Octave-Plateau Electronics releases Voyetra Eight – a revolutionary polyphonic synthesizer that introduced the concept of creating a scalable music synthesizer by combining multiple rack-mounted instrument modules into a single master-controlled instrument. The Voyetra Eight also blazed the way for a master keyboard controlling an array of synthesizers via a serial data interface, which was so popular it later became the MIDI interface standard.
Octave-Plateau Electronics releases Sequencer Plus – the world’s first professional-grade MIDI software for PC. Sequencer Plus allowed pro and bedroom musicians alike to compose and edit music with great detail and hear their compositions played by an array of MIDI synthesizers. Over a million copies sold worldwide and one of the most popular music programs of all time.
Octave Electronics merges with Plateau Electronics – a prominent synthesizer repair facility in downtown Manhattan. The company is renamed Octave-Plateau Electronics and becomes a popular synthesizer maintenance facility for professional musicians and recording studios in NYC and the surrounding metro area.
Octave Electronics manufactures and markets several analog music synthesizers under the “Octave Cat” brand. These instruments were hailed for their exceptional value and performance capabilities.
Octave Electronics is founded by Carmine Bonanno, who started as a musician, had become an industry expert in PC digital music, and held several patents in the field of music hardware.
