Could you post a pic of what the onboard UI for the Multitap delay looks like? I haven't seen this in any videos afaik. As a Strymon Volante fan, that was a block that sounded great for similar things but was just a total pain in the ass to work with on the Axe-Fx 3 without Axe-Edit.
My phone photos are crappy quality so I made you some drawings :-) Last one though, because I need to go do what Cliff calls "REAL WORK"
The concept behind the MTD is that everything you REALLY NEED is knobs on a single page. If it were an analog pedal, what would it absolutely need? Here's an example:
(Note: Master Pan is Stereo Spread, essential in an effect that can be wildly stereo but will be used in mono by MANY people on the VP4.)
Across the 30+ types of MTD, there are a few variations of what felt right and tested well for this page. For example, the "Sweep" flavors needed Rate and Depth and Q. The "Tape" flavors needed Motor Speed. And so on.
Then, you get a second page for most types. Not quite "Expert" but more than a vanilla pedal would have. It's a very simple MATRIX that does this cool thing where SELECT changes the parameter by row, and ABCD control that setting for each of the four delay taps.
It all fits nicely in one page with no hidden params or scrolling:
PS: It uses the same sized font as every other parameter on the VP4, so if you're like me, you can wear one pair of glasses and know you'll be OK
Finally, there's what we call the "Bonus" page, because Neal Schon will really really want an easy way to attach a pedal to "Input Gain". So to round things out, we added simple tone controls, plus a "one-knob ducker" (which is a very FUN feature and underutilized by most MTD tweakers of our more complex products):
We placed these and other VP4 layouts before a whole range of real people covering a broad range of different effects experience. A literal old man who lives on the mountain by my house. Two kids from Berklee school of music. Some decidedly non-Fractal guys who play in a cover band. Some bedroom player types. Some "all-vintage" cats in Texas who hang out with Austin Buddy. Several endorsing artists and/or their techs. The G66 gang. The Independent contingent. A veritable Mandlebrot of Fractal Audio beta tester regulars. Conclusion: the VP4 works. And as you know, Fractal Audio is certainly committed to constant improvement. (But let's let the paint dry first, eh?)
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