MXR MXR POLY BLUE OCTAVE-EA

MXR® POLY BLUE OCTAVE

M306

The MXR Poly Blue Octave brings modern and classic pitch-shifting styles together with fuzz and modulation to create the ultimate octave pedal for tonecrafters and sonic seekers.

The MXR® Poly Blue Octave is powered by a 9-volt AC adapter such as the Dunlop ECB003/ECB003EU or an MXR BrickTM Series power supply. This pedal cannot be powered by a battery.

 THE LONG STORY

The MXR Poly Blue Octave brings modern and classic pitch-shifting styles together with fuzz and modulation to create the ultimate octave pedal for tonecrafters and sonic seekers.

 LEVELED UP

The Poly Blue Octave features four separate octave divisions—one octave down, two octaves down, one octave up, and two octaves up—and you get to control the level of each in the mix. Each is polyphonic by default, which means they sound just as amazing with chords as they do with single note passages. Your dry signal gets its own level control, as well, so you can dial in the perfect blend of pitch-shifted tones.

FROM CONTEMPORARY CLARITY TO RAW VINTAGE GRIT.

The Mono switch takes you back to the gritty, monophonic tones of analog style pitch shifters. In this mode, the sub-octave signals have the warm vibes and raw personality of a pedal such as the MXR Vintage Bass Octave, while the higher octave signals resemble the Octavio Fuzz with its fuzz intensity dialed all the way back.

CALL UP THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

The Poly Blue Octave comes equipped with an unruly fuzz that’s inspired by the classic MXR Blue Box™ Fuzz. Applied to all five signals, the fuzz volume can be adjusted using the Dry knob after pressing and holding the Fuzz button. When used with the sub-octave signals, the fuzz sounds thick and subterranean. Over the higher pitched signals, the fuzz is searing and synth-like. Run them all at the same time for a choir of thunder and lightning.

PHASE YOURSELF.

For infusing your octave tones with an alluring sense of motion, from thick and syrupy to frenzied and frantic, the Poly Blue Octave features a dual-mode modulation effect. In polyphonic mode, the effect provides an uncanny simulation of the famous Leslie effect, and while In monophonic mode, it provides classic swirls and swooshes inspired by the Phase 90. Like the fuzz effect, the modulation applies to all five signals when engaged. The Mod knob adjusts the rate of the effect—when you want it off, just roll the Mod knob back fully counterclockwise.

STEP UP AND TAKE CONTROL

Through the EXP jack, the Poly Blue Octave allows you to control various settings with an expression pedal such as the Volume (X)™8 Pedal or an off-board switch such as the MXR Tap Tempo Switch to sweep between two different knob and switch configurations or toggle the fuzz and mono modes on and off.

A FULL PALETTE OF TONES AND TEXTURES IN A SINGLE PEDAL

The MXR Poly Blue Octave delivers high-performance pitch shifting, fuzz, and modulation in a ruggedly reliable housing with true bypass switching. Put this into your signal chain, and open up new sonic frontiers.

DIRECTIONS

1. Run a cable from your guitar to the M306’s INPUT jack and run another cable from the M306’s OUTPUT jack to your amplifier.

2. Start with all controls at 12 o’clock.

3. Turn the effect on by depressing the footswitch.

4. Rotate DRY knob clockwise to increase output level of dry signal or counterclockwise to decrease it.

5. Rotate SUB-1 knob clockwise to increase output level of SUB-1 signal or counterclockwise to decrease it.

6. Rotate SUB-2 clockwise to increase output level of SUB-2 signal or counterclockwise to decrease it. 

7. Rotate OCT+1 knob clockwise to increase output level of OCT+1 signal or counterclockwise to decrease it.

8. Rotate OCT+2 knob clockwise to increase output level of OCT+2 signal or counterclockwise to decrease it.

9. Rotate the MOD knob clockwise to increase rate of modulation or counterclockwise to decrease it. To remove modulation from signal, rotate the MOD knob fully counterclockwise. The sound of the modulation is dependent on the pitch-shifting setting as determined by the MONO switch: in the default polyphonic mode, the modulation circuit simulates the Leslie speaker effect, while in monophonic mode, it sounds similar to the MXR Phase 90.

10. Push the FUZZ switch to add fuzz to all five signals. Blue LED indicates fuzz is active. To adjust the volume level of the fuzz effect, press and hold the FUZZ switch until the blue LED flashes. Use the DRY knob to set your desired fuzz volume, and then push the FUZZ switch again to save the setting.

11. Push the MONO switch to toggle toggle from polyphonic pitch shifting—which can be applied to single notes as well as full chords—to monophonic pitch shifting, which focuses on a single note at a time. When in monophonic mode, the OCT+1 and OCT+2 signals will resemble the sound of an Octavio Fuzz with the intensity dialed all the way back. Red LED indicates monophonic mode is active.