Eventide TimeFactor

I would give this a 6 or 7. it's pretty powerful. there's alot in it, though it takes awhile to figure out.

I think overall I have to give this a 10. it's tape echo and vintage delay as well as digital delay sounds are all great. when I hear the tape echo back on CD, it almost does sound like a space echo. very impressive. one thing I really like about this device is the delayed sound does not get lost - there are no volume drops (read Line6 DL4). also it sounds great inline or in the effects loop. I have had Boss units, the DL4, a Roland RE-150 tape echo (which I don't like to take out and yes, the hiss can sound like the ocean). there's even hiss, wow + flutter settings on the TimeFactor which are pretty funny - thou I don't use them. For the past few months, I've dialed in a few of my favorite sounds, haven't done lots with pre-sets, programming, but I'm really digging the sound quality. best I've heard yet. I play jazz/funk/rock/fusion/avante-something and this thing is great. been getting into spending the bigger bucks for 'boutique' true bypass and it's very worth it to me!

I hope I can depend on it. it's very pricey. wish they could have used a real power cord instead of a wart. it is made in China, which scared me a bit, but hope for the best.

Haven't had to deal with them. it's been good so far!

I've been playing+writing 30 some odd years. using a strat, tele or es335 into fender tube amps with a bunch of pedals. I did find something a little funny (sound wise) when plugging the TimeFactor into my Alesis MIDI verb thru the effects loop in my Fender Concert amp. By itself in the efx loop it's fine. when I'm using it an the Alesis, I just put the TimeFactor inline. One of the big thing that sold me on this pedal was that it is USB (internet) upgradeable! I can't believe noone has done this before. brilliant idea. you can even downgrade to the previous version if you don't like the latest. haven't done this yet, but that's what the docs say. Same-Day-Music has a 60 day return policy and no shipping cost - so how could you not try it?! I wanted to sell my DL4, but I actually like the reverse in it, better than the TimeFactor.

THIS THING IS AWESOME RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, I USE IT WITH BASS GUITARS, GREAT SOUNDS WITH NO PROBLEMS, EASY TO USE.

I RUN 2 SVT PRO-4 AMPEG BASS AMPS, WITH 16, 10s AND 2 15s. THE TIME FACTOR SOUNDS AWESOME WITH THE TONEBONE PEDALS AND CARL MARTIAN PEDALS THAT I USE. IT ALSO SOUNDS GREAT BY ITSELF.

THE RELIABILIY OF THIS BOX IS VERY STRONG

NEVER USED IT

IVE BEEN PLAYING METAL AND JAZZ BASS FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS IS A GREAT MATCH FOR BOTH. I WOULD BUY ANOTHER ONE IF THIS ONE WAS EVER STOLEN. I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT FOR THE WALL RAT AND THE KNOBS ARE VERY TOUCHY. CHECK THE EVENTIDE TIME FACTOR OUT BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER PEDAL, ITS WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

Not easy. Want easy and Digital go for boss.
This is a pedal you have to spend some time with.
I have it for about a year now, and I can't say I actually know how to use more than 30% of it's features. I can say though that I can easily now do 100% of what I WANT. After reading the manual, which is excellent, you can learn whatever you NEED, preset what you LIKE, and then it's as simple as 123.
The update is really easy through the firewire. Like the added 110% feedback, though someone almost blew up my amp while tweaking the knobs. I know there where issues before this upgrade, but I didn't try to find them out, and upgraded.

I gave it a 10, in respect to actually getting what you want out of a pedal, not in respect to how many knobs you need to tweak to do so.

No need to look further.
If sound is what you are looking for, buy it.
The next pedal after it would need to be able to process signals from your head to actually sound better. It's dead quiet through buffered signal, and full of tone through the true bypass.
No matter what is your setting, if you have a decent amp it will shine.
It's a perfect ripoff from Radiohead to U2, from Soundgarden to PinkFloyd, it's all in there.

Here's a problem.
The pedal is built to stay. Indestructible.
But the voltage is unique, and you can only use the huge plastic wall rat that came with it. No DC bricks or others compatible. I freaking hate this. I don't know who's decision was it, but I'd fire that guy.
And the guys that said, OK, we'll go with this idea.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND ?!!!

A 500$ pedal, with a wall rat. Where are you going to gig with it ?
In the living room ?
Freaking bastards.
It's 0 for the wall rat and 10 for the pedal.

