HeadRush Gives Looperboard a Firmware 2.0 Update

July 17, 2020 · 5 sources

HeadRush announced a free Firmware 2.0 update for the Looperboard, its hardware looper for guitarists, available immediately to all current owners as a download at HeadRushFX.com¹. The update began rolling out on July 14, 2020².

The update also added three new effects to the unit³:

• Slicer: chops up the sound in a pre-selected rhythmic pattern³
• Pumper: creates a rhythmic pumping effect, similar to that of sidechain compression³
• LFO-Sync: creates filter sweeps using a pre-selected time division of the tempo³

Firmware 2.0 also brought .wav or .mp3 audio import to a loop track, which Music Connection noted is particularly useful when importing audio into a loop³.

The update was free to all Looperboard owners⁴. Gearnews welcomed it, writing:

The same site offered one piece of practical advice for owners updating: back up all your work before running the update⁵.