I have owned my Kemper for years and I have a studio but I never profiled an amp. I never had the time and I figured that the "pros" were doing the best anyways. But lately I have some time and a bunch of amps that Id like profiled. I have read the manual and watched videos but I still dont understand a few things:
- Guitar - Kemper, Kemper - Amp in, Mic - Kemper return. That makes sense and is the easiest but maybe not the best. What if I have a mic like a neumann U87 that needs phantom power?
- What if I want to use 2 mics? Where do you merge the 2 signals? I dont have an outboard console so I cant combine signals.
- I have api, neve, and bae mic preamps that Id like to use. How do you use these in the profiling signal chain?
- Does a compressor like an 1176 or distressor help the quality of the profile? Id assume it wouldnt.
- Im still confused how you profile the preamp only. There are times that I want to use my kemper through a mesa power amp and mesa cab so Id like to profile my mesa and marshall for this instance.