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  • Robotspeak Adapter Build Workshop in San Fransisco 8/17/13

    Robotspeak AdapterTest

    via matrixsynth:

    “Adapter build workshop.

    This is a simple passive universal adapter allowing interfacing of a Eurorack or Serge with other gear.

    “What do I get ?”

    You get the pedal box with holes in it, all the jacks, some wire, directions, help building & a place to build it for 3 hours. (it really shouldn’t take more than 2 hours).
    Free modular synth performance @2pm

    PS: Yes you can use it to interface your eurorack with your Moog or Serge , or even your home stereo or VCR! Yes its a pocket mult, Yes its a pocket adapter a banana stacking mult/adapter.

    To sign up contact steve.t at robotspeak dot com”

    It’s in San Francisco, it helps with Eurorack and other gear, and their ad has a cat in it! How could I not attend?

  • CatSynth video: Daft Punk – Cat Lucky

    Only vaguely synth-related, but it was too cute and too catchy to pass up:

    video by Enjoykin, via laughinquid:

    “Cat Lucky” is a meow-filled tribute music video to Daft Punk’s popular song “Get Lucky.”

  • CatSynth pic: Atop Roland, Moog, and modular

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    Submitted by Davor Gazde via our Facebook page. This cat definitely owns the synths and is ready to defend them with his laser eyes!

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna

    Luna sitting

    With the craziness of the Outsound Music Summit and an intense work week behind us, today is about catching up. And that means spending more quality time with Luna, who has been very patient.

    More Summit reviews will be posted in the next few days, and I need to plan for upcoming shows and projects in August. But Luna will see to it that I go at a reasonable pace, with time for togetherness and relaxation.

    I suppose we could use the common cat-blogging title “Easy Like Sunday” for todays post, but for some reason nothing ever feels “easy” even when it is wholly good and rewarding.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted today by our friends Nikita, Elvira and Kiril at The Opinionated Pussycat.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth video: Keytek CTS-2000 (Jeremy Soule – Menu [Secret of Evermore])

    From acreil·67 on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    “Multitracked and heavily processed Keytek CTS-2000 arrangement of the menu screen music from Secret of Evermore. The idea was to do an elaborate “dub mix” on each track individually. Recorded 2009?

    All synths: Keytek CTS-2000
    Drums: Yamaha RX5, Yamaha RY30
    Processing: Tapco 4400, Digitech RDS 3.6, Ibanez SDR-1000, Roland VP-70, Alesis Quadraverb, Boss PH-1, Peavey T-Max, Dave Smith Instruments Evolver, Alesis 1622

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/f8fmyerfqmw…”

  • CatSynth pic: Napoleon, Wellington, and Arturia MiniBrute

    napoleon, wellington and arturia minibrute

    The cats Napoleon and Wellington lounge near an Arturia MiniBrute synthesizer. Submitted by Steve Peglar via our Facebook page.

    You can read me NAMM 2012 review of the Minibrute here.

    If you have cat-and-gear pictures, you can submit them via Facebook, Twitter, or by contacting us.

  • CatSynth video: Techno cat

    techno cat from malekula999 on Vimeo.

    This is one is delightfully weird!

  • Moog Sub Phatty Including Cat-O-Steel

    steel cat with moog sub phatty

    flickr by Luchs Later, via matrixsynth.

    You can read about my encounter with the Moog Sub Phatty at NAMM here.

  • CatSynth video: Acid Jam – VCF303 – Eurorack – Dark Energy

    From DJjondent on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    “Dark Energy 303 acid Jam

    I’m using a basic single voice Doepfer A111-5 for this patch.
    Its a modular version of the Dark Energy.

    The basic patch can be broken up as follows:

    Audio section:
    VCO sq wave (out) — (in) VCF303 (out)—- (in)VCA – Doepfer A132 (out)— (in) mixer.

    Clock:
    LFO sq wave — (in) RCD (out) —- Multiple (x4) —– Brains —– Rene (xClock) —– Envelope Generator(ADSR gate of A111-5/dark energy) —– Env Trig (of VCF303)
    Voltage control:
    ADSR (out) —- CV1 in of VCA
    Top row of Pressure Points —– Xmod Rene (controls Slide)
    2nd row of Pressure points —– ACcent in on VCF303 (Controls ACcent)
    3rd row of PP —– VCF 303 CV (sequenced filter cutoff)

    Remember to set Rene to Snake mode & activate slide.”

  • CatSynth pic: Banana and Roland SH-20

    banana and roland sh-20

    Via gearslutz.