Re: Introduction & Headrush Question

[Jprice01@aol.com]

I too have the headrush and have found no problems whatsoever with it. 

I got the headrush last friday to replace my jamman and zoom 508 and i luv 
it save for the fact that it has knobs. 

I like having my menu presets - patches per se' in a user bank i can just 
with the touch of the foot bring up...u dont do dat' with the headrush and 
u have knobs u have to twist and fiddle with or even worse mark off with a 
pen to recall cool settings...i hate that but can live with it for the 
price and functionality of a headrush. 

also the headrush is an akai product which is not going to be difficult to 
have replaced or serviced or go out of production anytime soon.

the headrush is straight forward in its use and applications but for 
looping its a lot like a sampler - beat looper in that you have to start 
playing immediately when the rec option is selected. 

If u are doing something that is in a particular rhythm pattern, u have to 
consciously count it out - in time ie., a one bar loop would be initiated 
by counting one-two-three-four - AND ONE ---.....now here is the catch - 
ya gotta close out the loop on the "ONEcount - not the and one count but 
the One count" your loops will be accurate but it takes practice. you can 
have longer loops on the akai easilly just as long as u dont go over the 
alloted 11.9 secs for loop with overdub.

The tape echo sim is neat and fairly accurate with the panning 
capabilities it gives you but u will need a mixer to get the full effect 
of having 4 or 5 outputs going at once and u can also have a lot of fun 
sending aux. sends from these outs to other f/x etc.

JP