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.
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Big Merp on the Modular Desk
Big Merp loves attention and always wants to be where the action is. So it’s fairly common to find him on this spot between the MacBook Pro and the Modular system. And in this instance, he struck a particularly handsome pose 😻. You can see quite a few of our Eurorack modules, including our prized Metasonix yellow and silver tube modules in the upper left corner of the case, as well as many others that have appeared in our recordings and videos over the years. A full list of brands is in the tags.
This is also where we shoot a lot of our hardware demo videos, so it often ends up cluttered. But we always make sure there is space because you never know when Merp is going to jump up and say hi.
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 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
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 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 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
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
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.