Bob G
Inspired
1. Add > Option in the VP4 output section to send signal from the output of last effects block back into the input of the VP4 using an aux send control fader knob.
2. Add > Dual Mono (Stereo) IR loader
3. Add > Positioning the global EQ at the input stage of the signal chain to fine-tune the tone of incoming instrument signals before exaggerating insufferable midrange overtones with long reverbs and delays with long delay times and feedback.
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Notes
I use the effects loop blocks in my Axe-Fx units in creative ways without actually patching anything into the physical I/O of the unit's stereo FX Loop.
I like to create chains of ambient effects and then feed a controlled amount of the output of the last effect block back into the input of the first. Having control over the amount of feedback and putting low pass and high pass filters in between the send and return can create some really cool effects. Been doing this for ages with Axe-Fx units and would like to be able to do the same with VP4.
This functionality can enable the creation of amazing, wild, inspiring and innovative effects like the Recycle Knob control in the Soundtoys Effects Rack plugin, and like the complex reverb/delay network of the Strymon Night Sky pedal algorithms.
Having a dual Cab IR loader in stereo inside of the VP4 is a no-brainer.
The most practical use for having a stereo IR loader block is in creating an optimal signal chain for your VP4 and 3rd party amp pedals.
Starting out your signal chain with a single amp pedal like the Friedman IR-X or ToneX, with the internal IR in those pedals bypassed, so you're just getting the sound of preamp/power amp sections of the total amplifier sound; then coming out of your single amp pedal into the stereo VP4 effects, then sending the whole thing into a left / right pair of "cabinets" using the proposed [Dual IR Block] at the end of the VP4 effects chain. Essentially this would give you the sound of having your stereo VP4 effects patched into two amplifier effects loops (two amplifiers of the same type/sound), and then coming out of the stereo effects loop into left/right cabinets.
It's a huge and glorious stereo sound. An alternative but ideal way to setup the VP4 with a 3rd party amp-in-a-pedal like the Friedman IR series for a fully stereo rig feeding the speakers with your stereo effects.
You can also turn the IR on in your amp pedal and have the effects running post amp, but many creative musicians prefer the sound of the effects going through the guitar speakers because the guitar speakers have a way of fusing the effects and the dry guitar tone together more into a very characterized and encapsulated guitar sound that finds its place in the mix more specifically.
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Thanks for reading @FractalAudio
I'm loving VP4 so far. Haven't had a single technical issue even on original firmware. I decided to use provided power adapter and glad I did.
Thank you to everyone at Fractal Audio who built my VP4 with care. The cost of VP4 is more than fair and comes with the satisfaction of buying from a company that supports workers in their own country. The VP4 I received is of superior build quality.
2. Add > Dual Mono (Stereo) IR loader
3. Add > Positioning the global EQ at the input stage of the signal chain to fine-tune the tone of incoming instrument signals before exaggerating insufferable midrange overtones with long reverbs and delays with long delay times and feedback.
______________________________________________________
Notes
I use the effects loop blocks in my Axe-Fx units in creative ways without actually patching anything into the physical I/O of the unit's stereo FX Loop.
I like to create chains of ambient effects and then feed a controlled amount of the output of the last effect block back into the input of the first. Having control over the amount of feedback and putting low pass and high pass filters in between the send and return can create some really cool effects. Been doing this for ages with Axe-Fx units and would like to be able to do the same with VP4.
This functionality can enable the creation of amazing, wild, inspiring and innovative effects like the Recycle Knob control in the Soundtoys Effects Rack plugin, and like the complex reverb/delay network of the Strymon Night Sky pedal algorithms.
Having a dual Cab IR loader in stereo inside of the VP4 is a no-brainer.
The most practical use for having a stereo IR loader block is in creating an optimal signal chain for your VP4 and 3rd party amp pedals.
Starting out your signal chain with a single amp pedal like the Friedman IR-X or ToneX, with the internal IR in those pedals bypassed, so you're just getting the sound of preamp/power amp sections of the total amplifier sound; then coming out of your single amp pedal into the stereo VP4 effects, then sending the whole thing into a left / right pair of "cabinets" using the proposed [Dual IR Block] at the end of the VP4 effects chain. Essentially this would give you the sound of having your stereo VP4 effects patched into two amplifier effects loops (two amplifiers of the same type/sound), and then coming out of the stereo effects loop into left/right cabinets.
It's a huge and glorious stereo sound. An alternative but ideal way to setup the VP4 with a 3rd party amp-in-a-pedal like the Friedman IR series for a fully stereo rig feeding the speakers with your stereo effects.
You can also turn the IR on in your amp pedal and have the effects running post amp, but many creative musicians prefer the sound of the effects going through the guitar speakers because the guitar speakers have a way of fusing the effects and the dry guitar tone together more into a very characterized and encapsulated guitar sound that finds its place in the mix more specifically.
______________________________________________________
Thanks for reading @FractalAudio
I'm loving VP4 so far. Haven't had a single technical issue even on original firmware. I decided to use provided power adapter and glad I did.
Thank you to everyone at Fractal Audio who built my VP4 with care. The cost of VP4 is more than fair and comes with the satisfaction of buying from a company that supports workers in their own country. The VP4 I received is of superior build quality.
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