Headrush 4.0 - MASSIVE FIRMWARE UPDATE FLEX/CORE/PRIME

[@Rockerboi]

Thanks for being first to provide the info👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@aaronshortmusic]

You’re welcome! It’s a big one!

[@michaelgotthardt4727]

Nice job, I really appreciate the info and the fact you are objective and honest. I am a hobbyist, but a huge HR fanboy (as I am also more or less gear stoopid, and the HR has the best UI that I tried). I look forward to more content from you in my feed. Keep it up!

[@aaronshortmusic]

Thank you. Lots more to come. I appreciate the support!

[@joelchappell5643]

It's a good overview. One thing I think you missed when trying the Superclones, is the gain. Since a Superclone is multiple amp clones, you could have had quite a bit more natural gain by boosting the gain of the Superclone, even without the boost pedal. You do a great job. thanks.

[@aaronshortmusic]

Yes good point. I wasn’t sure how the included Superclones were captured but you are right they would most likely have been able to be adjusted like the real amps. My head is still in Quad Cortex/Kemper mode!

[@joelchappelljr]

You do a great job presenting. Very practical approach to things from a musician perspective. Thanks for making the video.

[@aaronshortmusic]

@ Appreciate it!

[@DavidEidelberg]

New Kemper 12 beta update is public. And ToneX update today too.

[@aaronshortmusic]

So much firmwarez!!!

[@GigiUK]

✅ I am very interested in buying the Headrush Prime, and so have been watching as many videos as possible since I discovered it only a few days ago, so here are my thoughts... 1. I'm not sure that there's a hardcase available for this product, which begs the question, how do people protect and transport it? A soft gigbag would be a definite no-no because the weight of the Headrush would eventually rip the material and thus crash onto the ground. I understand that the Headrush is quite heavy, so maybe they could design a hardcase with wheels similar to a small suitase that people use in airports etc., plus extra storage space for cables and strings. I'm just thinking out loud after hearing what countless other people had to say about its weight. 2. It's disappointing not to see USB-C. I mean, what are they thinking? It's industry standard and has been for a while, and I shouldn't have to use yet another adapter. 3. I absolutely do not like the "Anteras auto-tune" words splattered across the top of the unit because it's unprofessional and... embarrasing should anyone (and they would!) see it - I don't care if they made a business deal whereby they are visually credited, but as a paying customer that's not what I want - it's also very distracting if, like me, you have OCD perfectionism. 4. I also don't like the placement of the microphone's volume knob because it seems like an after-thought to include it on the back - and it's so small, too!! - but instead it should be on top of the unit and also the same size as the other knobs so to easily adjust the incoming mic levels, or maybe it doesn't need a knob at all if it can instead be included in the global settings. 5. I have been using professional headphones since the 70's (Beyer Dynamic DT100, which are used in all top recording studios), so why the input is the small 1/8" and not 1/4", I will never understand. Am I expected to use another adapter? From experience, those things eventually break due to the combined length and weight of the overall connections. Maybe Headrush can offer both the 1/8' and 1/4". Either way, I think it's very unprofessional to opt for the kid's size! 6. It's Bluetooth, so does that mean I can practice (and record via DAW) with wireless headphones or buds? If so, great, but is there any latency when using the uploaded/USB stick and/or coming from the DAW? If the feature isn't available, then it bloody well should be because it would be nice not to have yet another cable dangling and getting in the way whilst playing. Ugh! 7. What I don't like, is the fact that a drunken bafoon could easily walk up to the unit, reach across and twiddle the knobs whilst I'm on stage performing, so there should absolutely be a lock feature for all knobs whereby all of them can only temporarily be accessed via a footswitch to lock and unlock - the menace can then twiddle to their heart's content because they wouldn't be able to affect anything. Saying that, I would love to see manufacturers start to provide a protective plate that can be attached at the back so to cover all of the inputs to stop someone pulling them out. 8. Does it show scrolling song lyrics on-screen? If not, that would be a great feature seeing as I can already import tracks to practice with and also import my pre-recorded half-tracks that I can play along with live whereby I can glance down to see large words scrolling to the speed of the song. 9. From all of the videos that I have watched, I haven't seen one where the song name is displayed in large words on-screen, and tapping to another setting would obviously change to the next song name - all I have ever seen is the chain, which is pointless to me. If the Prime already does that, great, but I've not seen anyone show it in their videos. I wonder if it could also display what the next song in the setlist is, in smaller letters underneath, so I can prepare in my mind what's coming up next. ❌ I may wait another year before buying the Headrush Prime to see what the next model will be like because some of the aforementioned external features are important to me. Thanks for you previous vids, especially the long live stream, they've all been very helpful 🙂 I'm sorry for the book 📚 but maybe these are issues that other people may not have even considered, which means that it's worth getting out there in case Headrush reads this. Peace, brother :)

[@aaronshortmusic]

Great comments. You should also forward these to Headrush.

[@amadeucamposjorge]

Excellent video! One question. Can I record a guitar track through the loop and then export it in some way (pendrive, cloud, or any other way)? If so, can you tell me what the recording resolution is? Thanks

[@aaronshortmusic]

Yes you can save and export loops but I’m not sure what the quality is.

