All user reviews for the Line 6 FM4

16 Digital Effects
20 Factory Presets
4 User Programmable Channels
Controls - Effect Selector, Freq, Q, Speed, Mode, Mix
Additional Controls - EX-1 Expression Pedal (optional)
Mono/ Stereo - Stereo in/ Stereo out
Durable Metal Chassis Color - Purple
Dimensions - Length: 10-inches/25.4 cm; Width/Depth: 6-inches/15.24 cm; Height: 2.375-inches; Weight: 3.1 lbs

Available Models:
• Tron Down
• Tron Up
• Seeker
• Obi-Wah
• Voice Box
• V-Tron
• Throbber
• Spin Cycle
• Comet Trails
• Slow Filter
• Octisynth
• Synth-O-Matic
• Attack Synth
• Synth String
• Growler
• Q Filter

UTILIZATION

The pedal, like the other 4-stomp series pedals from Line 6, is incredibly easy to dial in good (crazy) sounds, while being simple to save patches and recall stored settings. The manual is clear, concise, and with a good dose of humor! The housing seems to be incredibly durable, although the switches...not so much. I haven't had problems with them, but I've read numerous reports of people that have. The knobs provide a good, positive full throw from full on to full off.

SOUND QUALITY

I'm rating this a 10 for what it is. Anyone that wants crazy old-school synth sounds or filter sweeps from the guitar should look heavily into this box. It does all the crazy bleeps, bloops, swoops, sweeps, warbles, and just general thick Moog and Oberheim-style synthesizer sounds. I feel that the sounds have really inspired me to come up with some neat, creative parts that I would not have thought of otherwise, and they provide solid hours and hours of enjoyment.

OVERALL OPINION

I'm giving this a 9 overall. It's a solid entry from Line 6 into the wacky world of analog synth sounds for guitar. Other pedals have done it, but I'm not so sure any other pedal that does this sort of thing has done it with so much variability, versatility, and general patch sound recall as this pedal has. The brilliant purple coating is a fun touch. One thing - the pedal is much larger than a standard pedal, and heavier, so it adds bulk to a pedalboard setup. This is something to consider, definitely, but the overall vibe of the pedal is pure joy. Highly recommended.

View PDF on the site with photos of the legends pedals mules.
On paper it's euphoria!

UTILIZATION

After 10 years of practice, we must be able to rprer without the doc.

SOUND QUALITY

The +: large sound.
the -: not playable trs and cold.

OVERALL OPINION

I tried the FM4 store and I t's. While extraordinary sounds from outer space but carrment unusable. The rglages trs are sensitive, and the buttons have diffrent meanings depending on context so it's anything but intuitive.

In addition, it not sound hot trs I find when I'm not at all what criticizes the POD (the same manufacturer). For cons, I fell for the Bass Micro Synthesizer Electro-Harmonix (see opinion). You have a low and you would like a moog on scne? Ben sailing.

The FM4 is probably in the studio, the o was time to take the head.
It pedals so mule filter that I think it does not have much competition today, unless we limit an effect based filtering (eg Electro-harmonix).
Although 'this time, would see the multi-effect perhaps?

The pedals offer filters and synth (real, not just a succession of filters (such as micro synth EH), it is a true synthesis is based on an old system me who has a proven and DTECT the pitch and height at which applies that synth ... a simple principle, but only allows mono.) 4 memory, which is good but no top. MODEL is the pedals (the MODEL rack offers MIDI and more, but I'll bat). It's a tank, it weighs a PSE, the TRS footswitch is solid (of the kind of cry baby), the potentiomtre inspire confidence ...

UTILIZATION

It takes time to master the bte. It's enjoyable to find new sounds, there are too many! (Making it difficult to configure chih) The manual is clear trs, it explains what had inspired MODELS ingnieurs Line6 with photos of ... The leaflet explains what the good rev ... CONTRL

SOUND QUALITY

Filters are in Nikel and trs Fidler original MODELS! This is the ultimate wah, configurable with a desire and its really clean (long live the numrique)! (No spit like a cry baby) The MuTron is the pellet. The slow gear trs hovering ...
The synth is fonky trs (Moog. ..) The sound palette is available impresionante. It sometimes spray when adcroche and adchire!
The PDAL has all the qualities of numrique (sound really clean) and those from analog (sound warm and groovy).

OVERALL OPINION

Must have 2 years and it always surprises me (it's a really exotic pedals)! I bought the pedals of expression and offers many possibilities (you can control any function with the pedals !!!). In my humble opinion, this ruins the whole concurence pedals (Boss (Designed for bass, too expensive for what it is, does not offer much of his), Digitech (wah all rotten, too some of its available) and EH (often too expensive as this brand does not offer as many possibilities as the FM-4). qualitprix The report is good plutt seen all there is in effect the pedals and the quality gnrale. prfre is my pedals!

