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FW 3.0 may alleviate some of this. It allows the creation of "merged" profiles, where a DI profile (no real cab) is merged with a "full" profile (real cab was used). These calculate the difference between the DI and full profiles, and push much of the resonance that is characteristic of the power amp into the amp profile. This allows more of the amp's character to be retained when switching cab profiles.
== Tweaking vs. Auditioning ==
While the KPA can be tweaked heavily while still sounding organic like a real amp/cab, this may involve a fair amount of time and effort. Since there are literally thousands of free and commercial profiles available, it becomes a question of efficiency as far as trying to tweak profiles vs. auditioning other profiles. My advice is to audition first and tweak later. The Rig Manager software allows auditioning the free rigs on the Rig Exchange to be quick and simple. For any given amp or tone, find the best 2-5 profiles available and save them onto your KPA or a Local Library folder in Rig Manager. When auditioning, it is perfectly acceptable to make quick tweaks, such as adjusting Gain, enabling/disabling effects (or loading your favored effect presets), adjusting the ToneStack EQ, adding a simple boost. If you have to start digging into the Amp/Cab parameters, add a post-stack EQ effect, switch the Cab profile, or dial in some intense pre-Stack EQ, the profile may simply be a dud that is not worth your time. Continue to search for better profiles. Only when you've exhausted your audition choices should you revisit the so-so to good profiles and start doing advanced tweaking.