[@scottbecker3485]

Great unit in many ways, it seems, and I really wanted to love it for my solo singing and acoustic/electric performances. However, after receiving mine a few days ago, I sadly sent it back due to a couple of mission-critical features missing. I first wrote to Headrush Support, and they replied turbo-fast with a very helpful answer. 😊 Great company! Unfortunately, that answer revealed that my requested features are apparently not coming soon enough for me to hold onto the unit and wait (or maybe never coming?). They said they’d pass my input onto the development team, but who knows if and when it might get any follow-up? The main feature I was inquiring about would be having a global vocal chain across all presets, enabling the singer to tweak vocals at a gig as needed to suit local conditions (vocal level, EQ, reverb, maybe even compression) and have those changes automatically get applied to the vocal chain on ALL other presets, just as is possible with the TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme. To be fair, this is a very special feature that no other unit has (except the VL3X), but it is absolutely crucial for me, and the reason my Fender Tone Master Pro is gathering dust waiting to (maybe) receive that feature one fine day. The other missing feature: having vocal effects automatically get switched off when tuning/muting one‘s guitar. And I know Aaron would also like a slight volume boost when tuning and talking to the audience with the vocal effects off. I agree. ;-)

[@aaronshortmusic]

That’s too bad that it didn’t work out. I only use one main preset and a couple others for additional fx but I can see how it would be useful to ‘lock’ a block so that any changes would be global. Especially reverb and boost. The only pedal that does that is the VL3x as far as I know.

[@scottbecker3485]

@ Perhaps Headrush will get around to implementing my/our request one day. I see why it‘s not as critical for you as someone who uses fewer presets, but I need to have extra presets due to having both acoustic and electric guitar on stage (sometimes even a 2nd acoustic or electric in a different tuning), with each having its own tonal needs. Then add in the special effects presets. The vocals are, however, the main thing, so need to be tweakable on the fly.

[@aaronshortmusic]

@ It makes sense. The more flexibility the better if it’s optional.

[@jimauquier]

I'm looking forward to the browser based editor. My two biggest complaints about the headrush core is that the looper has an issue that when you assign the looper buttons to your rig page there is a split-second glitch when you hit start. Go to the looper screen and it's fine. This is a real bummer. Also the vocal Harmony has a strange doubling effect on vocals. Very annoying and unusable. My work around has been to run my TC Helicon for harmony. 😢. Sounds great but kind of defeats some of the purpose. I hope headrush will fix these in the next update.

[@khrispanter708]

A lot of love coming in for the new editor but to me, simply having the foot switch with on press is an absolute game changer. Hated it the way it was.

[@aaronshortmusic]

Yes it makes sense to have it as an option!

[@mjusick42]

Good update! But unfortunately they forgot the missing MIDI implementation again.

[@isadorealire5722]

Can the editor also be used for vocals? Like, say you are recovering from an illness and need a little eq.

[@aaronshortmusic]

Yes it can edit any of the effects parameters in the preset.

[@SalCavallaro]

top!!! could you please explain if it's possible to mute vocal fx in dual path mode ....I'm gettin crazy 'bout that.

[@aaronshortmusic]

What do you mean exactly?

[@SalCavallaro]

@aaronshortmusic suppose you're using the dual path 7-7 on CORE BOARD....If you press the tuner switch you have the possibility to mute guitar and mute VC, OK... If I select them both I won't be able anymore to hear my voice, I mean : I'd like to talk to the audience with no fx on my voice while I'm using the dual path voice and guitar. How I can do that? At this moment you can only do that on a straight guitar path... Heeeelp😭😂

[@aaronshortmusic]

@ That’s another feature they should add. Also a slight volume boost on the mic when tuning.

[@vaughanmacegan4012]

Is this firmware also available for the Headrush Prime?

[@aaronshortmusic]

Yes!

[@ForFunGuitar]

For the Core and the new flex too

[@aaronshortmusic]

@ Yeah!

[@vaughanmacegan4012]

@@ForFunGuitar There's a flex?!? I had no idea about that.

[@ForFunGuitar]

@@vaughanmacegan4012 Yep a MX5 with the prime power

[@jeffbateman2339]

For some reason, these new amps you’re trying out sound really bright and harsh… almost sounds like all the low end is rolled off and the treble is cranked up…. Normally the Headrush isn’t so bright

[@aaronshortmusic]

Make sure you listen with headphones. They sound fine to me. They are captures so it depends on the settings that the creator used when capturing as well. I usually like to use the amp models or make my own captures if possible.

[@michaelwilliams7786]

I still prefer wired connection options. I feel wifi radiation as I am hyper-sensitive to wireless device usage. It should be a no brainer to allow wired or wireless usage on all devices. I've been waiting for Headrush to make an editor for a long time. This wifi editor is not enough. I'm looking at the Core but the Tone Master Pro is coming up strong. It has a great touch screen like the Core but it has a full editor which I can use on an old surface Pro (connected) and have a great work experience. Headrush please take the editor to the next level and add USB connectivity. Great vid Aaron! Thanks.

[@aaronshortmusic]

Thanks for your comment!

[@michaelvarney.]

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[@michaelwilliams7786]

@@michaelvarney. ?