I got this for the freeze function and figured, why get a basic freeze (EHX Ego) when you can add some synth functions. It does these things excellently, making tonally rich backgrounds for playing over. The effects are interesting too - for example you can use the pitch shifter to make your freeze arpeggiate or freak out. What really sold me though is the fact that in effects mode, you can access a whole bunch of EhX‘s best effects (electric lady flange, chorus, echo, delay, phaser, tremolo, pitch shift, filter) in one place. A perfect pedal to always have plugged in so you have access to effects that maybe aren’t your ideal, but good enough for most uses. Add an expression pedal to get even more dynamics in the freeze or the effects.
One year on - this thing stays on my board. It is easy to dial in both synth tones and standard effects sounds.