1994
Voyetra Technologies introduces Digital Orchestrator Plus, launching the next generation of its music line.
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1993
Turtle Beach Systems and Integrated Circuit Systems jointly develop the new sound chip called the ICS WaveFront™ synthesizer chip.
1992
Turtle Beach Systems releases the MultiSound® 16-bit sound card, which won nearly every major editorial award in its category – PC Magazine Editor’s Choice, Windows® 100, InfoWorld Recommended Product, PC Computing Top 200, Windows User Best of Breed and Best Buy, Electronic Musician’s Editor’s Choice, and others.
1992
Voyetra Technologies develops AudioStation – software that set the standard for future “jukebox” programs and quickly became the music interface for many of the world’s multimedia PCs. More than 20MM units shipped, and from 1990-1995 Voyetra’s software and hardware were commonly used in Dell, Compaq, IBM, Gateway, HP, Sony, Intel, Samsung, Creative Labs, Packard Bell, Analog Devices, Cirrus Logic, Yamaha and many other products.
1986
1986 – Octave-Plateau Electronics changes name to Voyetra Technologies to better align the company branding with the success of its Voyetra Synthesizer. Voyetra Technologies shifts focus from synthesizers to music software and MIDI interfaces.
1985
Turtle Beach Systems is founded by Roy Smith and Robert Hoke. Turtle Beach Systems achieved prominence in the PC multimedia industry with its award-winning sound cards that pioneered PC-based hard-disk recording, multi-channel PC audio playback, and DSP technology. Today, the Turtle Beach name is synonymous with superior audio quality products.
1982
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.
Early 80s
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.
1979
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.
1975-1979
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.