Post by 4real on Feb 10, 2014 2:20:18 GMT -5
Thought I'd give some first impressions of this pedal I got recently and only just got to ahve a play with today ~
It has an incredible number of features at an incerdible price and quite innovative in what it offers...
Its a solid metal unit with a small colour LCD panel that clearly shows the positions of the knobs (able to be saved into 9 presets) and a very cool feature. There are quite a few menu options also for true bypass or fet buffered options and stereo capabilities. There is a 40 second looper as well with the ability to overdub.
The 11 models are very good and useful. It's digital with 'analog modeling' but basically you have your usual digital delays, tape and analog and a few interesting 'quirks' like mod delay (kind of like a chorus but only on the repeats or the reverse which is a lot of fun, again only the delays are reversed...
There is a tap temkpo and 'sub-divisions' options options too.
The delays are
Analog
Tube echo
tape echo
slap back
digi delay
mod delay
multihead delay
Ping Pong
Pan delay
Reverse delay
and there is a unique 'tweak knob' that does varisou functions, say on the tube delay, the echos are disorted and this is variable as s the darkness of the repeats on other settings or the depth of the modulation or speed of panning and the like.
What is remarkable is the price ~ I paid $70 delivered via ebay new!!
The down sides, I was initially experiencing a lot of hiss but seem to have sorted out most of this now. Bear in mid I've been running it through my mini PA and acoustic guitar thing and after finding teh settings menu and trying things a bit, have got it pretty quiet now it seems.
As I am running a true stereo rig, there is a heap of different options for this kind of thing and going to take some time to get the most of it and what works with my solo style of fingerpicking, but is a very cool tool that has inspired some interesting things and going to be great when I work it all out ~ hope to give more details as things go on, but for thee price, not seen anything close. There is a MOD FORCE with the same kind of features (choruses, langers, tremolos, etc) and I believe a 'drive force' as well.
Im not sure how much I might get into 'looping' but it is a cool thing if done well, and for many make a great practice too to play against riffs and progressions and 40 sec is pretty long, the ability to overdub, and the screen shows when it is in record or overdub mode and a little play bar shows where one is in the 'cycle'.
Anyway, something to consider and clearly some of this technology has had a sudden decrease in price and some quite amazing features for somethingg this cheap, and very solid proper footswitches and metal casing ~
It has an incredible number of features at an incerdible price and quite innovative in what it offers...
TIME FORCE Multi Digital Delay:
A total of 11 delay models include tape, analog and reveres etc. provide best tone of full direction. Either instrument input or loop jacks of guitar amp can be connected to TIME FORCE with -10dB or +4dB input/out pad, and kill dry functions. Flexible I/O jacks detect the stereo and mono connections automatically, which enable more routing possibilities. 40 seconds in stereo loop station make the practice full of fun. Tail function makes effect sound fade out when the effect is off. Tap tempo with different sub division can input the delay time easily.
11 Delay effects
True stereo signal processing
Automatic I/O detecting circuit
Tail keeping function
Kill dry function
Up to 9 storable user presets plus manual mode
Individual TAP tempo function
Easy switching between manual and presets
Large color LCD panel (128x128), graphic interface making the overall operation easy and intuitive
New generation 32-bit DSP, high performance 24-bit 44.1 kHz AD/DA
Input/output level for send/return
Buffered or true bypass
Runs on battery or AC power
A total of 11 delay models include tape, analog and reveres etc. provide best tone of full direction. Either instrument input or loop jacks of guitar amp can be connected to TIME FORCE with -10dB or +4dB input/out pad, and kill dry functions. Flexible I/O jacks detect the stereo and mono connections automatically, which enable more routing possibilities. 40 seconds in stereo loop station make the practice full of fun. Tail function makes effect sound fade out when the effect is off. Tap tempo with different sub division can input the delay time easily.
11 Delay effects
True stereo signal processing
Automatic I/O detecting circuit
Tail keeping function
Kill dry function
Up to 9 storable user presets plus manual mode
Individual TAP tempo function
Easy switching between manual and presets
Large color LCD panel (128x128), graphic interface making the overall operation easy and intuitive
New generation 32-bit DSP, high performance 24-bit 44.1 kHz AD/DA
Input/output level for send/return
Buffered or true bypass
Runs on battery or AC power
Its a solid metal unit with a small colour LCD panel that clearly shows the positions of the knobs (able to be saved into 9 presets) and a very cool feature. There are quite a few menu options also for true bypass or fet buffered options and stereo capabilities. There is a 40 second looper as well with the ability to overdub.
The 11 models are very good and useful. It's digital with 'analog modeling' but basically you have your usual digital delays, tape and analog and a few interesting 'quirks' like mod delay (kind of like a chorus but only on the repeats or the reverse which is a lot of fun, again only the delays are reversed...
There is a tap temkpo and 'sub-divisions' options options too.
The delays are
Analog
Tube echo
tape echo
slap back
digi delay
mod delay
multihead delay
Ping Pong
Pan delay
Reverse delay
and there is a unique 'tweak knob' that does varisou functions, say on the tube delay, the echos are disorted and this is variable as s the darkness of the repeats on other settings or the depth of the modulation or speed of panning and the like.
What is remarkable is the price ~ I paid $70 delivered via ebay new!!
The down sides, I was initially experiencing a lot of hiss but seem to have sorted out most of this now. Bear in mid I've been running it through my mini PA and acoustic guitar thing and after finding teh settings menu and trying things a bit, have got it pretty quiet now it seems.
As I am running a true stereo rig, there is a heap of different options for this kind of thing and going to take some time to get the most of it and what works with my solo style of fingerpicking, but is a very cool tool that has inspired some interesting things and going to be great when I work it all out ~ hope to give more details as things go on, but for thee price, not seen anything close. There is a MOD FORCE with the same kind of features (choruses, langers, tremolos, etc) and I believe a 'drive force' as well.
Im not sure how much I might get into 'looping' but it is a cool thing if done well, and for many make a great practice too to play against riffs and progressions and 40 sec is pretty long, the ability to overdub, and the screen shows when it is in record or overdub mode and a little play bar shows where one is in the 'cycle'.
Anyway, something to consider and clearly some of this technology has had a sudden decrease in price and some quite amazing features for somethingg this cheap, and very solid proper footswitches and metal casing ~