Comments on: Eventide Stompboxes

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:20:19 +0000

I tried Time Factor, within a minimal techno dj set… awesome. This box has been trusted by some of the very finest musicians, and DJs (eg MaGdA). Pricey, but worth.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:32:45 +0000

I had some serious problems with the Time Factor. I got one early, traded is quickly.

Eventide is SOLID stuff, but the OS, updates, and MIDI implementation left me high and dry for some of my work.

Don’t discount these pedals at all, but do spend the time to test them out thoroughly if you plan on pushing the envelope. These are serious $, spend it wisely.

If you intend on using the MIDI sync I recommend you test that out in depth. As is the case with nearly all hardware pedals that accept MIDI, running as slave and taking a tempo change may not produce the results you desire.

In Eventide’s defense, MIDI as a time source leaves a lot to be desired. This was the root of my problems. And via this implementation variations on BPM do not operate as if in a perfect world.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:31:18 +0000

I think the Telemark is a future classic.

By: Computer Controlled

Computer Controlled — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:14:14 +0000

I really want a Time Factor. I used to have the Nova Delay, which i thought was really nice. So i can only imagine how good the TF sounds.

By: playrecords

playrecords — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:10:14 +0000

Im about to go for a TELEMARK…. And am looking at Eventide Space, Strymon Timeline, and also was considering TC Electronic Fireworx but am not sure…. Gonna check that Moog box now. Im loving hardware also. ; )

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:56:34 +0000

Nice… on a side note I’m also considering the Moog MF-108M Cluster Fluxx… a different animal but also a non-inexpensive hardware effects pedal.

By: Miguel Marcos

Miguel Marcos — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:02:06 +0000

I was on the verge of buying one, perhaps two of these babies but balked because of the price. I will in the future pursue them though. I won’t go for a bad substitute (I’ve got the iPad for that).

I would opt for either the Time Factor or Pitch Factor, then Mod Factor.

I think these effects are truly spectacular in tone and they appear to be well designed interface-wise, too.