I followed these steps to load in my IR's and it bricked my mx5 after i created folders to organize my IR files. I can update the firmware but it will not revert when holding buttons 2+3 before powering up and is stuck loading on the mx5 logo. I have a ticket out to headrush support for this. I dug into the manual and wanted to share this because it is important. Hopefully you are having better luck than me. Not sure why it wigged out but I wanted to share this to help anybody that needs it. Directly from the manual: "You cannot transfer a folder or .zip/archive folder to/from HeadRush Pedalboard. Instead, transfer any supported files directly. We recommend organizing the file structure of your rigs, setlists, model presets, and/or impulse response files on your computer so that it’s identical to the file structure as shown on the HeadRush Pedalboard “drive."
@@ThePaddedPedalroom will do :). I wish I could at least see what exactly the issue is. Could be the specific files I used but I am not exactly sure. The weird thing is that I made rigs and played with them after syncing. when booting it back up, it wigged out. After I get it back up and running, I will update you for sure.
Update: I talked with a guy from Headrush. He advised me to check my power supply to very it was DC out 12V 3A. It was. He then suggested to blow the unit out with a duster. That did the trick. A tiny bit of dust got under button 2 or 3 and prevented the revert process from kicking off. I just blew out the little vent and found some small amount of dust. All is good now :) thank you!
This was awesome Francis. I didn't know what to do after I downloaded my Celestion IR's.... Your channel is so informative. Please keep me in the loop when you stream something new.
I think after watching your videos Francis my learning curve when I eventually manage to get hold of one of these is going to be far less steep than it would otherwise have been!
Enjoyed your video Francis. I'm so far behind in technology that virtually everything you speak of sounds like a different language to me. I gotta learn!
My head starts to hurt even contemplating moving into this kind of tech for production... I still get confused with my patch cables and pedals :P but I suspect some of that is age, like finding guitar picks in the butter dish in the fridge ...
I always use real amp or Bias FX + impulse responses And with some IR of creamback, V30, Orange, Mesa Boogie It really sounds like a real amp 🤷♂️ - 🙂🤘
Thanks for your video, very helpful ! Do you know if we can import IR from Two Notes Audio ? I've the Torpedo Captor X and would love to use their IRs but it's DynIR technology and seems not compatible. Thanks !
My pleasure. I have never tried that, I don't have two notes IR's to test it with, but so far any third party IR files I have put into the headrush have worked. I would say just take one IR from the two notes and put it in the IR folder on your headrush and give it a try, if it works let me know, i am curious.
Hey, I'm sorry for the many questions, it's just that your videos are so informative. I have another question, does the MX5 have a Harmonizer? I'm trying to duplicate the Thin Lizzy sound of the song "The Boys Are Back in Town"? I can't figure out how to do it. Thank you again.
Hi Angel, don't worry about the questions, it is my pleasure to help you. FYI next I will be working on your request for an ACDC rig, after that I can make a thin lizzy one for you, if you like. Yes there is a harmonizer Look in modulation then go to Smart Harm.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Great! Thank you so much. Just for the fun of it, the other day, I got a BOSS GT-1 Guitar Process. Really cool! I like the overdrive and gain sounds it has. It doesn''t have all the "bells and Whistles" that the MX5 (MX5 beats it). Thank you again.
Hi, can you help, please ? I installed the driver 1.0.4 and then went to the Celestion Tones, downloaded the free IRs, that went fine, but I don't see the headrush folder. All I see are the presets.
is this the question you already answered? I will be doing a live stream this week either wed or Thursday going over the mx5 if you have questions stop by and it will be my pleasure to go over it.
Hey, I have a question, I plan taking a trip and would like to take my MX5 with me. Can you please tell me how can I backup my presets to be stored on a computer or portable flash drive? This is my saving grace, in case I lose the MX5. Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Hi Angel all you need to do is hookup your mx5 via usb to your computer you will see it on your computer like a storage device all you need to do is copy that and put it in a folder on your desktop.
does it matter what amp you put in front of it? i’m new to amps/pedals/ things of that nature, so i don’t really know what i’m doing. i’m looking into purchasing a metal IR, so is there an amp i should use in front or does it not matter?
