Cat sitting on a Roland JX-3p synthesizer. We also see a Beheringer Deepmind 12 mounted on the rack. A turntable, guitar, and sundry gear completes the tableau.
From Ted Card Sample via Facebook.
Month: August 2020
CatSynth Pic: Curious Synth Investigator
Cute black-and-white cat in a black-and-white photo investigating a small Eurorack setup along with an Akai EWI. From bentnoise on Instagram.
Noise Cat (Line 6, Digitech, Boss)
Sasa gets ready to perform a noise set with pedals from Digitech, Boss and Line 6. From Mark Wilson via Facebook.
Of the three pedals, I am most familiar with the Line 6 DL 4 delay pedal. It was my go-to for many years for delay and loops, even acting as an extra oscillator when the feedback was turned up. One memorable show with the DL 4 was performing Polly Moller Springhorn’s piece Flip Quartet at Book Zoo in Oakland, one of a few times I played it.
Wordless Wednesday: Tassajara Schoolhouse
SOMA Laboratory Lyra 8
This cat has found a nice warm napping spot atop a SOMA Laboratory Lyra 8. Submitted by Robin Hill via our Facebook page.
We at CatSynth are quite intrigued by the instruments coming out SOMA Laboratory, who are based in Russia and Poland – not our neighborhood of San Francisco. They seem quite original and inventive.
Welcome to the world of sound of LYRA-8, the unique organismic analogue synthesizer designed by Vlad Kreimer. “Organismic” means that LYRA uses some principles that lie in the base of living organisms. The way how LYRA’s modules interacting between each other and the behaviour of the instrument resembles a live conversation.
https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/
Serum, BeatStep Pro, Eurorack, Strymon Big Sky…
A cat sits in the command char or a small studio featuring the Serum wavetable software synthesizer, a large Eurorack system, an Arturia BeatStep Pro, Strymon Big Sky, and more. We are particularly curious about that small device with the grid of purple buttons. The cat, on the other hand, looks ready for a nap.
CatSynth pic: Moog Subsequent 37
A cute tuxedo cat performs on a Moog Subsequent 37 synthesizer. Or is it a Sub 37? Sometimes I can’t tell.
From vieudofficial via Instagram.
Wordless Wednesday: Smokey Rose Light
Malestro plays the Serum
The kitten Malestro looks to be having a lot of fun scamping up and down the keys and making beats with the Serum and other synthesizers. From sonofanuzi on Instagram.
One Random Note: Roland SH1000
“On Random Note” #RolandSH1000. @catsynth pic.twitter.com/dsw2Z20eGC
— Merce (@Merce_the_cat) August 17, 2020
Josie performs a one-note jam on a Roland SH1000 courtesy of our friend Merce the cat. Here are some more detailed photos.
The SH1000 was perhaps Roland’s first keyboard synthesizer. It had a single oscillator and filter, along with an ADSR, two LFOs, and separate noise sources. It’s look is more like an electric organ and demonstrates the conceptual bridge between these instruments, even if their architecture and playing techniques are quite different. As our feline friend demonstrates, it is particularly good for drones or unique bass tones.
[The SH-1000] features 10 Preset sounds, but they are pretty weak. Fortunately you can create your own sounds for some really great mono-synth bass, lead, percussion and FX sounds. Basic square, ramp and pulse-width waveforms are available from the oscillator and the LFOs have sine, square and sample+hold. It has a terrific ‘Growl’ and ‘Wow’ effect for a pretty scary analog sound. It also features white noise, pink noise, portamento, octave transposition and a Random Note Generator. Although there is no user memory, unique sounds can still be quickly recreated or discovered thanks to its simple interface.
http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sh1000.php
It also paved the way for later classics like the SH1 and SH101.