Kemper Profiling Amp Rack BK Set

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Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack BK + Remote Control

Kemper Profiling technology allows the creation of a very precise tonal image (profile) of an existing amplifier configuration (including speaker & miking). Thanks to the many internal editing options, such as: diverse effects unit emulations (up to 4 simultaneously), master effects, EQ, gain, amp definition, power sagging etc., you can edit the sound created far beyond the capabilities of the original amplifier. The Kemper Profiling Amplifier comes with an already large number of outstanding amplifier profiles, which is why the creation of individual ones is not mandatory. Thus it is now possible to map the sound of your own amplifier accurately, and if desired, to modify and have available to practice in the studio or on stage without a lot of lugging about.

  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 483 x 139 x 220 mm
  • Format: 19" / 3U (since the rubber feet should not be removed for ventilation reasons, a minimumm of 4U rack is required)
  • Weight: 4.5 kg
  • Colour: Black
  • Remote control footboard included

Connections:

  • Mic input
  • Line in
  • Alternative input
  • Direct out
  • Monitor out
  • Master Out (Jack & XLR)
  • S/P DIF digital input and output
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru
  • 2 x Footswitch (jack)
  • Network
  • USB
Available since April 2015
Item number 356931
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design 19"
Tube(s) No
Amp Modeling Yes
Effects Yes
Headphone Output Yes
Direct Out Yes
MIDI Interface Yes
Integrated Expression Pedal No
Connections for Pedals or Switches Yes
Aux-Input Yes
Integrated Tuner Yes
USB-Port Yes
Drum-Computer No
Integrated Effects 1
MIDI Connector(s) 1
Aux Input 1
USB Connection 1
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The new generation of guitar amplifiers!

For a long time now, many guitar amp manufacturers have been on a quest to pack the sound of the world’s most legendary amplifiers into a single unit – none of them with any real success until, in 2012, Kemper opened a new chapter in amp history with its Profiling Amplifier. Using the entirely new and unique “profiling” technology, the sound of any desired amplifier can be recorded with a microphone and then further edited and shaped in the Profiling Amplifier Rack. The Kemper’s high-performance electronics and high-quality DSP effects, extensive routing options, wide selection of cab and microphone models, and intuitive user interface – styled after that of a real guitar amplifier – let you revive these legendary sounds, enhance them with contemporary features, and store them permanently: An ingenious concept that has ushered in a new era in guitar amplification.

Even better as a bundle

The Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack is a dream come true for guitarists, and the search for that perfect amplifier ends here. The profiling technology not only gives guitarists countless amp models at their fingertips – it also lets them directly record and preserve the sonic characteristics of any amplifier they want: In other words, the boundaries of flexibility have now been completely re-drawn. Innumerable other digital editing options, which include substituting different speaker or cabinet types for the one used in the original recording, adding high-quality effects, and a wide variety of internal and external connection and routing possibilities make the Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack without a doubt one of the most flexible guitar amplifiers on the market. This bundle also includes the Kemper Remote floorboard, so now there’s nothing standing between you and the stage.

An ultra-flexible powerhouse for tone-chasers with pro aspirations

The Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack comes in a studio-friendly 19” format and is ready for whatever challenges are in store, so there can be no doubt that this is a thoroughly professional piece of equipment. Fans of old vintage treasures can now harness the sound and characteristics of the originals – which are usually ruinously expensive and often very rare – and shape these to suit their own tastes without having to spend a fortune getting their hands on the real thing first. This powerhouse amp will delight tone-chasers and sound nerds alike with its extensive range of features and win over recording musicians with its impressive connectivity, which allows it to replace numerous guitar amps in the studio and ultimately save everyone a large amount of time and effort when it comes to cabling and miking.

About Kemper Amps

German firm Kemper Amps, or rather its founder Christoph Kemper, is no stranger to the music industry. His very first product, the virtual-analogue Access Virus synthesizer, was far ahead of its time and brought the company both unexpected success and an impressive reputation within the music profession. Continuing the momentum of this success, the company then developed the “Profiler” technology, which allows an astonishingly realistic reproduction of the sound of a miked amplifier to be made and thus represents the dawn of a new era in digital amplifier simulation. This technology is currently available in different variants of the Kemper Profiler system: As a basic head, as a top with a powerful Class-D power amp integrated, as a rack-mountable unit, and even as a floorboard.

The Profiler is up for anything

Whether it’s right next to the mixing desk in your studio rack, running through a power amp and speaker cab as part of your backline on stage, or in your living room for some quiet practice, the Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack’s outstanding flexibility means that the amp’s potential knows no limits other than those of the player’s imagination. The wide range of connection options include on-board digital interfaces, such as an S/PDIF input and output and two USB outputs, which make it easy to record the Profiling Amplifier Rack’s signal to a DAW with zero loss in the studio. The Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack comes with presets of many of the best amplifiers of all time already installed, however, so your quest for the perfect tone can begin right away.