Hi, Yes it matters which amp you put in front of the IR, the amp will give you the character and gain stage before the IR, but the IR really does a lot to the tone. If you are playing metal some of the amp models in the Headrush you should try are the PV51 which is a model of a 5150, or one of the Tread which is a model of the Mesabogie's, or the SL-100 which is a model of the soldano, or the lead 800 which is a model of the Marshall JCM 800, those will give you some good driving sounds. now for the IR's I would recommend you try some out till you find the one you like, but here is a good start check out Fuzzlord effects here is the direct link to their free Doom Metal IR Cab Pack, it is pretty great, fuzzlordeffects.com/product/doom-metal-ir-free-sample-pack/ They also have their complete metal IR package for 20$ they are really worth it. Also I would recommend checking out the Celestion IR's they are great, you can actually listen to samples on their webpage and create your own packages of the cabs you like, here is the link, www.celestionplus.com Hope you find your tone, let me know how the search goes. Rock on! ;)
I have a question Francis. Which is the best way to hone in the volumes going from one rig to another? Should I concentrate on the Out volume of each Rig so one is not much louder than the other? I'd just like to be consistent so I can get them in a song list for performing live.
Hi Michael, I tend to focus on the output volume of each rig, I try to keep it 3 bars below the peaking point. and if you jam somewhere where you need to boost or drop the volume just use the volume knob for that.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom thanks so much Francis. That's what I was thinking but wanted to confer. Your video's are very useful and everything explained well. I've downloaded some new Celestion Ir's thanks to you. Also learned how to back it up with an answer you gave someone.... Very informative.
I might be a mega geek but this video and seeing how easy it is to access all these folders and files on the MX5 is super useful! I wonder if you can even change the lockscreen PNG image with your own graphics. And Impulse Responses get me super excited too. I already reached the max of 128 IRs on the Helix. Do you know the limit of the MX5?
Hey Brother, yes you can change the lock screen with another Image, you could put your band logo or other. Here is what Headrush says about IR's, (Out the box, the HeadRush MX5 includes over 300 precision-captured impulse responses, meticulously crafted in IoSR Studios with some of the world’s most revered guitar cabs. Loading your own third-party IRs is a snap; simply hook up the MX5 to your Mac or PC via USB and drag-and-drop your choice IRs. Plus, with virtually unlimited storage for IRs with 1024 and 2048 sample lengths, MX5’s tone sculpting possibilities are virtually limitless!) So the short answer is you can put a shit ton of IR's Brother.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom holy schnitzel! You got my heart all pumping here.... i might even start breathing real deep and creepy in a moment too... 🥵🤣 That is just awesome, even coming with 300 IRs and having virtually no limits for your own IRs jeez! The MX5 might end up on my Santa list hahah 🤘🎅🤘 I am a sucker for good multi-effects processors/amp-modellers and the Headrush has always been on my radar. Always loved the idea of having a touch screen too. But the reason for me to go for the Helix was the extensive I/O connectivity, like for instance the 2x2 Stereo FX Loop, MIDI Command Center (I use the Helix to control my Strymon Big Sky) and also the direct connection and control of my Variax guitar. For me it just made sense to stick to Line 6 gear to stay fully compatible and increase functionality of my rig. I still absolutely love the Helix, but some of these features of the Headrush MX5, its small footprint and its price is really exciting! Awesome peace of gear bro! If I already didn’t own the Helix i would definitely have jumped on this MX5 for sure! I have not reach the full limit of the Helix yet, so still sticking with that for the time being. But really fun and exciting to hear and see your sound demos and videos of the MX5. I continue to keep drooling over them in the mean time hahah 🤪
@@EdBMetal Cool brother. I understand about the stereo fx loop and midi controller, what is cool about the mx 5 is that it does have a stereo fx loop, that is one thing I did not like about the gigboard it was only a mono fx loop. and the MX5 has the midi control it comes with the midi cables also, so you can control your big sky with it. I don't know how, as I never really tried using midi, I may have to learn soon. Rock on Brother! ;)
