How does the Digitech Freqout pedal work?

The DigiTech FreqOut pedal uses pitch detection technology to constantly monitor the harmonic content of your guitar signal. If the guitar signal completely dies away, the feedback stops. Note that guitar signals persist on the electrical level longer than they are audible in some situations.

1. Is DigiTech FreqOut true bypass?
2. Where does the DigiTech FreqOut go in a signal chain?
3. How do feedback pedals work?

Is DigiTech FreqOut true bypass?

DigiTech FreqOut Feedback Creation Pedal Features:

Dry signal can be mixed with the effect or turned off for effect-only operation. ... True bypass switching removes the effect circuit from your signal path when disengaged. Onset and Gain controls to fine-tune the feedback behavior.

Where does the DigiTech FreqOut go in a signal chain?

For best results the FreqOut should go at the front of your effects chain, though it would also probably be quite happy placed after a compressor or buffer. It's sometimes necessary to damp unwanted strings to avoid spurious sounds when sustaining a single note, just as it is when controlling real feedback.

How do feedback pedals work?

The premise is simple: you have an Input, Output, Send, Return, and a single knob for adjusting the amount of feedback. ... Ever turned the feedback up on your delay pedal until you could feel the repeats growing exponentially and cascading out of control into a noisy wall of oscillations?