The AIR Vibrato is a stompbox made by HeadRush, part of the company's AIR line of effects pedals. HeadRush describes it as based on the Pro Tools AIR Flanger plug-in, meaning the effect inside the pedal is a digital recreation of an effect from the AIR plug-in family associated with Pro Tools rather than a copy of a vintage hardware circuit1.
For a player, that puts it in the digital modeling camp of the vibrato pedal world: instead of analog circuitry, the effect is generated in software derived from a plug-in, and the pedal's character comes from that modeled design. HeadRush also offers the same AIR VIBRATO effect model on its HeadRush Pedalboard, where the company describes it as based on the Pro Tools AIR Vibrato plug-in2.
What it does
A vibrato pedal shifts the pitch of the guitar signal up and down continuously, producing a wavering, seasick motion that sits at the heart of the vibrato and vibe family. HeadRush's version approaches that job from the plug-in side: the effect in the stompbox is drawn from the Pro Tools AIR Flanger plug-in, a modulation effect design from the AIR line1.
Because the AIR Vibrato is a digital stompbox built on a plug-in design, it differs from analog vibrato and vibe pedals such as the Diamond Vibrato, which is built around analog circuitry. It also differs from the AIR VIBRATO model on the HeadRush Pedalboard, which HeadRush ties to the Pro Tools AIR Vibrato plug-in rather than the Flanger plug-in that the standalone stompbox is based on2.
Where it sits in HeadRush's range
HeadRush sells the AIR Vibrato among its stompboxes, the company's line of individual effects pedals, alongside its larger multi-effects products such as the HeadRush Pedalboard1. The Pedalboard carries the AIR VIBRATO effect model as one of its built-in effects, described by HeadRush as based on the Pro Tools AIR Vibrato plug-in2.
The two implementations share a name and a maker but come from different plug-in designs12:
| AIR Vibrato stompbox | AIR VIBRATO on the HeadRush Pedalboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | HeadRush1 | HeadRush2 |
| Format | Standalone stompbox1 | Effect model on a multi-effects pedalboard1 |
| Based on | Pro Tools AIR Flanger (Plug-in)1 | Pro Tools AIR Vibrato (Plug-in)2 |
The standalone AIR Vibrato stompbox and the AIR VIBRATO model on the HeadRush Pedalboard are described by HeadRush as based on different plug-ins: the stompbox on the Pro Tools AIR Flanger plug-in, the Pedalboard model on the Pro Tools AIR Vibrato plug-in12.
Questions
What is the HeadRush AIR Vibrato based on?
HeadRush states that the AIR Vibrato stompbox is based on the Pro Tools AIR Flanger plug-in. The same AIR VIBRATO effect model on the HeadRush Pedalboard is described by HeadRush as based on the Pro Tools AIR Vibrato plug-in. In both cases the circuit comes from the AIR effects line associated with Pro Tools rather than from a vintage hardware design.
Who makes the HeadRush AIR Vibrato?
The AIR Vibrato is made by HeadRush, which lists it among its stompboxes on its own product pages. HeadRush also makes the HeadRush Pedalboard, which carries an AIR VIBRATO effect model drawn from the same Pro Tools AIR plug-in family.
Sources (2)
- HeadRush AIR Vibrato product page, HeadRush, 2026
- Amp Modeling Guitar Effects Processor, HeadRush FX (www.headrushfx.com), 2026