@@ThePaddedPedalroom MIDI can be a bit daunting and confusing, but also extremely useful once you figure it out. It took me a lot of headaches too and I am still learning. But it is very much worth your time looking into it and to see how you can have your MX5 communicate with any MIDI capable gear in your studio. For instance when you have an external pedal in the FX loop that can also receive MIDI CC or program changes, you can have a preset change on your main board also send a program change to that external effect so you switch presets at the same time with a single tap of a foot switch. So in case of the Big Sky I can have any preset from my Helix send a program change to the Big Sky so it switches to a very specific reverb preset. Or use the built-in expression pedal of the Helix to send MIDI CC to your external effect so you can control parameters of the external effect. When you hook up a second expression pedal you can even have that control a different parameter as well. So again in case of my Big Sky I have the first Expression pedal control the effect Mix Level from 0-100%. And the second expression controls the delay time of the reverb from 0 - max delay time. You can do crazy stuff on the fly with that for ambient music. The many different foot switches on the Helix are fully customizable and I have them set to let me change banks and presets of the Big Sky as well, and to engage a reverb freeze and release. All this MIDI stuff is fully customizable to your needs and i feel like i barely even touched the surface yet. But this is all super handy since there are only 3 foot switches on the Big Sky itself with limited functionality, but with the Helix my Big Sky suddenly can have up to 10 programmable foot switches plus two expression pedals. So the Helix becomes an important extension of the Big Sky and vice versa. Although the Helix is huge, for me there is a big advantage to have a floor unit with that many programmable foot switches. Plus I love the small LCD ‘scribble’ screens above each footswitch which lets you name the titles/function of each switch. It might be total overkill for some, but it can be customization heaven for geeky users hahah. I would never recommend the Helix flagship for users that like to keep things simple. There are much more affordable and more suitable options for them. I think MIDI would be something fun for you to look into, and could be a cool subject for another video in the future maybe 😉
@@EdBMetal Maybe brother but I gotta learn it before I do any video. I may have to try it out at some point but I am not sure I am ready for midi yet. Rock on Brother! ;)
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Hey I have a question, I am obviously a newbie to this, but can I create a subfolder inside the rig folder of the MX5? I went to the headrush website and downloaded some artists' tone, like the Jason Roller one that I like. Can I create folder called Jason Roller and store that inside the rig folder?
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Hi, I have a question, regarding the MX5 can listen to a video and my guitar at the same time. I connected my MX5 to my PC to download IRs, Rig. etc. But while I am connected, I can't seem to listen to audio. While I am plugged into the headrush, I would like watch a guitar lesson of a song on youtube. Can you please give me some advice? Thank you.
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I followed these steps to load in my IR's and it bricked my mx5 after i created folders to organize my IR files. I can update the firmware but it will not revert when holding buttons 2+3 before powering up and is stuck loading on the mx5 logo. I have a ticket out to headrush support for this. I dug into the manual and wanted to share this because it is important. Hopefully you are having better luck than me. Not sure why it wigged out but I wanted to share this to help anybody that needs it.
Directly from the manual:
"You cannot transfer a folder or .zip/archive folder to/from
HeadRush Pedalboard. Instead, transfer any supported
files directly.
We recommend organizing the file structure of your rigs,
setlists, model presets, and/or impulse response files on
your computer so that it’s identical to the file structure as
shown on the HeadRush Pedalboard “drive."
Thanks for the information, maybe this will help others. I have not encountered this issue. let us know how HR support responds.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom will do :). I wish I could at least see what exactly the issue is. Could be the specific files I used but I am not exactly sure. The weird thing is that I made rigs and played with them after syncing. when booting it back up, it wigged out. After I get it back up and running, I will update you for sure.
