Chris Hooker has released Octaver OC-D2, a freeware octave guitar pedal style effect in VST plugin format for Windows based digital audio workstations.
The plugin was actually released earlier this year (back in January), but it somehow managed to stay under the BPB freeware radar up until this point. Since it’s a really neat freebie tool for guitarists and music producers in general, we’re featuring it in our news section even though it’s not technically a brand new freebie release.
Anyways, the plugin’s design seems to be heavily inspired by hardware guitar pedals such as the BOSS OC-2, however the plugin version implements quite a lot of added features which are there to provide additional control over the processed signal. In contrast to the hardware Boss OC-2 guitar pedal which features only a bypass switch and three knobs the volume level of different octaves, the free Octaver OC-D2 plugin comes with an arsenal of built-in tools such as a noise gate, a filter, an envelope follower and a DC offset removal module, among other goodies.
These tools haven’t been implement simply for the sake of having more features, though. The thing that the hardware Boss OC-2 pedal is often modified by the users in order in order to enhance its sound processing potential and the Octaver OC-D2 plugin actually emulates the feature set of the standard modded version of the pedal. For example, the filter and the dynamics section are commonly disabled with the goal of achieving a more artificial sounding tone from a guitar. Essentially, Octaver OC-D2 makes it possible to dig under the hood of your virtual octave pedal and tweak it completely to your liking.
Sadly, the plugin is available for 32-bit Windows hosts only, due to the fact that it was made with SynthMaker. If you’re running 64-bit Windows and want a similar plugin for your setup, definitely check out the awesome Pitchproof harmonizer effect by Aegean Music. It’s tons of fun!
Download
Octaver OC-D2 is available for free download via Chris Hooker’s website (11.6 MB download size, ZIP archive, 32-bit VST plugin format for Windows, made with SynthMaker).
4 Comments
CaB
onTom, do you know of any 64bit Ocatver VST?
Tomislav Zlatic
onSure, check out these two:
1) https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/02/10/pitchproof-harmonizer-vst/
2) https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/09/14/graillon-voice-octaver/
Have fun!
Steve kara
onHi i like the octave plugin is it possible to use it with mac
Tomislav Zlatic
onNope, Windows only.