Re: To use an octave device?

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Unlike you, I have no other device to which to compare my experience.  I bought 
the OC-2 after trying it out briefly in the store.  I guess I should have A/B'd 
it with some other devices, maybe I would have clearly seen the difference as 
well.  I have seen reviews from guitarists who say that other octave devices 
can more easily and quickly capture a note, and can even work with chords, 
something the OC-2 clearly cannot do.

I use my OC-2 extensively with high keyed harps (D and higher) to produce a 
synth-like effect when playing very fast runs.  Perhaps the tracking problems 
are just getting burried in the mud!  I know that if I go very low the signal 
breaks up terribly.  

Maybe we should be having this discussion on list so others can see more of the 
details!

Regards,

- -tim

> 
> I guess I should have qualified my response.  I bought an OC-2 and tried to 
> use it for harp.  For long notes, it quickly grabs the octave and plays it 
> pretty well.  It is when I try to play a rapid arpeggio or try to grab a low 
> note (or bend a low note) that the response is terrible.  It either breaks 
> up or misses the note completely.  I tried my Digitech pedal and it tracks 
> the note very well.  So, since I have tried both, I can say with some 
> authority that tracking is definitely an issue with the OC-2.  I would be 
> interested to hear someone play who uses this device to understand what they 
> are doing differently if they are not running into the tracking problem.
> 
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