New Fractal speculation thread

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

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[Boudoir Guitar]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

A dedicated amp/cab box would be super compelling with actual dedicated tone stack knobs. A dedicated amp/cab box without actual dedicated tone stack knobs would be . . . just keep using my Axe Fx III until the FM0 comes out.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Axe 4 but I’m not sure how much different it could be. The interface is as simple as it could be considering what it needs to do and it has all the connections already. I still want an FR FR that sounds like a good amp.

Have you tried the Laneys?

 

[timbuck3]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

Wouldnt an fm9 give you all this amd more in about same size/ cost

 

[yeky83]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

Nice! What do you use to render this stuff and how long does it take to put this together?

Looks like there's enough space to make it a three-footswitch box...?
I do wonder if they'll reuse this UI. Seems likely but also limits the variety of products they can put out in this space.

 

[nicolasrivera]

Wouldnt an fm9 give you all this amd more in about same size/ cost

Could be, but if you already had FXs and only needed Fractal amps…. well

Nice! What do you use to render this stuff and how long does it take to put this together?

Looks like there's enough space to make it a three-footswitch box...?
I do wonder if they'll reuse this UI. Seems likely but also limits the variety of products they can put out in this space.

Modeling i use Sketchup, rendering is Keyshot. Both are compatible with each other and both are super fast. Keyshot uses a real time rendering preview, all of the readers i post are not actual renders but screenshot of the realtime preview window. Takes just seconds or a few minutes to look good

 

[saarangnarayan]

Could be, but if you already had FXs and only needed Fractal amps…. well

Absolutely 100% this.

I have gigs where I just need a clean amp, cab, slight reverb (usually Plate but can live with Room or Hall) and a clean boost for solos kind of rig. No jiggery-pokery with modulations or delays or anything else. I’ll ditch my FM3 if something as compact as that comes out from Fractal. I already have the Axe Fx III for other setups and tones and scenarios!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Absolutely 100% this.

I have gigs where I just need a clean amp, cab, slight reverb (usually Plate but can live with Room or Hall) and a clean boost for solos kind of rig. No jiggery-pokery with modulations or delays or anything else. I’ll ditch my FM3 if something as compact as that comes out from Fractal. I already have the Axe Fx III for other setups and tones and scenarios!

Once you add external power supply - how much would you save in terms of size/weight?

 

[Someoldqueenorother]

Wouldnt an fm9 give you all this amd more in about same size/ cost

Uh huh. I don't want an all-in-one box.

 

[bigmenace]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

Yes, literally would!
I don't need to drown myself in the abundance of FX. All I want is superb quality Fractal amp-cab sounds, that none of the other manufacturers offer (debatable, but I am not up for a debate).

Oh and it has to be cheaper than a FM3 as well and with that I have taken it too far..

 

[Piing]

I want these two combined together. FAS quality guitar/pickup modelling.
In a small floor unit, of course.

Now I use this for gigs and rehearsals:

I would like to add the SY-1000, but it would be toooo looong

 

[Joshual-L]

What about a pedal smaller than the VP4 but only with Amps and Cabs?

Love it but why 2 switches where you can put 3 ?

 

[Whizzinby]

At this point the only thing that matters to me in the Fractalverse is plugins.

 

[Rock Chalk]

At this point the only thing that matters to me in the Fractalverse is plugins.

According to Cliff, you'll be waiting a long time.

 

[Whizzinby]

According to Cliff, you'll be waiting a long time.

For sure. I hope this view doesn’t eventually come back to bite them in the ass long term, because it’s a great platform otherwise. (Minus the plug aversion, tablet editors etc)

 

[nicolasrivera]

Taken in consideration some of your comments... here it is VAC3.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Taken in consideration some of your comments... here it is VAC3.

See? Now this is some cool speculation and ideas.

 

[Joshual-L]

Taken in consideration some of your comments... here it is VAC3.

Shut up and take my money lol

 

[kalicoda]

They could cut the price way down by making the pedal smaller, no screen, more knobs, and shift buttons to control amp parameters. Companion software could control Dyna Cabs. Arrow buttons to control cab selection. Sell each amp model separately as expansions.

Everyone has a different need/want......but I think if it comes down to price, I'd get rid of the screen. Also, it would be enticing from a business standpoint to sell each model separately.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

At this point the only thing that matters to me in the Fractalverse is plugins.

They could cut the price way down by making the pedal smaller, no screen, more knobs, and shift buttons to control amp parameters. Companion software could control Dyna Cabs. Arrow buttons to control cab selection. Sell each amp model separately as expansions.

Everyone has a different need/want......but I think if it comes down to price, I'd get rid of the screen. Also, it would be enticing from a business standpoint to sell each model separately.

Nooooope.