Fractal Audio VP4

Upcoming product: Virtual Pedalboard with 4 foot switches (VP4).

4 simultaneous effects. Plus gate, EQ and loop.

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FRACTAL AUDIO QUOTES

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[1] It's not a replacement for any of our current products.

[2] (Does it come with a power supply included?) Yes

[3] One to the right is a power button.

[4] (Can it run a Dual Detune, Reverb, Delay and a Plex Delay simultaneously, in a non-economy algo mode?)
Yes

[5] In L = Guitar
Out L = Preamp In
In R = Preamp Out
Out R = Power amp In

[6] It uses a new, streamlined UI.

[7] 254mm x 160.3mm

[8] It does have channels and scenes and presets, etc. but in a simplified approach. Its primary application is live performance and the UI was designed with that in mind.
It sounds very good. It has the analog path from the Axe-Fx III (which evolved from the FX-8). Beta testers report that it "plays nicely" with difficult fx loops.

[9] (Turn the select knob to highlight a block, press Enter to edit the block, turn the corresponding A-D knob to adjust value, page arrow to get to other pages)
That's exactly how it works.

More (leaked) information:

• Power:
  • separate 9V DC 1.3A power supply
• I/O:
  • mono/stereo input (2x jack)
  • stereo outputs (2x jack)
  • 4CM support (mono)
  • SPDIF (48kHz fixed), e.g. to connect to FM3
• Analog bypass: no AD/DA conversion, no processing, no latency. Controllable with a switch or automatically.
• Unity gain, unless programmed otherwise.
• Can be used with the FM3 as an analog stereo insert, enabling PRE as well as POST effects.
• MIDI:
  • 3.5 mm MIDI IN and OUT
  • Program Changes and Control Changes
  • MIDI-over-USB
• USB:
  • OUT channels 1+2: processed output, 3+4: unprocessed (copy of inputs)
  • IN channels 1+2: send incoming USB Audio directly to outputs, 3+4: process incoming USB Audio and send to outputs
• Hardware UI:
  • Home+Save = Mode Select
  • Enter+Exit = Setup
• Foot switches:
  • No scribble strips
• Expression pedal connections
  • Two, or a single external switch per connection