Valeton VDS Series: 3 Dual-Engine Effects for Pitchshifting, Modulation, and Delay/Reverb
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Valeton VDS Series: 3 Dual-Engine Effects for Pitchshifting, Modulation, and Delay/Reverb · Source: Valeton
And now for something entirely non-NAM, non-multi-effect, non-amp-related: The Valeton VDS Series. The three pedals all come with two engines that each house three effect types. At just 119 euros, these three true-stereo pedals look like the perfect budget solution for covering one area of effects.
The new VDS series
Valeton VDS Series VDS-2D Dual Modulation
The first one in the Valeton VDS Series is called Dual Modulation. As mentioned, the core principle of all three pedals is featuring two engines of similar effects. In engine 1 you have the choice between phaser, flanger (I assume this is what Phase refers to), and chorus, whereas engine 2 featurs ether roatry, filter (envelope), or tremolo.
Each engine can be triggered with one of the footswitches, with (that’s rare) separate tap tempo settings per engine. For the controls, the SPD dials set each effect’s speed, DEPTH sets the intensity. The two MORPH dials have different functions, depending on where the switches sit.
If you’re running the two engines in series (STEREO), MORPH 1 sets the dry/wet mix of engine 1. If you set the switch in the middle to parallel, you can use it to set the ratio between engine 1 and 2. With MORPH 2, you change settings either for rotary (virtual mic position on the rotary speaker), filter (cutoff), or tremolo (waveform), depending on where the third switch is set.
VDS-1D Delay & Reverb
The second pedal von the Valeton VDS series, which are all true stereo (stereo in and stereo out) by the way, offers three delay types and three reverb types. For reverb, you have the choice between hall, plate and spring reverb, plus an optional shimmer reverb for octave-up ambient vibes.
Here you get controls for the reverb time (decay), tone (FILTER) and dry/wet (R-MIX). And if you hold the footswitch for the reverb engine, you can freeze the reverb tail for even more ambient vibes. For the delay engine, you get a digital delay (STANDARD), a BBD, and a tape delay.
Here you set the rate through TIME/DIV, the feedback through DB, and the dry/wet through D-MIX. Holding the right footswitch lets you change to the tap tempo mode. And if you hold both footswitches while powering on (this counts for all three Valeton VDS series pedals), you can switch between true bypass and buffered bypass.
VDS-3D Dual Pitch Shifter
This one is my personal highlight of the Valeton VDS series. I’m a sucker for effects that get you into alien territory. Which it can. But it also offers loads of pitch-shifting options for classic harmonizing workflows. Here, the two engines don’t include different pitch-shifting types, but different intervals.
So, this looks and sounds a lot like a polyphonic pitch-shifter. With the two PITCH dials you set each engine’s interval, A WET B sets the volume ratio between the two, and with DRY you set how loud your unprocessed signal is.
In addition, the VDS-3D offers three unique glide modes, you set with the little switch and the controls for RISE (how fast the glide happens) and FALL (how quickly it goes back).
How much do the pedals from the Valeton VDS series cost?
Here’s the kicker: each effect from the Valeton VDS series costs just 119 euros! You can pre-order VDS-1D*, VDS-2D*, or (and?) VDS-3D* now at Thomann.
Since all three’s status is “on request”, I’d expect delivery times to be at least two to three months. So you might have to be patient. But these seem very worth it!
More on the three pedals from Valeton
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