I can always count on Sarper Duman and his cat to help restore my faith in humanity. This video is exceptionally sweet – I love the way his cat rolls on the keys to add some extra harmony.
Synthesizers
Bread and Tuna and Novation Bass Station
Our pals Bread and Tuna are warming up for their next week, which includes a Novation Bass Station.
Shiro, Ableton Live, Arturia MiniLab
Shiro has traded his usual vintage analog synths for a minimal setup today, featuring Ableton Live and the Arturia MiniLab.
From Héctor Genis (@hdgenis) on Twitter and Instagram. You can see more of Shira via his tag.
Sora and Poly Effects Beebo
Ilya Kovalchuk, Nord Lead 2, Moog Slim Phatty
Big Merp, Yamaha RX5, and Modular
Today we feature our very own Big Merp in the studio. He was assisting with our recent video on the Yamaha RX5 – specifically the “RX5USB” cartridge. We also one portion of our modular collection, including Metasonix modules, Rossum Morpheus, E350 Morphing Terrarium, Benjolin, Expert Sleepers, Sputnik Modular, Mordax, 4MS, Make Noise, Pittsburgh Modular, Koma Elektronik, 2hp, Folktek, and more.
This is the video we were working on at the time.
We also have a detailed tutorial for the RX5 itself
Nina Ros DJ Set
Nina Ros, the feline companion of DJ Franck Ros, is getting ready for the next set with all sorts of wires coming into the mixer.
From ros_franck on Instagram, where you can see more pics of their setup. Among other items in their arsenal we found a Yamaha DX100, Novation Bass Station and Kawaii R100 drum machine.
Elektron Analog Four and Octatrack
This cat has a pretty cool setup including an Elektron Analog Four – that’s one we don’t see as often – and an Octatrack. We also see a modular system, an FMR Really Nice Compressor, and the mixers and patch bays that are essential for any synth studio. From discotheque_sauvage on Instragram.
This is not the first time we have featured discotech_sauvage, their cat, and their Elektron instruments. Check out this previous post.
Bread and Tuna with Yamaha DX100 and RX7
Bread (orange) and Tuna (black) team up again. Bread is playing the Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer and Tuna has his paws on the RX7 drum machine. Together, they are ready for some retro-1980s Yamaha-synth fun. From thedigitalpurrgatory on Instagram.
The RX7 is quite similar to the RX5 drum machine we have here at CatSynth HQ, and a fine instrument in itself – the only main differences are that the RX5 has separate outputs for different pads and more complex envelope editing. You can find out more about the RX5 (and by extension the RX7) in our recent demo and tutorial.
Saruman on Yamaha SK50D
Saruman performs for us on the Yamaha SK50D vintage analog ensemble synthesizer.
From hdgenis (Héctor D. Genis) via Instagram and Twitter.
Saruman en el estudio grabando algunas de sus ideas para una nueva canción.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrkHqRdsZXd/
We’re now getting to the point where I can start to translate Spanish myself without resorting to Googlish.
“Saruman in the studio recording some of his ideas for a new song”