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== Merging ==
OS 3.0 introduced '''merging''', which is designed to more faithfully isolate the amp and cab profiles' respective impact on the tone. This means swapping cab profiles on merged profiles sounds more realistic; however, its design is really to accommodate running a real guitar cab off the cab profile while simultaneously sending the amp + cab profile to a PA or DAW. Merging will guarantee the PA sound and live sound are as close as possible.
The reason merging is necessary is because the profiling process of a full cannot perfectly isolate the amp and cab's impact on the guitar tone. Comparing the full rig vs. a profile of just the amp component allows the Kemper to do so.
But the amp is still affected by the load applied to it (which depends on the cab shape, material, and speakers). Thus, if you swap cabs on merged profiles, there can possibly be a different impedance between the current amp and the different cabinet than the different amp and different cabinet had when it was created. Merging doesn't perfectly detect and duplicate that. However, for the most part, you will get more consistent results swapping merged cabs than cabs on simple studio profiles.
The process to create a merged rig is simple:
# Add a DI box between the amp's speaker output and the speaker cab.
# Create a studio profile by sending the microphone/mic preamp/DAW output back to the Kemper
# Create a Direct Amp profile of just the amp by sending the DI box output back to the Kemper
# Load the studio profile rig and hold the cab button to edit it
# Press copy to copy the entire cab
# Load the DA profile rig
# Hold the Cab button
# Press paste to copy the cab into the rig
# Check the Merge Cabinet option while in the Cab edit screen
# Store the profile - the merging process will occur during storage
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