Fractal Audio Systems AM4 - Amp Modeler

[JiveTurkey]

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

This will sell like hotcakes for Fractal ! :)

Well done.

Am I right in reading that similar to the VP4, this is a max. of 4 Blocks at any one time ie: Amp and Cab plus 3 other Blocks ?

"It runs five blocks, so we should call it AM5, right?" "Nah, let's just call it an AM4 to fuck with people."

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

This...is going to require me to remind myself over and over and over and over and over again that selling the Axe III/FC12 and replacing with this will NOT save me money in the long run....

 

[JiveTurkey]

This...is going to require me to remind myself over and over and over and over and over again that selling the Axe III/FC12 and replacing with this will NOT save me money in the long run....

"I mean; I'm not always using these 276 other blocks..."

 

[dk_ace]

This...is going to require me to remind myself over and over and over and over and over again that selling the Axe III/FC12 and replacing with this will NOT save me money in the long run....

Replace? No, no, no… you add it in…

Extra dsp, extra footswitches, more is more…

D

 

[mikah912]

Alternate video title: Why ToneX sucks!

 

[AlbertA]

Replace? No, no, no… you add it in…

Extra dsp, extra footswitches, more is more…

D

 

[deadpool_25]

One potentially cool setup would be AM4 into VP4 and then out in stereo. That’s because some of the cool stereo post stuff isn’t in the AM4 (dual detune and plex delay for example).

However that setup wouldn’t allow the use of both virtual capo and dual detune simultaneously (a setup I love and use often).

Probably not a big deal for a lot of people though.

 

[GTR37]

Nah.
I thought it was like with the VP4, which allows for 4CM maneuvers. In case that's not possible, I'm afraid I'll pass already. Seriously, bringing in some choice pedals every now and then is what I'm doing since ages and with each and every setup. Not being able to do so without additional (loopswitching) hardware is something I'm not excited about at all.

I am pretty much convinced you have more difficult and complex routings situations than anyone I can think of touring internationally

 

[GTR37]

So the expert mode in amp block has the tube types , NFB bright caps ?
Does it have cab align or the new cab delay stuff ?

 

[synthpenguin]

I'm reconsidering waiting for the Stadium (non XL), getting this instead and putting it in the loop of my LT for the Poly stuff and Command Center.

I think it makes a lot of sense. You get the usability and familiarity of the LT, and its excellent MIDI implementation, and the amps, delays, and reverb of Fractal without having to add a whole FM3 or something. Plus you can still do dual (and more) amps if layering with the Helix amps (watching out for phase issue ofc)

 

[yek]

So the expert mode in amp block has the tube types , NFB bright caps ?
Does it have cab align or the new cab delay stuff ?

All yes.

 

[- ★ - BROCKSTAR - ★ -]

So the expert mode in amp block has the tube types , NFB bright caps ?
Does it have cab align or the new cab delay stuff ?

Yes.

 

[synthpenguin]

I wish I new what this is for, I get the vp4, for folks who use real amps an cabs, but this I'm clueless
Thanks to anyone who can clarify

If you'd buy something like a Tonex or UA Dream / Lion / Ruby / etc or Walrus ACS to handle amp + a couple FX on your pedalboard and don't want a big modeler, this ends up being an (overall) better and more flexible version of that. The FM3 could kind of fill that gap, but was pretty large (and expensive) for that use case, and the interface wasn't as friendly.

 

[- ★ - BROCKSTAR - ★ -]

Dropping mine like it's hot. Oh wait, because it is! AM4 and VP4 pair = FIRE!

 

[laxu]

Dropping mine like it's hot. Oh wait, because it is! AM4 and VP4 pair = FIRE!

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Connected via SPDIF, right?

 

[sashimi]

It looks like it, can you confirm the AM4 is the same size as VP4?

 

[FuzzyAce]

I've said it before... the only thing that would hold me off from getting a Stadium would be a new Fractal product.

Don't you dare respond with a 'why not both?' gif.

 

[yek]

It looks like it, can you confirm the AM4 is the same size as VP4?

Yes

 

[JiveTurkey]

I've said it before... the only thing that would hold me off from getting a Stadium would be a new Fractal product.

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Don't you dare respond with a 'why not both?' gif.