Octave Cat SRM sounds

Hey guys,

As promised here's the video demo with the Octave Cat sans my voice. Just one take of 10 minutes with me messing around.

Hope you enjoy some of the stuff I coaxed out of the Cat.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Octave
• the
• Cat
• SRM
• analogue
• analog
• synth
• synthesiser
• synthesizer
• vintage
• Plateau

[ihaveaverybadcold]

music lesson are never a bad thing no matter what your playing

[iamawildcat]

how much does one of these go for these days?

[vanjealous]

I bought mine out of the back of a car in DC from a friend of an ex-bandmate for $25 in 1989. I had it for about 3 years and it disappeared in a move. Years later when I went looking for another one, they were going for about $7-800 minimum. It was so out of electronic alignment that I could just turn it on and listen to it spontaneously drift from one sound to another without touching the keys bit maybe once! Got some great recordings out of it too!

[rixorts]

Hi, I'm from mexico and buy the same keyboard (but not the srm) in just 100 pesos (about 10 dollars), is a wonder this synthesizer, the ring sounds have bass sounds dirty and very rude, I certainly I call wildcat

[VectronMusic]

@SHIZNITBOOYA

nah. more like $1200 to $1600.

[MrPlikestechno]

Always love Jambo's video. I'm apparently getting my SRM back from the tech tomorrow with VCO1 working again, keyboard cleaned,everything else fixed and a filter switch mod done for type and slope. It's a good thing they're worth a lot of money now (especially the SSM2040 SRMs which mine is) because the bill is apparently going to be about 1000 US. Thankfully only paid 500 USD for it about 3 years ago "working perfectly" on Ebay. But I'm so excited to have my baby back tomorrow. Finally.

[SHIZNITBOOYA]

@iamawildcat usually around like 2000

[kraai1324]

wij houden van oranje?

[OriginalJambo]

@translinguistic

Ah, the SRM II actually had some sort of digital keyboard output as well as CV/gate. Maybe that's what you are thinking of?

As for my SRM, a stereo to 2 x mono 1/4 inch adapter works fine with a Kenton MIDI/CV box. Only thing is I can't remember what channel is what although I've definitely used it sucessfully.

I've also never came across a synth that doesn't have separate sockets for CV and gate. I guess the Cat is just a bit of an oddball - in more ways than one I guess!

[OriginalJambo]

@ihaveaverybadcold

Don't worry about it - forgot it's been two years ago since I uploaded this. Time flies!

[translinguistic]

@OriginalJambo

Oh okay, now that makes a little more sense. I thought only the SRMII's came with cv inputs. So how do you split it? With a double jack adapter and plug into only one? Never heard or had to do that before. I'm interested in a Cat and this is great info.