Wire Grind has released Woctavia, an octave doubling fuzz effect that models
the Tycobrahe Octavia guitar effects pedal.

Wire Grind performed detailed analysis on an authentic Tycobrahe Octavia pedal.
They identified many of the characteristics produced by this pedal, and they
then replicated these characteristics in their effect algorithm.

Woctavia includes an anti-aliasing feature. This feature uses oversampling to
produce a higher quality audio. Woctavia also includes an additional operational
mode referred to as “Warmth.” This mode has a less gritty, less buzzy sound than
the vintage model.

Octave doubling fuzz belongs to a unique class of distortion effects. Such effects
are often said to generate a note one octave higher than the note being played.
Octave doubling fuzz was used heavily by Jimi Hendrix, and it can be heard in his
solos on such songs as “Purple Haze” and “Fire.”

Replicas of the the Tycobrahe Octavia pedal have been used widely by guitar players
for decades. Original 1970’s Tycobrahe Octavias are few in number and they have
been known to sell at auction for thousands of dollars.

Woctavia features:

- Classic vintage model
- Special “Warmth” mode
- Alias suppression (oversampling)
- Mono, stereo, and surround sound processing
- Futuristic UI

System Requirements:

Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. We expect it might work in
Windows 8, but this has not been tested. A test installer is available upon request
if anyone wishes to verify installer compatibility.

Host Program: VST3 compatible host program. Host programs supporting more recent versions
of VST2 will be able to use the VST2 version. Some hosts supporting both VST2 and VST3,
might only work with the VST3 version. We are not sure.

Woctavia for Windows (VST) is available for purchase for $49 USD


Demo version is unable to save parameter settings and adds a gentle arse whistle sound for 2 of every 10 seconds

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