HEADRUSH JOINS THE NAM REVOLUTION One of the biggest developments for 2026 is native NAM compatibility on the HeadRush Prime, Core, and Flex Prime platforms.
Originally launched with HeadRush’ s own Amp Cloner technology, these processors can now run Neural Amp Modeler files, dramatically expanding the number of available tones. HeadRush has also integrated TONE3000, making it easier for players to find and access community-created neural captures directly within the ecosystem.
For worship musicians, this is especially significant. Boutique-style amplifiers used on countless worship recordings can now be accessed without purchasing the original amps or being limited exclusively to one manufacturer’ s capture library.
This move also signals something larger within the industry: manufacturers are beginning to embrace open neural formats rather than relying solely on proprietary ecosystems.
TONEX GROWS UP IK Multimedia has also dramatically expanded its TONEX platform.
TONEX uses the company’ s AI Machine Modeling technology to capture amplifiers, pedals, cabinets, and complete rigs. Products like TONEX Pedal and the compact TONEX ONE helped bring AI-based amp capture to a much wider audience.
The newer TONEX ONE + expands the concept with wireless mobile editing and MIDI capabilities, while the new TONEX Board takes TONEX into full professional floorboard territory.
TONEX Board combines AI-based Tone Models with dual signal paths, multiple simultaneous Tone Models, extensive effects, touchscreen operation, and the routing and control capabilities expected from a modern flagship processor.
That’ s important because it shows neural capture technology moving beyond simply replacing an amplifier. It is becoming the foundation of an entire guitar rig.
For worship musicians who need amps, drives, modulation, delays, reverbs, MIDI, and flexible routing in a single unit, this represents another major step toward making the traditional ampand-pedalboard rig optional.
AI FROM UNDER $ 100 TO FLAGSHIP PROCESSORS Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the neural revolution is how quickly the technology is becoming affordable.
Small, inexpensive processors can now load NAM captures, giving budget-conscious players access to remarkably authentic amplifier tones that would have been unimaginable at this price only a few years ago.
At the opposite end of the market, professional processors such as Line 6’ s Helix Stadium, HeadRush Prime, TONEX Board, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, and other flagship systems offer vastly greater DSP horsepower, multiple
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