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  • Lou and Yamaha CS-15

    Lou and Yamaha CS-15

    Lou basks in the sun above a vintage Yamaha CS-15 synthesis. From synthguy216 on Instagram.

    That’s what a sunny afternoon is for. Lou recharging next to my CS-15

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CdEQoKeOBGb/

    The CS-15 is not one I know much about, compared to some of the others in Yamaha’s famous CS series. A bit from Vintage Synth Explorer:

    This synth really has its own sound. The CS-15’s got style. Built like a tank with a lot of nice knobs and best of all, not one but two of those funny sounding multimode filters…The best things about it are the flexibility of the VCFs and the routings to the filters and envelopes. You can rout VCO 1 to both VCFs and the VCFs to any of the envelopes positive or negative voltage. The VCFs are 12 dB/Oct and are switchable between low, band or high-pass. They are the key to the nice sound of the Yamaha CS family. Other nice features are noise, external-in for processing other sounds, LFO with Sample & Hold for those bubbling sounds and an individual auto-bend for the VCOs.

    https://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/cs15.php
  • Tenaya in the studio

    Tenaya in the studio

    Tenaya is a cat that lives with @squarepulsemusic – we see her exploring the studio now, which features multiple Korg synths, Sequential, Arturia, and more.

  • Daisy-Mae, Jen SX-1000, Kawaii, Roland, Sequential

    Daisy-Mae, Jen SX-1000, Kawaii, Roland, Sequential

    Kitten Daisy-Mae inspects this impressive stack of keyboard synths, including a rare Jen SX-1000. There is also a Kawaii K1, Roland System-8, and Sequential Prophet 12.

    Submitted by Pete Dolan via our Facebook page.

  • Chester and Octave CAT

    Chester and Octave CAT

    Chester sits atop the purrfect synth for any cat, the legendary Octave CAT. From doug_whoever on Instagram.

    Happy International Cat Day from Chester and his new buddy.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvsy8YhvXpz/

    You can see our detailed demo of the Octave CAT here at CatSynth HQ in this video

  • Casper and Buchla Modular Jam

    Casper and Buchla Modular Jam

    Casper enjoys a low-key jam on the Buchla modular synthesizer. From sende_pause on Instagram.

    That yawn toward the end is priceless 😸

  • Toro Meets Tiger

    Toro Meets Tiger

    Tiger, the orange kitten, is excited about this freshly unboxed Behringer Toro bass synthesizer.

  • PixL, Moog, E-MU SP-12, Yamaha, more

    PixL, Moog, E-MU SP-12, Yamaha, more

    Meet PixL, who debuts with a couple of very stylized photos. This first one features PixL atop a Moog synthesizer (specific ID left as an exercise to the reader). This next picture includes an E-MU SP-12 drum machine, a Yamaha TG-33, and more. From burnsfield_art on Instragram.

    There’s a new kid in town.

  • Make Noise, Mutable Instruments, Mordax, More

    Make Noise, Mutable Instruments, Mordax, More

    A beautiful black-and-white photo of a tabby cat in front of a modular system featuring modules from Mutable Instruments, Make Noise, Mordax, and more. I do like alliteration, but we do also see interesting modules from Noise Engineering and 4ms.

    From hshmodular on Instagram. They also introduced us to Toulouse in this previous post.

  • Big Merp, Yamaha RX5, and Modular

    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

  • Elektron Analog Four and Octatrack

    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.