Peter from I Heart Guitar has uncovered a cool new product from Kemper just ahead of Winter NAMM 2015. The Kemper Profiling Amp has been making waves ever since it was announced at NAMM a few years ago. Since then there has been a healthy rivalry between the Kemper and Fractal Audio’s Axe-FX even though that is an amp modeller whereas Kemper is completely unique in the way it profiles amps to recreate tones.
Studios have adopted Kemper Profiling amps all over the world and many touring musicians are using them on the road. Now Kemper are releasing a new foot controller called the Kemper Profiler Remote which is “fully integrated with the Profiler hardware and software. This integration includes phantom power supply from the Profiler, a display to reflect important information about the current working mode, connectors for additional pedals and automatic maintenance during firmware upgrades.”
“The Kemper Profiler Remote connects via an included 7 meter/ 21 feet long Ethernet cable and draws its power from the Profiler, no extra power supply needed. The Profiler Remote features 4 direct connectors to hook up your favorite pedals to control continuous controllers.”
Four dedicated buttons can be assigned to switch on/off stomps and effects. They can also trigger special features in certain effects. Their respective assignments and their on/off status are stored per Rig. Each button can also be assigned to multiple stomps and effects.
There is also a 30 second looper which allows you to play, trigger a one shot playback and play and record in reverse or halftime.
For more info on features and pricing head over to I Heart Guitar.