Headrush FX Pedal Board

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Panthersn

Decided to give it a try.  Neck and neck with the Helix, less FX options for now.  Like the Helix 3rd party IRs make the difference.  UI is incredibly easy and fast, seamless rig changes with tails.  Now the wait is on to see if Headrush will push new content, same overdrive & distortion pedals/fx as the Eleven Rack.


lespauled

From what I've read, it's basically an Eleven Rack with IR capabilities.   I have an Eleven Rack, I can buy an Epsi, add it to the loop, and have the same functionality.

Panthersn

Quote from: lespauled on June 05, 2017, 08:30:04 AM
From what I've read, it's basically an Eleven Rack with IR capabilities.   I have an Eleven Rack, I can buy an Epsi, add it to the loop, and have the same functionality.

Correct you are!!!  I spent 6 or so hours yesterday building presets and loading IRs, some good results, I had almost convinced myself that I was keeping it until did a quick A & B & C with Bluguitar amp 1 and GP-10.  In short I packed up the headrush and sent it back this morning.  I did try the 4 cable method but there was some tone suck. I'm sure some folks will fall in love with the ease of programming.

......That little yellow pedal still kicks butt  ;D

Elantric

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TuningMachine

Quote from: aliensporebomb on January 09, 2017, 05:30:00 PM
And it does have a looper (20 minutes where you can peel layers off in reverse order they were added) so I suppose it might have the ability to capitalize on the looping heritage of the Akai product since they are affiliated companies - it does seem a bit odd though.

Okay, the one thing I have to say - if I saw that on stage, I'd go "ah, they're using a Helix!" (it looks almost indistinguishable) but thinking about it, a touchscreen interface (delicate) and floorboard (rough and ready gigs) makes me wonder about the longevity.

Even if it has a sturdy metal casing.  It's got a built in USB recording interface at 24/96 though.  Gapless preset switching.  Stereo effects send/return.  Some nice features.   Quadcore CPU?  I wonder if some of these devices are using modified android operating systems.  No factual info about that, just a hunch.

I doubt Android is powerful enough to run the features without lag. I'd suspect assembler or QNX. It would need a real-time OS.

Elantric

audio Looper app on Android OS  = high latency  - its still a toy (no muy bueno)



Elantric

#33
I can confirm that Warren Cucurullo has chosen the HeadRush as his main Guitar MFX pedal  ( he tried them all)
http://www.warrencuccurullo.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Cuccurullo
Prime important criteria were  ease of patch creation, duplicating his favorite tones, use with headphones, reverb / delay tails, and fast patch change speed 

But after a month he traded for a Kemper

Elantric


admin

#35
Some curious trivia about the InMusic Headrush




On the FCC report, it indicates the Headrush features both Bluetooth and Wifi communications - and I predict at 2018 Winter NAMM they will be announcing new Headrush firmware that addresses bugs , but also enables wireless communication

https://fccid.io/Y4O-MG01

https://fccid.io/Y4O-MG01/Test-Report/Test-Report-3328483.iframe











I also have a hunch this is a RockChip based design
http://wiki.radxa.com/Home

that shares hardware elements ( CPU, Touchscreen) internals are shared with the Akai MPC Live
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=183219



The InMusic Headrush uses similar Rockchip RK3288 SOC ( System on Chip)
http://www.rock-chips.com/a/en/products/RK32_Series/2014/0504/484.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockchip

Same Rockchip RK3288 SOC platform as the new InMusic Akai MPC Live and Akai MPC X
http://www.akaipro.com/products/mpc-series/mpc-live
http://www.akaipro.com/products/mpc-series/mpc-x
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=183219
( which both feature Bluetooth and WiFi)
RADXA-Rockchip
http://wiki.radxa.com/Rock

observe they all share the same label:


