BOSS OC-2 question

SkyDogJr · 01-20-2010, 04:34 PM

I was playing with my new pedals and getting an idea of what order I wanted them in and I realized that any kind of overdrive, distortion or fuzz pedal in front caused problems in the OC-2 (I know John I know, that's what you told me...) but, I switched them around and the problem wasn't as pronounced, but it still happened... This is the first time I have used one of these so it may be newbie-itus

The problem was that the octave would be 'late?' for lack of a better term...
I'd be playing single lines and I could audibly hear my note and then milliseconds later, the octave note(s) when it was acting up.... when it worked, the notes were simultaneous. The problem didn't seem to ever happen when playing the OC-2 by itself.

Anyone ever have this kind of experience?

Thanks

BMS · 01-20-2010, 09:12 PM

This is common with the OC2. The lateness that you are experiencing that is. Some compression after the OC2 can help. Basically you have to keep a sustainable attack on the note to avoid the "lateness". The OC2 isn't meant for chord structures, just single note attacks. Hope this helps!

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SkyDogJr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Doesn't matter Posts: 686 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	BOSS OC-2 question I was playing with my new pedals and getting an idea of what order I wanted them in and I realized that any kind of overdrive, distortion or fuzz pedal in front caused problems in the OC-2 (I know John I know, that's what you told me...) but, I switched them around and the problem wasn't as pronounced, but it still happened... This is the first time I have used one of these so it may be newbie-itus The problem was that the octave would be 'late?' for lack of a better term... I'd be playing single lines and I could audibly hear my note and then milliseconds later, the octave note(s) when it was acting up.... when it worked, the notes were simultaneous. The problem didn't seem to ever happen when playing the OC-2 by itself. Anyone ever have this kind of experience? Thanks __________________ 1973 Fender Stratocaster 1991 Gibson Les Paul W/ Pepper Pups 2009 Gibson ES-335 1954 Supro Lap Steel Rocky Mountain RMS-2 Salidan Peavey Classic 20/Mojotone 2X12 Hybrid built by Big John CBS/Fender Vibro-tone (Leslie) cabinet 1994 Fender re-issue 1963 Vibroverb

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BMS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 4,498 Thanks: 193 Thanked 127 Times in 45 Posts	Re: BOSS OC-2 question This is common with the OC2. The lateness that you are experiencing that is. Some compression after the OC2 can help. Basically you have to keep a sustainable attack on the note to avoid the "lateness". The OC2 isn't meant for chord structures, just single note attacks. Hope this helps! __________________ http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/groups/195-vinyl.html http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/grou...e-frehley.html "Gain" is not the answer to sounding like who you think you are sounding like. www.myspace.com/rockwithbadmotorscooter

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