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Boss VF-1 Multiple FX unit Price Paid: $300 Interface/Connectivity 6/10 The boss VF-1 is a multiple fx unit designed with guitarists in mind. It is stored in a small 1/2 rack box (but it requires an adapter to actually rack up a pair of them.) The unit has a minimal interface consisting of a big detented knob and a small set of buttons, the only feedback comes from a relatively high resolution LCD. The LCD is not terribly bright, but it will show up in low light just fine. The VF-1 features a stereo analog in and out, as well as a mono high-z input on the front(designed with guitars in mind.) It features a digital output but no digital input. The input sensitivity is adjustable by a knob on the front, it is a little shakey, and it is occasionally difficult to keep the left and right side even. As well, the mono guitar input will only emit a through signal on one channel of the stereo output. Navigating between the various effects is handled in a somewhat inflexible way. FX chains are organized into "Multis" which contain a sieries of individually mutable effects. An example of a multi would be "Guitar Multi 1" Which contains the following effects chain Compressor->EQ->Amp Simulator->Noise Supressor->MOD(chorus/flanger/Phaser and many more)->Delay->Reverb. Some of these FX can be repositioned in the chain so you can put the amp at the end of the chain, or the compressor inbetween the delay and the verb. Each FX module has a sieries of parameters that can be infdividually adjusted with the interface. As well these parameters can be assigned to MIDI controls for real time manipulation. The biggest problem with the system of presets, is that the factory presets cannot be erased. Sound 9/10 The boss sounds very good for its size and price. Especially good are the Amp simulations and the Tape echo emulator. The amp sims run the gamut from emulating small cabinet transistor amps to marshal stacks to various boss distortion pedals. The tape echo is unfortunately confined to its own multi and cannot be used anlong with amp sims or other effects. The other effects tend to be more utilitarian in sound than overwhelming, especially the reverbs, which though not lexicon quality sit well within a mix. I have personally used the VF-1 with guitar, bass, keyboards and Theremin. I find it to work well with all of them. overall 8/10 for its price the VF-1 offers a stellar package of effects. The lack of modularity and the sometimes annoying interface leave a bit to be desired, but for day to day use and experementation they do a hell of a job. Zaxxon fucked around with this message at 11:57 on Jun 15, 2005 |
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