HeadRush has released Looperboard, a specialized looping pedal for guitarists, live musicians and DJs. Looperboard employs a quad-core DSP system combined with a 7″ touch interface, a plenty of audio I/O, internal storage, built-in effects, an integrated backing track player and an integrated USB audio interface.
Looperboard’s interface provides all of the feedback users need to stay focused on creating and building their loop. Each loop contains four mono or stereo looper tracks and can be run in any of five track modes (Fixed, Serial, Sync, Serial/Sync and Free). The 12 built-in foot switches enable artists to quickly create and transform their loops and feature individual RGB LEDs that dynamically update to provide useful feedback. Using these 12 foot switches, musicians can instantly record, overdub, reverse, transpose, bounce, undo/redo, peel, fade, and clear individual looper tracks all on-the-fly. Users can also instantly reverse, fade, multiply or divide length and speed for their whole loop at once.
Headrush Looperboard’s Features:
» 7″ high-resolution multi-touch display
» Over 9 hours of internal recording time
» Record up to 4 stereo or mono looper tracks at a time
» Click track and smart quantization features
» Tap tempo with intelligent time-stretch
» Premium built-in FX for guitars, vocals, percussion and more
» (4) Combo XLR + 1/4″ Inputs with switchable phantom power
» (4) Assignable XLR, 1/4″ outputs, and headphone outputs
» MIDI In and Out for receiving MIDI clock and external MIDI control
» (2) USB-A and (1) SD storage inputs for loop storage and audio import
» Built-in USB audio interface; includes Pro Tools | First: HeadRush Edition
» Over 300 built-in drum and percussion loops for getting started
The HeadRush Looperboard features a suite of built-in effects for guitars, vocals, percussion that can be applied directly to inputs or looper tracks. Users can also add additional excitement to their solo performance or stay in sync with other musicians by using the built-in intelligent time-stretch feature. This enables them to tap a foot switch to instantly change the tempo of their loop, while retaining pitch, without audio quality loss or glitchy pops and clicks.
The HeadRush Looperboard features over eight hours of internal recording time, with additional storage available via its rear SD and (2) USB-A drive inputs, or by directly connecting to a Mac or PC via the USB-B connection. Users can also use these same methods to import existing audio from other sources to a looper track. To make it quick and easy to get started right away, Looperboard includes 300 drum and percussion loops available directly on its internal storage.
The HeadRush Looperboard can receive MIDI time code via its 5-PIN MIDI IN and OUT/THRU connections for syncing with external drum machines, effects, recording setups and other MIDI-enabled devices. The HeadRush Looperboard also includes a special HeadRush edition of Pro Tools | First, and its integrated USB audio interface enables users to directly record at 24-Bit (up to 96kHz) to a Mac or PC computer and share their looping performance with the world.
Headrush’s Looperboard is available now for $899
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