micro POG into oc-2 anyone?

[Punkybasil]

Ignoring the question of why, has anyone used the high octave generated by a micro POG to trigger the sub octave(1) of an oc-2? [ie. to produce an oc-2 tone on the note played] Anyone know if it tracks well? How about on a low b string?

[AlvarHanso]

I opened this hoping to find out the why. If you have them, try it out yourself. But wouldn't it produce the note played? Wouldn't they seem to cancel each other out? If you're wanting pitch shifting, why not get the POG2, it has 2 octaves up and down available at the same time.

[Jared Lash]

I did this, with a POG2 and an OC-2. If you use solely the octave up it works okay. And you can track the entire B string since everything is shifted up an octave.

There's a bit of difference in the tone of the OC-2 (which I didn't really expect) but the biggest issue is that it simply doesn't track as well as normal, at least in my goofing around.

Also, if you blend in any clean tone along with the octave up it glitches out pretty badly.

[blastjv]

I've tried my OC-2 into my Micro POG for giggles...sounds messy but kinda' cool and weird....

-JV

[Punkybasil]

AlvarHanso- i only have an oc-2 and dont fancy getting a m.pog in if its going to be a waste of time. youre right, it will produce the same note as the one played, but hopefully give the super dubby oc-2 tone. I want the ability to produce this tone without sacrificing the range of my 5 string.

Hmm i may have to suck it up and get an m.pog. pretty expensive, at least in england.

So with octave up soloed (m.pog) into octave down soloed (oc-2), it gets glitchy? Any ideas what causes the glitches? the tone of the pog perhaps? i gather the pog produces a pretty metallic/digital sound. and if you use bridge pickups with the oc-2 it glitches due to the sharp tone, presumably. so if the tone could be somehow dulled down with the pog it might track better... run it through a cheap eq perhaps?? .. long...

[Bish42]

Yeah, it will be the same note - but after being processed twice, there's no way it's ever going to sound like your original note as if you played it without either pedal.

I've used my Oc-2 into the Octave-up of my Micro-Synth. It sounded okay, but not special enough to make me want to keep the micro-synth on my board. I have never tried it the other way around.

I didn't have too much problem with tracking, but I would imagine the 'glitchyness' is due to the signal having to be tracked twice by the two separate pedals.

[M Sterling]

A good low pass filter will give you that sound with the full range of your instrument. No octave pedal needed. Check out the Iron Ether Xerograph.

[Punkybasil]

thanks for the responses guys, appreciate it!

M Sterling- i already have a source audio BEF pro- Its great, and can achieve a massive amount of sounds, but nothing quite like as the oc-2. in fact, i am currently running the oc-2 into it and it sounds superb. I have heard some clips of the xerograph, but nothing that sounds like an oc-2 to my ears. I have actually been in touch with Taylor from Iron Ether, he pointed me in the direction of an old TB thread where he explains exactly what goes on inside an oc-2 and its pretty unique!

[JimmyM]

I agree with you. The OC-2 is such a unique pedal that just plain works. Others might be cleaner, others might be dirtier, others might track better, but it's a perfect pedal as far as I'm concerned.