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VP4
Upcoming product: Virtual Pedalboard with 4 foot switches (VP4).
4 simultaneous effects. Plus gate, EQ and loop.
FRACTAL AUDIO QUOTES
[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 (included)
- I/O:
- mono/stereo input (2x jack)
- stereo outputs (2x jack)
- 4CM support (mono)
- SPDIF (48kHz fixed), e.g. to connect to FM3 / FM9 / Axe-Fx III
- Analog bypass: no AD/DA conversion, no processing, no latency. Controllable with a switch or automatically.
- 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 single external switch per connection
- Levels:
- Instrument and line level
- Adjustable Input Pad, with auto correction
- Unity gain, unless programmed otherwise
- Can be used with the FM3 as an analog stereo insert, enabling PRE as well as POST effects.