The ideal accessory: The Kemper Remote

The Kemper Profiler Remote is a floorboard that is compatible with every amp in the Profiling series and can be used to remotely control and enhance all of the Kemper’s key functions, making it the perfect addition to any setup. It features a built-in tuner, four connections for expression pedals, and a large display that provides a clear overview of the presets and effects that are currently selected. What is more, the remote can also be used to control the Profiling Amplifier’s looper function, and its “Morph” function is a highly practical feature that can be used to seamlessly crossfade between one or more parameters – making the transition from a dry crunch to a lead sound with delay (without switching presets) as simple as pressing a footswitch, for example.

In the spotlight: Profiling

In fundamental terms, the Kemper Profiler is primarily a highly specialised measuring device which, by means of a complicated algorithm, is capable of precisely replicating the tonal characteristics of a signal chain. Generally, this chain first and foremost includes the amplifier that is to be emulated, the cabinet to which this is connected, and the microphone that is placed in front of it. This standard setup can additionally be expanded by adding pedals, which can also be profiled as part of the chain if desired. An “amp only” profile can of course be created, however, by connecting the amplifier to a DI box instead of a conventional speaker cabinet. To determine the characteristics of the individual signal chain, the Kemper then sends various measurement signals through the amplifier that is connected, on the basis of which it then creates a so-called “profile” – which even professional musicians have difficulty in distinguishing from the original in terms of sound and dynamics. The user can subsequently customise this profile by fine-tuning a range of different parameters before naming and saving it. In this way, players can archive their entire amplifier collection virtually without restriction and take it with them to gigs and into the studio.

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No need for new amps after buying this
LuciS 08.05.2019
Sounds exactly as expected and feels just like a tube amp. The build quality is good and it's very user friendly- tweaking existing profiles is extremely easy and intuitive. I play metal almost exclusively and this piece of gear is exactly what I needed.

The looper feature on the remote control is also very nice to have and has the possibility of placing it right after the DI guitar signal or after the effects chain.

The transpose feature is also very nice since it allows experimenting with different tunings without messing up the string tension.
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Kaum zu glauben...
David D. 576 14.02.2016
Ich spielte die letzten Jahre nur feine Röhren-amps mit einem TC-Electronics G-System gesteuert. Das war immer zufriedenstellend aber auch schwer und gerade im Orchester waren selbst leiseste Nebengeräusche sehr problemematisch und unerwünscht. Das wären die ersten 2 Punkte für den Kemper:

+leicht und handlich
+super Gate! (und wenig Raum für Einstrahlung -All in one Box)

Die Remote ist sehr clever gelöst und einfach zu programieren aber nicht so flexibel wie das G-System. Mir reichen die Möglichkeiten bis jetzt.

Ich habe einige der 350 presets ausprobiert, welche ich in ihrer Brauchbarkeit als recht durchzogen empfand. Kurz darauf habe ich alle gelöscht (nach einem Backup), da ich bei so viel Auswahl nicht zum Spielen komme und mir das überschaubare Samplepack (20 Profile) von M.Britt draufgespielt. Alles was ich brauchte! Super Cleans die an der Kippe zum OD sind, super Overdrives, ein Dumble als Lead: PERFEKT! Weitere Punkte:

+Super Sound bei qualitativen Profilen
+gute Verarbeitung
+Gut durchdachte Oberfläche und Menüführung
+-USB-Stick connection ist einfach und praktisch, wenngleich eine direkte Computerverbindung evtll. besser wäre
+Unvergleichlicher Direktsound zum Aufnehmen
+geringe Latenz
+-braucht lang zum hochfahren aber nicht viel länger als ein älterer Röhrenamp
+Super Sound auch über Kopfhörer
+Brauchbare Effekte, das wichtigste ist da (aber mehr könnte kommen)
+einfaches, relativ intuitives Handling (nicht wie ein Amp aber bis jetzt musste ich nicht in die Gebrauchsanweisung schauen)
+Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs Verhältnis (der Amp, jedoch nicht die Remote)

Also sollte ich mal wieder ein paar Rockartige Gigs spielen, würde ich eher meinen alten 4-kanaligen Egnater und das G-System auspacken, da ein großer Amp mit viel Druck eifach ein anderes Spielgefühl gibt.
Für Jazz und Orchester-Jobs wird ab jetzt der Kemper eingesetzt.
Ich bin sehr zufrieden!
Für mich kein Röhrenamp-Ersatz, aber eine gelungene Alternative.
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Fantastico Kemper!!!!!!
DeathMan 22.04.2019
Tengo que decir que no sabia si comprarlo o no, o si comprar algo mucho más barato como el Helix, ya que me preguntaba ¿De verdad vale la pena el kemper, por el valor que tiene? y como soy un poco escéptico, despues de investigar y analizar si era para mi, lo he comprado al final y vamos que si estoy a gusto, no me arrepiento a pesar de que me hubiese gustado tener más la versión HEAD por cuestión de espacio en mi escritorio.

