Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[DrewJD82]

Is it a good looking unit?
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Or…. Fooling you guys?

Goddamn Tim, I think they swapped out the Drain-O in your meth for something cheaper.

 

[Mongillo19]

Goddamn Tim, I think they swapped out the Drain-O in your meth for something cheaper.

Hottub chlorine for sure

 

[norminal]

Goddamn Tim, I think they swapped out the Drain-O in your meth for something cheaper.

Hottub chlorine for sure

As they say, “don’t feed the troll.”

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

 

[Elf]

If having up to four, high-quality effects from the Axe-Fx III in a small, pedal board-friendly format is what you want then this product is a compelling choice.

Thanks, this is great information.

 

[timbuck3]

Goddamn Tim, I think they swapped out the Drain-O in your meth for something cheaper.

sorry just having some fun. my bad...the vp4 is more serious then i alluded to.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Adding MIDI clock should be easy. The VP-4 code was frozen before it was implemented in the Axe-Fx III and the FM-3/9. The only development allowed after code is frozen is bug fixing.

The VP-4 uses the Axe-Fx III DSP's little brother. It's a single core version with the same instruction set so porting stuff from the Axe-Fx III is almost trivial.

We're already talking about adding a Looper and an IR player block.

The product focus was on three things: quality, simplicity and flexibility.

Re. quality. It uses premium analog components and converters. The input stage is FET and the op-amps are all "iPolar". None of this cheap CMOS stuff that other products are using.

No product will ever satisfy everyone. If low price is your primary concern then the product is not for you. If having lots of simultaneous effects is your primary concern the product is not for you. If having up to four, high-quality effects from the Axe-Fx III in a small, pedal board-friendly format is what you want then this product is a compelling choice.

Praying to Jobu for an IR block down the road. Doesn't need any bells and whistles

 

[Orvillain]

You can't be serious about that, right?

There really is something wrong with you. In your brain. Your cake hole.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

 

[aivoryuk]

So with the IR player - you can play cab IR's but you wouldn't be able to filter like you can in the cab block?

 

[Sascha Franck]

There really is something wrong with you. In your brain. Your cake hole.

Oh really? Good to know!

 

[Foxmeister]

FWIW, my hot take on this unit.

I'll almost certainly buy one - whilst I sold both my FM3 and FM9 because I didn't think they were qualitatively "better" than my Helix for my usage case, there was still a lot to like about them.

I don't know what this unit will cost here in the UK, but as someone who thinks that the HX One is a great pedal for the price, the FX4, if it comes in at less than 4 x HX One, for 4 simultaneous effects, I think the FX4 is a great deal because some of the Fractal FX are the best that I've ever heard....

(Still prefer HX drives over Fractal)

 

[dbagchee]

Pedal Playground

PedalPlayground.com is an interactive planning tool for planning your guitar effects pedalboard.

pedalplayground.com

I submitted a PedalPlayground pull request to add the VP4 because not seeing the VP4 thumbnail on the board makes me sad.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Regardless, we have an architecture that we've spent years perfecting. It's a client-server architecture and allows for maximum code reuse across platforms.

Nailed it!!!

Top shelf product,
Waffle maker,
ELECTRIC SEX PANTS!!!!!!!

 

[deathbyguitar]

lw

Nailed it!!!

Top shelf product,
Waffle maker,
ELECTRIC SEX PANTS!!!!!!!

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WTF this looks exactly like my late father lost 100 pounds. Wait... Maybe that's where he's been...

 

[CBHScott]

I had to block him. I was actually a little sad about that tbh. Used to be fun.

I blocked him a long time ago with not a fleck of sadness.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Nailed it!!!

Top shelf product,
Waffle maker,
ELECTRIC SEX PANTS!!!!!!!

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A. I hope Cliff has pants like that and B. I would also like a pair. And I'll take some waffles too.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

A. I hope Cliff has pants like that and B. I would also like a pair. And I'll take some waffles too.

It's a great time to be alive!

 

[paisleywookiee]

It's a great time to be alive!

I think you mean to say:

With all of these choices in gear, it's a great time to be a guitar player™

 

[DrewJD82]

You’d think for a place/group of people others throw the word “cult” at, they’d be a little happier about this at the FAS forum, fuckin’ hell, man.