Newsletter 2025 April
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April 3, 2025 at 1:53:59 PM PDT April 3, 2025 at 1:53:59 PM PDTrd, April 3, 2025 at 1:53:59 PM PDT
Product : Valeton VLP-400
Valeton's VLP-400 multi-track sampler offers independent control of recording and playback for both LOOP 1 and LOOP 2. Its built-in collaboration mode (SERIAL & FREE) lets you play two loops in parallel or switch between them, making it easy to shape your performance.In SERIAL mode, when both LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 contain music segments, you can use the footswitch to control the seamless switching between them. In FREE mode, LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 operate entirely independently, with no impact on each other's recording duration. It's like having two fully functional, separate loopers.
The VLP-400 supports intelligent doubling of overdubs, allowing you to record over the existing track multiple times. Each overdub can be controlled to be an exact multiple of the current loop duration.
Compared to the VLP-200, the VLP-400 introduces ASSIGN knobs and ASSIGNABLE footswitches, offering more ways to shape your sound. With just a few knob twists, you can activate 7 effects on your loops, including OCATVE, REVERSE, FREEZE, HALF, FADE, ONCE, and SOLO.
The VLP-400 is equipped with a new 100-stereo drum machine that features 24-bit, 48 kHz high-quality sampling. Offering a variety of drum kits (rock, pop, jazz, electronic, metal, and more), this drum machine can be independently controlled using dedicated footswitches.
Features
- High-quality 32-bit/48 kHz recording and playback
- Dual-channel input/output (mono and stereo)
- Supports instrument and microphone input via combo XLR/TS jack
- Synchronizes with external devices via MIDI (IN/OUT)
- Independent footswitch control of LOOP 1 and LOOP 2
- 7 effects with ASSIGNABLE footswitch
- + many more!
Click here to learn more about the VLP-400.
Story: To Thine Own Self, Be True
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
–Polonius, Hamlet, Act-1, Scene-III, 78–82
Be true to yourself. Sage and sensible advice from the Bard himself. But what does "to thine own self be true" really mean? With the recent spate of life hack books ranging from advice on building habits, the art of not giving a f**k, and countless others, there exists a preponderance of opinions on how to be the best you.
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
–Polonius, Hamlet, Act-1, Scene-III, 78–82
Be true to yourself. Sage and sensible advice from the Bard himself. But what does "to thine own self be true" really mean? With the recent spate of life hack books ranging from advice on building habits, the art of not giving a f**k, and countless others, there exists a preponderance of opinions on how to be the best you.
Realize your full potential. Don’t cling to illusion. Consider that happiness is living in the present. Make today the day that you put your best effort towards building whatever it is you think you want out of this life. The one thing all successful people have in common is the amount of work and effort they put into developing their unique talent to its maximum potential. Without hard work there is rarely success. With hard work –deliberate practice– you can reach your full potential.
Living in the present is where you lose contact with your desires and connect with something deeper. A tree exists according to its nature. A bird exists according to its nature. Humans don’t always exist in a state that is true to our nature. We desire to belong, feel accepted, and receive recognition for our talent and accomplishments. Instead of existing true to our nature, we aspire to something outside of our nature. By our own choices and actions, we create desire and thereby our own discord.
Unhappiness is the distance between what we desire and reality. If we quell our desire and dwell more on what we control, we align ourselves closer to reality. When we lessen the gap, we reduce the amount of unhappiness. We control our thoughts, and for every thought that is a trigger, there is another that says right now we are OK. All that is required is patience and not acting on our first impulse.
Bottom Line: Be free. Love. Laugh. Be human.
Living in the present is where you lose contact with your desires and connect with something deeper. A tree exists according to its nature. A bird exists according to its nature. Humans don’t always exist in a state that is true to our nature. We desire to belong, feel accepted, and receive recognition for our talent and accomplishments. Instead of existing true to our nature, we aspire to something outside of our nature. By our own choices and actions, we create desire and thereby our own discord.
Unhappiness is the distance between what we desire and reality. If we quell our desire and dwell more on what we control, we align ourselves closer to reality. When we lessen the gap, we reduce the amount of unhappiness. We control our thoughts, and for every thought that is a trigger, there is another that says right now we are OK. All that is required is patience and not acting on our first impulse.
Bottom Line: Be free. Love. Laugh. Be human.