Prodilion PS: This is full of wealth and pedals it takes time to tour all the possibilities it offers. You think it sounds "cool"?? Sounds sounds trs their Fidler MODELS (MuTron, Moog ...), and you can not say whether synth effects or "cold" ... Just because we play the guitar for ten years we can read a notice Apparently, I have rarely seen a record both shows and rdige ...

Bon ben everybody adj then say good ... The expression pedals is optional for this stompbox is a shame. The true bypass can be disables.
optional expression pedals

UTILIZATION

It takes a little look at the manual but it's really good fun to look for sounds on this little machine.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are mostly quite lunar trs typs. On the grate is really DLIR! The sound is nickel, a little boost when the effects are triggered.

OVERALL OPINION

For some styles of music to the "bias engagquot highly artistic, not bad at all. 4 memory is a bit tight, it'll be top of mmoriser more power (which is I have not put a ten). I do not know if there are equivalents machines ... I've had six months and I am delighted with my choice, and then I pay 200 euros for 'okaz with power supply, it's cool.
The expression pedals amne a real plus.

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Line6 FM4 Filter Stompbox Modeler:</span> programmable monophonic synths & filters> Technology numrique modlisations, programmable.> 16 effects on offer: 11 filters and 5 monophonic synths> 5 control knobs, preset according diffrent selected. The main Freq - Q - Speed ​​- Fashion - Mix> 4 switch for 4 memory used (multiply by 2 with the expression pedals -> 2 2 rglages DIFFERENT position, or with a LNA Switch SL6 ( http://www.lnafx.com/SL6.htm ) )> 2 / 2 out, so can operate in Stereo, certain effects are done to> 1 between pedals for optional expression [line6 EX-1 Expression Pedal] > Power demand: 1.2 Ampres (1200 mA), 9-volt alternating current (AC 9V) [transfo Line6 PX-2]. But can operate with 12V DC (transformer internal Intgr> dimensions: 25 x 15 cm, very modern look, violet ( http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/624/fm4tc0.jpg ) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">16 The effects on offer: - Tron Down / Up Tron:</span> clbre envelope simulation Mu-Tron filter, soft and clean, too? <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Seeker / Obi-Wah:</span> two very similar effects on the feedback, changes in tone everything is finally going to see on the site of Zvex Seek Wah on you will better understand the principle. Or this excerpt ( http://media.putfile.com/The-Mars-Volta---Take-the-Veil-Cerpintax-FM4-break ) from Omar Rodriguez. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Voice Box:</span> simulation of a talk box, you can go to another vowel or stay the same. it is far trs a true vocoder, is especially yoyo yaya, yoya, and yeyo yoye Yaye and then as well and yuyo Yayu and Yayu <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- V-Tron:</span> Voice box + MuTron <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Throbber:</span> fawn filter tremolo several forms of available waves, short waves <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Spin Cycle:</span> an oscillation of the filter with LFO (+ anti wah at the same time, if you can play in Stereo) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Comet Trails:</span> effect filter with a flanger modulation reminiscent , Line6 specific effect. Original, aquatic sounds pretty <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Slow Filter:</span> same principle of a Guyatone Slow Volume, o name <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Octisynth:</span> we share in the synth effects and effects indefinable here is the song of an octopus (... huh?) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Synth-O-Matic:</span> more trips and more complete thanks to the speed knob to select diffrent waveforms <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Attack Synth :</span> the world is a key parallle <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Synth String:</span> guitar-synth effect is reminiscent of early science fiction movies. trsrtro sounds so. less possibility of this preset. Few versatile. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Growler:</span> String + Synth Mu-Tron: good shuffled, more musical and usable that these effects bizaroides (Octisynth, Synth-O-Matic Attack Synth, the trio drang the neighborhood) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">- Q Filter:</span> on ends with a filter effect: wah blocks, paramtrable wish. Well made ​​in saturation as well. It is this that can be preset to whawha with the expression pedals. Link Line6 site builder ( https://fr.line6.com/stompboxmodelers/fm4.html )

