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  • CatSynth pic: Caliope with tone generators

    Submitted by Briana Jones on facebook.

    “Caliope composing her set w/ 2 tone genators.”

    I would be quite curious to hear that piece.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #290

    December 25 (Christmas) is a completely free day us.

    After a season (and indeed, a year) that has been exceptionally hectic even by my own standards, such emptiness can be a bit jarring. One could catch up on the myriad creative projects and practical items that have been languishing, or just relax. Luna on the other hand has no problem with this whatsoever.

    This is yet another lesson we should learn from our animal friends.

    I would go for a walk downtown or along the highway structures, but with the blustery wind and stormy skies outside, it seems best to stay inside this morning with a warm cup of of coffee and a cat.  It also seems like a good morning for some 1950s/1960s minor-key jazz (actually, a lot of mornings are good for that).  Just imagine The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Take Five or John Coltrane’s Equinox in the background with the pictures of Luna and you can glimpse Christmas morning at CatSynth HQ.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #290, Holiday Edition is hosted by Jules and Vincent at Judi’s Mind Over Matter.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted tomorrow by Nikita Cat.

    The Friday Ark is on hiatus for the holidays.

  • Play Him Off Keyboard Cat, Christmas Edition

    We at CatSynth would be remiss if we did not post this holiday offering from Keyboard Cat, (i.e., chuckieart at YouTube).

    And if you’re feeling adventurous, here is the full commercial-style video for “It’s a Keyboard Cat Christmas”:

    By the way, they are not joking, you can download this holiday extravaganza from iTunes.
    It's A Keyboard Cat Christmas! - EP - Keyboard Cat

  • CatSynth video: Prog Cat – Cat From Uranus – Synth Playing Cats debut gig

    From kingdulcimer on YouTube.

    FLAMIN DARWIN RECORDS PRESENTS… OTTO “GENTLE DIAMOND” SMOTHERS-SMITH, CAT OF SATURN SMITH (FROM REX ROPE & FRIENDS). DEBUT PERFORMACE, LIVE FROM THE TIME TRAVEL INN, CAMDEN. BOOKING INFORMATION: HTTP://FLAMINDARWIN.BLOGSPOT.CO.UK

  • CatSynth pic: Maceo and Yamaha keyboard

    Submitted by Anton Proskurnin on facebook:

    “Maceo looks at the notes.”

    I believe the keyboard is a Yamaha CP-33.

  • Buchla Experiments by recoilsun

    Via matrixsynth, where you can see more photos:

    Also, check out recoilsun’s bandcamp, featuring music with this Buchla setup. Interesting and meditative. Not sure if the cat assisted.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: SF SPCA Holiday Windows

    Every year during the holidays, San Francisco SPCA teams up with Macy’s in San Francisco to feature adoptable pets in the holiday window displays at their main store in Union Square.  For Weekend Cat Blogging, we at CatSynth present some of the cats that are featured in the windows and available for adoption.

    While many of the cats go about their normal routines, this particular youngster was hamming it up for the visitors (and their cameras):

    Like most holiday window displays, there is an overarching theme to the decor. This year was probably my favorite to date, as it featured scenes reminiscent of New York City during the holidays, with patches of snow on tall buildings, sidewalks and bridges. I particularly liked how the display featured this steel bridge converted into a walkway (and comfortable sleeping platform) for the cats:

    At one point during my visit, one of the black kittens came over to play with the sleeping orange kitten:

    The black kitten wanted to play and “make friends”, alternately batting and grooming the other one, who seemed to have no interest whatsoever. A similar scene ensued with the two older cats below the bridge, where the darker one came over and started enthusiastically grooming the lighter cat, who was less than enthusiastic about this. Nonetheless, all the antics provided an added dimension to the visit.

    You can read more about the program at the official Macy’s SF/SPCA Holiday Windows site. This year, they are also provide live streaming video for those who cannot come to see the windows in person, including mobile streaming page for iPad/iPhone/iPod devices:

    The SF SPCA is of course welcoming donations to support this program and all its other efforts.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #289 is hosted by the tireless Nikita Cat at Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat.

    The Carnival of the Cats will up on Sunday at When Cats Attack!

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Wicks Looper

    From rarebeasts on flickr:

    You can see other wicks looper photos as well as others by rarebeasts, some featuring his own cat Luna!

  • CatSynth pic: Stitch and CME MIDI controller

    Stitch with a CME UF-series MIDI controller:

    Submitted by Bob Motamedi via facebook.

    This is a good time to remind readers that we welcome submissions of cat-and-music pictures via facebook, twitter @catsynth or the our handy submission form.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #288: Saturation

    We at CatSynth are feeling pretty saturated this weekend, particularly with music and social events.  But that doesn’t stop us from posting some recent unsaturated images of Luna:

    Probably not the best pictures from a technical point of view (they were taken with odd lighting and at high ISO, the “setting of last resort”). But they still seem precious in their way.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #288 is to be hosted by Salome at PaulChens FoodBlog?!

    The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Mind of Mog.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator