DOD FX63 Deep Freeze

{
  "schema_version": "capability-outboard-v1",
  "id": "dod-fx63",
  "name": "DOD FX63 Deep Freeze",
  "maker": "DOD (DigiTech / Harman)",
  "clone_of": null,
  "device_class": "utility",
  "device_class_note": "Sustain / freeze pedal -- captures and infinitely sustains a sample of incoming signal. Not a chorus/phaser/flanger/delay/reverb; closest device_class match is 'utility' until a 'sampler' or 'freeze' token is earned.",
  "device_class_subtypes": [
    "utility"
  ],
  "topology": "DSP sample-and-hold sustainer",
  "topology_note": "Captures the incoming signal at footswitch press + loops/sustains it indefinitely. Common-knowledge -- manual text extracted ~30 chars (image-only).",
  "channels": 1,
  "linkable": false,
  "params": {
    "utility": {
      "kind": "freeze_sustainer",
      "kind_note": "Common-knowledge: Deep Freeze captures and holds a sample. Specific control set _verify against the image-only manual."
    }
  },
  "io": {
    "audio_in": {
      "format": [
        "ts"
      ],
      "balanced": false,
      "impedance_ohms": null,
      "inst_zi": true
    },
    "audio_out": {
      "format": [
        "ts"
      ],
      "balanced": false,
      "impedance_ohms": null
    },
    "sidechain": {
      "send": false,
      "return": false,
      "format": null,
      "per_channel": false
    },
    "stereo_link": false,
    "bypass": "relay",
    "bypass_type": "true_bypass",
    "bypass_type_note": "Most DOD FX63 documentation describes true-bypass. _verify.",
    "power_dc": "9V battery / 9V DC center-negative (typical DOD)",
    "operating_level": [],
    "rack_format": "pedal"
  },
  "meters": [],
  "performance": {
    "bypass_per_channel": false,
    "auto_release": false
  },
  "provenance": {
    "manual_path": "manuals/fx-modulation--dod-fx63-deep-freeze-manual.pdf",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "last_verified": "2026-05-28",
    "manual_pages": [
      1
    ],
    "verify_via": "SM59 single-seat manual extraction (Opus). P8 pedal-batch tracer #10/13.",
    "verify_note": "Manual PDF is image-only; text extract returned ~30 chars. Control set authored from common-knowledge of the DOD FX63 Deep Freeze. Most fields are 'medium' confidence + '_verify' on specific control labels."
  }
}