Xochitl the tuxedo cat poses with an original Arp Odyssey – with the white textured design as opposed to the red lettering on black that I personally prefer, but still a fine instrument for human and feline alike.
From Jay Margart via Facebook.
Synthesizers
CatSynth Pic: Mr. Maximillion in the Studio
CatSynth Pic: Kitten and Button Box
CatSynth Pic: Sawa Masaki (DSI Pro 2)
We start off the week with this lovely picture featuring one of the cats on Sawa Masaki’s Twitter and a DSI/Sequential Pro 2.
It is probably not a coincidence that earlier the same say, Sequential announced that they would be discontinuing the Pro 2.
The #DSIPro2 mono/4-voice paraphonic hybrid synth has officially been retired 👋 To get one while stock lasts, check with your local dealer: https://t.co/0XDpWLkwcM pic.twitter.com/bz68hZsBKl
— Sequential (@sequentialLLC) May 17, 2019
CatSynth Pic: Novation Circuit
A cat contemplates the brightness of the Novation Circuit. From Jackies Fridge on Facebook.
Thanks to an amazing seller on Facebook Marketplace, I finally have my very own Circuit! So far I really like it. The sounds are much better than I was led to expect, though I plan on digging into the synth editor soon, and I’ll probably swap out some samples.
The cat thinks the LEDs are too bright for a dim room, and she might have a point.
I have a Novation control surface, and I can vouch for the brightness of the LEDs, but it does come in handy in a darkened performance space.
CatSynth Pic: Eloy with Multivox and Roland
Eloy has found a nice napping spot on what appears to be a Roland RD series digital piano. Above is a vintage Multivox synth. Submitted by Brian T Geigner via our Facebook page.
Eloy deciding it’s comfy to sleep on the synth.
The Multivox synth appears to be the rare MX-202 string and bass synth from the 1970s.
The Multivox MX-202 is a string and brass ensemble keyboard. The instrument uses divide-down oscillation for its full polyphony. Multivox seemingly copied spec for spec of the Roland RS-202 string and brass instrument. However, users who have experience with both point out that the two instruments sound quite different.
https://encyclotronic.com/synthesizers/multivox/mx-202-r1344/
I don’t know much about either RS-202 or the MX-202, though I have had some experience with Roland’s string synthesizers via the VP-03. If you have played either of these, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
CatSynth Pic: Studio Cat and 5U Modular System
CatSynth Pic: Ceephax Acid Crew
Cats find interesting ways to sit, with or without synths. And this kitty is no exception. From Ceephax Acid Crew on Twitter.
I espy an Ensoniq DP/4 signal processor, Yamaha TX802 FM module, Korg Wavestation A/D module, and more that are left as an exercise to the reader.
CatSynth Video: Brian Eno and his manipulative cat, Angel
CatSynth Pic: Studio Panther (Arturia, Elektron, GameBoy)
A gorgeous house panther shows off her studio, which includes a MicroBrute and controllers from Arturia, an Elektron SidStation, and a Nintendo GameBoy. From Shaun Steven Struble on Facebook, who says this about the GameBoy:
My main composition machine. If I can write it in three voices on the gameboy and it sounds good, I know it’ll sound good when I expand it to the other synths.