Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Get the Octave HS-1 here - elkqr.link/OCTAVEHS-1
The Octave HS1 is a hardware unit that integrates a debloated Windows 11 PC into a stage-ready enclosure. It operates as a standalone multitrack recording interface and digital audio workstation, designed specifically to run studio VST plugins and NAMM A2 profiles live.
Play your guitar with (almost) any plugin you want!
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00:00 - Octave HS1: The PC in a Pedal
00:40 - What is the Octave HS-1
02:09 - What Operating System does it use?
02:40 - How Powerful is the Computer?
03:19 - What is the Audio Interface?
03:44 - What Plugins do you get with it?
04:22 - How do the Free Plugins sound?
06:32 - NAMM A2 Profile Testing & Noise Gate Requirements
10:08 - Can You install third party Plugins?
12:17 - How well built is it?
14:36 - What Else can it do?
15:23 - Live Test With Drums!
16:15 - Why Buy the Octave HS-1?
17:54 - Is it Perfect?
18:40 - Room for Improvement?
19:32 - The Verdict
#TheGuitarGeek #OctaveHS1 #GuitarGear #VSTPlugins #LiveRig #GuitarTech
Get the Octave HS-1 here - elkqr.link/OCTAVEHS-1
The Octave HS1 is a hardware unit that integrates a debloated Windows 11 PC into a stage-ready enclosure. It operates as a standalone multitrack recording interface and digital audio workstation, designed specifically to run studio VST plugins and NAMM A2 profiles live.
Play your guitar with (almost) any plugin you want!
โบ๐ค Patreon Link - patreon.com/AndyGuitarGeek
โบ๐ค Subscribe for more updates by clicking here - elkqr.link/jdkhn
โบ๐ค Join youtube.com/channel/UCI5i6aBbINMIEkYW3b6olHg/join
โบ๐ค Buy something on Reverb - reverb.partnerlinks.io/TheGuitarGeek
00:00 - Octave HS1: The PC in a Pedal
00:40 - What is the Octave HS-1
02:09 - What Operating System does it use?
02:40 - How Powerful is the Computer?
03:19 - What is the Audio Interface?
03:44 - What Plugins do you get with it?
04:22 - How do the Free Plugins sound?
06:32 - NAMM A2 Profile Testing & Noise Gate Requirements
10:08 - Can You install third party Plugins?
12:17 - How well built is it?
14:36 - What Else can it do?
15:23 - Live Test With Drums!
16:15 - Why Buy the Octave HS-1?
17:54 - Is it Perfect?
18:40 - Room for Improvement?
19:32 - The Verdict
#TheGuitarGeek #OctaveHS1 #GuitarGear #VSTPlugins #LiveRig #GuitarTech
