Synthesizers

CatSynth pic: Black Cat and mini-modular case

No, that’s not Luna. It’s a photo of another black cat by bootnavy via a thread on Muff’s Modules & More.

Originally posted at www.analogcraftsman.com.

CatSynth video: Drone Church for Cats

Drone Church for Cats from Keith Fullerton Whitman on Vimeo.

The drone sounds from the modular system are quite nice, and about halfway through the video it pivots to the cats. It made me smile this morning. The cats, on the other hand, seem completely disinterested in the music.

Also on matrixsynth.

CatSynth pic: BCEF (Taro and DSI Mopho)

From Sawa Masaki on flickr, another photo featuring Taro:

I am pretty sure Taro is posing with the DSI Mopho, though it is a bit tricky to tell with the white-on-white effect 🙂

Also appears on matrixsynth.

For non-cat, non-synth fun, please check out my Fun with Highways: Colorado article from yesterday.

CatSynth pic: Korg MaxiKorg 800DV

Via matrixsynth, where you can see more images of the instrument. I did not know about the Korg MaxiKorg until now.

If you want to submit your own cat-and-gear (or cat-and-music) pictures, you can do so via our Facebook page, via Twitter @catsynth, or by contacting us.

CatSynth video: Otto Juno 6

By bendedavis on YouTube. Submitted by JUPITER808 via our Twitter feed.

Otto’s performance sounds like the tense section of a contemporary film score.

Sh@t Synth People and Art World People Say

Among the countless riffs based on “Sh%t girls say”, these two seem quite appropriate for CatSynth:

From iloveanalogue, via matrixsynth:

And from CreativeTime via Hyperallergic:

Sh*t Art World People Say from creativetime on Vimeo.

DogSynth pic: Hammond and Nord (Reconnaissance Fly)

A first for us at CatSynth! (And possibly a last as well.)

This is Hammond. He was helping us out in the studio last weekend as we began work on our Reconnaissance Fly album.

The album, which includes our entire Flower Futures “spong cycle”, is quite an undertaking. Recording a five-piece band performing live requires a complex setup in terms of microphones, cables and general logistics. My Nord Stage (in the photo above) is actually one of the simpler elements. But we got everything working over the weekend, fired up Pro Tools and were able to complete tracking on our first song. Wisely, we started with the simplest one first.