UTILIZATION

Using the pedals hard, especially beginners. The manual ( https://line6.com/support/manuals/ ) (although Retailer in addition to hours of use is desirable: The reasons for these limitations: -> the rle of paramtres 4 (Freq, Q, Speed ​​& Mode) can vary the effect select Besides three stickers ( http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7203/fm4tweaktweezsticker1tc5.jpg ) come with the pedals for a quick glimpse of the totality of the functions of paramtres: You will notice that there are other functions in addition of 5: Patterns, Wave form, Time Attack, Depht Vibrato, Pitch, Low / Band / high) -> must connatre operation, the principle of each effect (16 in total eh is not nothing) and then The argument. We must also understand the principle of effective filter (low pass high pass bandepasse ...). -> The effects are for just 90% of normal, we must learn to make good use, not always so empty. Despite this dark effects are easily modeliss parameter. The Mix knob can be very useful because the effects can make the most bar (synth effects & Co.) of the FM4 in discrete effects while keeping the cot weird course. I use the effects of synths Fawn particulire enough: in rear plane (Mix knob dosou little while for short bizarrodes effects. Using the Filter Modeler will be in a context to express, in addition to the conventional use of filters. At a "post rock / ambient" the FM4 is very well comfortable. The addition of the expression pedals EX-1 normment strengthens the possibilities. It can act on any of paramtres 5 (very handy!), then with a rglage Dfine open position (heel) of the p dale, and one in stance (toe), short of actually progressions and combinations! chaining of FM4: faade in place (upstream of the preamp), somewhat beginners chain . User preset ( http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5604/fm4userpreset2hu0.jpg )

SOUND QUALITY

It al numrique under the foot of good quality, more or less from the effects Fidler modliss, they mostly analog. Overall, the FM4 sounds the best in clean / crunch, with neck pickup, overall. The effects synths & Co. are really special and trs typs, nintendo sounds quite at the edges. We sometimes forget the notes boxes of guitars, from all over the place (especially with the distortion), trs sustain a large (sometimes infinite with self oscillation), there really is something to have fun and laugh .... illustration ( http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYrAD7khRh4 ) few samples on this site ( https://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line-6-FM4-Filter-Modeler-Pedal?sku=150385 ) , another sample ( http://boomp3.com/m/9ff5f51f08e7 ) , and finally a video ( ) . For my part used on a Schecter Tempest Blackjack on a H & K lamps.

OVERALL OPINION

PDAL a test may be before the acquisition of FM4: the Digitech Synth Wah. 2 other brand products Line6 for the filter effect: - The Otto Filter: filter envelope which seems fairly standard - Filter Pro Studio Modeler: same principle but that the FM4 rack, in a configuration diffrent (other available functions: MIDI, tempo "The interactive "...) -. use. analog technology and it would be the ultimate factory filters! In fact the weak point is the technology used: that of numrique, we always end up atteintre limitations. In the long run we feel have made the rounds of the thing. Do not think you under the foot pedals 16, the filter sounds so similar to each other and having the same effect for synths, what changes most is how each preset prd Line6 finally: shape of the oscillation, raction from the dynamics or not, or not LF0 Intgr etc ... . + The lack of heat. configurabilit / rglage the "mix" of having to dry wet signal -> pervasive effects or discrete. ability and versatility This category of unusual effects and sometimes inaccessible, in short the Swiss Army knife violet filters. the expression pedals. the 4 or 8 memory used other opinions ( http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Line%2B6/FM4%2BFilter%2BModeler/10/1 ) on this Stompbox English

The Line 6 FM is a stomp box that has a variety of filter effects on it including wah-wah and synth type sounds. I believe it is a digital pedal and it has 1/4 inch inputs and outputs and also has an input for an expression pedal, which comes in handy for using the wah effects. It is not rackable as it is a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

The configuration of the FM4 is pretty easy to get used to - there are 16 different effects and 5 parameters that do different things for each of the different effects. It also has four foot switches where you can preset your own sounds. The manual is very useful as it explains what each of the parameters does for each of the different effects. It also has information about how to concoct some really cool tones and is overall really useful.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality of the FM4 varies from effect to effect. The main reason that some of the effects aren't all that great is because of the tracking. It doesn't pick up the guitar as well as I would have like and will make some strange noises on some of the effects. Some of the better effects are the octi-synth, the seeker, and attack synth. While a bunch of the other ones are pretty good to, for the type of music I play most of them are not realistic enough for my taste.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using the Line 6 FM4 for about three or four years. I was intrigued by it for the longest time and finally decided to pick one up. While there are a number of pretty good effects on this, for the type of music I play, which is mostly acoustic folk and rock, they are not realistic. However, I can definitley see why a lot of people like this pedal for its interesting sounds and versatile nature. It isn't overpriced for the amount of effects you are getting and is built like an ox. While I'm glad to have it around for that special occasion if I need it, it probably isn't useful enough for me to keep around much longer.