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How well does that synth handle bends? Cliff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikell D.Nelson" <mnelson@dmans.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:37 PM Subject: Re: OT: Octave > Hi, > I bought one of the Rocktron octave pedals; I think it was called the Purple > Haze. It sounds great on paper: individual controls for 1 octave higher, >1 octave > lower, output, and distortion or drive. However, it was noisy and very > unpredictable. Didn't track well at all. > On the positive side, I used to have a Lexicon LXP5, and the pitch shifter > tracked as well as any I've heard, but this is probably a little more >than $200. I > bet you could find one on a net auction site for $200-$250. > The best tracking I've ever experienced is my old Roland GR-50 guitar synth, > and the tone is anything you want it to be: bass guitar an octave down, flute an > octave up, etc. Now we're way over $200. > > SoundFNR@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 04/04/00 06:08:57 GMT Daylight Time, > > clifsound@mediaone.net writes: > > > > > I am interested in obtaining an octave pedal and would like any input as to > > > what you all think is good out there- Preferably smooth, more than 1 octave > > > down, less than $200- - - I checked out the brown Boss model and really was > > > not impressed- maybe z-vex or other boutique? > > > > > Hi Cliff > > Those old octave pedals, if that's what you want then of course > > there's no substitute.( ie a synthesised note an octave (rarely 2) > > below the ONE note you put in). > > A friend of mine used to have an original Electro Harmonix unit. > > In it's day it could be quite impressive, but chords would > > confuse it (unless the lowest note was played much louder than the >rest) > > and tracking was always a bit hit and miss. > > > > > > but there's a lot of cheap multi FX out there with pitch > > functions which will give you an octave or two down no trouble > > .....and no tracking problems either. > > what about a Zoom 2100 for instance.(loops too!) > > > > Andy Butler > > Lexicon Vortex Database > > http://members.aol.com/soundfnr/vortex.htm > > -- > Mike Nelson > > Boomerang Musical Products 800-530-4699 > PO Box 541595 214-340-6913, Outside USA > Dallas, TX 75354-1595 214-343-1038, Fax > > http://www.boomerangmusic.com mnelson@dmans.com > > "Some products make you sound better; > the Boomerang Phrase Sampler makes you play better." > >