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Features
Top Panel
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1. Main Display: This full-color multi-touch display shows information relevant to the HeadRush Gigboard’s
current operation. Touch the display (and use the hardware controls) to control the interface. See Operation
> Main Screen to learn how it works.
2. Encoder: Turn this encoder to scroll through the available menu options or adjust the parameter values of the
selected field in the display. Push the encoder to confirm your selection.
3. Footswitch Indicators: These lights indicate whether the stomp, rig, or scene assigned to each footswitch is
on (brightly lit) or off (dimly lit).
4. Footswitches: Press these footswitches to activate or deactivate the assigned model or scene, or to load the
assigned rig.
5. Master Volume: Turn this knob to adjust the volume level of the outputs.
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Rear Panel
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1. Guitar Input (1/4”/6.35 mm, TS): Connect your guitar to this input using a standard instrument cable.
2. Aux Input (1/8”/3.5 mm, TRS): Connect an optional audio source (e.g., smartphone, tablet, etc.) to this input
using an 1/8”/3.5 mm stereo cable.
3. Expression Pedal Input (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect an optional expression pedal to this input using a
standard 1/4" (6.35 mm) TRS cable.
4. Expression Pedal Toe Switch Input (1/4”/6.35 mm, TS): Connect the toe switch output of your optional
expression pedal to this input using a standard 1/4" (6.35 mm) TS cable.
5. Outputs (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these outputs to the inputs of your amplifier, audio interface, etc. If
you only need to use one output, use the one labeled L/Mono.
Note: You can set these outputs to send signal at amp level or line level (default) in the Global Settings
Menu.
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6. External Amp Footswitch Output (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect this output to the footswitch input of an
external guitar amplifier to toggle channels or turn reverb on and off on the amplifier using the Gigboard.
IMPORTANT! Only connect this output to amplifiers that have a "short-to-sleeve" footswitch input. If you
connect this output to any other type of footswitch input, you may cause permanent damage to your
equipment. If you are unsure if your amplifier has a "short-to-sleeve" footswitch input, please consult the
amplifier's manual or manufacturer to confirm before attempting.
7. Phones Output (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect standard 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphones to this output.
8. FX Send Output (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these outputs to the inputs of another effects module, an
effect pedal, or the effects loop return of an amplifier.
9. FX Return Input (1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these inputs to the outputs of another effects module, an
effect pedal, or the effects loop send of an amplifier.
Note: You can set the FX Return Inputto receive signal at rack level or stomp level (default) in the Global
Settings Menu.
10. MIDI Input (5-pin DIN): Use a standard MIDI cable to connect this input to the MIDI output of an optional
external MIDI device.
11. MIDI Output (5-pin DIN): Use a standard MIDI cable to connect this output to the MIDI input of an optional
external MIDI device.
12. USB Port: Connect this USB port to a computer using a standard USB cable. This connection allows
HeadRush Gigboard to send and receive the digital audio signal to and from your computer. You can also use
this connection to import or export rigs, model presets, and setlists.
13. Vent: Make sure this vent is unobstructed while using HeadRush Gigboard.
14. Power Input: Connect this input to a power outlet using the included power cable.
15. Power Switch: Press this button to turn HeadRush Gigboard’s power on. Press and hold this button to turn
HeadRush Gigboard’s power off.
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Setup
Items not listed under Introduction > Box Contents are sold separately.
IMPORTANT! In the Global Settings Menu, make sure you set the Outputs to send signal at amp level if you are
using a traditional guitar amplifier, or line level (default) if you are using a full-range flat-response amplifier, mixer,
PA speaker or audio interface.
Guitar
Expression
pedal
External effect stompboxes,
modules, etc.
Full-range, flat-response amplifier or
traditional guitar amplifier
Amp Footswitch Input
IMPORTANT! Only connect this output to amplifiers that have a
"short-to-sleeve" footswitch input. If you connect this output to
any other type of footswitch input, you may cause permanent
damage to your equipment. If you are unsure if your amplifier
has a "short-to-sleeve" footswitch input, please consult the
amplifier's manual or manufacturer to confirm before attempting.
Computer
Power
outlet
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Operation
This chapter describes the HeadRush Gigboard’s functions.
Main Screen
Overview
Tap to view setlists.
Turn encoder to move
through selectable
items onscreen or to
adjust parameters.
Press encoder as an
Enter command.
Double-tap a model,
In, or Out to show its
parameters.
Basic Operations
Tap its footswitch to
activate or deactivate it.
Tap and drag this bar downward to view list of rigs.
Rig name.
Tap to save rig.
This button toggles
between the different
routing options for a rig.
This button enables or
disables reverb and delay
tails when switching to
another rig.
These four blocks show the current
function of the 4 footswitches.
