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  • CatSynth Pic: If it fits…

    OK, technically this is neither a synth nor a synth case, but it is feline and musical 😸

    Submitted by our friend techno_id_com via Twitter.

  • Yamaha DX7 (w/ 5 ROM Cartridges!) Digital FM Synthesizer 1983 + Sustain Pedal

    Yamaha DX7 (w/ 5 ROM Cartridges!) Digital FM Synthesizer 1983 + Sustain Pedal

    Cat and DX7

    Cat posing with a classic Yamaha DX7 FM synthesizer. Via this auction, via matrixsynth.

    Comes with cartridge 3, which allows you to factory reset the DX7. Also I will send you my sysex library which includes patches I’ve found and made. You can easily send sysex patches to the DX7 via MIDI and a sysex librarian program.

    Cartridges Included

    • Yamaha 3, 64 Patches

    • Yamaha 4, 64 Patches

    • Yamaha DX7 Data Cartridge, 32 Patches

    • Bo Tomlyn’s Best of the USA, 64 Patches

    • Bo Tomlyn’s Top Forty, 64 Patches

    This was the coveted instrument in the mid 1980s that I didn’t have, though I did get a TX81Z module which I have to this day. These days, we at CatSynth also have a Yamaha TX802 module (essentially a multitimbral timbral module that shares the DX7’s 6-operator FM architecture), so not much need for another. But if you are looking for this (in)famous instrument, this auction might be worth a look.

  • CatSynth Pic: Bok Choy and Casio SK-1

    Please welcome Bok Choy, making her long awaited debut on CatSynth.

    Bok Choy and Casio SK-1

    Here we see her checking out, and showing a bit of disdain for, a Casio SK-1.

    Bok Choy and Casio SK-1

    The Casio SK-1 is actually an awesome little instrument we have used many times.

    Bok Choy is the cat that lives with Maw Shein Win, our longtime collaborator in Pitta of the Mind. And on that note, Pitta of the Mind will be performing next Friday at Nomadic Press in Oakland (23rd and Telegraph).

    Join us for an excellent Uptown Fridays featuring readings by Norma Smith and Sofia Lopez, with musical guest Pitta of the Mind featuring Maw Shein Win and Amanda Chaudhary. Emceed and curated by Reńe Vaz .

    Suggested donations of $5-25 collected at the door, but no one turned away for lack of funds.

    Red wine and Red Bay coffee will be available.

  • CatSynth Pic: Patchcords

    cat and patchcords

    From iamshadowdancer on Instagram.

    Patchcords #caturday #saltillotile #rockyandrufus #whyistherealwaysoneonthefloor #synth_stuff

    We suspect that the patchcord on the floor may have been used as a cat toy 😸

  • CatSynth Pic: White Cat and MU Modular with Hordijk Modules

    Another from Davor Gazde via our Facebook page. This image features his beautiful white cat with an MU-format system that includes modules from Rob Hordijk. It’s a bit like an expanded and more powerful version of what we have here with our benjolin module. 😺

  • CatSynth video: Over the Rainbow on Squeaky Toy Cats

    CatSynth video: Over the Rainbow on Squeaky Toy Cats

    The title pretty much says it all 😸.

    From the group Strange and Weird Instruments on Facebook. (Shared by our friend Neal Trembath.)

    Somewhere Over The Rainbow played on squeaking stuffed cats…what else can I say?
    More about Rare and Strange Instruments on the official blog : www.rareandstrangeinstruments.com

  • CatSynth Video: 3 Time & Timbre TimeStings controlling 3 TAL-Basslines

    CatSynth Video: 3 Time & Timbre TimeStings controlling 3 TAL-Basslines

    From DaanSynthesizers on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    There are no midi tracks playing in this video. Everything is done live with the Time&Timbre pack. Every Timesting and Bassline-101 is controlled by three knobs and two sliders:

    First knob: Density of the Timesting sequencer
    Second knob: Offset of a LFO that controls the Filter Frequency
    Third knob: Amount of reverb from a Convolution Reverb
    First slider: Release
    Second slider: Wetness of the Time Delay

    A fun video to close out the week. And we love the little cat figurines 😺.

  • CatSynth pic: Caturday CatSynth

    Yes is it not Saturday, let alone Caturday. But we found this awesome pic featuring a beautiful cat and multiple synths. From StevieB on Twitter.

  • CatSynth Video: Force Ghost (Synth Cat Excerpt)

    CatSynth Video: Force Ghost (Synth Cat Excerpt)

    From lightbath on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    “My synth cat asked if he could show everyone how he feels about this new patch.”

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam: Relaxing for Pride

    It’s Pride Weekend here in San Francisco 🏳️‍🌈. But since we have a busy several days, indeed a busy month, we are taking a bit of time this Sunday afternoon to relax. It’s also a great opportunity to play with Sam Sam. Here are some recent photos of our playful and funny feline companion.

    Sam Sam can be quite expressive, even a bit sassy, when she wants something. She loves attention, food, getting brushed, and playing. She is always asking for attention and play.

    Even when others in CatSynth HQ are trying to work.

    The astute observer will see graphics for our various mobile apps on the screen, as well as a photo of Luna.

    As it is Pride, here is an obligatory rainbow filter on that first photo of Sam Sam (which is one of my favorites).

    We hope you all are having a nice weekend, wherever you are and whatever you celebrate.