Update: I talked with a guy from Headrush. He advised me to check my power supply to very it was DC out 12V 3A. It was. He then suggested to blow the unit out with a duster. That did the trick. A tiny bit of dust got under button 2 or 3 and prevented the revert process from kicking off. I just blew out the little vent and found some small amount of dust.
All is good now :) thank you!
@@thunderfly144 Thanks for the upadate, glad you found the solution to your issue.👍
Cool tutorial Francis ✌️👍
Thanks Andy! ;)
This was awesome Francis. I didn't know what to do after I downloaded my Celestion IR's.... Your channel is so informative. Please keep me in the loop when you stream something new.
I am glad I could help. just subscribe and hit the bell and you will be notified when i have a new video or when I go live. Thanks.
I think after watching your videos Francis my learning curve when I eventually manage to get hold of one of these is going to be far less steep than it would otherwise have been!
;)
Francis I'm here watching this awesome tutorial... Happy new week my friend! Cheers
Thank you Terrill! Have a great week! ;)
Enjoyed your video Francis. I'm so far behind in technology that virtually everything you speak of sounds like a different language to me. I gotta learn!
Thanks Darren. Don't worry about it, if you ever make the plunge feel free to ask any questions if you need help. Rock on!
Good stuff. Subscribed. Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
My head starts to hurt even contemplating moving into this kind of tech for production... I still get confused with my patch cables and pedals :P but I suspect some of that is age, like finding guitar picks in the butter dish in the fridge ...
LOl You Rock Todd! ;)
Thank you Francis I may have to watch this a few times to figure it out but I'll Getter Done LOL
Cool Brother!
Really really helpful thank you 🙏
My Pleasure. Have a great day! ;)
Supercool! nice you can teach this! Great share!!!
Thank Mark! Cheers! ;)
Cool! Easy Schmeezy!
Sure is!
Is the cabinet necessary in the chain? You turn it off at the end, I thought the ir was the cabinet emulation? Why have 2?
No the cabinet is not necessary, yes the IR replaces the cabinet emulation. It was there because I was comparing the sound of the stock cab vs the IR.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom thank you for a great video and a quick response!
@@tractorgt My Pleasure!👍
I always use real amp or Bias FX + impulse responses
And with some IR of creamback, V30, Orange, Mesa Boogie
It really sounds like a real amp 🤷♂️ - 🙂🤘
Merci! ;)
Question: Can I use IR in front of an amp?
Yes but It probably will not sound that great, but give it a try and see if you like it.
Thanks for your video, very helpful ! Do you know if we can import IR from Two Notes Audio ? I've the Torpedo Captor X and would love to use their IRs but it's DynIR technology and seems not compatible. Thanks !
My pleasure. I have never tried that, I don't have two notes IR's to test it with, but so far any third party IR files I have put into the headrush have worked. I would say just take one IR from the two notes and put it in the IR folder on your headrush and give it a try, if it works let me know, i am curious.
Hey, I'm sorry for the many questions, it's just that your videos are so informative. I have another question, does the MX5 have a Harmonizer? I'm trying to duplicate the Thin Lizzy sound of the song "The Boys Are Back in Town"? I can't figure out how to do it. Thank you again.
Hi Angel, don't worry about the questions, it is my pleasure to help you. FYI next I will be working on your request for an ACDC rig, after that I can make a thin lizzy one for you, if you like. Yes there is a harmonizer Look in modulation then go to Smart Harm.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Great! Thank you so much. Just for the fun of it, the other day, I got a BOSS GT-1 Guitar Process. Really cool! I like the overdrive and gain sounds it has. It doesn''t have all the "bells and Whistles" that the MX5 (MX5 beats it). Thank you again.
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf Cool! pedal mania! ;)
@@ThePaddedPedalroom You ever tried the BOSS GT-1?
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf No I have not tried it, but it looks cool!
