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  • CatSynth video: Prophet 08 Synthesizer Poly Chain

    From fredturd on YouTube, via matrixsynth:

    “My cat. She loves any musical instrument, especially synthesizers.”

    This one is particularly cute. Especially because the cat looks and sounds just like Luna! 🙂

  • MiniMoog Voyager OS …just a first check…

    From synthypnosis on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    “VELVET VOYAGE – “MiniMoog Voyager OS …just a first check…” – by Bruno Ender Lee, September 9. 2011

    MiniMoog Voyager (Old School) with a bit delay
    …and of course a little help from out cat Eumel… :-)”

    If you have a cat-and-music-gear video (synth or otherwise), that you would like share, you can let us know via facebook, twitter @catsynth, or by contacting us.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #327

    Fellow black cat Jules at Judi’s Mind of Matter is hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #327, so we’re ready to participate with recent photos of Luna.

    Yes, more fun with Hipstamatic on the iPhone. It’s a fun and unforgiving form of photography – you are pretty much limited to what you get from the capture. The standard digital manipulations would destroy the overall retro quality of the image.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #327 is hosted by Jules at Judi’s Mind Over Matter. And they have cheezy fish!

    Carnival of the Cats will be up tomorrow at Mind of Mog.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Synth Kitty (Nord and Korg)

    From allisonallison on flickr.

    I see a Korg MS2000 and various Nord keyboards.

    Readers can always submit their own cat-and-gear pictures via facebook, twitter @catsynth, or contacting us.

  • CatSynth video: Studio Tour with Zac the Black Cat

    From hyperdust7 on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    Quick view around the Fernforest Project Studio. My black cat likes sitting on things that are black and stylish. He thinks he fits in well and looks cool.
    Synths in order – Doepfer Modular A-100, Moog Etherwave Theremin, Moog Voyager Old School, Schlagswerg analogue drum machine, CP-251 moog control processor, Dave Smith Mopho and Tetra, Mackie Onyx firewire mixer, PC, M-Audio Oxygen 25, NI Maschine and a Monome my brother built.
    The music is called “Dark Glow” by me. you can find the whole track on soundcloud.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Drink

    For today’s combined Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt theme of Drink, we both dig into the CatSynth archives and present some more iPhone Hipstamatic experiments.

    First, from the archives (all the way back to 2007), we see Luna enjoying a drink of water:

    And some experimental photos of cat figurines and a modernist shot glass.

    I tried two different settings. I like the black-and-white film simulation, but I also wanted a color version to bring out the blue color of the glass.

    And one more of Luna today wandering by my morning cup of coffee:

    Weekend Cat Blogging will be hosted by Kashim, Othello and Salome at PaulChen FoodBlog?!”

    Photo Hunt: Drink (#279) is hosted by tnchick.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted tomorrow by When Cats Attack!

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: One

    Today’s combined Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt features the theme of ONE.

    Of course, there is only one Luna. No one can dispute that.  And this particular pose features one paw sticking out.

    We also veer away from cats and into the realm of highways with California Highway 1. This view from Pescadero (between San Francisco and Santa Cruz) is a quintessential image of our coastal highway.

    This one is further north, crossing over a harbor in Fort Bragg, in Mendocino County.

    Although thought am sure I have lots of images of Highway 1, they have become rather hard to keep track of in the ever increasing library.   (It’s hard to keep track of all the Luna photos as well, for that matter.)  Tagging and naming files does help, but I would like to use image similarity search as well. Does anyone have any suggestions for this?

    Weekend Cat Blogging #323 is hosted by Samantha and Clementine at Life from a Cat’s Perspective

    The Photo Hunt #278 is hosted by tnchick. This week’s theme is one.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Nikita and Elvira at Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Luna with Wicks Looper

    Today we present Luna with the Wicks Looper.

    Black cat with a small synthesizer that contains a black cat…

    Luna is making a rare Monday appearance for World Cat Day. Of course, every day feels like “cat day” here, but we’re happy to participate with this elegant photo.

  • CatSynth video: Black Cat Synth

    From stylinghead on YouTube.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: Luna discovers iPad game for cats

    I recently downloaded an iPad game for cats by Hiccup for Luna to try out. For a cat that spends a lot of time surrounded by technology, including the iPad, she is quite reluctant to touch it, so I wasn’t quite sure how she would react.

    The game features a little mouse that resembles a cat toy scurrying around the screen. When the cat (or human) hits the mouse, it emits a little squeak and the player receives points; and the process repeats. That’s it – very simple. I started it up for Luna, and she immediately went to tracking the mouse intently, her little head shifting back and forth in deliberate motions. Tentatively, after a while, she started to paw at it, and eventually managed to pounce on the mouse. She seemed to be quite enjoying it, though she was still a little nervous and often backed away from the device after a pounce.

    Here a brief excerpt of her first day of playing:

    This is really just a little diversion for both of us to enjoy together, Luna playing with a virtual toy that draws her attention, and my taking delight in watching her do so. But this is clearly a demonstration of user engagement in the app space, for both cats and humans. Sometimes simplicity wins out.

    I set up the game again in the office/studio while writing this article, and managed to get a brief iPhone video of Luna’s play. As one can see, she has gotten a bit more confident, even aggressive with it.

    This does not seem to be a good game to play a small cluttered space.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #321 is hosted by Pam with Coco, Patchouli and Smudge at Pam’s Sidewalk Shoes.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by CAT SMRT.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

    Weekend Cat Blogging will be hosted here at CatSynth next weekend, so do check then and submit your cat-related blog posts. New participants are always welcome.