Fractal Audio Systems VP4 - Virtual Pedalboard

SillyOctpuss said:
That's a sweet place to be pedalwise
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Obviously anything can change. Like for example, I would definitely be up for putting my DD-500 where the LVX is. Or a dedicated looper pedal. Not really decided what to do yet. But what I can say is, I can get what I need for delay and reverb just from the VP4. It is sick. Really fucking sick.
 
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For instance, a change immediately as a I start test driving for propers.

Since it is very easy to hit two switches on the VP4 to activate the tuner, I replaced the MC6 tuner switch with another command. All it does is load the next bank.

On the next bank, the same switch loads the previous bank. So I can easily toggle between the two.

Then this new bank... I setup the looper commands for the LVX. And it kinda works. I have a dedicated page on the midi controller for looping.

Except the LVX looper sucks. Clicky when it loops back around. Not very responsive to midi commands. Glitchy. Just odd.

Replaced with Plethora. Put a looper in slot 1. Use the Morningstar editor and their midi library to quickly setup the commands for the Plethora.

Now my "page 2" is effectively a Ditto looper experience. But instead of a single switch I have four switches - record/dub, play, stop, and clear.
 
I had just about convinced myself to get a collider or a dd200 and RV200 but I think I'll kick myself if I don't get a VP4 to see if it'll work for me or not.
 
Orvillain said:
Come to London. We jam. We drink beer. We re-enact the Smack My Bitch Up video.
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If we still lived in England I'd have absolutely taken you up on that. I'd even provide the beer and vaseline.
 
So I jumped into the fractal world for the first time. I just got me a VP4 on the way. Was going to get another H90, and I totally forgot about this coming out a few months ago until I ran across it today again on reverb and immediately thought to myself, this may be the way to go and seems like it does more than H90.

I still use and love my helix floor every single day and that won't change, but I'll most likely use this for some different flavored stuff for my ambient/experimental stuff and synths. Maybe put it in the fx loop of my boss vg-800.

I am confused though on something. Can any 4 blocks be whatever I want? If I want 4 pitch blocks, or 4 delays, or 3 choruses and 1 reverb, or 2 reverbs and 2 delays etc?
 
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Thanks :] I had a feeling it wouldn't for some blocks, but with all the options it has and lfo's/modifiers etc.. Seems like it would be better option then going back to H90, although I did love H90 as I had 3 of them at one point lol
 
You don't need 4 pitch blocks btw. 1 Pitch block itself has so many algorithms within it:
  • dvanced Whammy
  • Arpeggiator
  • Classic Whammy
  • Crystal Echoes
  • Custom Shifter
  • Dual Chromatic
  • Dual Detune
  • Dual Detune Delay
  • Dual Diatonic
  • Octave Divider
  • Quad Chromatic
  • Quad Chromatic Delay
  • Quad Detune
  • Quad Diatonic
  • Quad Diatonic Delay
  • Virtual Capo

Any of the quad modes gives you a way to pitch your signal 4 ways.
 
Orvillain said:
You don't need 4 pitch blocks btw. 1 Pitch block itself has so many algorithms within it:
  • dvanced Whammy
  • Arpeggiator
  • Classic Whammy
  • Crystal Echoes
  • Custom Shifter
  • Dual Chromatic
  • Dual Detune
  • Dual Detune Delay
  • Dual Diatonic
  • Octave Divider
  • Quad Chromatic
  • Quad Chromatic Delay
  • Quad Detune
  • Quad Diatonic
  • Quad Diatonic Delay
  • Virtual Capo

Any of the quad modes gives you a way to pitch your signal 4 ways.
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Are the pitch stuff on par with eventide H90 or better? That is one thing I loved about H90 was the pitch / delay / reverbs. I do NOT care for the pitch stuff in my helix.
 
Orvillain said:
You don't need 4 pitch blocks btw. 1 Pitch block itself has so many algorithms within it:
  • dvanced Whammy
  • Arpeggiator
  • Classic Whammy
  • Crystal Echoes
  • Custom Shifter
  • Dual Chromatic
  • Dual Detune
  • Dual Detune Delay
  • Dual Diatonic
  • Octave Divider
  • Quad Chromatic
  • Quad Chromatic Delay
  • Quad Detune
  • Quad Diatonic
  • Quad Diatonic Delay
  • Virtual Capo

Any of the quad modes gives you a way to pitch your signal 4 ways.
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sorry still reading on this unit, but that also means in one pitch block I can recall 4 different versions at anytime right? Same with any other block?
 
Orvillain said:
Really what I want to see from Fractal next is more glitchy/granular/fuck-shit-up effects
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I was going to ask this next, is there any of that fuck shit up effects like chase bliss stuff (but im assuming with lfo/modifier stuff it can do crazy?), and ugh I see only 1 synth thing and I am assuming mono right? It's 2025, and if eventide, meris, boss and even mooer can do polyphony stuff than why aren't we seeing fractal, helix doing this stuff yet geez!
 
We need a Slicer in the Fractal family. I know there's a sequencer and it will do all sorts of stuff but it is a tedious programming job. There needs to be a random button in the sequencer interface. Hit it and watch the sliders do something i.e transport themselves to various levels. Instead of me doing it one by one. :facepalm

And as for guitar synths in 2025? Come on Boss...release an SY800 already.
 
mchad said:
We need a Slicer in the Fractal family. I know there's a sequencer and it will do all sorts of stuff but it is a tedious programming job. There needs to be a random button in the sequencer interface. Hit it and watch the sliders do something i.e transport themselves to various levels. Instead of me doing it one by one. :facepalm

And as for guitar synths in 2025? Come on Boss...release an SY800 already.
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I don't see sy-800 until maybe 2026 / 2027. I mean they just put out gm-800 and vg-800 not even within 2 yrs time! That is like a record with boss lol. Usually it's 5 years or more lol.

Speaking of Boss though.... This VP4 looks like a boss design haha.

Back on track with VP4, so this sequencer, can it be applied to any effects and can you add lfo/modifers too it as well or whatever? Sorry I am new to fractal, never had a product by them until this shows up.
 
BROCKSTAR said:
Are the pitch stuff on par with eventide H90 or better? That is one thing I loved about H90 was the pitch / delay / reverbs. I do NOT care for the pitch stuff in my helix.
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Fractal effects definitely rank in that Eventide echelon, it will be down to personal preferences IMHO.

I do find Helix pitch effects to be really really good though. Poly Capo alone is worth the price of admission.
 
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