{"id":33475,"date":"2024-09-01T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/cherry-audio-octave-cat-synthesizers\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T14:21:09","slug":"cherry-audio-octave-cat-synthesizers","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/cherry-audio-octave-cat-synthesizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Audio Octave Cat Synthesizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>System Requirements of Cherry Audio Octave Cat Synthesizers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Octave Cat<\/strong>\u00a0is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>macOS Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>macOS 10.13 or above.<\/li>\n<li>macOS 13 Ventura supported.<\/li>\n<li>64-bit required.<\/li>\n<li>Native Apple M1 processor support, including Apple M1 Ultra.<\/li>\n<li>3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Windows Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11), 64-bit required.<\/li>\n<li>Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hard disk space:<\/strong>\u00a021 MB<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Internet connection required for product activation.<\/p>\n<p>Octave-Plateau\u2122 is a trademark of Cherry Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"text-3xl font-bold md:text-5xl text-gray-900\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A Ferocious New Breed<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Cherry Audio\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Octave Cat<\/strong>\u00a0synthesizer emulates The CAT duophonic synthesizer unleashed by Octave Electronics in 1976. Developed in partnership with The CAT\u2019s original designer, Octave Cat retains all the growl of the original hardware\u2019s fat, savage sound and replicates its aggressive resonant filter. Octave Cat features the flexible modulation, screaming audio-range oscillator cross-mod, and fierce oscillator sync of the original hardware, and extends it with expanded polyphony, a robust integrated effects suite, and a versatile dual-step sequencer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A free 30-day demo of Octave Cat is available.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0This demo will play white noise periodically, but is otherwise unlimited.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cherryaudio.com\/assets\/products\/images\/octave-cat-ui-03.png\" alt=\"Cherry Audio Octave Cat UI - SRM Main Panel pluginsmasters\" width=\"628\" height=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 628px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 628\/420;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1976: The Year of The CAT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the early 1970s, portable synthesizers were a rarity, and only a select few musicians could afford the legendary Minimoog or ARP Odyssey synthesizers. Recognizing this, a small group of engineers in New York led by the brilliant 22-year-old Carmine Bonanno decided to shake things up and create affordable synthesizers with innovative features, giving birth to Octave Electronics, which later became Octave-Plateau\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from his own designs for a modular system, Bonanno and his team set out to create a synthesizer that was not only accessible to up-and-coming musicians but also boasted groundbreaking features. The result was The CAT synthesizer \u2014 an elegant and easy-to-program monophonic\/duophonic synthesizer that offered an innovative combination of features including cross-mod, configurable sample and hold, extensive modulation, dual sub-oscillators, combinable waveforms, two types of oscillator sync, and a lowpass filter with uniquely powerful resonance.<\/p>\n<p>Even more revolutionary was the 1976 introduction price of only $599 &#8211; a game-changer for musicians who couldn\u2019t afford more expensive alternatives. It also caught the attention of more affluent musicians, who praised its exceptional performance and versatility. Some of the biggest names in electronic music have used The CAT, including Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Dave Greenslade, Split Enz (notably for the keyboard break in their hit track, &#8220;I Got You&#8221;), and, more recently, The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers.<\/p>\n<p>The CAT synthesizer remains an iconic piece of music technology, representative of Octave\u2019s legacy of groundbreaking innovation and a relentless drive to make audio and music technology accessible to all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mx-auto prose max-w-none dark:prose-light prose-blue\">\n<h3><strong>Octave Cat: A Curious Collaboration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To preserve the legacy of this iconic synthesizer and provide today\u2019s music producers with an ideal tool for production, Cherry Audio has added another life to The CAT with the introduction of Octave Cat. Cherry Audio Octave Cat expands upon the original with up to 16-voice polyphony, and adds a feature-packed \u201cpage two\u201d with distortion, phaser, flanger\/chorus, echo, and reverb effects, as well as a super-flexible dual eight-step sequencer capable of modulating numerous parameters.