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TAKING A PROFILE 69
Don't worry too much about achieving a perfect volume match; during the profiling procedure the Return
Level will be further fine-tuned automatically to match the unity level of the PROFILER.
Please remember to leave a few decibels of headroom in your microphone preamps and the rest of the
signal chain. The test signals can get a bit louder than a regular guitar signal, and might cause clipping in
your signal chain if you don't leave enough headroom. Be sure to watch your level meters while the profil-
ing is in progress, just to be sure there are no overloads.
Press the soft button labeled "Next".
On this page you can inform the PROFILER whether the sound you want to profile is clean or distorted by
pressing the appropriate soft buttons. If your reference amp has a clean sound you can set the PROFILER
to "Clean". In truth, this step isn't strictly necessary; the PROFILER will detect if the reference amp is clean
automatically during the profiling process. However, if you already know you're profiling a clean amp, set-
ting the PROFILER to "Clean" before you begin profiling will ensure that no extremely loud signals are sent
to the reference amp.
Why might you want to do this? Remember, a clean amplifier has a wider dynamic range than a distorted
amp (because amp distortion also has a compressing effect), so pressing "Clean" can save your monitoring
equipment and your ears. To profile a distorted sound, press — you guessed it — "Distorted". You can also
use the EQ in this page to further shape the sound of the reference amp before you start profiling.
As soon as you select "Start profiling", the PROFILER will send measurement signals (those weird sounds
we talked about at the beginning of this guide) to the reference amp.
Evaluating the Profile
Once the Profiling procedure has ended, you can make the first A/B comparisons between your reference
amp and the new profile. Use the soft buttons to switch between the reference amp and the PROFILER/
profile. You might notice that your reference amp is not muted when you listen to the internal profile; this
is intentional, as the acoustic signal of your reference amp will always mix with the sound of your studio
monitors, even if you have it in a separate room. While this may influence your perception of the sound
through the studio monitors, it shouldn't affect the A/B comparison. However, if your reference amp was