Important: The sequence of models in your signal chain is not necessarily reflected in the footswitches. You can
freely assign models to available footswitches without changing your signal chain at all—and vice versa. See
Hardware Assign to learn about this.
To assign a model (amp, cab, or effect) to an empty slot, tap it () and then use the list
that appears. See Rigs > Creating a New Rig to learn about this.
To show a model’s parameters on the right edge of the screen, tap the model so it is
outlined in green.
To show a model’s settings screen, double-tap it. Its settings screen will appear with
its preset menu, parameters, and assigned color.
To activate or deactivate a model, press the footswitch assigned to it, or tap the
model’s footswitch in the display.
To rearrange the
models in your signal
chain, tap and drag a
model to another slot
or between two other
models (the ones after
that position will shift
one slot further down
the signal chain).
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To switch an amp and/or cab between a dual and single configuration, tap the 2X button next to it.
To load another rig (preset), do any one of the following:
• Tap the or next to the name of the current rig on the screen.
• Tap the name of the rig on the screen and then turn the encoder.
• Press a footswitch assigned to a preset when Gigboard is in Rig View.
• Press a footswitch assigned to Prev Rig or Next Rig when Gigboard is in Hybrid
View.
To create a new rig, tap the button in the upper-right corner, and then tap New Rig.
To delete the current rig, tap the button in the upper-right corner, and then tap Delete Rig, and then tap
Yes to continue or No to cancel.
Reverb/Delay Tail Spillover
If you have a reverb or delay effect active on your rig and then switch to a different rig, the reverb or
delay will continue to decay after switching to the second rig.
To enable or disable this feature for the current rig, tap Tail on the main screen.
The feature is unavailable if you are using an effects loop or if you are using USB audio.
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Signal Path
You can easily reconfigure the path of your signal chain to split, which will create more complex routings.
To reconfigure the signal path, tap toward the top right of the main screen. The icon will change to
match one three possible signal paths (as shown below).
This straight signal path is the default
and the most common.
This signal path splits in the middle
and rejoins near the end. This
configuration is useful if you want to
use two types of effects (or chains of
effects) but want to keep their signals
separate.
See Adjusting Settings >
arameters > Mix to learn how to
mix the split paths together.
This signal path splits immediately
from the source and rejoins near the
end. Like the second configuration,
this one is useful for using two types
of effects (or chains of effects
independently, but it allows for more
models in the split paths and the
rejoined one.
See Adjusting Settings >
arameters > Mix to learn how to
mix the split paths together.
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Stereo vs. Mono
The outgoing signal from the HeadRush Gigboard can be mono or stereo, depending on the models in your rig,
the signal path, and which outputs you are using. An indicator near the end of the signal path indicates the
current configuration.
The signal will be stereo if you do any one of the following:
•Use any stereo effect model in your signal chain. Even if you have placed mono effect models after it.
(This is possible because the mono effect is simply applied identically to both channels and not summed).
• Use a split signal path, even if the split paths rejoin before the output.
• Use a double-amp and/or double-cab configuration (i.e., if 2X is on).
The signal will be mono if you do all of the following:
• Use no stereo effect models in your signal chain.
• Use the linear (not split) signal path.
• Use only single-amp and single-cab configurations, if you use an amp or cab model at all.
Alternatively, the signal will be mono if you do any one of the following:
• Use only the L/Mono output (of a stereo pair) on the rear panel.
• Reduce the Rig Width output setting to 0%.
To adjust the width of the stereo field, tap the Out icon at the end of your signal path, and turn the third
parameter knob to adjust the Rig Width output setting. This affects stereo signals only, not mono signals. 100% uses the full stereo field, while 0% produces a mono signal.
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Views
The four footswitches can be used to activate or bypass models (amps, cabs, or effects) as well as select scenes,
rigs, or setlists. These footswitches are always in one of four views: Stomp View, Rig View, Hybrid View, and
Setlist View.
To change the view:
1. Press and hold Footswitch 1. Then select
from the four footswitches which
correspond to the four views: Stomp, Rig, Hybrid, and Setlist.
2. Press a footswitch to enter that view.
Stomp View
Footswitches 1-4 correspond to models (amps, cabs, or effects)
in your signal chain. Press a footswitch to activate or deactivate
its model.
Rig View
The first 2 footswitches correspond to rigs you have saved.
Press a footswitch to load its rig.
To show the previous bank of two rigs, press footswitch 3.
To show the next bank of two rigs, press footswitch 4.
Hybrid View
The first 2 footswitches can be assigned to activate or
deactivate a model, or select a scene in the currently selected
rig.
To switch to the previous rig, press footswitch 3.
To switch to the next rig, press footswitch 4.
Setlist View
To enter the All Rigs setlist, press footswitch 1.
To enter the currently shown setlist, press footswitch 2.
To show the previous setlist, press footswitch 3.
To show the next setlist, press footswitch 4.
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