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  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam

    It’s a good time to check in with Sam Sam.  Life is good for her at CatSynth HQ, as she relaxes, gets brushed and cuddled, runs around, plays, explores…it’s good to be the cat!

    Here we see Sam Sam on the upstairs balcony.

    Behind her to the left is a painting/collage by Kasper Rodenborn.  We acquired it at his solo show at Far Out Gallery here in San Francisco last year.  You can read our review of the show and also watch our video (it was one of our earliest on the CatSynth TV channel).

    Of course, Sam Sam never misses an opportunity to demonstrate her trademark “scratch’n’roll” move.

    It’s irresistible and definitely gets my attention whenever I’m sitting nearby.  She does love getting attention.  For example, her she is yesterday in the studio while I was busy working on our latest synth-demo video.

    We hope you are all having an enjoyable and relaxing weekend.

     

  • CatSynth Pic: Charlotte and Arturia MiniBrute, Roland SH-101, and Korg MS-2000

    CatSynth Pic: Charlotte and Arturia MiniBrute, Roland SH-101, and Korg MS-2000

    Charlotte returns and shows off her Arturia MiniBrute, Roland SH-101 and Korg MS-2000 synthesizers.  Submitted by Lee Tizzard via our Facebook page.

  • CatSynth Pic: Shadow, Brodie, and M-Audio Axiom Keyboard

    CatSynth Pic: Shadow, Brodie, and M-Audio Axiom Keyboard

    Our feline pals Shadow and Brodie are back!  And they appear to be hard at work on their next hit song as they sit at their keyboard – an M-Audio Axiom – together.  Submitted by Anne Corwin via our Facebook page.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Arturia MiniBrute

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Arturia MiniBrute

    Our black-and-white feline friend returns in this black-and-white photo featuring the Arturia MiniBrute, first edition.  Submitted by Steve Peglar via our Facebook page.

    We at CatSynth have been having a lot of fun with the Arturia MiniBrute 2, which builds on the original’s unique sound (and “brute factor”).  You can see our video demo here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Ok Housecat

    CatSynth Pic: Ok Housecat

    ok housecat

    Today’s pic comes from Ok Housecat on Facebook.

    This effect makes your music smell like cat litter 🆗🏠🐈

    Please visit their page for more custom-electronics fun 😺

  • CatSynth Pic: Eli and Roland TR 707

    CatSynth Pic: Eli and Roland TR 707

    Eli returns, with a Roland TR-707 rhythm composer.  Submitted by Elias Laughton via our Facebook page.

    A bit about the TR-707 from Vintage Synth Explorer:

    A very underrated drum machine! It resembles the popular TR-909, and better yet, its hi-hat, cymbals, and clap sound almost identical to the TR-909! The TR-707 is a great source for cheap 909 samples. It has some other cool features too such as its Matrix display which clearly maps out your pattern for you in an easy to read display panel. It also features both MIDI in/out and DIN sync control – the best of both worlds. Why this unit even has individual outputs for each of its drum tones!

    Those individual outputs might come in handy when using together with a modern modular synthesizer setup.

    You can see Eli’s previous appearance here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Model D

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Model D

    Cute cat playing a Minimoog Model D synthesizer. Submitted by Steve Peglar via our Facebook page.

  • CatSynth Pic: Shadow and M-Audio Axiom

    CatSynth Pic: Shadow and M-Audio Axiom

    Shadow on M-Audio Axiom Keyboard

    Our new friend Shadow returns for a solo on his M-Audio Axiom keyboard.  Submitted by Anne Corwin via our Facebook page.

    My boy Shadow likes the heavy beats.

    You can see Shadow’s debut last week along with his brother Brodie in this post.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Fluffy and Hissy

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Fluffy and Hissy

    We introduce two new kitty pals today: Fluffy and Hissy.  They are outdoor kitties who live in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland, California.

    This is Fluffy.  He is a big fellow, and quite friendly.  As far as we know, he lives outdoors full time, but he is very comfortable around humans, especially when they provide food.

    By contrast, Hissy is much more skittish around people, and it is quite difficult to photograph her.

    Usually, Hissy backs away, but if one does get close, she lives up to her name.

    Both Fluffy and Hissy seem to be healthy and well fed in comparison to some of the street cats I have encountered in the neighborhood, so they probably have a network of food and safety options, beyond our “satellite office” in the neighborhood.

    We hope to get some better photographs of them soon.

     

  • CatSynth Pic: Luna and Keyboards

    CatSynth Pic: Luna and Keyboards

    Beautiful black cat Luna strikes a “noir” pose atop one keyboard and next to another.  Submitted by Matthew Vasquez via our Facebook page.  I really like the way the stripes of light play against the keyboards, which in turn heighten the black cat’s figure.

    This is Luna is not our Luna, but looks so much like her!  You can read our more recent tribute to the late great Luna of CatSynth here.

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