Valeton VDS Series: dual-engine stereo delay, mod and pitch pedals

Three compact stereo pedals make up Valeton's new VDS Series, and each one runs two effect engines side by side. The VDS-1d pairs delay with reverb, the VDS-2d stacks two modulation engines, and the VDS-3d combines two pitch voices. All three have stereo inputs and outputs, a metal enclosure, and bypass that can be set to true or buffered.

What each pedal does

On the VDS-1d, mini toggles pick Standard, BBD or Tape delay and Hall, Plate or Spring reverb, and a third switch adds Shimmer to the reverb. Delay and reverb get their own mix knobs, and the reverb section also has Decay and a high-pass Filter. Holding the RVB footswitch freezes the reverb tail, which Valeton pitches as a way to sustain an ambient layer under your playing, while holding DLY enters tap tempo.

The VDS-2d splits six modulation types across its two engines: MOD 1 switches between flanger, chorus and phaser, and MOD 2 between rotary, filter and tremolo. A toggle sets series or parallel routing, and each engine has its own SPD and Depth knobs. Morph 1 sets the MOD 1 mix in series mode or the blend between the engines in parallel, while Morph 2 changes with the MOD 2 type, moving the rotary mic position, the filter frequency or the tremolo shape. Either footswitch can be held for tap tempo; Valeton lists independent tap tempo per engine, and its launch video mentions syncing the two.

On the VDS-3d, Pitch A steps from unison up to two octaves above, while Pitch B covers the same intervals downward. An A/B Wet knob balances the two voices and a Dry knob sets the level of the unaffected signal. Holding the CTRL footswitch glides along one of three paths chosen on a toggle (A to B, B to A, or both voices down to unison), and releasing it glides back, with Rise and Fall setting how long each move takes.

Watch the launch video

Video: Valeton, “Valeton VDS Series | Dual Engines. Unlimited Creativity. | Official Launch”

All three pedals are listed as in stock in Valeton's official shop, and the full feature rundown is on the VDS Series page. Specs for each model are on our VDS-1d, VDS-2d and VDS-3d pages.