Author: catsynth
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Saruman, Yamaha CS-30, Yamaha DX7, Casio SK-1
Saruman returns, this time playing vintage Yamaha CS-30 and DX7 synthesizers. The SK-1 from some of his previous appearances is also here.
From hdgenis on Instagram.
My cat playing my Yamaha CS30 and DX7 🎹
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Dahlia, Roland W-30, Behringer VC340 Vocoder
The beautiful Dahlia returns; this time she is playing a tune on a Roland W-30 with a Behringer VC340 vocoder above. From our friend Rob Robinson via Instagram.
The Roland W-30 was a sampling workstation released in 1989 (about the same time as the Ensoniq EPS workstation that I chose for my own work). The Behringer VC340 is a recreation of the Roland VP-330 vocoder. I was quite intrigued by this offering, as we can see from this NAMM 2019 video.
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Satie and Modular (Make Noise, Mutable Instruments, Bafaco, Intellijel)
Satie returns this time with a fancy modular system featuring modules from Make Noise, Mutable Instruments, Bafaco, and Intellijel. The “David Lynch” panel is a nice touch as well.
This time via the Instagram page of Satie and his human Antoine Marroncles. You can see his previous appearances via this tag.
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Glaze
An optical and architectural study using our Lensbaby Edge 35. The soft blur of the left gives way to the sharp focus of the right, only to capture another distortion in the glass reflection.
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Orion and Novation Launchpad
It looks like our friend Orion has found a new spot next to the Novation Launchpad. From his Instagram account @orion_is_life.
This is my new spot in the forbidden room : daddy’s office 🤭🤭🤭😹😹😹! I’m making music with my daddy and it sounds good😸😸💗!
Have a happy new week my furriends!! 😻💗😽😽 -
Orion and Eurorack Serge (Random*Source)
Orion shows off a complex patch on a Eurorack Serge system featuring modules by Random*Source. From Justin Sullivan (@justin3am) on Twitter.
We at CatSynth have long been curious about those Serge modules from Random*Source as a way of exploring Serge-style modular synthesis in more detail. The underlying premise is building up complexity from very simple building blocks like slope generators.
You can see all of Orion’s appearances via this tag.
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Leo, Access Virus, Arturia Keystep Pro, Zoom R16
A friend Leo returns. He is inspecting the new studio setup featuring an Access Virus, Arturia Keystep Pro, and Zoom R16 interface/controller.
From our (human) friend @EvanUnoArt on Twitter. Please also check out his website evanuno.com
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Wordless Wednesday: Blocks
Wordless Wednesday brings us back to the city this week: a stylized architectural study in San Francisco.
Thank you as always for your links and comments on Wordless Wednesday. I have been a bit remiss in returning the comments/visits over the past week because of some things here – I will definitely do so this week.
