I think I can help add some clarity here! I just installed the prebuilt ready to install vpm1 into my vp jr yesterday.
I’m getting that same distorted/sputtery sound at the initial part of the sweep. I’ve attached a video to demo it. I also throw on a drive just to make it a little more obvious.
I’ve also noticed that in the off position there is some signal pass. Not really a deal breaker but I wish there wasn’t. I’ve experimented with the treadle position several times during calibration to make sure the treadle isn’t all the way down at the start of calibration and still no difference. I agree with the other poster about the signal taking a few seconds to get completely quiet at the bottom position too. It is still audible though.
The distorted noise is my biggest thing. I do a lot of swells and I can hear that initial distortion/sputtery sound when I swell in notes. Even with washy reverb and delay added.
Couple considerations…
– I did disengage my comp, the sound is still there, so even if I put my comp before the volume pedal (which I don’t want to do), I know it’s still going to be there.
– I understand that the pedal being all the way down the sound is insanely quiet and probably not a factor, I still want it to cut out completely.