Dunno.
I don't believe in customer support. If you need it, it usually means someone is messing around with you. I want to buy something good. Not something that will be good in the future, or if I just send it back and wait for a few month.
I know the early version sucked, but I waited for the second update, and then bought the pedal, so I had no trouble whatsoever.
The software upgrade went absolutely smooth, so if you count it as customer support I'll give it a 10.
I guess most of the low ratings though, where just because people didn't upgrade the software.

This is the real deal. No more delay pedals for me after this one.
Dunno who rated it so low, or why. Comparing it to another Digital delay would be ridiculous. It's better than most of the analogue ones I've heard. Guitarists are a weird bunch of people. I know there are all kinds of players, with all sorts of demands, but with a little know how, and some actual reading through the manual, you really can do with this pedal whatever you like or dream of.
Hey, you have buffered/true bypass in one pedal, so wherever you put it the sound is great, you have two delays, banks, crisp sound, chorus to die for and a pedal that actually sounds analogue, but you don't have to use markers to remember your presets. I used it along with my old MemoryMan deluxe, until I finally ditched the EH. On each stage it would sound different, and I could never remember what was that preset I actually liked, no tap, plus the fact that you had to kneel down each time... enough of that.
I reckon that there will be always people willing to pay for vintage, but why ho why would you use something like that, when this one most of the times will sound so much better, just because you can actually know what is it that you are playing.

Going straight for the knobs, I avoided the presets, which came in handy later, but overall it's an intuitive unit and behaves well with experimenting. Fingers don't get crowded between the knobs, but are close enough not to require that the unit be huge. I have had to refer to the manual once in a while, for finer programming details. Updating it online to the latest software release was problem free.

Best sounding digital delay I've ever used. What's remarkable, aside from the lengthy gorgeous modulated, reversed, ping-ponged delays, which are plentiful and sound top-notch, are the the 10 to 40ms delay times. These are the most natural and uncluttered ear-expanding stereo-spread delays I've ever heard. I may need two units simply because it's hard to change it to the longer delays and abandon the stereo separation the micro delaytime settings achieve.

Solid as solid can be.

Great people at Eventide.

Best digital delay on the market for the features/price. I've been waiting for a delay that can respond to midi timecode, and tho' there are rack units that will do this, when it was offered in a stomp box, I was sold. It responds accurately to MTC and is a great tool all around. Intelligent device with great sounds. It encourages exploration. Looking forward to coupling it with the ModFactor, esp. driven by MTC.

Editing is easy. The manual is great. The presets are varied it can do it all but ...

... it sounds cold and sterile. I lost a lot of bottom end. It turned my Lone Star 2x12 into a 1x10 practice amp. That and there are audible issues (warbles and glitches) when switching patches.

I had great hopes for this pedal but I was really let down. It was deflating.

I would never use this on a gig. I was lucky and the music store took it back. Even if the hardware is durable, I have serious doubts about the software. I have developed software for a living and I expect that a number of revisions are pending on this pedal.

Given the promises in the literature, the brand, the $503 price and my lofty yet reasonable expectations of this product, my overall rating has to be very low. It is useless to a pro guitarist and way too expensive to be a backup or an at home toy.

Pretty straight forward if you've read anything about the product. Only rated a 9 because of the differing modulation functions of each delay type.

Very easy to edit and save patches.

Manual is clear and easy to understand.

Gibson LP > Fulltone Fulldrive > Timefactor > HBE psyilocybe > Mesa Dual Rec

Very quiet operation with the ability to run in preset mode or tap tempo/infinite repeat mode.

Every one of the delays is top notch. Favorites being vintage and band delays.

Some of the coolest functions on the pedal are within the tape echo. You have the ability to simulate tape hiss, wowing effect, and flutter which can give you infinite possibilites to re-create vintage tones without having the hassle of the real thing.

It's been good to me so far.

havent had to deal with them

I've been playing rock n' roll for the past 15 years and haven't come across a delay pedal that can sound as good and do as much as this little guy. Been through the entire Boss lineup, TC's M series and Gmajor, Ibanez AD, and the crappy L6 stuff. Although TC's new nova pedal is pretty cool, this pedal had a few more features including midi control which is very nice to have in a switching system.