MCS
Powered by
MULTICORE SYSTEM


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and the Headrush FCC report mentions FCC compliance for Blutooth and 802.11b/g/n
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11b-1999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11g-2003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11n-2009

https://fccid.io/Y4O-MG01
https://fccid.io/Y4O-MG01/Test-Report/Test-Report-3328483.iframe
[​IMG]

[​IMG]

http://www.akaipro.com/products/mpc-series/mpc-live

admin

http://www.yourheaven.net/category/your-heaven-press/

QuoteAfter much wrangling, I finally was able to see the mysterious HeadRush modeler from InMusic.  To date, there was precious little info on the device.  Here are my impressions: Physically, it's a little smaller than Helix (mainly front to back). The touch screen looks great and the UI is very responsive.  Mike (the demo guy) let me set up a couple presets from scratch and it was super easy to add/modify blocks as well as recording them.  Foot switches are programmable on a per-preset basis and colors are user-selectable.  There's also a Helix-like hand-free edit mode so you can tweak tones while the device is on the floor.  An editor app is planned but not currently available.
Okay, Alec. Enough about the pretty stuff, how does it sound?  I thought it sounded pretty good.  Mike's presets were pretty wet with effects so when given the chance, I dialed up a preset with a plexi into a cab and nothing else.  It sounded pretty much what I'd expect from a quality modeler in 2017 that has the benefit of IRs.  The response to picking dynamics seemed good from what I could tell in a room where DJ gear was also getting demoed.  I did something similar with a Vox model and thought it was good.  I can confirm that their claims of gapless preset switching are true and was told (but did not test) that the device offers spillover.
The big thing that was missing from my demo experience was a Product Manager.  First, there was the brain damage around getting into the room.  It took a lot of time and effort on my part through multiple channels to get on their schedule.  Mike could do a nice demo but nobody in the room could answer technical questions such as the processor(s) used and the number of samples used by IRs.  Mike mentioned that the modeling algos "had their math rewritten".  Reading between the lines, it sounds like the algos are pretty much what was in the 11R with perhaps higher precision floating point arithmetic and higher internal sample rates.
As the videos indicate, the product is oriented towards artists in modern genres.  While the device does have a lot of classic tones, I suspect that many of the enhancements will be oriented towards less traditional players.  That doesn't limit its ability to service traditional players but could offer some "interesting" features going forward.


