New Fractal speculation thread

[FracKing]

Next year is FAS' 20th anniversary, kind of...!?
Why not secretly first crank out a new gen for Xmas 2025?
Cliff may be misleading us w/o really lying...! (one of those pipeline units may be near ready or can come after)
I was thinking it would be a few years (which would be more than fine with me), but this possible anniversary makes me wonder...
OTOH, they can play with what year is the official 20th...

 

[laxu]

Next year is FAS' 20th anniversary, kind of...!?
Why not secretly first crank out a new gen for Xmas 2025?
Cliff may be misleading us w/o really lying...! (one of those pipeline units may be near ready or can come after)
I was thinking it would be a few years (which would be more than fine with me), but this possible anniversary makes me wonder...
OTOH, they can play with what year is the official 20th...

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Axe-Fx Standard reissue. It will support only the first firmware version, and will be non-upgradeable. Vintage modeler, baby!

 

[nicolasrivera]

Axe-Fx Standard reissue. It will support only the first firmware version, and will be non-upgradeable. Vintage modeler, baby!

And in sparkle purple please!

 

[Joshual-L]

I’m a huge Fractal fan. But, rehashing their products into smaller, cheaper, and dumber stuff isn’t the best thing IMHO. A premium brand should stay focused there. Will be interesting to watch where this all goes.

They’re still high end fractal products.

The VP4 is far from a fm3 effect only.

I would have to have the same thing but like amp/cab capabilities of the axe3 in a pedal format.

I already own an fm3 and having more amp/cab capabilities without having to buy an fm9 will be a blessing

 

[the swede]

Honestly. I really think they (not only fractal) should put a shoe in the ass of the “amp in a box” trend. The thing is, that is what many want, and UA went berserk on that… although in a very weird way (no midi, no headphones, hidden behind app features and so on). It wouldn’t be a bad idea to further put things in “segments”. Effects is one thing, amp and cabs is one thing, flagship everything in one… is one thing. Maybe even capture/profiling is its own thing (Kemper and Neural did so.

My point is. The end of pedalboard amp/cab in a box(pedal) is a very big thing. For many.

A fractal amp/cab pedal would def kick my Walrus ass. So would a L6 if done seriously (not a Pod Express).

Just my opinions… I think fractal should do it.

FM1!

 

[holoholo]

Honestly. I really think they (not only fractal) should put a shoe in the ass of the “amp in a box” trend. The thing is, that is what many want, and UA went berserk on that… although in a very weird way (no midi, no headphones, hidden behind app features and so on). It wouldn’t be a bad idea to further put things in “segments”. Effects is one thing, amp and cabs is one thing, flagship everything in one… is one thing. Maybe even capture/profiling is its own thing (Kemper and Neural did so.

My point is. The end of pedalboard amp/cab in a box(pedal) is a very big thing. For many.

A fractal amp/cab pedal would def kick my Walrus ass. So would a L6 if done seriously (not a Pod Express).

Just my opinions… I think fractal should do it.

FM1!

Good god all of this. Say it louder for people in the back.

 

[the swede]

Good god all of this. Say it louder for people in the back.

And here I was expecting this

 

[Hapless]

And here I was expecting this

You kept hohololololotrollollololololol's wife's name out your mouth, so you were good.

 

[norminal]

I’m guessing the next device is an amp and cab only unit with similar footprint and simplicity as the VP-4, that will integrate seamlessly with it via S/PDIF.

 

[timbuck3]

I’m a huge Fractal fan. But, rehashing their products into smaller, cheaper, and dumber stuff isn’t the best thing IMHO. A premium brand should stay focused there. Will be interesting to watch where this all goes.

well...the vp4 kinda replaces the fx8 effects only unit so it already was something fractal had and just improved upon.

 

[GTR37]

I’m guessing the next device is an amp and cab only unit with similar footprint and simplicity as the VP-4, that will integrate seamlessly with it via S/PDIF.

that's a good guess I think

 

[[Nathan]]

If this thread doesn’t hit 500 pages then we’ve all collectively failed

 

[toneseeker911]

Almost certainly amp+cab. The only questions are on what the limitations will be.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I’m guessing the next device is an amp and cab only unit with similar footprint and simplicity as the VP-4, that will integrate seamlessly with it via S/PDIF.

W/ handheld device connectivity over BlueTooth.

 

[TSJMajesty]

And the amps' various channels/modes will be modeled after their counterparts, unlike the way FAS does them now, with individual models.

 

[norminal]

W/ handheld device connectivity over BlueTooth.

I’d still love for one you VP4 owners to snap a few gut shots to see if a Bluetooth chip is hiding inside.

 

[namathan_zirwir]

I’m a huge Fractal fan. But, rehashing their products into smaller, cheaper, and dumber stuff isn’t the best thing IMHO. A premium brand should stay focused there. Will be interesting to watch where this all goes.

This is the only product they have ever released, that is a bit of a head scratcher to me. I mean they always talk about how terrible the FX8 sold, but give me one any day over this.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I’d still love for one you VP4 owners to snap a few gut shots to see if a Bluetooth chip is hiding inside.

Cliff wants to do it (so he will), or I doubt he'd have put those qualifications in his employment ad.

 

[James Freeman]

+1 for Amp+Cab+IR box.

It will be tough for Fractal to decide what blocks should be included/excluded.
Gate, Drive and Parametric EQ are core tone shaping tools and are essential imo, the rest is 'effects' in my book.

 

[deepskyone]

If this thread doesn’t hit 500 pages then we’ve all collectively failed