It would be a nice improvement if instead of a DelayA/DelayB Mix knob there were seperate Delay A/B level knobs. I notice that the wet mix is a little bit strong while using the distortion on my amp past about 10 (1-100).

This is the best sounding digital delay for the money. The features and versatility are unmatched. If you have the need for multiple delay settings for your set, look no further.

It's not that hard, if you aren't a moron like some other people here on this thread. It's Eventide, not Digitech or Boss, which means you will have to spend a little bit of time with it to get familiar with the features. Once you are familiar with the features, then it's easy to get a great sound

Outstanding sound quality. I have been on a quest for the perfect delay pedal for 18 years, and I've tried them all(well, almost all of them), but this one is a cut above. My favorites are the Mod Delay and Band filter. Very quiet.
I use this with a mixer, not an amp, and using this in stereo is a must to get the most out of it.

Don't waste your money chasing some Wayhuge AquaPuss with a paltry 300ms of delay, nor should you waste your money on a Moog delay(really overrated), if you want the maximum bang for the buck, this pedal is it.

So far so good.

Never needed it

Very intuitive and musical. Loaded with great presets, ready for you to shape into your own style. Could be used just as easily with a rockabilly band for that good old slap back tape echo, or insane ambient Brian Eno-isms. Again, assuming you aren't a moron, or a whiner, or a gear dork who obsesses solely about the features without ever applying them to the real world.

Tons of features, fairly easy to use.

This is an exceptional delay. Looking get rid of my Echo Pro, wound up first with a Damage Control TimeLine, which had nice sounds but was waaaay too damn clunky and had a bizzare interface (magic eye and all). Sent the TimeLine back for the TimeFactor and was blown away. This thing has awesome tones right out of the box. They really hit a home run with this one.

Don't waste a lot of time comparing delays for use with guitar. If you have the cash and the inclination to buy a new delay, buy this one. You won't be dissappointed.

Very feature rich digital delay pedal. If you want everything in a delay pedal inclding the kitchen sink then this is the delay pedal for you. Selecting a delay and making adjustments is fairly easy. However, if you want to use all its feature, then you should read the manual.

The delay sounds are top notch. I love the tape echo delay. I have an analog delay pedal that I've A->B'ed with this one. This digital delay pedal easily rivals it. I have this pedal in-line with others as I do not use the effects loop on my amp. I have not experienced any extraneous noise or hum. Nor have I had any of the problems other folks have cited on the gear page web site.

Seems reliable, but too soon to tell. Hopefully none of the many functions will fail.

I searched high and low for a digital delay pedal. I ended up deciding that I wanted a function rich pedal. Having to pay a premium price for such a pedal, I selected this pedal after reading good things about Eventide's customer support and bad things about rival TC Electronic's customer support who makes the Nova Delay pedal. Eventide is a US based company so I figured it would be easier to contact them, if I needed customer support. Hopefully I will never need h a function rich pedal. My rating here is based on other's experience with their customer service.

This is a fantastic sounding delay pedal that rivals analog although I truly think the price is steep. This pedal is very function-feature rich. I can live with its size. Seems very well built. The only minor gripe is they should have mounted the sets of input and output jacks in reversed order on the back panel. From the prospective of looking at the pedal, the input jacks should be on the right and output jacks on the left of the back panel so the cables don't cross. It has many more features then I will probably ever use. However, I decided I might as well have everything in a digital delay pedal just in case I ever want-need to use any of the features. As long as the pedal proves reliable, if it were stolen I would definitely replace it with another one.

It's not that difficult to figure out. I like the dual but independent delays. As someone else said, the control knobs are too sensitive and the wet/dry mix is WAY too slanted for wet. I keep mine on 3 out of a possible 100.

I tried putting this thing in every possible order in the chain and all 3 bypass modes but there is a volume change and a drastic tone change. Noise combined with midrange mush. The best sound is using it by itself on the clean channel. I was expecting more for the price and Eventides reputation. I tried using a Klon, Varidrive and a Bluesdriver on a Marshall and a Fender with little to no change in the volume and tone problems.

It seemed well built for being made in China.

It sounds better in Jazz genre than rock or country. If your looking for the drop dead delay pedal of your life, keep looking. Unless Eventide issues a USB firmware update soon this things going back. After looking at other forums and from other peoples experience here I have to say Eventide has failed to deliver.