Valeton announces VDS series of three dual-engine pedals
October 28, 2026 · 2 sources
Valeton announced the VDS series on October 28, 2026: three compact pedals built on a shared dual-engine layout, with two independent effect engines in each unit12. The models are the VDS-1d, which combines delay and reverb; the VDS-2d, with two modulation engines; and the VDS-3d, with two pitch shifter voices12.
All three share a metal housing measuring 100 x 96 x 45 mm and weighing 449 g, and run on 9 V DC with center-negative polarity at 300 mA1. A USB-C port is present on all three but serves only for firmware updates1. Bypass can be set to true bypass or to a buffered bypass that preserves effect tails1. The user manuals state that the series has no preset memories, no MIDI connection and no expression pedal input1.
The VDS-1d gives delay and reverb their own footswitches, DLY and RVB, and each engine has a three-position switch for its type1. The delay offers Digital (Standard), BBD (analog simulation) and Tape modes, with TIME/DIV, FB and D-MIX controls; holding DLY engages tap tempo, at which point TIME/DIV selects the rhythmic subdivision1. The reverb offers Hall, Plate and Spring types with DECAY, FILTER and R-MIX controls, a dedicated switch for shimmer that adds to whichever reverb type is selected, and a Freeze function engaged by holding RVB1.
The VDS-2d has two modulation engines, MOD 1 and MOD 2, each with its own footswitch: MOD 1 can be flanger, chorus or phaser, and MOD 2 offers rotary, filter or tremolo, for six effects in total1. Each engine has SPD and DEPTH controls and its own tap tempo, engaged by holding the corresponding button, and a central switch sets the engines to run in series or in parallel1. Two MORPH potentiometers handle interaction between the engines: in series, MORPH 1 controls the MOD 1 mix; in parallel, it sets the balance between MOD 1 and MOD 21. MORPH 2 changes function with the MOD 2 effect, simulating microphone position on the rotary speaker, adjusting filter frequency, or moving the tremolo waveform from triangular to square1.
The VDS-3d has two pitch shifter voices: PITCH A operates only at upward intervals and PITCH B only downward1. Available intervals per voice are unison, minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, octave and two octaves1. Main controls are DRY and A/B WET, and a three-mode switch sets Glide to A to B, B to A or A+B; holding CTRL slides one voice to the other, or both to unison, and releasing it returns the signal to its previous state, with RISE and FALL setting the glide times1. With the effect off and buffered bypass selected, holding CTRL slides from the dry signal to the chosen voice1. According to Valeton, these mechanisms are intended for harmonies, octave textures, ambient transitions, and pitch bends and sweeps1.