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New EHX Pedal!
- Thread starter bigchiefbc
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I'm definitely getting the freeze for home. This pedal looks like too much fun.
The Germanium seems noisy.
The Germanium seems noisy.
This!
Except I'm not sure it's absence is necessarily a deal breaker for me. I just think of all the cool **** I could do if I could manually swell the notes in and out... and back in again.
:hump:
I realize a lot of people are concerned with "pedal board real-estate" or whatever, but I am not one of them, and the additional functionality the exp pedal (or even better, wah enclosure) would bring to this would make it an incredible thing to have, IMHO.
Still a cool pedal, though.
Just my 2 cents
Also, I feel like this is worth mentioning--Latch mode seems like it'll turn you into Najda in a box.
Big +1 to this.
I'll probably get the EHX one though, the graphic is dreadful IMO but it could be useful for ambient bassisms.
For those that haven't seen it: the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] explains everything!
Heh, ambient bassisms
Agreed, it's ugly, but I'm pretty sure it'll suit my synthier sustain purposes.
Dude, I really didn't need to read that.
I've been using an Akai Headrush to do the infinite layers of droning sustain, but an extra one shot pedal would be a nice ace in the sleeve.
Dude, I really didn't need to read that.
I've been using an Akai Headrush to do the infinite layers of droning sustain, but an extra one shot pedal would be a nice ace in the sleeve.
I used to use a XP-400 for that... which, coincidentally, had a wah treadle to control the intensity/blend
I think the only use I'd find for it now-a-days would be as a segue between songs, masking tuning up, killing dead air, etc. Put it in front of a TU-2, hit the latch on, tune, take the latch off.
A few years ago, and I would've leapt all over this. At this point in my rig though, I've got enough droning sustain to kill several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict without it.
Not worried about real estate? Need the expression option? Put it in an expression controlled loop and you're all set!
Put the Freeze before a volume pedal in a blend loop?Not worried about real estate? Need the expression option? Put it in an expression controlled loop and you're all set!
Not worried about real estate? Need the expression option? Put it in an expression controlled loop and you're all set!
Or get it rehoused into a wah enclosure, since the latch mode is on/off.
But it won't come that way!
I used to use a XP-400 for that... which, coincidentally, had a wah treadle to control the intensity/blend
I think the only use I'd find for it now-a-days would be as a segue between songs, masking tuning up, killing dead air, etc. Put it in front of a TU-2, hit the latch on, tune, take the latch off.
A few years ago, and I would've leapt all over this. At this point in my rig though, I've got enough droning sustain to kill several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict without it.
So, are you a Robert E. Howard fan, too?
Just curious.
Unless you have like 3 feet this doesn't sound like it would work. You need to be holding down the freeze footswitch for it to be activated, right?
Latch mode.
Frankly I don't see the need for an expression pedal, I think it gives you enough options now (adjustable slow times, latch mode) that it's sort of unnecessary.
It's cool either way, because I'm sure next week they'll release the Uber Freeze in the XO size with Attack and Decay controls and an expression input with a switch to control which parameter it goes to. Plus it'll be programmable.
I'm liking the sound of this, might have to get hold of one, would be good for some super-long sustain sections underneath bass parts to help beefen things up.
