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  • CatSynth Pic: Novation Summit (Tiny Crush Mixing)

    Our feline friend from Tiny Crush Mixing returns, this time sitting atop a Novation Summit synthesizer. (See what I did there?)

    From hugoparismusic on Instagram.

    What is the importance of collaborating in your creative process? ✨⠀

    That is indeed an interesting question. I feel much of my creativity is solitary, and I do enjoy that. But I also collaborate in myriad ways. This was true even during the depths of the pandemic when I recorded an album with remote collaborators. And I do miss my band and duo performances.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Pyramid Lake

    The eponymous pyramid of Pyramid Lake, Nevada.

  • Rothko, Sequential OB6, Behringer RD-6 and Model D

    Rothko shoots a judgmental look in a studio that includes a Sequential OB6, Behringer RD-6 (Blue), Behringer Model D, and more. Submitted by Dirk Vanstraelen via our Facebook page.

    Rothko thinks my snare sounds like crap

    We at CatSynth will reserve judgment on the snare sound 😸

  • Elgie, Crumar Orchestrator and Sequential Six-Trak

    The adorable Elgie returns, this time with a Crumar Orchestrator and Sequential Six-Trak. Submitted by Eston Lathrop via our Facebook page.

    The Crumar Orchestrator was released in 1977 and provides an orchestra-in-a-box with Brass, Piano, Clavichord, Cello, and Violin sounds, as well as a Bass sound. They can be combined and each has its own level control. It is particularly good for the Brass and String sounds which are reminiscent of the ARP Solina (we at CatSynth have used the Arturia Solina V on a few recordings).

    The Sequential Six-Trak was released in 1984. As a synthesizer, it was a smaller cousin to the Prophet series, but it did include many of the Prophets’ features like cross-modulation. There was also an onboard sequencer six-track sequencer (hence the name) and full MIDI support, including controllers for the various parameters.

  • Wordless Wednesday: The Tree

    A strange and magical scene evening during an early-evening thunderstorm in Modoc County, California.

  • Valentino and Novation Summit

    We at CatSynth are enjoying Valentino’s drone performance on the Novation Summit. Quite relaxing. The image is quite dark, so this is our quick attempt at brightening so we can see both cat and synth better.

    Please check out @patwolfmusic on Twitter for more of Valentino as well as Patricia Wolf’s music. And you can see Valentino’s other appearances on CatSynth via his tag.

  • White Cat Affection and Keyboard

    Beautiful black-and-white photo of a white cat giving affection to a sibling next to a white keyboard. An exercise is both contrast and sweetness.

    From fantasamino_and_co on Instagram.

  • Cat Pianists

    An adorable feline duo on the piano. Found by twitter follower Scott (@scrottie)

    You can submit or recommend cat-synth photos and videos to us via our Twitter account @catsynth

  • Wordless Wednesday: N Judah

    Our N Judah streetcar at the Caltrain station back in 2018. The streetcars are finally back in operation.

  • The Kiffness X Numnum Cat

    This was fun. The Kiffness (aka David Scott) performs trumpet and electronics along with a rhythmic cat. Via the Kiffness’ Facebook page.

    David Scott, also known by his stagename as The Kiffness, is a South African musician, producer and parody artist who is the founder and lead singer for the band, The Kiffness. Despite the name of the band, Scott is referred to as The Kiffness alone. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiffness

    It looks like he features “collaborations” with cats quite often, so I suspect he will be back on CatSynth again soon.

    Submitted by regular reader Ron Gallagher via our Facebook page.