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Showing posts with label Octave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Octave. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2024

Vintage Classics // Octave Cat


video upload by Starsky Carr

"An in-depth look at the Octave CAT. This one is an absolute classic from 1977. It's the Series Revision Model (SRM), which is the same as the SRMII apart from its additional sync mode and CV connections.

There's also a few minutes of showing the differences between this and the Behringer - everything else is the close enough to make a comparison rather boring!"

0:00 A bit of Background
4:08 VCO 1
5:37 Modulation
8:21 VCO1 as LFO
9:37 VCO2
10:19 Sync
11:28 Filter
13:27 Dual X-Mod
14:00 Some BASS patches
15:36 Envelope Repeat
16:01 S&H
17:10 What's the Behringer like?
25:37 Some Sounds
31:32 That Intro Track

Monday, December 18, 2023

Octave The Cat SRM

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"Here's a really nice sounding and fully serviced original Octave The Cat SRM monosynth. The SRM model is the more desirable of the two Cat models since it has the SSM2040 filter chip in it. (Sequential Prophet Rev-2, Korg Polysix)

This CAT has been completely restored just over 3 months ago and modded so that when you let go of the second note in dual mode there is a function that allows you to adjust if the second note holds or not."

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Octave-Plateau VOYETRA Eight 8 Analog Synth w/ VPK-5 Keyboard SN NJ6813

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Tuesday, October 03, 2023

Octave CAT vs Behringer CAT vs Cherry Audio CAT - Triple CAT Shootout!


video upload by CatSynth TV

"We present a three-way comparison between the original Octave CAT, the Behringer CAT, and Cherry Audio's Octave CAT. It is, if you will, a 'Triple CAT Shootout' 😹🎹. We'll run a series of simple tests on all three instruments and observe the similarities and differences.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 About the tests
1:32 VCO 1 Sawtooth
2:15 VCO 2 Square (fixed duty cycle)
2:57 VCO 1 Pulse with manual Pulse-width Modulation
3:50 VCF cutoff sweep with low Q
4:27 VCF cutoff sweep with high Q
4:54 VCF with envelope-modulated cutoff frequency
5:20 More complex tone (all waveforms, VCF cutoff modulation)
5:57 Patch from Episode 500
6:29 That little riff that we always play in demos
6:54 Conclusion

Please also check out our detailed demos of each instrument individually!

Octave CAT: [posted here]

Behringer CAT: [posted here]

Cherry Audio Octave CAT: [4th video here]

All background and stinger music created with the Cherry Audio Octave CAT

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Aelita Acid! Soviet monosynth Aelita / Behringer TD-3 / Octave CAT SRM2 / Tama TS-306


video upload by HanzVolt

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer SN LV4804 w/ VPK-5 Keyboard SN BM2K517A

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"This listing is for an extremely rare Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight 8 Voice Poly Analog Synthesizer with VPK-5 61-Note Keyboard. This is the revered 'Rev-4' version with the green circuit boards, tear-drop-style knobs, and MIDI Ports on the back."

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Cherry Audio Octave Cat Demo & Review


video upload by musictrackjp

DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE.

Octave Voyetra Eight 8 Rev 4 Rackmount Analog Synthesizer SN MF4817

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Monday, August 28, 2023

1981 Octave-Plateau Cat SRM-II Analog Synthesizer SN G1124

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"This is a vintage 1981 CAT synth by Octave. The synth is a monophonic/duophonic analog synthesizer with two oscillators capable of sawtooth and square waves. The first VCO also has a triangle waveform. This piece is in excellent condition, the original pressed wood side panels have been replaced with genuine walnut panels. The originals are included, as well as a dust cover, footswitch and all handy paperwork."

