Panda Audio Announces the Future Impact V4 Pedal

Panda Audio Future Impact V4 PedalPanda Audio has once again refined the Future Impact with a fourth revision. The highly versatile pedal gives you synthesizer sounds as well as an octaver, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, envelope filter, wah-wah, tremolo, reverb, and more.

The Future Impact V4 changes things up with a new hardware platform and a ton of enhancements. New features include 32-bit ultra-low-noise analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, new app-based software, improved pitch tracking, hard sync between oscillators, and on-pedal edits that can be saved in program memories. Panda also made it backward compatible with all previous Deep Impact and Future Impact patches.

The Panda Audio Future Impact V4 is out now for $399.

Panda Audio Future Impact V4 Pedal Features:

New, improved 32-bit A/D/A converters provide extremely high-quality sound with low noise
CV/Gate output to drive analog synthesizers accurately from either audio or MIDI input
Sturdier knobs made from solid metal for longer life
Parameter dial now has an extended range for more sound variations
Superior pitch tracking offers an even further reduced latency and increased sensitivity
Oscillator Sync opens a completely new sonic world by creating harmonically complex sounds
On-pedal edits can be saved into patch data
Long release gives the full ADSR cycle for the audio-triggered sounds as well
63 new Flexi curves
On-the-fly octave transposition
Full midiBeam 4Control integration
Fresh Editor software look with improved workflow
On-screen Mod Wheel within the Editor software.

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