Hi, can you help, please ? I installed the driver 1.0.4 and then went to the Celestion Tones, downloaded the free IRs, that went fine, but I don't see the headrush folder. All I see are the presets.
is this the question you already answered? I will be doing a live stream this week either wed or Thursday going over the mx5 if you have questions stop by and it will be my pleasure to go over it.
Hey, I have a question, I plan taking a trip and would like to take my MX5 with me. Can you please tell me how can I backup my presets to be stored on a computer or portable flash drive? This is my saving grace, in case I lose the MX5. Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Hi Angel all you need to do is hookup your mx5 via usb to your computer you will see it on your computer like a storage device all you need to do is copy that and put it in a folder on your desktop.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Thanks. You're the greatest!
does it matter what amp you put in front of it? i’m new to amps/pedals/ things of that nature, so i don’t really know what i’m doing. i’m looking into purchasing a metal IR, so is there an amp i should use in front or does it not matter?
Hi, Yes it matters which amp you put in front of the IR, the amp will give you the character and gain stage before the IR, but the IR really does a lot to the tone. If you are playing metal some of the amp models in the Headrush you should try are the PV51 which is a model of a 5150, or one of the Tread which is a model of the Mesabogie's, or the SL-100 which is a model of the soldano, or the lead 800 which is a model of the Marshall JCM 800, those will give you some good driving sounds. now for the IR's I would recommend you try some out till you find the one you like, but here is a good start check out Fuzzlord effects here is the direct link to their free Doom Metal IR Cab Pack, it is pretty great, fuzzlordeffects.com/product/doom-metal-ir-free-sample-pack/
They also have their complete metal IR package for 20$ they are really worth it. Also I would recommend checking out the Celestion IR's they are great, you can actually listen to samples on their webpage and create your own packages of the cabs you like, here is the link, www.celestionplus.com
Hope you find your tone, let me know how the search goes. Rock on! ;)
I have a question Francis. Which is the best way to hone in the volumes going from one rig to another? Should I concentrate on the Out volume of each Rig so one is not much louder than the other? I'd just like to be consistent so I can get them in a song list for performing live.
Hi Michael, I tend to focus on the output volume of each rig, I try to keep it 3 bars below the peaking point. and if you jam somewhere where you need to boost or drop the volume just use the volume knob for that.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom thanks so much Francis. That's what I was thinking but wanted to confer. Your video's are very useful and everything explained well. I've downloaded some new Celestion Ir's thanks to you. Also learned how to back it up with an answer you gave someone.... Very informative.
@@michaelanzalone4305 That's awesome! I am glad I could help.
I might be a mega geek but this video and seeing how easy it is to access all these folders and files on the MX5 is super useful! I wonder if you can even change the lockscreen PNG image with your own graphics. And Impulse Responses get me super excited too. I already reached the max of 128 IRs on the Helix. Do you know the limit of the MX5?
