Author: catsynth

  • Wordless Wednesday: California 167

    Wordless Wednesday: California 167

    California Highway 167, a short route in the Eastern Sierra region that runs from US 395 near Mono Lake to the Nevada border in an almost perfectly straight line. The straightness, wide-open space, and desert landscape are something I am missing very much at the moment.

  • CatSynth Pic: Monty and Behringer Poly D

    CatSynth Pic: Monty and Behringer Poly D

    Monty (siamese cat) with Behringer Poly D synthesizer

    Monty definitely likes the new Behringer Poly D. Submitted by Julian Guffogg‎ via our Facebook page.

    The Behringer Poly D is a four-voice version of their Model D synthesizer that recreates the sound of an original Minimoog Model D. They can be used for 4-voice polyphony or stacked atop one another for an eight-oscillator voice. It also has a keyboard reminiscent of the original, and a sequencer and arpeggiator.

    You can see a previous post featuring Monty here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Roland TR-8 and Korg Monologue

    CatSynth Pic: Roland TR-8 and Korg Monologue

    Black cat with Roland TR-8 and Korg Monologue

    Beautiful black cat with a Roland TR-8 AIRA drum machine and a Korg Monologue synthesizer. From Chris Weinhardt via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Pic: Boulette, Roland TB-303, and Access Virus

    CatSynth Pic: Boulette, Roland TB-303, and Access Virus

    Boulette finds a napping spot in between a Roland TB-303 and Access Virus. From LeCoin Coin via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Pic: Modular, Roland, Korg, Arturia

    CatSynth Pic: Modular, Roland, Korg, Arturia

    Today we have a seriously cute cat with a modular system, a Roland System-1m, Korg SQ-1, Arturia keyboard and more. From Simon RD via Facebook.

    Identification of the individual modules left as an exercise to the reader.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Rausch

    Wordless Wednesday: Rausch

    Feline-themed street art in our neighborhood of San Francisco.

  • CatSynth Pic: Vigilando

    CatSynth Pic: Vigilando

    Black cat guarding and impressive and varied collection of synthesizers. From Patriwiki Wiki Wiki via Facebook.

    Identification of the synths left as an exercise to the reader.

  • CatSynth Pic: Korg MS2000

    CatSynth Pic: Korg MS2000

    Handsome black cat with a Korg MS2000 synthesizer. From our friend synthguy216 on Instagram, who asks “why so serious?”

    The MS2000 is in the lineage of Korg’s MS-20 and MS-50, but uses analog modeling, and offers 4-voice polyphony. It was released in 2000, and combines the MS-style mix of pre-wired patching with very accessible real-time knob controls and a patching matrix via the LCD screen. There is also the MS2000R rackmount version.

  • CatSynth Pic: Yamaha and Roland

    CatSynth Pic: Yamaha and Roland

    Cute calico cat with Yamaha and Roland keyboards. From Slaid Szczerba via Facebook.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Golden Gate Park

    Wordless Wednesday: Golden Gate Park

    Hipstamatic from one of my favorite spots in Golden Gate Park. Today was one of the first days I went out just for the fun and joy of it, rather than for practical needs, since pandemic restrictions started in March.