Electro-Harmonix Freeze

Freeze
Sample and hold notes or chords with infinite sustain!

Capture a frozen moment and turn it into a tonally unique sonic foundation. The EHX Freeze Sound Retainer delivers infinite sustain of any note or chord at the press of a momentary footswitch. Release the footswitch and you are again sample ready. Three selectable decay rates, including a latch mode, guarantee liquid, smooth tonal transitions. Hook the Freeze up with your favorite pedals for a sonic collage that will be unlike anything you have ever heard. It’s like adding an extra musician to the band.

Controls:

1. EFFECT LEVEL: Controls the volume of the sustained sound. The output always contains the dry signal at its original volume
2. MODE SWITCH: Selects between one of three effect modes: FAST, SLOW, and LATCH. See the MODE DESCRIPTIONS section for more detail.

MODE DESCRIPTIONS:

• FAST – When the footswitch is triggered, the FREEZE will immediately sustain the current input. The sound will be sustained until the footswitch is released, at which point the effect will immediately disengage. WARNING: Your Freeze pedal comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI power supply (same as used by Boss™ & Ibanez™: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Freeze requires 140mA at 9VDC with a plug that is center negative. The Freeze does not take batteries. Using the wrong adapter may damage your unit and void the warranty.
  
  
• SLOW – When the footswitch is triggered, the FREEZE will sustain the current input, fading in the effect. The sound will be sustained until the footswitch is released, at which point the effect will fade out slowly. The speed of the fade can be set during slow-speed initialization. See below.
  
  
• LATCH – When the footswitch is triggered, the FREEZE will immediately sustain your current sound. The sound will continue to be sustained upon releasing the footswitch. When the footswitch is triggered again, the FREEZE will immediately replace the sustained sound with the new current input. A double-tap on the footswitch will silence the effect.

SLOW-SPEED INITILAZATION
The speed at which the effect fades in/out in SLOW mode can be adjusted by following these steps:

1) Unplug the power jack
2) Hold down the footswitch
3) While holding down the footswitch, plug in the power jack (LED will blink)
4) Move the mode switch to the preferred setting based on this table:

Switch Position:

• Up: Fade-in Speed 200ms / Fade-out Speed 400ms
  
• Middle: Fade-in Speed 200ms / Fade-out Speed 1.0 sec
  
• Down: Fade-in Speed 800ms / Fade-out Speed 3.2 sec
  

5) Release the footswitch, the FREEZE is ready for normal operation.

The FREEZE will retain the chosen fade speed through power cycles and will not change until reinitialized.

Specifications:

• Circuit : Digital
  
• Bypass : Buffered Bypass
  
• Audio : Mono
  
• Power Supply : 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter included
  
• Dimensions (in) : 4.5 x 2.75 x 2.1
  
• Current Draw : 140mA