Does the profiler needs an editor like the other modelers;
The axefx or the helix do not take "snapshots" of an amp/cab..they give you the ability to "sculpture" your rig from the scratch.Actually you have to do this.So you need all these parameters.You need "the tools" and the best possible UI (big screen and mouse) to work for some time building your rig.You will sit hours and hours to get it right.
The profiler does not work like this.Taking a "snapshot" of an already existing amp/cab which is already tweaked and miced everyone who uses the profiler has to understand that it is much more important to choose the right rig (or-ofcourse-do your own profiles of your own amps/cabs)If you choose/buy a rig it is still the same:The less tweaking the choosen rig needs the better the result.
This difference actually is so big and convincing that Kemper has the most pros who use this tool.Afaik there is not even one guitar-VIP using the helix despite the fact that it has the best UI of all modelers.The Axe is (very) often just used as FX-tool.
The new delays need an editor ofcourse.Morphing sure needs an editor.Maybe the growing number of cabs need an editor too.But untill recently the profiler did not need an editor.Would anyone use the editor live on stage;Anyone here who has an helix or an axe and uses the editor during live gigs;I am curious..
The ability to sort through amps and cabs and select effects, as well as adjust parameters, is reason enough for me to want an editor, not to mention I don't like having to get up out of my chair to make adjustments. I work at my computer nearly 100% of the time when recording / using my DAW, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, so it would make my work flow much more efficient. Even the Amplifire has an editor, and it doesn't have 1/10th the number of stock amps, cabs or effects parameters that the Axe-FX has.