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I've just received the Octave HS-1, and I'm a nerd, so I had to unbox it on camera 😄 It's an audio interface with a full Windows computer built in, tuned for live performance, with a touch screen on top. The idea is simple: you put your favourite VST plugins on it and take it on stage, with no laptop.
So I put it to work. I ran Kontakt 8 with The Grandeur inside Cubase, recorded a piano and a (not very good) song with my microphone, then unplugged the power, because it has batteries 🔋 After that I went through Gig Performer, which comes included: vocal effects, a vocoder, a guitar through the Hi-Z input, a looper, and presets I can change with the footswitch. I finished on Pianoteq and Lounge Lizard. It's small, it's powerful, and the latency just works 🎹
🔗 TOOLS IN THIS VIDEO
🎛️ Octave HS-1 — the audio interface with a Windows computer inside (link at the top)
🎚️ Gig Performer — the live rack that comes included with the HS-1
🎹 Kontakt 8 with The Grandeur — the first piano I tried
🎼 Cubase — where I recorded the piano and the vocal
🎹 Pianoteq and Lounge Lizard — two of my favourite pianos
🎸 Tone3000 — the guitar tones
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⏱️ Chapters
0:00 An audio interface with a Windows computer inside
0:45 Unboxing the Octave HS-1
1:36 A closer look at the HS-1
2:30 First test: The Grandeur in Kontakt
4:02 Kontakt 8 inside Cubase
5:15 Recording vocals, and it has batteries
7:18 Listening back to the song
8:03 Gig Performer comes included
8:58 Vocal effects and the footswitch
9:35 Vocoder: we are the robots
10:46 Plugging in a guitar
12:18 Guitar and vocals together
13:56 It's got a looper
15:05 Pianoteq on the HS-1
15:58 Lounge Lizard and the discount code
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