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Re: OT: Octave
How well does that synth handle bends?
Cliff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mikell D.Nelson" <mnelson@dmans.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Octave
> Hi,
> I bought one of the Rocktron octave pedals; I think it was called the
Purple
> Haze. It sounds great on paper: individual controls for 1 octave higher,
>1
octave
> lower, output, and distortion or drive. However, it was noisy and very
> unpredictable. Didn't track well at all.
> On the positive side, I used to have a Lexicon LXP5, and the pitch
shifter
> tracked as well as any I've heard, but this is probably a little more
>than
$200. I
> bet you could find one on a net auction site for $200-$250.
> The best tracking I've ever experienced is my old Roland GR-50 guitar
synth,
> and the tone is anything you want it to be: bass guitar an octave down,
flute an
> octave up, etc. Now we're way over $200.
>
> SoundFNR@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 04/04/00 06:08:57 GMT Daylight Time,
> > clifsound@mediaone.net writes:
> >
> > > I am interested in obtaining an octave pedal and would like any input
as to
> > > what you all think is good out there- Preferably smooth, more than 1
octave
> > > down, less than $200- - - I checked out the brown Boss model and
really was
> > > not impressed- maybe z-vex or other boutique?
> > >
> > Hi Cliff
> > Those old octave pedals, if that's what you want then of course
> > there's no substitute.( ie a synthesised note an octave (rarely 2)
> > below the ONE note you put in).
> > A friend of mine used to have an original Electro Harmonix unit.
> > In it's day it could be quite impressive, but chords would
> > confuse it (unless the lowest note was played much louder than the
>rest)
> > and tracking was always a bit hit and miss.
> >
> >
> > but there's a lot of cheap multi FX out there with pitch
> > functions which will give you an octave or two down no trouble
> > .....and no tracking problems either.
> > what about a Zoom 2100 for instance.(loops too!)
> >
> > Andy Butler
> > Lexicon Vortex Database
> > http://members.aol.com/soundfnr/vortex.htm
>
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