Re: [Harp-L] FX processors

[Mike <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Different algorithms creating different tones.  Most multifx are striving 
to sound just like an original pedal - warts and all.  So if a pedal was 
original glitchy, or noisey, or low-fi, the model tends to be too....or at 
least as much as it can.  Very few effects on these units, regardless of 
brand, try to sound like upgrades to newer pedals unless they are dirt 
pedals.  The masses tend to want vintage sounds for cheap - not the unknown.

My Pitchfactor has an option to intentionally be glitchy on some effects to 
emulate old Eventide rack gear because that is what the guitar heroes of 
old used.  Personally, I seen zero need.  However, if you compare the tone 
of various octavers, the real ones, they each have pros and cons beyond 
tracking.  For example, I had a really hard time syncing a POG2 when 
looping - there was latency - whereas a cheap Dan Electro Chili Dog worked 
great.



On Sunday, July 21, 2013 11:40:27 PM UTC-5, Robert Hale wrote:
>
> What is the difference between an Octaver, and Pitch Shift down 12 
> semitones? How does each create the new frequency? 
>
> Octaver sounds smoother, tighter. Pitch Shift can sometimes sound a little 
> gritty, and sometimes "stepping" through the range of the expression 
> pedal. 
>
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