saarangnarayan
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That looks exactly like my Digitech RP350!
Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation
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laxu
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From the same video but with a bit better lighting.
4 footswitches, 5 knobs. The 4 knobs look like they are a bit closer together than the 5th but it could be just perspective. Might be a screen above the 4 knobs.
Hard to say if it's as tall or deep as the FM3, but the I/O looks more simplified for sure. Separate 1/4" stereo in and out maybe, with possibly a further input to the left?
PS. I had no idea Jared James Nichols was so huge. Dude looks like he could eat Thomas Blug for breakfast!
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Hahahahah I have a feeling it’s going to get announced quite soon as it’s going to be impossible to keep the cat in the bag much longer. There’s other pics out there, but I will not post them unless Cliff gives me the ok. They aren’t detailed shots and I know nothing of the specs, there’s only a little more detail that can’t be made out above.
saarangnarayan
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That’s a Pedaltrain Metro board. (Looks like Metro 20?) Based on that I’d say it’s probably slightly smaller than the FM3. I may be wrong tho.
JiveTurkey
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Is this the Zapruder footage? 
southpawdd
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A Pedaltrain metro is 8" depth for reference.
Mongillo19
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Maybe a bigger screen too that takes up that whole top half?
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That's like every UFO pic. Can never quite make it out.
saarangnarayan
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Yeah looks like it’s hanging off the board by about 2” but there’s an equal amount of room up top for the jacks, so 8” might be a good estimate.
(inb4 TWSS jokes)
(inb4 TWSS jokes)
laxu
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Doug Castro was on the grassy knoll!Is this the Zapruder footage?
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Ahhhh it’s the Fractal metro
Powered pedal board that just an FM3 up top
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I got that too.
Also doesn't look to have the add on end-caps like an FM/FS and the footswitches are close together like a lot of newer pedals.
Based on the side profile in the pic it looks like the footswitches are on a higher angled plain than the rest of the unit.
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Jared James Nichols is like TJ Miller, Zakk and Andre the Giant had a baby
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saarangnarayan
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Okay here’s a mockup of Andy’s board based on my memory of what he stated in the video with Lee Anderton. This new photo kinda makes it seem like the new product might be FM3-sized but slightly less deep and potentially lower height but the length seems to be pretty close. The board is a Metro 24 and I’ve included a Metro 20 for scale.
EDIT: I remember him talking about a Friedman (I presume) IR-X/IR-D, too. But I got the sense that he was pointing to it off the board so I haven’t included it here. Also, it’s clear it can’t be on this board.
EDIT: I remember him talking about a Friedman (I presume) IR-X/IR-D, too. But I got the sense that he was pointing to it off the board so I haven’t included it here. Also, it’s clear it can’t be on this board.
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Hopefully it has amp models then with it seeming to be a larger unit
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If it's an FX only unit optimized for 4CM (ie. the same or better analog path than the AXE3/FX8), it's a buy from me.
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Well, its massive!
saarangnarayan
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I’m guessing it won’t. The FM3 would be a bit redundant if there is amp modelling in the new thing. Maybe this is a new generation of products then? I doubt it, tho. More money on FX-only unit.
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Yeah I doubt it will as well. As you said the FM3 would be redundant....unless it has a different screen or form factor
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