My hopes were that it would be an improved version of the Boss pedal...i.e. good bypass, better tracking, similar sound, extra volume, etc...I think it succeeds at that. Unfortunately, I don't have any OC-2's around anymore, but from my memory it definitely appears to track at least as well if not better/lower and with at least the same volume for the OCT 1 as the boss and probably a bit more. The tone is definitely of the same type as the Boss compared to other notable octavers.
Here is a quick clip I recorded:
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I start off playing a G Major scale (to clarify: starting on the 3rd fret of the E string) bypassed, then activated and with the direct at close to unity and the octaves off, then dry at unity and the OCT 1 maxed, then without dry and OCT 1 maxed.
Next is playing down slowly from A on the fifth fret of the E string to open E with the dry off, so you can hear how it tracks and holds the tone. Then I mostly just doodle around without the dry on low on the bass and then up high. The very last thing is a baseline from one of my band's songs that I use an octave for, which is similar to the type of application I will be using this in.