Elantric

#38
http://www.headrushfx.com/#panel5
Changes
Since Firmware Version 1.2.0
• Minor bug fixes.
Since Firmware Version 1.1.1
• Added Octaves effect to the Modulation model category.
• Added Global EQ settings to the Global Settings page.
• Added the ability to quickly select and audition impulse response files in Hands-Free Mode using footswitches.
• Added the ability to select IR (1024) as an alternate output on the Global Settings page.
• Significantly reduced rig-switching time.
• The current view (Stomp View, Rig View, Hybrid View, or Setlist View) is now retained when you power
off HeadRush Pedalboard.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.1.0
• Minor bug fixes.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.2
• Added 59 Tweed Prince to the Amp model category.
• Added Air Vibrato effect to the Modulation model category.
• Added More Wah effect to the Expression model category.
• Added Panner effect to the Expression model category.
• Added Gate effect to the Dynamics/EQ model category.
• Added the ability to import .tfx (Eleven® Rack) presets.
To import a .tfx preset, click and drag it to the Rigs folder when connected to a computer and the
HeadRush Pedalboard is in USB Transfer mode, and then tap Sync.
• Added the ability to customize the text on an OLED screen for a footswitch set to Stomp Mode.
To change the OLED text for a footswitch in Stomp Mode, enter the Hardware Assign page, and
then tap the outlined box that shows the current OLED text for one of the 8 footswitches.
• Added Scene feature, which is the ability to assign a single footswitch to control the On/Off parameter
for multiple models.
To assign a single footswitch to control the On/Off parameter for multiple models, enter the
Hardware Assign page, and then tap the Toggle/Hold parameter for one of the 8 assignable
footswitches until it says Scene. Then, tap the Edit text that appears on the footswitch to set which
models will be turned on/off when pressing the footswitch.
3
• Added the ability to make fine adjustments in Hands-Free Mode by using the two bottom-right
footswitches labeled – and +.
• Added the ability to delete models from the main screen by dragging and dropping them onto a Drag
to Delete bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
• Added the ability to select 44.1kHz as a sample rate for USB Audio.
• Added the ability to use a search bar for faster access to finding rigs while creating or editing a setlist.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.1
• Added Screen Lock feature. This feature disables the touchscreen, and gives you a simple interface
that shows your current rig name, setlist name, and a customizable image.
To customize the Screen Lock image, while the HeadRush Pedalboard is in USB Transfer mode, place
a .png, .bmp, .jpg, or .jpeg file named LockScreenLogo in the root directory of the HeadRush drive. We
recommend using a 800x400-pixel image (it will be automatically scaled to this size after transferring it).
• Added the ability to place the looper before or after your signal chain. This gives you the ability to
record a riff, and then place it before the signal chain so you can sculpt your rig's sound without having
to physically play the riff over and over again.
To set the looper's location, while viewing the looper on the touchscreen, turn the third parameter
knob (Loc) to place it before (Pre) or after (Post) the signal chain.
• Added ability to truncate impulse response (IR) files to 1024 samples. When your IRs are truncated,
they require fewer DSP resources, which frees up more resources to load additional models and/or IRs
to each rig.
To load a truncated IR, select IR 1024 instead of the normal IR setting when adding an IR to a rig.
• Added the ability to enable or disable confirmation messages that appear while changing your rig.
To enable or disable these messages, enter the Global Settings screen and set Reminders >
Confirm Unsaved to On (enabled) or Off (disabled).
• Added Side Comp effect to the Dynamics/EQ model category. This is a side-chain compressor effect,
which uses the HeadRush Pedalboard's effects return as the side-chain input.
Note: When this effect is in your signal chain, the FX Loop will be disabled.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.0
• Enabled USB audio recording and reamping features.
Important Note for Windows Users: Visit headrushfx.com/support and download and install the
latest Windows driver before using the USB Audio feature.
• Minor bug fixes.



admin

QuoteRob Griffith
December 1 at 2:03pm

Hi Everyone, Rob from HeadRush support here. We have both Firmware v1.1 and v1.2 available for download at http://headrushfx.com/#panel5.

Today is the first day a lot of our customers have put their pedalboards into update mode, and a few have reported that their unit has gotten stuck in update mode, and continues to display 'Loading' on the screen.

This isn't necessarily an indication with the update, or a suggestion that the update didn't install successfully.

The good news is that if this does occur, you should be able to 'snap it out' of firmware update mode. The following procedure has worked to resolve this:

Power your HeadRush Pedalboard on while holding buttons 1, and 8 (counting from left to right starting with the upper-left button). Keep these held down until boot-up is complete.

This will put the unit into pedal calibration mode, and you can then press CANCEL to successfully complete the bootup.

After doing this, the HeadRush should boot normally moving forward.

You should also be able to successfully install update 1.2 as well.

I've included a link to a video showing exactly which buttons to hold: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H90kbOCJG8
HeadRush

admin

QuoteI can confirm that Warren Cucurullo has chosen the HeadRush as his main Guitar MFX pedal  ( he tried them all)
http://www.warrencuccurullo.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Cuccurullo
Prime important criteria were  ease of patch creation, duplicating his favorite tones, use with headphones, reverb / delay tails, and fast patch change speed

I have learned Warren has traded the Headrush for a Kemper+Kemper Remote
He needed better reverb , and the Kemper reverb excels vs the HeadRush Reverbs

Elantric

New Firmware 1.2.1
http://www.headrushfx.com/#panel5
New Ver 1.2 Manual
http://www.headrushfx.com/assets/Pedalboard-UserGuide-v1.2.pdf

