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  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Modular Synth

    Luna and modular synth

    Luna sits down to relax near the modular synth. The purple Monorocket case is completely packed with modules and a mess of wires that are the result of improvised patching. Fortunately, Luna seems to show no interest in the wires, but is more focused on her toys, such as the blue fish (one of her favorites).

    The modular is currently set up in the living room for practicing ahead of my duo performance tomorrow night with David Samas. Apropos of Weekend Cat Blogging, the theme of the performance is leopard print. You can see a video of our past performance below and read more about it in this post.

    Amar Chaudhary and David Samas at Turquoise Yantra Grotto, April 5, 2013 from CatSynth on Vimeo.

    Carnival of the Cats will be up tomorrow at Mind of Mog.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator. Our modular synth contains modulators 🙂

  • CatSynth video: Engineer by Paul Hayworth

    Submitted by Paul Hayworth via our Facebook page.

    “My cat played all synths on this track and Catnip Marraccas.”

    Released 6.05.13 on electrocuted Wilma tunes. www.electrocuted.moonfruit.com www.paulhayworth.bandcamp.com Shot in Cambridgeshire, the worlds home of Genetic Engineering, the video explores the relationship between man, science and creation.

    Additional artwork from Addenbrookes Hospital, various research institutes, the very gothic looking Ely Cathedral and other religious artifacts, from the Genome project to the first cloned animals (and probably humans), Paul Hayworth takes a wild walk to the darker side of our future.

    Half pig, half human on a dark night in the earths history with a full moon blazing, maybe we will one day play God and start creating monsters of our own choosing. Mutants or genetically engineered beings will become reality and let loose on an unsuspecting world.

    It may very well have already happened!!!!

  • CatSynth pic and video: Bella, monotron, and We are all born atheist

    Submitted by drkluscious.

    “All sounds made with a microKORG, monotron DELAY, and my trusty domestic shorthair (special calico variant).”

    bella and delay monotron

    We are quite fond of the Monotron Delay, too.

  • CatSynth pic: Jupiter and TR-707

    Jupiter and TR-707

    The aptly named Jupiter poses with a Roland TR-707 drum machine.

    Via kittykhole on Tumblr, reblogged from the “synth cats” group there.

    If you are on Tumblr, we encourage you to follow us there at CatSynth Express. Because you can’t have too many blogging and social networks…

  • CatSynth pic: Puffystudiocat and moog

    CatSynth pic: Puffystudiocat and moog

    Puffystudiocat and moog

    Submitted by Christy Purrrlington (@Puffystudiocat) via Twitter.

     

  • CatSynth pic: Cat & Plush Minimoog (softmachines)

    Cat and Softmachines Pillow

    Via matrixsynth and Endai Hüdl.

    “i always love happy customer photos!
    this cat is called moog and lives in Madrid.”

    More on softmachines pillows here.

  • CatSynth pic: Rumble Sumthin’ (Serge Modular)

    Cat and Serge Modular

    Via matrixsynth.

    “”All CGS SERGE Modular, + HexInverter.net NIENOHNIEN Kick. NO Computador! Live take single pass recording.”

  • Guardian of the Synth (Juno 106)

    Cat and Juno 106

    Via matrixsynth.

    “Kitty says keep away from the Juno 106.”

  • CatSynth pic: Mister Kitty turns 4

    Mister Kitty returns to CatSynth, this time posing with a TB303 clone.

    Mister Kitty with TB303 clone

    As one can tell from the photo, Mister Kitty was celebrating his fourth birthday. We at CatSynth were on hand to celebrate with him!

    Mister Kitty's Birthday Cake

  • New analog modular improvisation, May 9

    Here is another improvisation, or perhaps a meditation, on the analog modular synth. Enjoy!

    This one used most of the modules in the system, including the Metasonix R53, both Make Noise modules, the Morphing Terrarium from Synthesis Technology, the Koma Electronic SVF-201 filter, the Polyvoks filter, and the Noisering from Malekko Heavy Technology, all mixed together via Pittsburgh Modular’s Mixer and Out. The Noisering was in many ways the foundational element for this meditation.

    Please share your thoughts either in the comment section here or on SoundCloud.