Que puedo decir acerca de este aparato? se escucha genial, en este momento solo lo uso via audifonos, ya que vivo en un piso, y se escucha perfecto, gran calidad en los efectos, distorciónes, lo uso con una Fender Stratocaster Elite HSS y sencillamente el sonido es brutal. Espero muy pronto utilizarlo con monitores, que de seguro se escuchara perfecto!!.

Es de facil uso, no he tenido problemas descifrando cada uno de sus botones, es muy intuitivo, pero obviamente tiene tantos parametros y opciones que hasta el dio de hoy, despues de un mes de uso, sigo aprendiendo, su ecualizador es sensible , es decir, solo basta con mover un poco las perillas para que el sonido cambie, a mi en lo personal me a ayudado mucho para entrenar más el oido, ser más preciso al buscar el sonido que quiero dependiendo del genero que quiera tocar.

Conecto mi Kemper via SPDIF A mi interfaz RME UC y ambos via usb a mi pc, asi puedo tocar con backing tracks, y usar el rig manager, que me ha sido de gran utilidad, ya que he comprado un par de packs Y asi puedo organizarlos y seleccionarlos rapidamente.

En cuanto al Remote , es perfecto, facil de usar, solo conectarlo al kemper y funcionando perfectamente.

En general, estoy feliz, lo uso todos los dias, y de aqui para muchos años más! lo recomiendo para todo tipo de musico, ya que no hay nada mejor que tener esta calidad y variedad de sonido, que no solo te genera una gran sensación sino que además te impulsa para seguir aprendiendo y tocando. Gracias Thoman por excelente servicio.
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Coup de Coeur
Didier547 05.02.2016
J'ai attendu plus d'un mois avant de rédiger un avis sur cette machine, histoire de bien en faire le tour.

J'ai choisi la version Rack, mais les fonctionnalités sont les mêmes que celles du toaster... Simple choix esthétique

Le pédalier est un luxe non indispensable (un pédalier midi standard peut fonctionner), Celui là il est compact, ce qui pourra gêner certains, mais pratique pour programmer jusqu' à 125 morceaux avec 5 sons chacun, et 4 effets assignables sur chaque réglage par les switchs du haut.
Le pédalier peut également servir de looper, (je n'utilise pas, je ne peux donc le juger)

Pour simplifier : le Kemper est un "copieur d'ampli". Une copie est appelée "profil". La machine en contient d'origine des centaines, on peut en télécharger sur le net... et en plus créer ses propres profils en copiant son ampli personnel (je ne l'ai pas encore fait, car j'ai revendu mon ampli)

Il m'a fallu passer du temps pour sélectionner les quelques profils de base qui me serviront pour la suite, parmi les 7000 profils gratuits disponibles sur intenet à ce jour (il en existe aussi des centaines de payants, que je n'ai pas essayés.)

Sur un profil ainsi récupéré, on peut tout affiner à l'extrême : quantité de compression de l'ampli, réaction du médiator, clarté du son, réaction des lampes, modification des enceintes, ajout d' effets (il y en a beaucoup d' intégrés)... vous pouvez ainsi créer des dizaines de versions d'un profil initial et créer votre propre banque de sons très complète...

Certes, on est en tout numérique. Une ampli a lampe possède une dynamique plus importante, c'est vrai, mais est d'autant plus difficile à dompter. Et de toutes façons repiqué par des micros et envoyés dans une sono, le public ne profite jamais pleinement de votre son "pure lampe".

La difficulté du Kemper réside donc dans la restitution live a travers un système d'enceintes le plus "transparent" possible. (dit FRFR, pour Full Range Flat Respons)

Et là, il ne faut pas négliger un budget supplémentaire dès qu'on répète ou qu'on veut s'entendre sur scène. J'ai choisi une solution peu onéreuse avec une enceinte active EV ZLX 12P qui pour moins de 400 euros ne rend pas trop mal avec un réglage précis, mais l'enceinte idéale dépasse souvent les 600 euros pièce.

Le Kemper est un must pour celui qui aime "triturer" les sons et programmer au millimètre ses rendus à la guitare ou à la basse.
Si vous voulez juste brancher et pouvoir jouer en 10 secondes en bougeant quelques potentiomètres, passez votre chemin, cette machine n'est pas pour vous.

Le site Kemper permet d' échanger des sons, des conseils, des avis et de télécharger les dernières mises à jour facilement et gratuitement.
Cerise sur le gâteau, Kemper annonce pour février une version 4 de son firmware, qui permettra le "morphing", c'est a dire de faire varier pour chaque son les différents paramètres "continus" d'un réglage (saturation, niveaux d'effets, égalisation etc...)

Pour conclure, passer du "tout lampe" à ce genre de configuration est un choix qui n'est pas anodin (musicalement et financièrement).
Mais pour ce qui me concerne, je ne le regrette pas une seconde.
J'ai retiré une étoile sur la qualité de fabrication, car les potentiomètres me semblent fragiles, mais ce n'est peut être qu'une impression
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