Kemper KPA Finding Profiles
A quick Google search, various forums and Facebook groups, or searching the Rig Exchange can quickly turn up tons of profiles. My focus for this page is to help you more quickly find quality profiles, as well as making sure you don't miss some hidden gems.
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Commercial Vendors
While there are lots of great free profiles out there, many of the best profiles are created by professional vendors. These are mostly engineers or similar-type people who have access to studios or have built virtual studios in their homes. They'll know how to dial in an amp; pair it with the right pedals, cabs, and mics; position the cab correctly in the room; mic the cab nicely; and apply finishing touches such as some amp parameter tweaks and effects settings. They'll have resources that most normal players won't have access to, like more expensive microphones, treated rooms to mic the cab, isolated rooms to monitor the mic'ed signal vs. the cab's sound in the room, mic pre-amps, high-quality monitors, and a variety of high-quality guitars to test the profiles.
Most vendors will advertise in the Kemper forum, which has a dedicated sub-forum for such. You can see which vendors are the most popular by how frequently their posts are bumped and from other users' posts. You can also check the Kemper user group Facebook page.
Kemper Forum
The best place to keep up to date on free and commercial rig offerings is the Kemper forum. Most Kemper users that post good profiles on the Rig Exchange will also create a thread about them in the Free Rigs and Profiles subforum to discuss the profiling setup in detail. Then there are some people that for one reason or another don't want to upload their rigs to the Rig Exchange but post Dropbox links in threads to rig packs. The Commercial Rigs and Profiles subforum is the prime place almost all vendors advertise their newest releases, as well as where consumers post reviews and discuss popular profile packs.
Kemper Amp Profile List - This is a list of amps and popular profiles of said amps.
The Rig Exchange
You can also quickly peruse new profiles on the Rig Exchange by using Rig Manager. Just sort by date. Profiles on the Rig Exchange also have a community rating. It's not as reliable as Amazon ratings, but once any profile gets a number of votes, you can start to see stand-outs. You should also take advantage of Rig Manager's search feature to narrow down to amps, cabs, or your favorite profile authors.
Notable Free Profiles
Several profile authors have created tons of free profiles, but for whatever reason chosen not to share via the Rig Exchange.
Hosted Here
Some profile authors did not want to upload their profiles to the Rig Exchange, so I hosted them on their behalf.
The number of HAWP (Have Amp Will Profile) sessions is quite large and can be confusing what the differences are between them. Where should you start? Note that the HAWP sessions were an attempt at a community-feedback project to find the absolute best settings/profiles of a particular amp. Many sessions are "tests" to compare some suggested change from a prior session, or to isolate changes in individual switches or parameters. Here's a breakdown of the sessions:
Tim Owen's Friedman HBE HAWP Breakdown
Legend:
- # - Session/Phase Number (Click number to link to page with profile/rig files)
- BMTP - Bass, Mids, Treble, Presence
- Gn, Mv, Chn - Gain, Master Volume, Channels Used
- Vce, Fat, C-45, Sat - Various switches on the amp, Vce = Voice
- Spkr - Speaker, V30 = Celestion V30, M75 = Scumback M75
- FW, DA - Firmware version used during profiling, Direct Amp (DI) profiles included
| # | B | M | T | P | Gn | Mv | Chn | Vce | Fat | C-45 | Sat | FW | Cab | Spkr | Mic | DA | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 8 | 5.5 | 5 | 4, 7 | 2 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | First session. Carvin Legacy 4x12 was chosen previously. Shure SM57 & Audio Technical AT4040 mics into an Allen Heath Mix Wizard 16:2. See readme for details on amp settings and mic placements. |
| 2 | 7 | 8 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 - 4 | 2 | Cln, BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Added clean profile, gain-matched profiles between BE and HBE channels, and various distances on the AT4040. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | 5, 6.5 | 5, 7 | 4,7 | 2 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Added more Treble and Presence per Oozish's suggestions. |
| 4 | 7 | 6, 7 | 6 | 5 | 8, 9 | 2 | BE, HBE | L, R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Tried increasing Gain, changing Mids, and flipping the Voice switch. |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | BE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Tried SM57 at 20 degrees (off axis) vs. 0 degrees (on axis). |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | BE | L, R | both | both | both | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Messing with all the switches. See the readme for a description of what each is designed to do. |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 - 8 | BE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Comparing different Master Volume settings. |
