Fractal Audio Systems AM4 - Amp Modeler

[Los-D]

Watched this earlier.

I have one in the cart. All is need to do is push the button…

(It’s awesome!)

 

[Aleksi]

So why do the AM4 and VP4 not have a block library on the unit again? I would love to be able to recall my favorite settings for blocks on unit.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

So why do the AM4 and VP4 not have a block library on the unit again? I would love to be able to recall my favorite settings for blocks on unit.

No idea. I do hope they allow this in the next gen though.

 

[Shask]

Just got done cleaning my AXE-FX 3 and FM9 block library files and getting rid of duplicates and stuff. I have 1,238

And I have 235 for AM4 / VP4

The Block library is definitely one of the best features of Fractal.

 

[Aleksi]

No idea. I do hope they allow this in the next gen though.

Unless they literally don't have enough memory, then this gen plz. Add a page to the left of the type/model page with user blocks.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

So why do the AM4 and VP4 not have a block library on the unit again? I would love to be able to recall my favorite settings for blocks on unit.

None of the Fractal units have it on unit, do they?

 

[Aleksi]

None of the Fractal units have it on unit, do they?

Nope, and it would be a huge usability improvement!

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I don't see it happening on this gen... Or else they would have put it on there.

 

[dean701]

The thing everything in this sector dodges, no matter what brand; is giving you the "full enchilada" in the small package. If you made the AM4 the shrunken FM9; you'd still have to charge around the same amount as the full size for it. And you'd be removing your entry level/gateway drug option.

Yep. They are methodical about which blocks are in which unit to make each unit have its own merits.
I had an fm3 then the 9 then when I wanted a multicomp and 2 pitch blocks, the III. Even those contemplating an AM4/Vp4 combo will miss out things on the 9 plus the block count.
Reference chart

Effects list - Fractal Audio Wiki

wiki.fractalaudio.com

All in all, I just ordered an fm9. So I'll bastardize an fm9 and am4 setup to cover most. The AM4 as a small simple travel option is also perfect.

 

[EOengineer]

yeah I just tried cleans with it - just defaults - its kind a neat sound actually - but yeah I don't see it with heavy riffs

It’s kind of against convention, but I adore a space echo into the front of a slightly to moderately crunchy amp where you can roll down the dirt with the guitar volume. If I’m using a 1959, there’s a 90% chance it’s paired with a space echo up front. It’s not always on, but it’s almost its own instrument when it is.

 

[Orvillain]

It’s kind of against convention, but I adore a space echo into the front of a slightly to moderately crunchy amp where you can roll down the dirt with the guitar volume. If I’m using a 1959, there’s a 90% chance it’s paired with a space echo up front. It’s not always on, but it’s almost its own instrument when it is.

I want this.

 

[EOengineer]

We’re going stop talking about space echo now.

 

[Orvillain]

They do a green one too.

 

[dean701]

Magnum !!!!!!! MY GOD.

I learned that at the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good (And Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too

 

[EOengineer]

Magnum !!!!!!! MY GOD.

I learned that at the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good (And Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too

 

[Sascha Franck]

Got a question for those in the knows: For my acoustic steel string duties, I'm using an IR to enhance the piezo sounds since quite some years, works incredibly well. How would I do that in the AM4? Is there any 100% neutral amp model that I could use for plain IR loading and a bit of EQing?

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Got a question for those in the knows: For my acoustic steel string duties, I'm using an IR to enhance the piezo sounds since quite some years, works incredibly well. How would I do that in the AM4? Is there any 100% neutral amp model that I could use for plain IR loading and a bit of EQing?

Use the neutral Tube Pre amp model, disable power amp modeling in the setup menu. That should work.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Got a question for those in the knows: For my acoustic steel string duties, I'm using an IR to enhance the piezo sounds since quite some years, works incredibly well. How would I do that in the AM4? Is there any 100% neutral amp model that I could use for plain IR loading and a bit of EQing?

You can bypass the amp section and use the cab section like a IR player.

 

[Sascha Franck]

You can bypass the amp section and use the cab section like a IR player.

Cool. I'd likely prefer a neutral amp over it, though. But it really all only depends on how quickly I could access some EQ settings.

 

[2112]

@Sascha Franck Tube Pre model is designed for this