Deep profile adjustment parameters allow sophisticated tone shaping.
The profiling technology not only works, but is incredibly easy to use.
The ability to create and share profiles.
CONS
Awaiting updates to activate the Perform mode and to improve external control capabilities.
An external editor for renaming presets would be very welcome.
SUMMARY
The KPA is a significant and exciting development in guitar-amp simulation. It allows the user to accurately capture the sound of their favourite amp and mic setup, either to faithfully reproduce it or to transform it beyond the capabilities of the real thing. Aside from the fact that users can easily record high-quality guitar sounds, the fact that they can share profiles means a potentially infinite library of individual amp tones.

Quoted from "guitarnet70"

Talking about great reviews, the German guys here should have a read at the articles on Gitarre&Bass and Guitar....

Quoted from "Feck"

Sweet. I hope they share the Two Rock profiles they said they made!