Pepino the one-eared cat proudly shows off his theremin. From Arnaldo M. Negro via Facebook.
The theremin appears to be a Moog Etherwave, the older and higher-end instrument that inspired the Theremini that we at CatSynth often use. We look forward to hearing Pepino’s music one day.
Ocean Beach, looking east back towards the city. Behind the dunes, part of one of the Dutch windmills in Golden Gate Park is visible.
Saroo inspects a patch on a Eurorack modular system. By Ricardo Verschut via Facebook.
Identification of the modules left as an exercise to the reader.
Thor proudly shows off the patch on his modular system. From our friend and occasional-collaborator Jack Hertz.
Thor made me a patch for #FathersDay.
For Father’s Day, we have some “patrilineal” art to share. This assemblage was created by my dad, combining a painting of his with a handkerchief that belonged to my grandfather. The material of the handkerchief is decades old and decaying, and the tears and texture make for a very interesting blend with the colors and shapes of the painting below.
We at CatSynth wish a happy Father’s Day to all the human and feline dads out there.
Oreo and Bella show off their Volca Modular synthesizer. By John Weiner via Facebook.
These two love the low octaves!!!!
You can see our first look at the Volca Modular from NAMM in this video – or read more in this article.
The modernist pavilion at the center of California City’s central park. California City was one of the strangest towns I have visited.
A cat contemplates its namesake synthesizer, the Octave CAT. From Doug Terrbone via Facebook.
Not surprisingly, we have an original Octave CAT of our own. In fact, it was the first vintage analog synth that I acquired, all the way back in 2005. And it’s a powerful mono synth, with multiple simultaneously waveforms and a sub oscillator. It probably needs some maintenance, but otherwise still runs great – just need to let the oscillators warm up.
A black cat playing both a Minimoog synthesizer and a Rhodes Stage electric piano. Nearby is an EMS Synthi and a rack full of Doepfer modules. From Mark L. Greco via Facebook.
There are definite musical advantages to using all four limbs.
This cat has decided to lounge and take a bath near a classic Roland JD-800. From Brandon M. Rogers via Facebook.
The JD-800 is a beast. It uses a similar synthesizer architecture to the D-50, but sports two rows of sliders making it easier to program and change timbre in real time.