• Mellotron Micro

    NAMM 2018: Mellotron!

    [Mellotron Mk4] We at CatSynth have a soft spot for the Mellotron, the electro-mechanical precursor to digital samplers…

  • NAMM 2018: Nord Electro 6

    We resume of coverage of the 2018 NAMM Show after a few days break – and a nasty…

  • CatSynth Pic: Porcelain Cat and Akai Synthesizers

    Beautiful monochromatic photo of a porcelain cat with vintage Akai synthesizers, including the S700 sampler and VX90…

  • CatSynth Pic: Cats in the Studio

    Our friend Damien Olsen back in Brooklyn presents “Cats in the Studio”, featuring two of his cats…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Big Cat Crossing

    Big cat crossing sign at the Bronx Zoo 😸

  • CatSynth Pic: Black Cat and Novation Peak

    We always love seeing black cats, especially color-coordinated with their musical instruments.  Here we see a beautiful…

  • WMD Synchrodyne

    NAMM 2018: Pedro Eustache Plays a WMD Synchrodyne

    NAMM is full of serendipitous moments. One of those occurred as we passed the WMD booth and saw…

  • CatSynth Pic: Blezqi Zatsaz + Minimoog

    From Fabio Ribeiro via the Facebook group Synthesizer Freaks. Blezqi Zatsaz (the cat) + Minimoog

  • Korg Prologue

    NAMM 2018: Korg Prologue and Waldorf STVC

    We would be remiss if we didn’t visit the Korg booth at NAMM, especially as Waldorf was there…

  • Rossum Electro-Music Assimil8r.

    NAMM 2018: Rossum Electro-Music

    We visited our friends at Rossum Electro-Music at NAMM and were treated to an in-depth demonstration of their Assimil8or…