Eventide TimeFactor Dual Delay + Looper Effects Pedal, Black

Eventide TimeFactor: Studio-Grade Dual Delay and Looper in a Stompbox

The Eventide TimeFactor is a dual-engine delay and looper pedal that packs 10 distinct delay effects and two independent delay lines into a road-ready floor unit. Derived from Eventide's legendary studio rack processors, it delivers everything from pristine digital repeats to warbling tape echo, tempo-locked rhythmic patterns, and a full-featured looper. For the guitarist who has outgrown a single-knob delay, the TimeFactor is the deep, flexible echo engine that can anchor an entire pedalboard.

Ten Delay Voices, From Clean Digital to Warped Tape

A delay works by recording your signal and playing it back after a set time, with feedback determining how many times the echo repeats. The TimeFactor models 10 flavors of this: crystal-clean Digital, warm and wobbly Vintage and Tape Echo, modulated Mod, dynamics-triggered Ducked, resonant Band and Filter Pong, rhythmic MultiTap, backward Reverse, and a dedicated Looper. Each type behaves like a different classic unit, so Tape Echo introduces the pitch drift and high-end roll-off of magnetic tape while Digital stays transparent for tight, articulate repeats. This range lets one pedal cover slapback, dub, ambient, and experimental delay work without swapping boxes.

Two Independent Delay Lines for Complex Rhythms

The TimeFactor runs two separate delay lines, A and B, each with its own delay time, feedback, and tempo subdivision. By setting the two lines to different note values, such as a dotted eighth on one and a quarter note on the other, you create the interlocking, cascading rhythms that define modern ambient and arena-rock guitar. The lines can run in series or in parallel and spread across the stereo field for a wide, three-dimensional echo. Every delay also carries an LFO, a filter, and a unique Xnob parameter, plus an Infinite Repeat footswitch that freezes the current echoes into an endless wash.

Onboard Looper, Tap Tempo, and Deep Control

A built-in looper records, overdubs, and plays back phrases with variable speed and loop head-and-tail editing, turning the TimeFactor into a compact live-layering tool. Tap Tempo lets you set delay time by foot in real time, while MIDI Clock sync locks the pedal to a DAW or drum machine, or generates clock to drive the rest of your rig. Ten front-panel knobs give hands-on control of every parameter, and the pedal responds fully to MIDI and expression-pedal input for automated or performance control. With 100 presets on tap, any complex setup is a single footswitch away.

Built for the Stage: True Bypass and Stereo I/O

The TimeFactor houses its engine in a rugged cast-metal chassis with metal footswitches designed to survive touring, and it uses true analog relay bypass so your dry tone passes untouched when the effect is off. Dual 1/4-inch inputs and outputs support mono, dual-mono, or full stereo operation at guitar or line level, with a 500K-ohm input impedance and 470-ohm output impedance for clean interfacing. A USB Type B port handles preset backup and firmware, while 5-pin DIN MIDI in and out integrate it into a larger controlled rig. It runs on the included 9V DC 500mA center-positive supply.

Who the Eventide TimeFactor Is For

The TimeFactor is built for gigging and studio guitarists, loopers, and synth players who need studio-quality delay with real depth and instant preset recall. Ambient and post-rock players lean on its dual-line rhythms and Infinite Repeat, dub and roots players on its tape and ducked voices, and producers on its tempo-synced stereo echoes. If you want the sound of a professional rack delay in a pedal that survives the road and recalls a hundred setups at your feet, the TimeFactor has been the working musician's answer for years.