Virtual Capo - what a blast

Jens973

Jens973

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havent used the virtual capo since a while - it was never "bad" but it used to feel a bit "odd".

Preparing for a sub-git job next week I need some songs to be up/down +/- 1 or 2 semitones. The virtual capo is now so much better than it used to be already - I feel "near" no difference - what a blast !
I am really happy to be part of the FAS World - thanks to all the team for great gear, support and so many improvements!
 
I like it too! I just wish there were more than 4 channels. The other thing is I wish I could program it to stay on when I leave a scene or not, because it seems to do that sometimes, and not others. But as far as tone, I'm very pleased with it. Within a band concept, it's unnoticeable and works very well. I like being able to go down, but even up without a capo is great. Often with a capo, if you bend a note it then messes up an actual capo with the bent string not returning correctly and puts you out of tune. So this capo feature is terrific.
 
you can check the "ignore scene" switch in each channel of the pitch block :-) - thats what I do, I have a dedicated footswitch for active/deactive the pitch block and same footswitch but long press cycles through the channels - each channel different tuning :-)
 
Jens973 said:
havent used the virtual capo since a while - it was never "bad" but it used to feel a bit "odd".

Preparing for a sub-git job next week I need some songs to be up/down +/- 1 or 2 semitones. The virtual capo is now so much better than it used to be already - I feel "near" no difference - what a blast !
I am really happy to be part of the FAS World - thanks to all the team for great gear, support and so many improvements!
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No no, that can't be true. Some people on other forums say the VC is worthless, so you are all wrong. ;)
 
yek said:
No no, that can't be true. Some people on other forums say the VC is worthless, so you are all wrong. ;)
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It's mind-boggling actually. I've compared it to the (supposedly vastly superior QC) and the QC glitches and stutters and sounds terrible in comparison. Either I'm dong something wrong or they're doing something wrong. I suspect the latter.
 
iamdave said:
I like it too! I just wish there were more than 4 channels. The other thing is I wish I could program it to stay on when I leave a scene or not, because it seems to do that sometimes, and not others. But as far as tone, I'm very pleased with it. Within a band concept, it's unnoticeable and works very well. I like being able to go down, but even up without a capo is great. Often with a capo, if you bend a note it then messes up an actual capo with the bent string not returning correctly and puts you out of tune. So this capo feature is terrific.
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Scene Ignore is your friend.
 
It's funny, We're trying to attempt Dreams from VH and the singer goes, "Can we do this in a lower key?" Simple adjustment with the Capo, now I'm playing bass...LOL! Yeah, the VC works great, nice job Fractal Team!!
 
The VC really helps me if a singer asks for a lower key, when the usual key and tones need open strings. Sure, I could play a different chord voicing higher up the neck, but the tone wouldn’t be the same and string resonance wouldn’t be the same (duh).

Also, when playing “faux bass” using an octave drop, bass players have been complimentary about the tone…the VC is amazing.
 
Just want to add in here, I was using a Whammy DT on my pedal board and with this update and a little tweaking the Frac VC is much better than that. I can get rid of the pedal board and just carry the FM9 to practice and gigs instead of that heavy ass pedal board and I get back IN/OUT 3 :tearsofjoy: . Thanks for work on this one.
 
FractalAudio said:
It's mind-boggling actually. I've compared it to the (supposedly vastly superior QC) and the QC glitches and stutters and sounds terrible in comparison. Either I'm dong something wrong or they're doing something wrong. I suspect the latter.
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Yes i don't understand the complaints... The VC is perfect to me, and i'm very sensible to latency... I'm using it regulary for -2 and +3 shiftings on a 7 strings and it's really perfect
 
The VC has really opened up our setlist now that the other guitarist finally got a drop pedal. I don't think anything will beat guitars setup and tuned to specific tunings, but in the mix it's great. And so convenient.

Side note. I used to enjoy using Helix Natives VC more than fractals, but now when i use it i can barely stand it. In the end these are just tools and i use whichever works best regardless of brand. While Helix's VC is still the same as from last year, Fractal's has greatly improved. It wasn't until i compared the 2 last week that i realized how much different they are now.

I guess rose tinted glasses and all that?
 
Was just about to ask what the best way of doing a drop tune is, on the FM3 - other than doing it on the physical guitar of course.

I need to check this VC out - what settings do I need to go from standard pitch to E flat (half a step down I mean)?
 
Paulzx said:
Was just about to ask what the best way of doing a drop tune is, on the FM3 - other than doing it on the physical guitar of course.

I need to check this VC out - what settings do I need to go from standard pitch to E flat (half a step down I mean)?
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On Virtual Capo set Shift to -1. Set Pitch Tracking to "Chords". I tend to adjust tracking to 6, seems a bit more precise than 5 (could be all in my head tho!). Detector source as Input 1.
 
I still struggle with the VC in live situations. I use if for practicing and learning tunes (I have some guitars I leaved tuned down for specific gigs, but need to learn songs in standard) and am always aware of glitches and artifacts. They bug me, but I have tried them in a live rehearsal situation and it seems the others in the band don't notice much if anything in the mix. I have not tried it on an actual gig though.
 
I'm not familiar with any products other than FAS,
but with effects equivalent to other companies' virtual capos,
how much does the pitch wobble when performing picking harmonics + bends?

I'm concerned about the harmonics when using a virtual capo whilst playing metal.
 
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