Author: catsynth

  • CatSynth Pic: Esper in the Studio

    CatSynth Pic: Esper in the Studio

    Esper inspects a Cubase session in the studio with his humans. Submitted by Hope Tallen via our Facebook page.

    Esper loves working with his Dad in the studio. He constantly plays on his synths and loves watching Cubase

    We’d love to hear some of Esper’s music.

  • CatSynth Pic: Black Cat “Jet” and Minimoog

    CatSynth Pic: Black Cat “Jet” and Minimoog

    Jet, a beautiful black cat, poses in front of a vintage Minimoog. From Keith Winstanley via Facebook.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam and Big Merp

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam and Big Merp

    Getting the two cats to coexist at CatSynth HQ has a long and sometimes bumpy road. Sam Sam in particular has a tough time of it. But things are starting progress to the point were we at least of tolerance and respect. Sam Sam mostly stays on the mezzanine level of HQ, splitting her time between the bedroom and the studio, but she is starting to come out more and reassert herself as the sassy queen of the house.

    Big Merp has the run of the downstairs level and enjoying both the relaxing and fun of living here.

    He does sometimes come upstairs. In this photo, he jumped up on the main studio console that houses the Nord Stage, Prophet 12 and Pro Tools workstation, and has found a nice hiding place behind the monitor.

    From his perch, he supervised part of the postproduction for our latest CatSynth TV, which you can now see here.

    Sam Sam also hangs out in the studio a lot. In this video she gives as a little mew as a greeting.

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    Mew 😻 #catsofinstagram

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    They can actually be in their own spots in the studio at the simultaneously now; and that is indeed progress.

  • CatSynth Pic: Xochitl with Arp Odyssey

    CatSynth Pic: Xochitl with Arp Odyssey

    Xochitl the tuxedo cat poses with an original Arp Odyssey – with the white textured design as opposed to the red lettering on black that I personally prefer, but still a fine instrument for human and feline alike.

    From Jay Margart via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Pic: Numbers with Arturia, Novation, and Korg

    CatSynth Pic: Numbers with Arturia, Novation, and Korg

    Meet Numbers the black cat. He sits on a custom synthesizer rack made from recycled wood that houses an Arturia MiniBrute 2S, Novation keyboard, and a MicroKorg. From Sam Brubaker via our Facebook page.

    A photo of my cat, Numbers. Here he is inspecting the room lighting while sitting on a synth rack I built out of recycled wood from a shipping palette.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Death Valley Ribbon

    Wordless Wednesday: Death Valley Ribbon

    A perfectly framed road in the hills of Death Valley National Park.

  • CatSynth Pic: Mr. Maximillion in the Studio

    CatSynth Pic: Mr. Maximillion in the Studio

    Mr. Maximillion has found an odd place to chill in the studio 😸. From our friend Charles Whiley via Facebook.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Islais Creek

    Wordless Wednesday: Islais Creek

    Islais Creek, San Francisco

    A beautiful view of the still-industrial Islais Creek in San Francisco, with the double-decker I-280 in the background. Although so much in San Francisco has changed and industrial zones are disappearing, I am heartened to see the area still has some of the character the drew me to it several years ago.

    I was nominally in the area that day to see artists and their work at Islais Creek Open Studios.

  • CatSynth Pic: Kitten and Button Box

    Adorable kitten with a home-made button box. From our friend Jen Carlile via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Pic: Sawa Masaki (DSI Pro 2)

    CatSynth Pic: Sawa Masaki (DSI Pro 2)

    We start off the week with this lovely picture featuring one of the cats on Sawa Masaki’s Twitter and a DSI/Sequential Pro 2.

    It is probably not a coincidence that earlier the same say, Sequential announced that they would be discontinuing the Pro 2.