# Octave Cat
“Offered for sale is my Octave Cat Mono Synth. These classic US-made synths are vastly underrated and represent fantastic value for money compared to their more famous rivals, the Minimoog and Arp Oddyssey. They are hard to find, and prices are heading upwards. The flexible nature of this synth means it really punches above its weight: particularly notable features are the cross modulation options, mixable waveforms, raw discrete oscillators and the legendary discrete filter. It dates from the mid to late 70s and sounds like a classic 70s American monosynth should: powerful and tonally brilliant. Sound design-wise it’s almost limitless with an abundance of bass, leads, and sound effects on tap – it’s easy (and very rewarding) to lose yourself for hours programming this beast…
This synth is in good cosmetic condition for its age and sounds great. Inevitably for an instrument that’s 30-plus years old, there’s a few scuffs and scratches which I’ve done my best to show in the detailed photos below. Two keys have chips on the underside, which do not affect playing and can’t be seen from most usual angles (I only discovered one of them when taking the photos). It is an original USA model and uses a neat little step-up transformer to work at 240v: this is included in the sale” Link