Brett Kingman | 1 decade ago
http://www.freethetone.com
It's pretty hard to fault a delay that, 1. Is designed and built by Yuki Hayashi, 2. Sounds as good as good as this, 3. Features uber-cool functionality along with some new twists. The FTT Flight Time delay has been worth the wait. It's the business.
• 9999 ms total delay time.
• 20 secs of hold and record time.
• BPM analyser that will correct your playing to within a 20% threshold of the tapped time.
• BPM or millisecond time display.
• Tons of subdivision options.
• Delay Time Offset to pull or push your delay.
• Plenty of MIDI capability.
And point No.1: It sounds gorgeous.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and disclose something I know to be fact: Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live, work or play in. To live and work there is almost a privilege. For entrepreneurs like Yuki Hayashi and his dedicated Free The Tone team it's a balancing act between delivering the supreme quality they strive for and making enough profit to live, work and carry on the business. The sell price for the Flight Time is somewhat of a test for them because I know their margin is perilously low - for you. Basically, they're trying to offer a supreme product at an affordable price while still keeping their heads above water. I hope they do. They deserve to because their product is way above average.
I'm telling you this not because I want you to rush out and buy the Flight Time, but because I'm trying to convey the hurdle of economics in that part of the world. I'm pretty sure the Flight Time will be on the streets worldwide for around US$430 or so, which, considering its feature set, isn't bad at all. You decide. This one, at least, will be appearing on my next Boardom video. It will be bolted, literally, to the board.
I love the Flight Time. Well done, Yuki.
