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''Note: Clean Sense should not be used to try to level rigs (use the Volume Knob instead), and it does not impact changes in gain other than changing the Gain setting on the KPA. If for instance you are using a volume pedal or using the guitar's volume knob, Clean Sense will not affect the sound.''
Many people get (rightfully) very confused about this setting and clipping. At gain settings above ~4, this setting has absolutely no effect on the tone. If you're sure you're getting input clipping in a distorted tone, adjusting here won't help anything - you will want to make sure the distortion you think is input clipping is not output clipping or the profile itself or a rogue setting on a Distortion effect (or a strange combination of multiple distortions). Some of the distortion effects will distort slightly even with Gain at 0%.
The way I like to set Clean Sense is to take a clean profile I actually use, set the Gain all the way to 0 if it's saved at like 1-2, then strum about as hard as I ever would with the bridge humbucker active. With Clean Sense set dead center (0 db), I usually get clipping. First I'm going to turn down Volume to make sure the clipping is occurring at the Input, not Output - the Output LED should be completely green, not red. You may have to turn up Master or your external monitor.
I like to lower it until the clipping is gone. I don't adjust the gain parameter for the profile on the fly, so I don't need to worry about the
=== Distortion Sense ===