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To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: octave shifter for winds From: andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:43:00 +0100 >G wrote: >> Hi Sylvain >> I've been playing chromatic and diatonic harmonica through my Micro POG >> for maybe 18 months now. I love it. The latency is fractional and >> opens up a world of effects the harp can sound good with. >> I've been told it generates the sub octave and octave up tones, rather >> than pitch shift the signal. Whatever it does, it's a smooth synth kind >> of tone for harmonica and when you've got all three dials up and add >> plenty of reverb, it sounds like a reed organ. :) > :-) that sounds like fun. Harmonica doesn't really suit many effects compared to guitar or a synthesiser. But using harp with the Micro POG turns it into a synth like instrument - one of my favourite effects is stereo filter sequencer. >I thought the Micro Pog actually had quite noticeable latency just on >the pitch up octave. >I also didn't like the out of tuneness of the high octave, which >I guess is designed for "12 guitar string" sound. Ah! Initially I noticed the latency, but after a year and a half when I use high octave by itself, I find myself playing a little ahead of the beat. When I use the high octave by itself, it usually sounded best with some modulation effects after it. I didn't cotton on to it being slightly out of tune - this explains my experience. >It's essentially a harmoniser type algorithm with smaller >time slices than usual, and really good pitch tracking. I certainly like it more than the Boss OC2. >> I was going to save up and buy a second Micro POG, and really glad I >> didn't. I'll be closely watching reviews on the EH POG2, it has all the >> features that I was interested in the POG and HOG, but a fraction of the >> size, a better stronger enclosure, and similar price to the SMMH. >Ah...that sounds interesting The POG2 has a detune control for both the high octaves - I hope that when it's set to zero the high octaves are kept in tune. >thanx >andy Cheers, -- G.