Submitted by Tony Cappellini via facebook:
“Tiger- on tweaking a patch on my OB-8”
Category: Synthesizers
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Weekend Cat Blogging #231: at home in the studio
A day when I was feeling mildly ill turned into an incredibly creative and productive day, including lots of time in the office/studio.
Here we see Luna sitting on the ledge that borders the studio area. In the background one of our main workstations, with Pro Tools running on the computer, and the trusty E-MU Proteus 2000 module off to the side (it’s back in its rack after the recent Reconnaissance Fly performance). One of several photographs by our friend Luxe hangs in the back.
The studio ledge is the highest point in CatSynth HQ, which makes it attractive to cats. There is also another workspace against the ledge where I often sit, so she likes to be nearby.
Note that the duck is actually musical instrument that I have used in several live shows :).
I do sometimes feel a little nervous when Luna gets up the ledge, given how high it is above the floor below. But I am putting my faith in her feline balance and dexterity. Eventually she comes done into the space itself to curl up for a nap, often on her favorite beanbag chair:
Weekend Cat Blogging #231 is being hosted by Diamond and Tristan over at digicats. Do check out their cool graphic featuring another black cat with green eyes and a human “cat woman” companion.
The Carnival of the Cats will be going to Nikita’s Place this Sunday.
And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
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CatSynth pic: Chat et MPC 3000
Submitted by Vince Noog via facebook:
Originally from the French-language version of Audiofanzine. The cat is napping atop an Akai MPC 3000. The MPC 2500 was “represented” in Nomadik Messenger’s performance at the APAture Festival” back in September.
I also noticed an E-MU SP-12 in one of the other photos from this set (sans chat).
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CatSynth pic: Sam Evolving
From Ran Kerlian on flickr, via matrixsynth:
“Sam, my 3 months kitty, dronning with the Mono Evolver Keyboard.”
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CatSynth pic: Cats and Gear 11
Submitted by pulsewidthmod via twitter:
I see a Moog Voyager, an DSI Evolver keyboard, and a korg
There are several photos in this archive, look for more to reposted here in the future.
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Catsynth pic: Guest Percussionist
Submitted by Ivan via facebook:
“Different Skies 2009 in Arcosanti, AZ. Our guest percussionist sits in on the Roland V-Drums.”
I also see a Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro.
UPDATE: “[the cat is] named Mischa. A real sweetie, too!”
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CatSynth pic: Soma’s Solo
From Persiflage on flickr:
We have seen Soma playing synthesizers before.
And try out the soma tag for an interesting mix of what this site is about.
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CatSynth pic: Casio Bobcat
From Maggie Osterberg on flickr. Submitted by torley via twitter:
We have seen several pictures of Bob from Maggie Osterberg in the past, often with a Moog.
And please do check out yesterday’s black-cat photo if you have not already done so.
You can always submit photos to us @catsynth on twitter, facebook, or use the handy submission form.
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CatSynth pic: mama & the wire-spaghetti
For National Feral Cat Day, we at CatSynth feature a picture of a former stray cat with a keyboard. From Poekie on flickr:
This is Mama, a stray cat, who has spent the last 2 years at the animal-shelter, where she gave birth to her son Zoen.
Mama ( we’re already calling her Mama Cat ), is very shy …. she doesn’t like anybody getting too close and spends most of her time in a dark, out-of-the-way corner…… we were warned she will be ” a bit of a challenge ”
Once the door of the cat-carrier opened, Mama Cat shot out in a flash and cowered in the dark, at the bottom of our cupboard, amoungst the cobwebs and wires, behind A.’s piano and synthesizer……. and there she still is !!!!Mama is very slowly growing accustomed to us. She still
won’t let us touch her, but she has left her hidingplace and
now enjoys roaming around outside. Allthough she doesn’t
sleep indoors, she does come home to eat a few times a day,
so she must consider us to be her ‘home-base’.
She may never again be a lapcat, but as long as she seems
to be happy, so are we 🙂
