Eventide Multifactor?

[ben_allison]

Anyone know if there's a "Multifactor" on the way? The Timefactor looks pretty great. I'm sure the Modfactor is cool too. I'd love to have a scaled down Timefactor and a scaled down Modfactor in one same box... maybe some vibe/phaser/octave options too.

Basically, a quality time/pitch based fx box that fits on a pedal board, has tap tempo, and MIDI functionality... that doesn't mess with my straight tone in a significant way.

Any ideas?

[stephen_b]

it'd be expensive!

[ben_allison]

I'm not sure why; it should be the same price. The only thing that's different about it is the software. Put in a few delay algos, a few chorus algos, a few other time/pitch algos... it's not really all that different than what they make now, just some different software... which they already have!

[Andre357]

sounds like a M13....

[ben_allison]

yeah, but it'd be way smaller (probably sound a bajillion times better)!

[re-animator]

i'm still holding out for a pitchfactor to go with my TF.

[peridot1]

An Eclipse in a floor multi. Yeah it'll be expensive.

[jaywalker]

Just what I need to replace my magicstomps. But it had better be darned good to get them off my boards..

[lifeinsong]

You can buy both the TF and MF for less than half of what it'd cost to buy an Eclipse...amazing sounding units and very easy to use. M13 isn't even in the same league.

[ben_allison]

Yes. I don't want an Eclipse... what I'm saying is take half of the Timefactor... half of the Modfactor... and put them together in the same box...

Like, a digi, tape, and analog delay algorithm... and a chorus, phaser, and vibe algorithm.

It won't have all the delay functionality of the Timefactor... nor all the modulation functionality of the Modfactor... but bits of both for those who only need bits of both...

They don't even have to design or invent anything new! It's just a matter of installing software!

[ben_allison]

For example, the Timefactor's already designed to run two delays simultaneously... instead of the second delay, let me run a chorus or phaser simultaneously... the knobs and processing power are already there... it's just a matter of installing the software.

[mild]

i'm still holding out for a pitchfactor to go with my TF.

Words straight out of my mouth. How many people would be all over a Pitchfactor like a rottweiler at a cat show?

You can bet you'd see a bunch of WH-1's for sale as well...

[Roobin]

Man, imagine if you could sync a TF with a PF so that each repeat the pitch shift increased...! Or you could sync a pitch shift to a modulation speed or depth setting? Ok, I have too many wacky ideas...

[re-animator]

Words straight out of my mouth. How many people would be all over a Pitchfactor like a rottweiler at a cat show?

You can bet you'd see a bunch of WH-1's for sale as well...

on a related note, I would make sure nobody tells tom morello.

[teefus]

i talked to the eventide guys at winter namm '08 and they were keeping any new products close to their chest. someone asked about a reverb and someone else asked about a pitch thingy. a reverb device seemed most logical after the conversation.

[Andre357]

You can buy both the TF and MF for less than half of what it'd cost to buy an Eclipse...amazing sounding units and very easy to use. M13 isn't even in the same league.


I wouldn't be so sure, I own both the m13 and the TF.....let me just say again I wouldn't be so sure :)

[Roobin]

i talked to the eventide guys at winter namm '08 and they were keeping any new products close to their chest. someone asked about a reverb and someone else asked about a pitch thingy. a reverb device seemed most logical after the conversation.

I wonder how many modfactor units they sold...Would it be economically 'worth it' to produce other 'factor pedals, bearing in mind the cost of development, (economical, time, manpower) as well as providing a solid support system? When the TF came out, they released a Beta version of the new software fairly quickly, and there were lots of suggestions, etc. With 2 more pedals, it could get slightly busy... although they could do what they did with the TF and MF, and release them at different times, thereby allowing for any major updates to be made beofre the next pedal was released. Then again, I'm mkaing most of these assumptions not knowing how large Eventide a company is.

Also, how many types of reverb can you get? (I'm more of a dealy guy, so excuse the lack of reverb knowledge)

[ben_allison]

Would it be economically 'worth it' to produce other 'factor pedals, bearing in mind the cost of development

I think they should make a hardware "shell" that you could load your own effects on to. It already has USB.

"For the gig tonight... the tape delay, the CE-1... and the octave."

Why not!

[peridot1]

I wouldn't be so sure, I own both the m13 and the TF.....let me just say again I wouldn't be so sure :)

Yeah I saw someone demo the M13. Lets just say I wish this puppy came out a couple years ago. Save me some headaches.

Never tried the eventide pedals but there's sure a buzz about them. Also eventide units are probably in every studio.

[re-animator]

I think they should make a hardware "shell" that you could load your own effects on to. It already has USB.

"For the gig tonight... the tape delay, the CE-1... and the octave."

Why not!

Now that is an idea.

[googoobaby]

You've seen this? http://www.howleraudio.com/index.html

[KRosser]

You've seen this? http://www.howleraudio.com/index.html

That is right on the cusp of being one of the coolest ideas I've seen recently....

[GtrWiz]

I wouldn't be so sure, I own both the m13 and the TF.....let me just say again I wouldn't be so sure :)

:agree

I own the TF and MF love 'em. I played an M13 at the pedalfest, and if it had been out 6 months ago, I probably would have gone that way. Still might, with all the synth sounds on the M13...

[Dexter.Sinister]

That is right on the cusp of being one of the coolest ideas I've seen recently....

Been watching that meself. Linux/open sauce/musicfun. You bet!

DS

[ben_allison]

You've seen this? http://www.howleraudio.com/index.html

That's pretty much what I'm talking about.

For time/pitch based effects, something like that would be the ultimate solution.