sarge
Power User
If they do you it will likely come at the cost of some CPU and may limit what you can do in a preset with a pitch block. So just keep that in mind.
If they do you it will likely come at the cost of some CPU and may limit what you can do in a preset with a pitch block. So just keep that in mind.
Yeah it would only be on an as-needed basis and exploring the idea of going to presets per each scene, utilizing the gapless swtiching
I tried an HX One in front of my AM4 for pitch shifting, but the noise floor on the HX was horrible and when used with a higher gain amp, added way too much noise.
What do you use 2 button hotobe switch for?
I tried a Zoom MS-50G (the original one) for pitch shifting (no poly capo, just harmonizing or octave) and worked decently and allowed me to offload even more effects. Drawback is that the OG Zoom (non +) has noticeable tone suck, so now planning on either figuring out a switching method to have a direct path to AM4 unaffected, or just setting it up on a separate (smaller) board with a few more drive pedals that I can plug in as an “auxiliary “ board when needed only.
This will be my setup once I finish setting up my MIDI controller - will post photos once it’s done!
I had an original CDR. The new Plus is much better re Tone suck, higher quality sound, and the Ply Pitch is reported to track pretty well. I am think th CDR+ would be great o nthe front end for a dedicated Compressor, Chorus, and Pitch in the chain, all on one preset. Then just use the Drives, Amp, Delay and Reverbs onthe AM4 as normal.
Good to know! I might looking into the CDR+ then as an option (love my OG, aside from tone suck).
Are the screws only for the feets ?
I actually decided and bought a Line 6 HX One pedal, used. I don't have it yet, but I think it will be the perfect compliment to the AM4, for a few reasons. I did contemplate the cost and going with a more capable FM3 at this point but I dont want the old interface(I have an FM9 already). The HX One is only one effect at a time, but it has advanced midi features so I should be able to send CCs to it on the scene changes to load any effect I want on the fly, unlike another block on the AM4 which is limited to the channels that are part of the block. Also, it has a great Poly Pitch/Capo. It also has great OD/distortions that are at least as good as Fractal (I had a Helix before), so I can stack Drives like I like doing. I can use a dedicated Chorus without sacrificing an AM4 block (Currently using the Delay Trick which sounds good, but I really need that Extra Delay channel to assign delay subdivisions since that parameter is not controllable via a modifier(Which really is needed). Lastly, it has an FX loop that can be assigned by preset, so if I can have it at the input, but then on specific preset effects, like Delay and Reverb) it will run thriugh the Insert loop of the AM4 (only in Mono though).
I removed the feet from the AM4 and VP4 because they were taller than the dual lock I wanted to use to secure the pedals to the board. The unit did not come apart, so I think it is safe to assume that the screws simply secure the feet to the pedal. You can see my board in post #52.
Sounds good. Curious on your experience with the Hx One as I recall it was a bit noise in front of amps from discussing with other folks.
Is the OCD just to save cpu, or is it a lot different from the Fractal version?
