Cats

Mackie and MacBeth M5 (plus Future Retro and Yamaha)

Mackie the cat with a MacBeth M5 synthesizer. We also see a Future Retro Orb sequencer and a Yamaha Reface. From Phil Walling via Facebook.

Mackie (cat) working the ‘Mackie’ (MacBeth M5)

The MacBeth M5 is modern but rare analog synthesizer. It is reminiscent of a black-and-orange ARP 2600, but is a completely different instrument.

While reminiscent of the 2600, this is not a clone. It’s a semi-modular synthesizer that features a significant array of real-time analog controls with absolutely no digital circuitry at all. Totally faithful to the design and concept of early analog synthesizers, all sounds must be created by hand, tweaking knobs, patching cables and using a bit of creativity. There is no patch memory, no MIDI and no USB. Just really great analog sounds.

http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/macbethm5.php

CatSynth Pic: UDO Super 6

Our Maine Coon friend is back, this time with a brand new UDO Super 6 synthesizer. From lwxbeats on Instagram.

#udosuper6 landed home today and she can’t wait to play with it! 😃

The UDO Super 6 takes inspiration from Roland Jupiter series (one can see this in the switches, sliders, etc.), but is its own instrument, using FPGAs to implement the oscillators and sporting a binaural architecture with separate voices for each stereo channel. We at CatSynth would be very curious to try this out.

CatSynth Video: Polyend Tracker Wonky Beats

Some cool beats with the Polyend Tracker. Cookie the cat seems to enjoy it.

From Polyend’s YouTube channel, via matrixsynth.

“Polyend Tracker Wonky Beats, chilling with Cookie 🙂

by Isobutane”

The Polyend Tracker is a tabletop synthesizer and sequencer combo that reimagines the classic “trackers” from the 1990s. It has sampling, wavetable, granular and an FM radio built in.

TinyCrush Mixing

Cat laying on mixing console.

The engineering staff at TinyCrush mixing is hard at work, and ready for your next recording project. From hgprs on Instagram.

How cozy do you like the start of your week? 🔮⠀
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Here we are working on the mix/production for the second album of a returning client, and finding lots of joy in witnessing the growth in their creativity and artistic vision since the beginning of our collaboration last year.✨⠀
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Mix bookings are available starting mid February. Inquiries via TinyCrushMixing.com, DM or email 🧬

Blixa and Sasha in the Studio (Roland and Arturia)

Blixa and Sasha are sitting together in the studio. We see Roland TR 707 and TR-8S rhythm machines, along with an Arturia DrumBrute. From Neil Parker via Facebook. 💕

I love these fluffy things more than anything.

I know the feeling. They are indeed so precious to us.

You can see more of Blixa and Sasha via Blixa’s tag on CatSynth.