Hi Malphie, I use a USB C hub I bought on Amazon to connect USB to my unpowered rack head. I think it was ~ $40, and has an ethernet port as well. I'll go ahead and mention the Kemper iPad app is also working really well with this set up. Good luck!
Posts by cnwernerii
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+1 Macbook Air M1 runs Rig Manager perfectly for me, zero issues at all.
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... Does the sound suffer a lot if a bit of vocals and a bit of bass come over it as well? I love the idea to control my own monitor mix with the two inputs and separate volume pots.
You might as well give it a shot, worst case scenario is just roll your non-Kemper channel back to zero
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Just got an 108 myself after depending on monitor mixes (my own) for a couple years. My (former) rationale was why drag more gear than I already am? At the time I got my first Kemper I was lugging both PA and my Bogner Shiva 2 x 12 combo around...and wasn't getting any younger!
I never owned the Yamaha so can't directly compare, but my impression is that for the Headrush 108, Ingolf is spot on: nicely transparent and plenty loud, especially when mixed with with any monitor presence at all. Got to agree, that's a surprisingly huge sound coming out of a such a tiny box!
No hiss at lower volumes, some at high volume, about what I'd expect for a powered speaker at this price point. I did notice the back panel was getting very warm (could till hold my hand against it) after 2 hours of nearly constant playing. Not too worrisome yet, that's probably normal for fanless I guess. Still...I wouldn't leave it unshaded at a gig in the summer sun.
I don't think it really gives an authentic "amp in the room" sensation, but it was shocking to realize how much impact it has on my ability to really PLAY against a dedicated monitor-I love having feedback easily available again!
In retrospect, I don't know what on earth I was thinking not running a dedicated monitor all this time.
Cheers!Nick
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Also installed the OS 7.0 on an unpowered rack version with 166 profiles loaded. Went quickly (~20 mins) and smoothly, and functions pretty much as expected.
The only problem I'm having (so far) is that setting up morphing changes doesn't track in real time. By that I mean if I step on the morph button to edit the gain or/or volume boost, I can see the unit respond as usual, but not hear any changes. Once saved, it works normally.
I really like the new RM preset handling and liked the new clipboard feature when copying effects!
Cheers!
Nick
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Yep, sure do!
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Reluctantly selling my 2015 Toaster after having bought a rack mount this summer. Running spring reverb Beta OS.
The Toaster's been out on a couple of gigs but handled very carefully (some would say lovingly
), it's condition is virtually new though there's a tiny paint defect by the cross. Also, I had to send it in for repair of the Ethernet port, which-as I sadly discovered the day my remote arrived- was loose enough that the remote cable plug would lose connectivity on occasion. That was fixed under warranty and is nice and snug now.$1400 and will ship anywhere in continental US
Norfolk, VA.
