User Manual

POG2
Polyphonic Octave Generator
Congratulations on your purchase of the POG2 ! The POG2 is a Polyphonic Octave Generator that draws its
heritage from the now legendary POG, originally released in 2005 to worldwide acclaim. The POG2 can
simultaneously generate multiple octaves from your input signal. Whether you play single notes, arpeggios
or full chords, the
POG2 will perfectly track every note you play. With the POG2 , you can mix together your
original "dry signal" with four different octaves: one octave above the original note, two octaves above the
original note, one octave below your original note and two octaves below the original note. Additionally
you can detune the two upper octaves, slow the attack on all voices including the dry signal and process
the overall tone through a low pass resonant filter with adjustable filter cutoff and selectable Q. The
POG2
is fully programmable allowing you to store and load presets for performance and recording.
-CONTROLS-
DRY OUTPUT Slider
– Controls the output volume of your original DRY signal before it exits the POG2 .
The DRY OUTPUT volume will increase as its slider is pushed upward.
-2 OCTAVES Slider – Controls the output volume of the signal 2 octaves below the input signal, which is
one quarter of the frequency of the input signal. As this slider is pushed upward, the volume of the -2
OCTAVE below the original pitch will increase. If you play a middle C note, this slider will control the
volume of the C note two octaves
below middle C.
-1 OCTAVE Slider - Controls the output volume of the signal 1 octave below the input signal, which is
half the frequency of the input signal. As this slider is pushed upward, the volume of the -1 OCTAVE below
the original pitch will increase. If you play a middle C note, this slider will control the volume of the C note
one octave
below middle C.
+1 OCTAVE Slider – Controls the output volume of the +1 octave signal. True to its name, the +1
OCTAVE signal is one octave above the original input signal. The +1 octave signal is twice the frequency of
the original input signal. The volume of the +1 OCTAVE will increase as this slider is pushed upward. If you
play a middle C note, this slider will control the volume of the C note one octave
above middle C.
+2 OCTAVE Slider – Controls the output volume of the +2 octave signal. The +2 octave signal is two
octaves above the original input signal or four times the frequency of the original input signal. As this slider
is pushed upward, the volume of the +2 OCTAVE signal will increase. If you play a middle C note, this
slider will control the volume of the C note two octaves
above middle C.
ATTACK Slider - Controls the attack envelope of all the octave voices. As the ATTACK slider is pushed
upward, the attack time increases producing a swell or reverse effect. Push the ATTACK slider down to its
minimum position to turn the attack effect off. The Attack effect will also work on the DRY signal whenever
the DRY FX LED is lit, no matter the color of the DRY FX LED.
LP FILTER Slider – Controls the cutoff frequency of the Low Pass Filter. As the LP FILTER slider is pushed
upward, the cutoff frequency of the filter rises. The LP Filter control can be used to shape the tone of your
POG 2. All of the generated octave signals go through the LP Filter. The dry signal bypasses the LP Filter
when the DRY FX LED is off or lit red, the dry signal goes through the LP Filter when the DRY FX LED is lit
green or amber.
DETUNE Slider – Controls the amount of detune applied to the +1 and +2 OCTAVE signals. As the
DETUNE slider is pushed up both the depth and rate of detune are increased. When DETUNE is pushed
down to its minimum position the detune function shuts off. The DETUNE slider will also effect the DRY
signal when the DRY FX LED is lit amber.
DRY FX Push-Button and LED – The DRY FX Button cycles through four modes allowing the DRY signal
to either bypass or pass through the Attack, LP Filter and Detune effects. The modes are as follows:
LED State MODE
Off DRY bypasses all effects
RED DRY goes through Attack control, bypasses LP Filter and Detune
GREEN DRY goes through Attack and LP Filter, bypasses Detune
AMBER DRY goes through all three effects: Attack, LP Filter and Detune
Q Push-Button and LED
– The Q button and LED cycles through four levels of resonance or Q for the
Low Pass Filter. As the Q LED gets brighter the Q increases. LED off signifies the least amount of Q. The
brightest Q LED setting signifies the highest Q setting.
PRESET KNOB – The white PRESET knob is used to select, load and save the 8 available presets. You can
load the selected preset by pressing and releasing the PRESET knob. To save a setting, first set the
POG2
to the sound you want to save, then turn the PRESET knob to the preset number you want to save your
sound into. Now press and hold the PRESET knob for 3 seconds. Release the knob after all of the Preset
LEDs stop blinking.
BYPASS FSW and LED – The BYPASS FSW is used to toggle the POG2 between effect mode and true
bypass mode. When the associated LED is lit, the
POG2 is in effect mode. When the LED is off the POG2 is
in true bypass mode.
PRESET FSW and LED – The PRESET FSW can be used to cycle through and load the 8 available presets.
When a preset is loaded, the PRESET LED located near the PRESET FSW will light up solid. If a preset is
loaded and then a slider is moved or push-button is pressed, the PRESET LED will blink rapidly to indicate
that a parameter has been changed since the preset was loaded.
INPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio input to the POG2 . The input impedance presented at the INPUT
jack is 2 M
Ω .
OUTPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio output from the POG2 . The output impedance is approximately
800
Ω .
WARNING: Use only the 9.6 VDC 200mA adapter the POG2 comes supplied with. Do not
use any other adapters. Using other adapters, even those made by Electro-Harmonix, could
cause harm to the unit, the adapter or you. The
POG2 does not use batteries.