Setup > Footswitches - Fractal VP4 Owner's Manual

VP4 OWNER'S MANUAL
SETUP > Footswitches
The footswitch page allows you to designate how Press & Hold works on the VP4.
Note: The default "Gig Mode" (see p. 6) has a press and hold function on every footswitch. This causes effects and other tap functions to fire when you release the
switch instead of when you tap it. You can completely disable all press and hold function, or even assign custom functions using Press & Hold Mode, below.
PARAMETER Description
Press & Hold Mode Selects between available options for global press and hold footswitch functions.
Disabled - Disables all press and hold functions. Every operation must be executed using the knobs, buttons, and tap switches.
Gig Mode - Selects a ready-to-play set of custom press-and-hold functions. See
Custom Mode - Allows you to select between various options for press and hold on the four switches.
Hold Timeout This sets the time limit before any Hold function is fired, beginning from the moment the switch is depressed. When a Hold function is
0.25 – 2.00 Seconds assigned, a Tap function fires if the switch is released before the press and hold timeout elapses.
Tap a switch WITHOUT
time time time
Tap function fires at the
moment you tap the switch,
just like an analog pedal.
Custom Press & Hold 1 These four parameters provide the option to assign optional global Press & Hold functions to the four footswitches of the VP4.
Custom Press & Hold 2 These options are shown when Press & Hold Mode is set to "CUSTOM". IMPORTANT: Any custom assignment is global across every mode.
Custom Press & Hold 3
 Disabled – The selected footswitch has no hold function. It's tap function fires at the moment the switch is depressed.
Custom Press & Hold 4
 Mode Select – The mode select screen is displayed, just as if you had pressed HOME + SAVE.
 Preset Mode, Scene Mode, FX Mode, Tuner Mode – The VP4 changes to the designated mode.
 Bank +1, Bank -1 – The VP4 switches to the next or previous bank. When you change banks, the same preset number
from the new bank is automatically loaded (e.g., if C3 is selected and you switch to Bank D, D3 will load).
 Preset +1, Preset -1 – The VP4 switches to the next or previous Preset.
 Scene +1, Scene -1 – The VP4 switches to the next or previous Scene.
 Channel Picker – Shows the 4-button "Channel Picker" for the corresponding effect. For example, if this function
is assigned to switch 3, holding Switch 3 = will show the channel picker for the effect in slot 3.
 VP4 Bypass - Engages analog bypass for the VP4.
Tap a switch WITH
a Hold function
Press and Hold Timeout
(0.50 seconds by default)
time time time
A Hold function DELAYS the
Tap function until you release
the switch, as long as this
happens before the Timeout.
THE SETUP MENU
a Hold function
Press and Hold Timeout
(0.50 seconds by default)
time
When you hold a switch, its
HOLD function fires once the
Timeout
function does not fire.
p. 6 for full details.
Hold Function
Under a Tap Switch
time time
runs out. The Tap
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