Platero, a Russian Blue Cat, plays MicroKorg

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Platero, a Russian Blue Cat, plays the MicroKorg synthesizer.

Wordless Wednesday: Corner

Big Merp on the Nord Stage

Our very own Big Merp serenades us with a tune on the Nord Stage here in the studio at CatSynth HQ.

We were in the process of finishing Part 2 of our series along US 50 in Nevada. Maybe I’ll add his contribution to Part 3 😹🛣️

KC and modular

Beautiful black cat KC sits atop a very large and impressive modular system. We also see a Novation controller.

From our friend Jack Hertz, whom we hope gets a chance to share the modular with KC.

Fio and Moog Matriarch

Fio is a little startled by the interruption as she works on her new track with the Moog Matriarch. From astral_admiral on Reddit.

She’s making her ambient album
https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/16hvjux/shes_making_her_ambient_album/

Can’t what to hear why she comes up with 😺

Chuck, Arturia, Roland, Modal, Elektron

Chuck is back! And this time he has an Arturia KeyStep, Roland MC-101, Modal Electronics Skulpt, and Elektron Model:Samples. From Morgan Webster via our Facebook page.

Wordless Wednesday: Storefront (Ely, Nevada)

Mr Maximillion and Wall of Synths

Our friend Mr. Maximillion poses in front of a “wall of synths”, including classic offerings from Roland, Akai, and Ensoniq. Among them is an Ensoniq ASR-10; we still have one here at CatSynth HQ.

From Charles Whiley via Facebook.

Colleen “Night Looping – Movement II”

Musician Colleen (Cécile Schott) plays a beautiful live set on two Moog Granthmoders, several MoogerFooger pedals. Her cat Sol is sleeping blissfully atop a vintage Roland Space Echo (RE-201). Watch all the way to the end 😺

From the Instagram post of the same video:

Today you can listen to the suite of 3 movements that closes the album, “Night looping”, a homage to insomnia, to laying in bed at night and thinking in loops about the best and the worst that could happen to you, or that may already have happened to you… Available on all platforms.
I hope you will enjoy this video of “Movement II”, which I shot in the sleepy presence of my beloved Sol one week ago. Technical explanations are in the subtitles of the video, and as usual, I’ll be happy to reply to any question you may have! As with the whole album, this song uses only one synth, the @moogsynthesizers Grandmother, and one delay, in this case the Moogerfooger MF-104M. Nothing else, and no digital production involved.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw2zdvwtxCd/

You can find more of Colleen’s music at colleencolleen.bandcamp.com

Kamal Sabran jams in the studio with his cat

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It’s always fun to check in with our friend Kamal Sabran as he jams in his unique studio with his cats. We see a Behringer Neutron, a Roland SP-404SX, a vintage Ace Tone Rhythm Fever, an analog oscilloscope, and reel-to-reel. I’m definitely curious about what the reel-to-reel tape is contributing to the music in this jam.