Ver 1.1 Quickstart
http://www.headrushfx.com/assets/Pedalboard-QuickstartGuide-v1.1.pdf


Headrush FW History
--------
Changes
Since Firmware Version 1.2.0
• Minor bug fixes.
Since Firmware Version 1.1.1
• Added Octaves effect to the Modulation model category.
• Added Global EQ settings to the Global Settings page.
• Added the ability to quickly select and audition impulse response files in Hands-Free Mode using footswitches.
• Added the ability to select IR (1024) as an alternate output on the Global Settings page.
• Significantly reduced rig-switching time.
• The current view (Stomp View, Rig View, Hybrid View, or Setlist View) is now retained when you power
off HeadRush Pedalboard.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.1.0
• Minor bug fixes.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.2
• Added 59 Tweed Prince to the Amp model category.
• Added Air Vibrato effect to the Modulation model category.
• Added More Wah effect to the Expression model category.
• Added Panner effect to the Expression model category.
• Added Gate effect to the Dynamics/EQ model category.
• Added the ability to import .tfx (Eleven® Rack) presets.
To import a .tfx preset, click and drag it to the Rigs folder when connected to a computer and the
HeadRush Pedalboard is in USB Transfer mode, and then tap Sync.
• Added the ability to customize the text on an OLED screen for a footswitch set to Stomp Mode.
To change the OLED text for a footswitch in Stomp Mode, enter the Hardware Assign page, and
then tap the outlined box that shows the current OLED text for one of the 8 footswitches.
• Added Scene feature, which is the ability to assign a single footswitch to control the On/Off parameter
for multiple models.
To assign a single footswitch to control the On/Off parameter for multiple models, enter the
Hardware Assign page, and then tap the Toggle/Hold parameter for one of the 8 assignable
footswitches until it says Scene. Then, tap the Edit text that appears on the footswitch to set which
models will be turned on/off when pressing the footswitch.
3
• Added the ability to make fine adjustments in Hands-Free Mode by using the two bottom-right
footswitches labeled – and +.
• Added the ability to delete models from the main screen by dragging and dropping them onto a Drag
to Delete bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
• Added the ability to select 44.1kHz as a sample rate for USB Audio.
• Added the ability to use a search bar for faster access to finding rigs while creating or editing a setlist.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.1
• Added Screen Lock feature. This feature disables the touchscreen, and gives you a simple interface
that shows your current rig name, setlist name, and a customizable image.
To customize the Screen Lock image, while the HeadRush Pedalboard is in USB Transfer mode, place
a .png, .bmp, .jpg, or .jpeg file named LockScreenLogo in the root directory of the HeadRush drive. We
recommend using a 800x400-pixel image (it will be automatically scaled to this size after transferring it).
• Added the ability to place the looper before or after your signal chain. This gives you the ability to
record a riff, and then place it before the signal chain so you can sculpt your rig's sound without having
to physically play the riff over and over again.
To set the looper's location, while viewing the looper on the touchscreen, turn the third parameter
knob (Loc) to place it before (Pre) or after (Post) the signal chain.
• Added ability to truncate impulse response (IR) files to 1024 samples. When your IRs are truncated,
they require fewer DSP resources, which frees up more resources to load additional models and/or IRs
to each rig.
To load a truncated IR, select IR 1024 instead of the normal IR setting when adding an IR to a rig.
• Added the ability to enable or disable confirmation messages that appear while changing your rig.
To enable or disable these messages, enter the Global Settings screen and set Reminders >
Confirm Unsaved to On (enabled) or Off (disabled).
• Added Side Comp effect to the Dynamics/EQ model category. This is a side-chain compressor effect,
which uses the HeadRush Pedalboard's effects return as the side-chain input.
Note: When this effect is in your signal chain, the FX Loop will be disabled.
• Minor bug fixes and DSP optimizations.
Since Firmware Version 1.0.0
• Enabled USB audio recording and reamping features.
Important Note for Windows Users: Visit headrushfx.com/support and download and install the
latest Windows driver before using the USB Audio feature.
• Minor bug fixes.