| 8 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 - 10 | 3.5 | BE, HBE | L, R | off | both | both | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Comparing different switch settings at different Gain settings - lots of profiles |
| 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | BE | R | off | off | on | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Try out the new Merging process on beta firmware 2.7.4. Direct Amp, Studio, and Merged profile based on LiamThompson's settings. |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 - 5 | HBE | L | off | on | on | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Hallan's requested settings with Master Volume ranging from 2 to 5. |
| 11 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 2.5 - 3.5 | HBE | L | off | on | on | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Hallan's mid-gain settings with various Gain and Master Volume settings. |
| 12 | 3, 7 | 3, 7 | L, M, R | 3 - 5 | Cln | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Tried a number of settings for clean profiles | ||||||
| 13 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 - 3 | 2.5 - 3.5 | HBE | L | off | on | on | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Hallan low gain settings |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4, 7 | 3 | BE | L, R | off | off | off | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Comparing Smallbox BE channel vs. HBE-100 BE channel, Direct Amp profiles included |
| 15 | 7 - 8 | 5 - 8 | 6.5 | 6 | 6, 8 | 3.5, 4 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | on | 2.7.4 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | LiamThompson settings with various Bass and Master Volume tweaks, Direct Amp profiles |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 - 8 | 3 | BE | R | off | off | off | ? | Legacy 4x12 | V30, M75 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Comparing Celestion Vintage 30 speaker vs. Scumback M75 in the 4x12 at various Gain levels |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 - 7 | 3 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | ? | 1x12 | M75 | SM57 + AT4040 | no | Trying BE and HBE channels at various Gain levels through a 1x12 loaded with the Scumback M75 |
| 21a | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | BE | R | off | off | on | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Numerous Direct Amp and Studio profiles using the 3.0.1 FW; LiamThompson settings |
| 21b | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | HBE | R | off | off | off | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Numerous Direct Amp and Studio profiles using the 3.0.1 FW; Wingee settings |
| 21c | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 - 7 | 3 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Numerous Direct Amp and Studio profiles using the 3.0.1 FW; Tim Owens settings |
| 22 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 2.5 - 3.5 | HBE | L | off | on | on | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Hallan settings, Direct Amp with FW 3.0.1 |
| 23 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 2.5 - 3.5 | HBE | L | off | on | off | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Hallan settings again with SAT off and Treble a bit lower |
| 24 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 - 7 | 4 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | on | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Sargeant Pepper's settings, various Gain, and boosted with a TS |
| 25 | 7 | 6, 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | HBE | R | off | off | on | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | LiamThompson settings with Mids up to 6-7 |
| 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4, 8 | 3.5 | BE | L, R | both | both | both | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30, M75 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Settings from Phil X video - various switches and speakers used, DA profiles included |
| 27 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 - 9 | 3 | BE | ? | off | off | off | 3.0.1 | various | ? | ? | yes | Comparing the HBE-100 and Dirty Shirley amps, Direct Amp profiles and merged cab profiles provided |
| 28 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3.5 | BE, HBE | L, R | off | both | both | 3.0.1 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + AT4040 | yes | Various channels and switch options, one experimental profile with homemade load box to make Direct Amp profiles at 0 volume |
| 29 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2, 4, 7 | ? | BE, HBE | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3.0.2 | Legacy 4x12 | V30 | SM57 + R121 | no | Test profiles with Royer R-121 and Shure SM57 mics |
| 31 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2, 4, 7 | ? | BE, HBE | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | no readme - check forum |
| 32 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 - 7 | 3 | BE, HBE | R | off | both | both | Legacy 4x12 | M75 | SM57 + R121 | no | Duplicated Session 21 with Royer R-121 mic (without preamp) and Scumback M75 speaker. | |
| 37 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 1 - 10 | 3 | BE, HBE | R | off | off | off | ? | ? | ? | ? | no | Heavy Mids, low Bass settings, various Gain and both BE and HBE channels |