Hey Brother, yes you can change the lock screen with another Image, you could put your band logo or other. Here is what Headrush says about IR's, (Out the box, the HeadRush MX5 includes over 300 precision-captured impulse responses, meticulously crafted in IoSR Studios with some of the world’s most revered guitar cabs. Loading your own third-party IRs is a snap; simply hook up the MX5 to your Mac or PC via USB and drag-and-drop your choice IRs. Plus, with virtually unlimited storage for IRs with 1024 and 2048 sample lengths, MX5’s tone sculpting possibilities are virtually limitless!) So the short answer is you can put a shit ton of IR's Brother.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom holy schnitzel! You got my heart all pumping here.... i might even start breathing real deep and creepy in a moment too... 🥵🤣 That is just awesome, even coming with 300 IRs and having virtually no limits for your own IRs jeez! The MX5 might end up on my Santa list hahah 🤘🎅🤘
I am a sucker for good multi-effects processors/amp-modellers and the Headrush has always been on my radar. Always loved the idea of having a touch screen too. But the reason for me to go for the Helix was the extensive I/O connectivity, like for instance the 2x2 Stereo FX Loop, MIDI Command Center (I use the Helix to control my Strymon Big Sky) and also the direct connection and control of my Variax guitar. For me it just made sense to stick to Line 6 gear to stay fully compatible and increase functionality of my rig. I still absolutely love the Helix, but some of these features of the Headrush MX5, its small footprint and its price is really exciting! Awesome peace of gear bro! If I already didn’t own the Helix i would definitely have jumped on this MX5 for sure! I have not reach the full limit of the Helix yet, so still sticking with that for the time being. But really fun and exciting to hear and see your sound demos and videos of the MX5. I continue to keep drooling over them in the mean time hahah 🤪
@@EdBMetal Cool brother. I understand about the stereo fx loop and midi controller, what is cool about the mx 5 is that it does have a stereo fx loop, that is one thing I did not like about the gigboard it was only a mono fx loop. and the MX5 has the midi control it comes with the midi cables also, so you can control your big sky with it. I don't know how, as I never really tried using midi, I may have to learn soon. Rock on Brother! ;)
@@ThePaddedPedalroom MIDI can be a bit daunting and confusing, but also extremely useful once you figure it out. It took me a lot of headaches too and I am still learning. But it is very much worth your time looking into it and to see how you can have your MX5 communicate with any MIDI capable gear in your studio.
For instance when you have an external pedal in the FX loop that can also receive MIDI CC or program changes, you can have a preset change on your main board also send a program change to that external effect so you switch presets at the same time with a single tap of a foot switch. So in case of the Big Sky I can have any preset from my Helix send a program change to the Big Sky so it switches to a very specific reverb preset.
Or use the built-in expression pedal of the Helix to send MIDI CC to your external effect so you can control parameters of the external effect. When you hook up a second expression pedal you can even have that control a different parameter as well. So again in case of my Big Sky I have the first Expression pedal control the effect Mix Level from 0-100%. And the second expression controls the delay time of the reverb from 0 - max delay time. You can do crazy stuff on the fly with that for ambient music. The many different foot switches on the Helix are fully customizable and I have them set to let me change banks and presets of the Big Sky as well, and to engage a reverb freeze and release. All this MIDI stuff is fully customizable to your needs and i feel like i barely even touched the surface yet. But this is all super handy since there are only 3 foot switches on the Big Sky itself with limited functionality, but with the Helix my Big Sky suddenly can have up to 10 programmable foot switches plus two expression pedals. So the Helix becomes an important extension of the Big Sky and vice versa.
Although the Helix is huge, for me there is a big advantage to have a floor unit with that many programmable foot switches. Plus I love the small LCD ‘scribble’ screens above each footswitch which lets you name the titles/function of each switch. It might be total overkill for some, but it can be customization heaven for geeky users hahah. I would never recommend the Helix flagship for users that like to keep things simple. There are much more affordable and more suitable options for them.
I think MIDI would be something fun for you to look into, and could be a cool subject for another video in the future maybe 😉
@@EdBMetal Maybe brother but I gotta learn it before I do any video. I may have to try it out at some point but I am not sure I am ready for midi yet. Rock on Brother! ;)
Hi please disregard my comments, I figured it out. Thank you.
sorry I did not have a chance to check it out, I am glad you figured it out, what was the answer?
@@ThePaddedPedalroom I was using a generic usb cable and not the one that came with the MX5. Oops. Thank you.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Hey I have a question, I am obviously a newbie to this, but can I create a subfolder inside the rig folder of the MX5? I went to the headrush website and downloaded some artists' tone, like the Jason Roller one that I like. Can I create folder called Jason Roller and store that inside the rig folder?
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf I understand.
@@ThePaddedPedalroom Hi, I have a question, regarding the MX5 can listen to a video and my guitar at the same time. I connected my MX5 to my PC to download IRs, Rig. etc. But while I am connected, I can't seem to listen to audio. While I am plugged into the headrush, I would like watch a guitar lesson of a song on youtube. Can you please give me some advice? Thank you.