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Kemper Profiler Rack Rackmount Profiling Head

Rackmountable Guitar Amp System for Playing and Creating Custom Profiles of Real Amplifiers
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Amazing Amp Profiling for Your Rack

The Kemper Profiler Rack packs the same awesome amp modeling and emulation of the original Kemper Profiling Amplifier into a handy 19" rackmountable format. As with the rest of the Profiler series, the Profiler Rack, doesn't limit you to a bunch of preset models. Instead, it lets you create your own amp profiles and call them up whenever you like. What's more, Kemper's high-tech wizardry gives you total tone-tweaking control over your profiled amps, going well beyond gain and tone. Talk about a must-have studio tool! Get your Kemper Profiler Rack from Sweetwater!

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Kemper Profiler Rack at a Glance:
  • 200 factory presets and extensive online resources
  • Profile your own amplifiers
  • The perfect link between stage and studio
200 factory presets and extensive online resources

Right out of the box, the Kemper Profiler Rack has a ton of profiled amps ready to play. Just connect the Profiler Rack to your sound system or recording rig, and you're set. And even if you don't have a collection of amps to profile, there are hundreds of profiled amplifiers available online, and the community of Kemper profilers is growing every day.

Profile your own amplifiers

While the incredibly lifelike profiles included with the Profiler Rack will appeal to everybody, you'll love the Profiler Rack if you have a ton of amps already. It's easy to connect the Profiler Rack to the amp you want to profile, hook up a microphone, capture the sound of that, amp and store it as a preset. You'll be amazed at how accurately your profiled amp preset responds to the gain and tone controls.

The perfect link between stage and studio

Ever been frustrated trying to re-created the tone you captured on a recording when you play out live? Then you'll love the Profiler Rack, because it can profile your studio sound while you're recording. Just take a split of the mic you're recording with and use the split signal to connect to the Profiler Rack. You'll capture the sound of your studio performance, ready to be recalled on any stage in the world at a moment's notice.

Kemper Profiler Rack Features:
  • Rackmountable guitar preamplifier can create profiles of any physical guitar amplifier
  • Includes 200 amplifier profiles for you to start with
  • Easy to profile your own amplifiers - all you need is a microphone and cable, guitar cables, and a combo amp or amp head and cabinet
  • Built-in DI can split your signal to a direct output for simultaneous recording of your dry guitar signal and the guitar amp profile
  • Great-sounding collection of effects in addition to the amplifiers
  • Automatic spillover lets your delay and reverb tails fade out naturally when you change presets
  • You can lock individual module settings when changing presets, keeping your current delay effects settings while changing amp profiles
  • Effects loop lets you integrate your hardware effects and stompboxes
Don't settle for any old amp or effects profile; use the Kemper Profiler Rack to capture the sound of your own gear!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Solid State Preamp
  • Number of Channels: Single
  • Reverb: Yes
  • Effects: Delay, Reverb, Distortion and more modeled effects, 4 x FX Slots
  • EQ: 8-band (Graphic), 4-band (Parametric)
  • Amp Modeling: Store Custom Amp Profiles
  • Number of Models: 200 Amp Profiles, Store up to 1000 amp profiles and 30 stompbox effects
  • Inputs: 2 x 1/4" (Input, alternative in), 1 x XLR (return In), 1 x 1/4" TRS (return in)
  • Outputs: 2 x XLR (Main L, R), 2 x 1/4" TS (Main L, R), 2 x 1/4" (monitor out, DI)
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
  • Effects Loop: Yes
  • MIDI I/O: In, Out, Thru
  • Other I/O: 1 x Coax In (S/PDIF), 1 x Coax Out (S/PDIF), 1 x RJ45
  • USB: 1 x USB-A (memory), 1 x USB-B (USB Audio)
  • Footswitch I/O: 1 x 1/4" (expression), 1 x 1/4" (single/dual switch)
  • Footswitch Included: No
  • Computer Connectivity: USB, Ethernet
  • Software: Rig Manager, Rig Exchange
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 5.47"
  • Width: 19"
  • Depth: 8.66"
  • Weight: 11.02 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: Profiler Rack

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Product is amazing, almost second to Sweetwater service

I originally purchased the Kemper Profiler amp head and absolutely loved it. But because I had a desk with dual 4U rack spaces, and I do most of my recording and mixing at the desk, it made sense to get the rack mount unit. SO many different cabs and tone options to choose from — I even went ahead and bought the foot pedal and expression pedal to get the most out of the product!

