Tag: calico

  • Minka and Modular

    Minka and Modular

    Minka, a calico cat, sits atop a large modular synthesizer system with lots of cables.  She looks unimpressed.

    Minka sits atop an impressive modular system that includes offerings from Doepfer, Mutable Instruments, Expert Systems, Busy Circuits, and more. However, she seems very unimpressed by it all.

    Submitted by Andrew Khan via our Facebook page.

  • Lola and Roland MC-202 Rhythm Composer

    Lola and Roland MC-202 Rhythm Composer

    Lola (the calico cat) is inspecting a Roland MC-202 rhythm composer. From exfade_electronics via Instagram.

    More accent? Lola (the cat) probably has a better grasp of the sequencer than I do!

    The MC-202 was among Roland’s first grooveboxes. It has a synthesizer architecture (and visual look) similar to the original SH-101, but also looked ahead to the TB-303.

  • Arturia DrumBrute and Korg Minilogue xd

    Arturia DrumBrute and Korg Minilogue xd

    This cool calico cat has managed to play both the Arturia DrumBrute and Korg Minilogue xd at the same time 😸

    From Drew Millar via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Pic: Roland D-50

    CatSynth Pic: Roland D-50

    Beautiful calico cat atop a Roland D-50 synthesizer. From Yuri de Haer via Facebook.

    The D-50 was Roland’s flagship and most popular synthesizer in 1980s. It employed so-called “linear arithmetic synthesis”, which combined sampled (PCM) transients with a variation on subtractive synthesis, including resonant low-pass filters. It also had a joystick. It remains a popular instrument for its pads and other characteristic sounds. Roland released a re-creation of it for their “Boutique” line, the D-05.

  • CatSynth Pic: Yamaha and Roland

    CatSynth Pic: Yamaha and Roland

    Cute calico cat with Yamaha and Roland keyboards. From Slaid Szczerba via Facebook.

  • CatSynth Video: Catastrophic Lockdown Beats

    CatSynth Video: Catastrophic Lockdown Beats

    That is one jazzy feline 😺

  • CatSynth Pic: Buchla 208

    CatSynth Pic: Buchla 208

    A beautiful calico cat sits behind an (also beautiful) Buchla 208 system. From macron_electron via Instagram.

    The 208 is really just the top half a Music Easel, i.e., the synthesizer without the touch plate controller. Recently, my interest in Buchla gear at HQ has been rekindled, first by the announcement of the still elusive Red Panel series at NAMM, and then by the demo that we got from Thomas DiMuzio at his rehearsal for the Outsound summit.

  • CatSynth Pic:  Cat and Korg MS-20

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Korg MS-20

    Cat and Korg MS-20 synthesizer

    Cute calico cat sitting atop a Korg MS-20 synthesizer (or at least we are pretty sure it’s an MS-20).

    gunceaci . 10M ago