Chiguete
Experienced
For me it's not a dealbreaker at all but I really wish I had Pitch blocks because I would basicly have them on ALL my presets and I would never use a bunch of the other effects bocks so I think I can live with that CPU usage.
For me it's not a dealbreaker at all but I really wish I had Pitch blocks because I would basicly have them on ALL my presets and I would never use a bunch of the other effects bocks so I think I can live with that CPU usage.
Nobody from Fractal has said why, and I seriously doubt it's a CPU issue.
This! Especially if the channels will have gapless switching, 90% of my presets will have only one amp.
Oh YEHA, with gapless switching not many people would be using a second amp unless they want to blend tones but I guess that would be the minority, so lets have the option to use that CPU power for something else like having 2 Pitch Blocks
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That's definitely possible, depending on a few circumstances.
Thank You
Just two pitch blocks that you can configure like the single pitch block. I play a lot of 80s rock and you need both.
Moke has come up with a crafty routing method to allow you to place the Pitch block in 2 positions on the grid depending on what you want to do.
"So this could be put to bed…"?
Yep, and it's also possible to use a different block as a stand-in 'Detune' effect to leave the Pitch block for other duties.
This is very understandable, however, it is still inconvenient in a lot of scenarios. The simple fact of using the pitch block to use a Virtual Capo will not allow you to have "post" pitch effects (like detune, harmonizers, or crystals)."So this could be put to bed…"?
CPU usage and latency in the Pitch block page in the Wiki explains why it's not easily done and I recommend reading it, but in short, pitch detection adds latency.
It would be nice to see a Poll and see what the people have to say.
All of those things are irrelevant until and unless Fractal says it's possible...
I am 100% aware of that. I've used both the Chorus and Multi-Delay in 1210 mode to add "the grease" instead of the dual-pitch detune as an alternative, but using "alternatives" in a +$1600 unit is a bit sad.
There's a lot to be said for using application-specific hardware. Loopers are a similar situation.
Using "alternatives" that exist among SO many other features included in that $1600 unit. It's not a dedicated pitch shifter, it's a full-blown modeler, something that a pitch shifter pedal isn't. We have no idea how much the estimated value and savings of the FM9 are compared to the analog hardware it's replacing, but it's going to dwarf the bang for the buck and that gap keeps getting bigger with every firmware update.
Polls are interesting, but are hardly accurate because the people responding are only a small subset of those using the modelers and are only, at best, those who read that thread. In other words, "what the people had to say" will not be representative of the general population using the unit, so it can't be used to sway development.
That's exactly what I did and it works just fine. In fact, thinking about it rationally, it works well enough that I have to admit it's silly for me to keep asking for another pitch block. So I'll stop
How does it work compared to the Virtual Capo in the FM9?That's exactly what I did and it works just fine. In fact, thinking about it rationally, it works well enough that I have to admit it's silly for me to keep asking for another pitch block. So I'll stop
Yes we at least could have the option for two pitch blocks. So you could decide for yourself if the latency is too much or not. Or use a simpler chain if you want to use two pitch blocks. Cause now if you want a Whammy combined with pitch shifting or Virtual Capo combined with pitch shifting you can't do it. Which I think is rather limited for an expensive piece of gear like the FM9 is. So basically it forces you to buy an extra pedal if you want this, and that means setting up more stuff and bringing another piece of gear to gigs, which makes it more cumbersome.