<\/p>\n<p>Cherry Audio was thrilled to collaborate on Octave Cat with original designer and Octave Electronics founder, Carmine Bonanno. Expressing deep admiration for the outcome of this collaboration, Carmine notes that Octave Cat feels and sounds just like the real instrument. \u201cBetter yet,\u201d he adds, \u201cit goes way beyond what a hardware CAT is capable of. For instance, on a hardware CAT, you can\u2019t save a patch, you can\u2019t control modulation with an external MIDI controller, you don\u2019t have full polyphony, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to capturing the unique sonic character of the original, Cherry Audio added enhancements like sample and hold glide, step-sequencing, MIDI clock sync, a suite of effects, and more. \u201cAll of this,\u201d says Bonanno, \u201cmakes the Cherry Cat incredibly more versatile than a hardware CAT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cherry Audio spared no effort to ensure that the Octave Cat was crafted with the utmost respect and attention to the original instrument\u2019s signature features. The result is a beautiful and fully realized piece of music technology that will undoubtedly find its way into the hands of countless music producers in the years to come. With Cherry Audio\u2019s commitment to excellence and reverence for the original, the Octave Cat stands as a testament to the possibilities that arise when innovation meets tradition!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cherryaudio.com\/assets\/products\/images\/octave-cat-ui-04.png\" alt=\"Cherry Audio Octave Cat UI - SRM Second Panel pluginsmasters\" width=\"616\" height=\"411\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 616px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 616\/411;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Octave Cat Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All aspects of the original CAT precisely modeled in exacting detail<\/li>\n<li>Over 300 presets<\/li>\n<li>Dual Panel Views with an authentic Main view for synthesis controls, and an additional FX\/Seq panel with extended features<\/li>\n<li>Monophonic, duophonic, and polyphonic (up to 16 voices) voice modes<\/li>\n<li>Unison for mono and duo modes<\/li>\n<li>Two distinct VCOs with discrete wave, modulation, S+H, and sub octave settings; VCO1 with saw, triangle, and pulse with PWM, and VCO2 with square and saw waveforms<\/li>\n<li>Vintage-correct four-pole 24 db\/oct filter, based on the original \u201ccascaded OTA\u201d SSM2040 filter with precise replication of The CAT\u2019s unique resonance<\/li>\n<li>Accurate reproduction of the original\u2019s Transient Generators section with two envelope generators: a standard ADSR (attack\/decay\/sustain\/release), and an AR (attack\/release)<\/li>\n<li>Sample and Hold with VCO1, VCO2, or Noise as source, with Glide that slews the voltage steps for smoother transitions<\/li>\n<li>User-selectable Bend Depth, Octave Shift, and note Glide<\/li>\n<li>Tempo-syncable LFO with onset delay<\/li>\n<li>White noise generator<\/li>\n<li>Classic-style dual-channel, eight-step sequencer, independently assignable to oscillator pitches, filter cutoff frequency and VCA amplitude, with tempo sync, quantization, and keyboard transpose<\/li>\n<li>Studio-quality integrated effects: distortion with tube and fuzz, 2\/4\/8\/12-stage phaser, flanger\/chorus, three syncable delay types, and five reverb types<\/li>\n<li>Selectable original \u201cMark I\u201d or later-style \u201cSRM\u201d skin<\/li>\n<li>Standalone virtual instrument and plug-in versions included<\/li>\n<li>Channel pressure and polyphonic aftertouch as a polyphonic modulation source<\/li>\n<li>Support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) &#8212; Pitch, Channel Pressure, and Timbre &#8212; making Octave Cat capable of more organic and expressive performances when using MPE-compatible controllers<\/li>\n<li>Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping<\/li>\n<li>Cherry Audio\u2019s popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag<\/li>\n<li>Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format<\/li>\n<li>User-adjustable oversampling control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/-aGis2iQJbk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33474,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[3206],"product_cat":[433,21],"product_tag":[66,814],"class_list":{"0":"post-33475","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-cherry-audio","7":"product_cat-synthesizers","8":"product_cat-virtual-instruments","9":"product_tag-synth","10":"product_tag-virtual-instrument","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"downloadable","15":"virtual","16":"taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cherry Audio Octave Cat | Synth Plugin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cherry Audio&#039;s Octave Cat synthesizer emulates The CAT duophonic synthesizer unleashed by Octave Electronics in 1976. 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