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[[Boss]] OC-2 Octave
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The [[Boss]] OC-2 Octave pedal uses the existing note going through it to generate 2 more notes: one octave, and two octaves down, respectively.
  
 
Subsequent Boss Octave models include:
 
Subsequent Boss Octave models include:
* OC-3
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* OC-3 Super Octave
  
 
==Controls==
 
==Controls==
[[File:Boss_OC2_front.png|right|frame]]
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[[File:Boss_OC2_front.png|right|frame|<div style="text-align:right">Image from [https://www.boss.info/us/products/oc-2/ Boss' website]</div>]]
* Knob 1 - '''"Oct2"''': Set the volume level for the signal two octaves lower than the dry signal.
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* Knob 1 - '''"Oct2"''': Sets the volume level for the signal two octaves lower than the dry signal.
* Knob 2 - '''"Direct Level"''': Set the volume level for the dry signal.
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* Knob 2 - '''"Direct Level"''': Sets the volume level for the dry signal.
* Knob 3 - '''"Oct1"''': Set the volume level for the signal one octave lower than the dry signal.
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* Knob 3 - '''"Oct1"''': Sets the volume level for the signal one octave lower than the dry signal.
 
* Footswitch 1 - '''"On/Off"''': Toggle the pedal on or off.
 
* Footswitch 1 - '''"On/Off"''': Toggle the pedal on or off.
  
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==General Information==
 
==General Information==
http://www.bossarea.com/boss-oc-2-octave/
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This Boss pedal, is like most other octave pedals that came out in the 1980s. It is best played one note at a time, either to thicken melody runs, or on solos. If more than one note is played, the note tracking circuitry of the pedal has a hard time, and it tends to sound more like garbage than like multi-octave chords being played.
  
 
==Pedal Manual==
 
==Pedal Manual==
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# http://equipboard.com/items/boss-oc-2-octave-pedal
 
# http://equipboard.com/items/boss-oc-2-octave-pedal
 
# http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=135
 
# http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=135
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# http://www.bossarea.com/boss-oc-2-octave/
  
  

Revision as of 00:53, 21 June 2018

The Boss OC-2 Octave pedal uses the existing note going through it to generate 2 more notes: one octave, and two octaves down, respectively.

Subsequent Boss Octave models include:

  • OC-3 Super Octave

Controls

Image from Boss' website
  • Knob 1 - "Oct2": Sets the volume level for the signal two octaves lower than the dry signal.
  • Knob 2 - "Direct Level": Sets the volume level for the dry signal.
  • Knob 3 - "Oct1": Sets the volume level for the signal one octave lower than the dry signal.
  • Footswitch 1 - "On/Off": Toggle the pedal on or off.

Bypass:Buffered

Like all Boss pedals, the OC-2 has a buffered bypass.

General Information

This Boss pedal, is like most other octave pedals that came out in the 1980s. It is best played one note at a time, either to thicken melody runs, or on solos. If more than one note is played, the note tracking circuitry of the pedal has a hard time, and it tends to sound more like garbage than like multi-octave chords being played.

Pedal Manual

Phase Inversion

Schematic

Assumed Public Domain, unaware of any Copyright claims by Lehrberg.

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Additional Sources
  1. http://equipboard.com/items/boss-oc-2-octave-pedal
  2. http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=135
  3. http://www.bossarea.com/boss-oc-2-octave/