Electric guitarists and music producers in search of a vintage octave pedal will be thrilled with Audiority Octaver 82, an analog simulation of the Boss OC-2 classic monophonic octaver from the early '80s.
The 82 is used to fatten up the instrument signal by adding two pitched-down tones (1 and 2 octaves below the original tone). The plug-in includes six different pedal circuits, which provide a wide pallet of tones including an envelope follower and synth sounds. An HQ button enables oversampling that reduces aliasing when the signal saturates. The plug-in is Mac and Windows compatible and works within most major DAWs that support VST2, VST3, Audio Units, and AAX formats.
At a Glance
- Two octave-down controls
- Pre- and post-effect gain
- Mix control
- Detector tracking
- Six different pedal circuits
- Resizable interface
Circuit Types (Mods)
- Default: The first circuit version follows the original schematic including some modifications done to the hardware.
- Drive: The Oct 2 circuit is an overdrive placed after the Dry and Oct 1 signals.
- Env Synth: Oct 2 is bypassed and now sets the amount of an envelope follower controlling the filters of the Oct 1 circuit. Like in the original circuit, the octave down signal runs in parallel with the dry signal.
- Octa Filter: A funkier version of the previous circuit: Oct 2 is bypassed and now sets an envelope follower controlling the filters of the second octave down. This filter process both the dry and the octave down signal.
- Raw Synth: This mod outputs the unfiltered octaves, resulting in a very raw and aggressive tone.
- Synth: This version outputs a less filtered version of Oct 1, resulting in a more aggressive tone.