Digitech FreqOut

Jonathanthomas83

Yeah, headphone and desk monitor playing is my problem, so this is perfect for that application.

hotpickups

LastMantra said:

Cool. I've been wanting something like this for years! 
Kind of disagree that you need masses of volume to get feedback though. I can get nice (IMHO) feedback at home just by sticking my guitar in front of my amp. Obviously you need a bit though wouldn't work with headphones! Would be nice to have more control and be able to use it with different fx etc too.

True you can get feedback naturally like that i.e. less volume. Just harder to tease out. More control instantly with the freqout

Jonathanthomas83

Quote from Thomann Customer

the generated signal abruptly cuts off after 6 - 10 seconds. ...

The short cut-off actually does annoy me, even though I was prepared for it. It must have been a hardware limitation rather than a design decision. Eight seconds is fine 90% of the time, but maddening when you really do need the signal to continue for a little longer. They could have at least made it fade out slowly. This is the pedal's largest failure, I think.

This true?

WiresDreamDisasters

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Quote from Thomann Customer

the generated signal abruptly cuts off after 6 - 10 seconds. ...

The short cut-off actually does annoy me, even though I was prepared for it. It must have been a hardware limitation rather than a design decision. Eight seconds is fine 90% of the time, but maddening when you really do need the signal to continue for a little longer. They could have at least made it fade out slowly. This is the pedal's largest failure, I think.

This true?

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easily.

LastMantra

WiresDreamDisasters said:

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easy. 



What happens after does it cut off suddenly? 

Jonathanthomas83

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Quote from Thomann Customer

the generated signal abruptly cuts off after 6 - 10 seconds. ...

The short cut-off actually does annoy me, even though I was prepared for it. It must have been a hardware limitation rather than a design decision. Eight seconds is fine 90% of the time, but maddening when you really do need the signal to continue for a little longer. They could have at least made it fade out slowly. This is the pedal's largest failure, I think.

This true?

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easily.

Great stuff, thank you :-)

WiresDreamDisasters

LastMantra said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easy. 



What happens after does it cut off suddenly? 

It fades out naturally to me.

LastMantra

WiresDreamDisasters said:

LastMantra said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easy. 



What happens after does it cut off suddenly? 

It fades out naturally to me.

That's better. 

hotpickups

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Quote from Thomann Customer

the generated signal abruptly cuts off after 6 - 10 seconds. ...

The short cut-off actually does annoy me, even though I was prepared for it. It must have been a hardware limitation rather than a design decision. Eight seconds is fine 90% of the time, but maddening when you really do need the signal to continue for a little longer. They could have at least made it fade out slowly. This is the pedal's largest failure, I think.

This true?

To some extent it’s true for me I’ve found. One has to work a string somewhat to get that little extra. If you have a lot of gain on then it’s easier. End of the day it’s not a freeze pedal or something 

octatonic

WiresDreamDisasters said:

LastMantra said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

No. I've recorded with the pedal very recently. Got 20-30 seconds out of it easy. 



What happens after does it cut off suddenly? 

It fades out naturally to me.

Me also- it is all down to your touch on the instrument and your vibrato technique.

Seziertisch

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Quote from Thomann Customer

the generated signal abruptly cuts off after 6 - 10 seconds. ...

The short cut-off actually does annoy me, even though I was prepared for it. It must have been a hardware limitation rather than a design decision. Eight seconds is fine 90% of the time, but maddening when you really do need the signal to continue for a little longer. They could have at least made it fade out slowly. This is the pedal's largest failure, I think.

This true?

It only produces feedback in so far as it is getting a strong enough note/signal from the guitar. The note stops ringing, the feedback stops

clarkefan

I returned one because of this, trying to feedback a harmonic, so no option possible to keep the note going with finger vibrato, it died like a badly set noise gate.

I regretted it, it sounded brilliant for anything else.

Fuengi

I tried this afternoon. It held for about 20 seconds and faded out one light at a time quite naturally without any vibrato. 

I wonder if it isn't the Gain / Onset settings that affect the fade out. 

WiresDreamDisasters

Fuengi said:

I tried this afternoon. It held for about 20 seconds and faded out one light at a time quite naturally without any vibrato. 

I wonder if it isn't the Gain / Onset settings that affect the fade out. 

Or a case of expectations. Like... working the note a bit to sustain feedback doesn't sound any different to me than the normal method of working with feedback. 

hotpickups

You must place it before any OD /Distortion pedal imo 

WiresDreamDisasters

hotpickups said:

You must place it before any OD /Distortion pedal imo 

Yes absolutely.

vasselmeyer

It likes a clean signal which generally contain more frequencies than a dirty signal. It has something to lock on to. You can also goose it with a compressor before it which gives it a bit more even level to work with.

david57strat

guitarmangler said:

david57strat said:

I was able to pick up min just before the New Year,  right before they hiked up the price.  Even at the higher price, it would have been well worth it.  I had a BOSS DF-2 Distortion Feedbacker, many years ago, and the distortion was okay, but the feedback feedback feature was gimmicky and awful.

The Frequout tracks very nicely, and is easily customize-able. Worthwhile unit that tastefully transforms your sound with wonderful feedback effects, without having to play at ear-splitting volume levels.  A must have.

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Importing pictures here seems to be problematic.  Can anyone talk me through it?  There must be a way to put a direct link, where the picture appears within the thread, without having to click on the link.  On all other websites I use, I simply copy the BBCode (Directly from Imgur), and paste it, and it just works.

Make sure to put it in the little image box thing at the top of the post, and press space after.

Ahh.  Thank you kindly!

Doveholes

Anyone compared one of these to a Boss FB-2? Or owned both?

Fuengi

hotpickups said:

You must place it before any OD /Distortion pedal imo 

I have tried it both before and after my drives, I actually prefer it after drives before modulation and delays.

Not sure why but it sounds better to my ears there.