admin

http://www.mixdownmag.com.au/reviewed-headrush-pedalboard




REVIEWED: HEADRUSH PEDALBOARD Electric Factory | elfa.com.au |
Authored 8 Aug by Peter Hodgson 
The market for floorboard-style digital processors is becoming pretty crowded right now. This has always been a competitive field at the lower end, where I'm sure many of us first encountered multi-effects, but in interviewing bands for magazines like Mixdown I hear time and time again that pro players are ditching their amps and running with a pro-level processor instead. There are lots of reasons for this - practicality, low cost of transport compared to a full amp and effects rig, tonal flexibility. While a lot of players are still reticent to do away with physical amps in the recording studio, they're faced with more and more choices for how to take those tones on the road.
I guess we should address the elephant in the room straight away: to the casual observer the HeadRush looks a heck of a lot like a Line 6 Helix. Everything from the size to the colour scheme to the layout seems very Helix-y. Given the development lead times with products like these, it's entirely possible that it's just a coincidence. This happens to be where guitar equipment design appears to be heading anyway, and clean lines, colour-changing LEDs and full-colour touch screens are certainly logical inclusions on a digital processor in 2017.



So when we strip that away, what do we have here? The HeadRush Pedalboard houses a finely-tuned quad-core processor and is powered by an exclusive Eleven HD Expanded DSP software - Avid's ElevenRack being a pioneer in hyper-real digital amp models. HeadRush Pedalboard has 33 amp models, with about two thirds dedicated to vintage classics with not-so-subtle names like 66 AC Hi Boost, 59 Tweed Deluxe and 69 Plexiglass 100W. There are also hotter models like 92 Treadplate, SL-100 and RB-01B. There are cabinets in configurations from 1X8 all the way up to 8X10, with four 4X12 options, 10 microphone types, six different distortion models including 8-Bit Crush, eight rotary effects, five dynamics/EQ options, 11 modulations, seven reverbs/delays and five expression effects including whammy and two wahs. And here's a cool feature: you can load third-party impulse response files to the HeadRush Pedalboard for realistic speaker cabinet sounds.



HeadRush teamed up with Celestion to include an exclusive download to get you started, but the HeadRush Pedalboard also supports all common wave formats (wav, aiff), sample rates ofup to 192kHz and bit depths of up to 32-bit. Connections include jacks for an additional expression pedal, an aux in, stereo XLR and 1/4" outs, amp/line switch, phone jack, stereo FX loop with rack/stomp level switch, MIDI in and out/thru and USB.



Let's get to the most important stuff though: HeadRush PedalBoard feels pretty damn amp-like. It's especially noticeable when you go from one of the small amp models to one of the big ones: the dynamic squish of the smaller amps gives way to a full-bodied, full-range roar. The great cabinet impulses no doubt play an important role in this but let's not discount the voicing and resolution of the models. There are plenty of processors with more effects, but HeadRush focuses on quality rather than quantity: the effects here sound great and they respond like the real deal, so you can have all sorts of fun running an overdrive into a JCM800 model and getting exactly the results you rightfully expect.



HeadRush PedalBoard is a great option for players who want the full power of digital control but are more concerned with amp-like response and sound than with making their guitar rig sound like R2-D2. Everything's laid out to be very gig-friendly, and it makes a great recording setup too. It sits very comfortably among the other pro-level floorboards out there.


admin

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gumtown

Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/


Matteo Barducci

So...

Do you recommend this over the competitors?
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---> Matteo Barducci

gumtown

Quote from: matbard on February 21, 2018, 12:49:24 AM
So...

Do you recommend this over the competitors?

Headrush, Helix LT, and Boss GT1000 are in the same price range. Research those and make an informed decision based on what you require out of a modeler/multi effects.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/