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Octave CAT / CAT Stick / Dolby 361


video upload by HanzVolt

"Using an Octave CAT Stick to control some parameters on an Octave CAT
and of course passing thru the Dolby 361 with Vocal Stressor Modification"

Friday, August 25, 2023

OCTAVE PLATEAU VOYETRA EIGHT - Handmade Miniature 1/6 scale.


video upload by Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira ROLT

Friday, July 14, 2023

Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 171 with Special Guests, Dan & Mitchell from Cherry Audio!


video upload by Pro Synth Network

"Music Technology Discussion with Rob Puricelli, Kent Spong and our very special guests, Dan Goldstein & Mitchell Sigman of Cherry Audio!

This week we're delighted to welcome back Dan & Mitchell of Cherry Audio, a company that in the last few years has grown its reputation for quality, affordable and quite excellent software synths that emulate some amazing synthesizer classics such as the ARP Quadra, Novachord, Jupiter 4 and 6 as well as classics like the Memorymoog, Synthex, GX1/CS80 and Polymoog, plus their own Dreamsynth & Sines!

Join us to hear all about the latest synth to be added to their collection, the Octave Cat!"

Friday, June 09, 2023

OCTAVE ELECTRONICS THE CAT SRM

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Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Free the Tone Future Factory sweetens the Cat


video upload by Richard DeHove

"Four short noodles with the Behringer Cat and a Free the Tone Future Factory FF-1Y stereo delay. The delay cost almost exactly twice as much as the (recently discounted) Cat but it certainly makes the Cat twice as sweet. In fact I couldn't play anything mean and dirty through the FF-1Y, it just coats everything in beauty.

Two things really struck me with the FF, first its seemingly effortless deep stereo field, and second, the rich reverb-like atmosphere. It makes the raw little 2-note CAT sound like a far more complex poly. The sounds here from the FF are modified presets. There's absolutely no other effects or processing applied. If anyone wants to hear more I'll do a deep dive into the FF. For now it's my favorite delay.

0:00 Ominous strum-drone
1:13 Sweet resonant keys
2:51 Cheesy square riff
4:15 Thick arp

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Octave Electronics : The Cat Synthesizer

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"Similar to the infamous ARP Odyssey, so much so that ARP sued Octave for cloning their designs in the mid 70s. The Octave Cat is in great shape overall and just gone over internally by our in-house technician. These are getting harder to find in the wild, especially in good working condition.

Repair notes: Replaced trim pots, replaced all electrolytic capacitors. Replaced almost all IC sockets. Disassembled and cleaned all controls and switches. Rebuilt power supply. Replaced ceramic capacitors in power supply and both VCOs. Repaired key memory S/H circuits. Cleaned pin headers, connectors, buss bars and key contacts. Calibrated and burned in."

Friday, April 07, 2023

Octave Plateau Voyetra 8 Rev 4

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Octave Cat SRM II Synthesizer User Manual

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Monday, February 27, 2023

The Brooklyn Bridge - A ride with original music


video upload by CatSynth TV

"We take a ride over New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge, starting on the FDR Drive in Manhattan and ending in Downtown Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 as the first span crossing the East River and the longest and tallest suspension bridge at the time. It is still instantly recognizable with its stone arched towers and unique cable system.

If you haven't yet seen our FDR Drive video (from the Third Avenue Bridge in the Bronx to the start of the Brooklyn Bridge), we recommend checking that out as well: [posted here]

• The FDR Drive - a...

Original electronic music by Amanda Chaudhary featuring: Octave CAT analog synthesizer
Cherry Audio Elka-X
Korg modwave
Arturia DX7 V, 2600 V, Stage 73 V
Arturia MiniFreak
EastWest Stormdrum 3"

Monday, February 13, 2023

Octave Cat 1976 Synthesizer Recapped + Working

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"This unit has been gone through, cleaned and repaired. All capacitors have been replaced and the notorious transistor array chips have also been replaced."

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Cat Jive (Behringer Cat Synthesizer experimental composition)


video upload by Kyle Whitlock

"Here's Mo Cat synthesizer improv for Cat lovers out there! Cat synthesizer and Valhalla Space Modulator VST plug in."
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