[Harp-L] Harp solo with octave doubling

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm doing more work on one of my pieces, and part of the rework is a new harp solo. The solo uses electronically generated octaves--one up, one down--to double the original harp part, which itself is treated with an amp modeler (in this case computer-based: a Fender Bassman model provided by Line 6 Gearbox software).  

Octave doublers are a recurring topic on these lists, so I thought it might be interesting for some folks to hear it.  The multiple octaves in this case are similar to what you'd get from an Electro-Harmonix HOG or POG.  (One of those boxes costs $300-400, while the software that produced this effect, de la Mancha Octav8r, costs about $15.  Isn't software nice?)  

The harp used for this solo is a standard Bb diatonic played in 3rd position.  I think it's very cool how the octave effect tracks the original part.  It's a big sound.

You can hear or download it at:
http://hunterharp.com/Morphine_solo_ROUGH.mp3

Regards, Richard Hunter
latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp