Our very own Big Merp and his first encounter with the Stylophone Theremin.
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Dahlia with Roland JP-8080 and other synths
Dahlia strikes another beautiful pose, this time next to the Roland JP-8080. In the background, we also see a Korg MiniKorg 700, an Ensoniq ESQ-1, and a red Roland SH-101. We at CatSynth particularly covet a couple in this collection.
Submitted by our friend Rob Robinson (@orderofthestatictemple on Instagram).
Chichiro and XAOC Devices modular
Chichiro peers inside a case with modules from XAOC Devices.
Submitted by our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram).
Chihiro was eager to climb into the bottom section of the XAOC Box. Once again, I was moving stuff around which meant taking just about everything out to get to the ribbon cable headers.
This expression speaks volumes 😸
Big Merp discovers the Volca Modular
Cat Modulator (Clarita & Stylophone Theremin)
Cats seem to just go together with the Stylophone Theremin. Here we see Clarita with one, from @datachild on Instagram via Stylophone’s official account.
We definitely need to get one of these here at CatSynth HQ!
You can see our recent review of the rare Stylophone Gen R-8 here.
And the viewer-inspired follow up
Ziggy Cat Cool (ARP TRAX)
We found this gem via our friend Bill T Miller, a musician, engineer, filmmaker, photographer and kook. You can hear and download the track from his Bandcamp page.
We see several ARP instruments, including an early Odyssey and a 2600. We also see a Buchla modular system and a Eurorack modular system. Bill and Ziggy have a great setup.
You can find out more about Bill’s multi-faceted work via billtmiller.com.
Although we connected recently, via our mutual friend Dina Pearman-Ifil of the ARP Foundation, it turns out Ziggy was featured in this post several years ago.
Suzy and Moog Theremin
Suzy sits atop a Moog Etherwave theremin. She is well within the electromagnetic field of the instrument, so she should be able to play us a little something.
Submitted by Erik Gibbels via our Facebook page.
Endorphin.es, Livewire, Rare Waves, more (in space)
From our friends at Cats on Synthesizers in Space.
In addition to Instagram, you can visit them at their official website.
ModularTrax (Aphex Twin’s Cat in studio)
This photo, which was spotted by our friend and regular reader @scrottie on Mastodon, is apparently of Aphex Twin’s cat in his studio. We were able to track down its provenance, and indeed it is from the companion tracks released to SoundCloud in conjunction with the Syrobonkers interview (with David Noyze). Here is the full playlist on YouTube, with the cat photo.
I actually quite enjoyed these little modular experiments, quite inspiring.
Scottish Fold, Moog Matriarch, and Roland VP-03
A beautiful Scottish Fold cat poses with a Moog Matriarch, a Roland VP-03 boutique vocoder, and a Korg NANO controller. I also see what looks like a vintage Macintosh mouse.
From upusen on X.