My sales engineer, Josh Lively, is always a pleasure to work with, and he hooked me right up with this unit and had a return label ready to go in a matter of minutes.

Lots of competition out there, but I keep coming back to Sweetwater for the great service.
by Brandon from Rockledge, FL on

No question. Worth it

The profiler is just awesome. I would have been happy with the amps included and the available rigs online. But the the effects just take it over the top. The delays are nuts, the modern and vintage take on reverb, the phasers, etc., all sound great. Having MIDI control over everything is another huge plus.
by Ed J from FL on
Music background: Player producer

A studio “must own“

This is a fabulous tool. Many of today's modelers are loaded with effects and routing options and additional I/O which is really great but being able to dial in a great tone quickly for other artists make this a "must own" item for any studio in the new era of recording. I need to make something absolutely clear, I re-amp all of the guitar tracks I use and I don't always use the kemper in that process. Still, instead of having other guitar players lug heavy amp heads in and out of my studio it is a major plus and a time saver. And while I do own a few amps and twice as many guitar cabinets, the immediate ability to set up a palatable tone and start tracking (of course with a separate DI box) is a very big deal.

This unit focuses on amp and cabinet tone. You'll spend less time dialing in tones and more time tracking guitars. For me, and I assume many others, this unit will help recording engineers and producers get down to business quickly instead of spending ridiculous amounts of time staring at color screens and adjusting parameters and playing with effects. This is not a toy with lots of visual stimuli, but rather a solid tool, especially for those lacking the space and funds to collect amplifiers. I use mine to track guitars, even when I may not use it in the re-amping process.
by Matt on
Music background: Audio engineer/ Producer (18+ years experience)

Ominous

Well, as a new guitar player but old musician, this Kemper is serious pro gear. I spent 6 months with amp sim software only to find their inherent limitations across all settings. The Kemper is a ton of money, no way around that but the studio functionality, unlimited tone possibilities and gear god level design... worth it. Dont spaz when you get it and rush to plug in, download the Rig Manager and spend the time learning the signal paths. You will need at least 5 inputs on your DAW interface to record using the full output of the Kemper.
by Fred Helm from Bella Vista, Arkansas on
Music background: Studio engineer-producer

amazing product

Absolutely incredible product holds ground with my Mesas, marshalls and Fryette amps..it has more real amp feel and tone than anything else I have heard next to actual tube amps.
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Alex Jasiak

I’ve been playing guitar through tube amps in worship bands for 10 years and we have recently switched to a silent stage. The Kemper allows me to capture the warm tube amp sound that I crave and send it to FOH while keeping the stage noise at a low volume.

Aric Ficek

The Kemper is the real deal! This is hands down a must purchase for any recording engineer or guitar player. They sound incredible, they are extremely versitile, they are portable and the tone options are endless. Save some space in your studio by profiling all of your favorite amps and get the same tone results, and more!

Patrick Weaver

Because recording a guitar amp can be loud and - depending on how many tunes you're tracking - can take a long time, I've made some mortal enemies out of my neighbors. But that all changed after I got my Kemper! Now I can spend a couple hours getting the amp set up, test different mics and placement, then profile my client’s amp and save it to my Kemper. Also, a tube amp's tone can drift over time, but now I can get a profile early on when the amp is still frosty. Additionally, it lets me record a direct signal in case I want to re-amp later using the S/PDIF connections. Even clients who are die-hard analog boutique players are always blown away by the realism of the Kemper, and often end up getting one themselves!
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