Synthesizers

Jerry and Ensoniq ESQ-1

Jerry sits handsomely atop an Ensoniq ESQ-1 synthesizer; it looks like he is ready to share a large tone cluster with us.

Submitted by Erik Gibbels via our Facebook page.

Boris and Frazetta on a Juno 106

Boris and Frazetta sit atop a vintage Roland Juno 106 synthesizer. We also a Roland Boutique SH-01A, and Akai MPC, and a Korg MS-20.

Submitted by Sally Czar via our Facebook page.

Martha and Hammond XK-3 Organ

Martha sits atop a Hammond XK-3 organ. Submitted by Duncan Cook via our Facebook page.

Olive, Korg DW8000, Yamaha MOTIF

Tab cat sitting and looking at the camera. Behind her are two keyboards stacked - a Korg DW8000 and a Yamaha MOTIF

The lovely Olive returns, this time with a Korg DW8000 and Yamaha MOTIF. From Charles Whiley on Facebook.

I have been fascinated for a little while with DW8000. I encountered it back in the 1980s, but it was overshadowed for me by offerings from Yamaha, Roland, and Ensoniq. It came back to my attention a few years ago, and I started looking for an EX8000 (the rack version) – ultimately, I settled on its new successor, the Korg modwave.

You can see Olive’s previous appearances via her tag.

Bucky and Modular

Bucky poses handsomely next to an impressive modular system. We see many familiar modules, including Mr. Grassi, the Rossum Panharmonium, Erica Synths, Mordax DATA, and more. Bucky is certainly going to have some fun exploring these modules.

From our good friend alphastare via Mastodon

Are we doing cats and synths, is that a thing here? Let’s go!
Meet Buckminster aka “Bucky”!
He also has a sister who I’ll introduce soon.
#cats #catstodon #JoinIn #catsofmastodon #catsandsynths #kitties #ModularSynthesizers #Eurorack #Synthesizers

“Cats and synths” will always be a thing for us on every social-media platform, and we look forward to meeting Bucky’s feline sister.

Pittsburgh Modular Taiga: Experiments in Waveshaping & Chaos

Tiger and composer-performer Sarah Belle Reid demonstrate the new Taiga semi-modular synth from Pittsburgh Modular.

To find out more about the Taiga, please visit https://pittsburghmodular.com/taiga

Barney and empty mixer

Barney is back, and he is struggling with his new experimental empty-mixer track. From @bigbadchang on Twitter.

Barney could really use your help. His empty mixer album just isn’t coming together. Also he hasn’t been fed in three minutes. Art truly is suffering.

We hope this feature on CatSynth serves as some consolation.

Groundhog-Synth Pic: Herman and Yamaha RX5

Closeup photo of a stuffed groundhog sitting atop a Yamaha RX5 drum machine.

It’s Groundhog Day, so we’re featuring the venerable Herman, the stuffed-toy groundhog I have had since childhood, atop our Yamaha RX5 drum machine. Definitely a vintage vibe on both counts.

If you haven’t yet seen or detailed demo and tutorial on the Yamaha RX5, please check it out.

Game Cat Synthesizer

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Error Instruments have rereleased their Game Cat noise synthesizer.

I might just have to get one of these.

Cat and Arturia MiniBrute

A moody photo of a cat looking out the window while their human plays an Arturia MiniBrute. I instantly recognized the instrument as we have one at HQ.

From Dario Duarte (@darioduartenunez) on Instagram.

Saturday, cat and synthesizer
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbSyEkmOzlx/

Duarte is a composer based in Argentina who described his music as “Post-classical, neoclassical, ambient”. You can hear some of his music on his bandcamp page. Here is his latest release.