
Handsome tabby cat with an Evolver from Dave Smith Instruments. From anika_or on Instagram.
I will confess I haven’t been using my Evolver as much of late as I used to. It’s probably time to take a fresh look at what it has to offer.


Handsome tabby cat with an Evolver from Dave Smith Instruments. From anika_or on Instagram.
I will confess I haven’t been using my Evolver as much of late as I used to. It’s probably time to take a fresh look at what it has to offer.


This is one lucky cat, with both a Sequential Prophet 6 and an OB6 from Dave Smith Instruments. And the keyboard versions at that 😻
Photo by Jon Sellers via the Facebook group Synthesizer Freaks.
The two instruments are quite similar in layout and overall architecture but have distinct sounds and other characteristics. The P6 is a classic Prophet. while the OB-6 has the distinctive sound of its Oberheim filters.
You can read our past NAMM reviews of the P6 in this post, and the OB-6 here.


Carmen returns, this time with the new Malekko Manther tabletop synthesizer, courtesy of Julia More, aka The Synth Witch. A bit on the manther from Malekko’s website:
MANTHER is a full featured, tabletop monosynth with an analog signal path, an advanced 64-step digital sequencer and onboard delay. The heart of this beast is a coveted CEM 3340 based VCO IC chip. The analog filter is based on an ssm2044 chip. The Source Mixer allows for total control over the Square, Triangle, Saw, Tri Shape, Noise and Sub levels and waveforms also include individual outputs. Dial everything from heavy basslines to screaming leads to stomping kicks. Manther growls like no other!
You can all of Carmen’s appearances on CatSynth via this link. There is also a little of the Manther in this video from NAMM.


Today we have Zook posing next to a Moog Sub 37 synthesizer and atop a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. Submitted by Scott Blasko via our Facebook page.
This is a beautiful photo, and the lighting and texture are incredible! We can see Zook’s black fur, expression, and silhouette even against the dark background and the dark surface of the keyboard. Well done!


Our white feline friend returns, sitting atop a large Modcan modular system as streaks of sunlight enter the room.
Submitted by our friend Davor Gazde via our Facebook page.

Adorable video of black cat covering Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get Enough” from Speak & Spell.
From Gothicat on Facebook.
Depeche Meow – “I Just get cat Enough”
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Black cat Silvestre sits with an Akai APC Key 25 controller, Electro-Harmonix 2880 looper, and Eventide PitchFactor pedal. By forasteromagic on Instagram.


Cat showing off a Sequential Prophet 6. By maxeredussence on Instagram.
We at CatSynth are a bit envious of this kitty, as we covet the Prophet 6 (and the Rev 2). I love my Prophet 12, but these are completely different instruments and complement one another. You can read our NAMM 2015 review of the Prophet 6 here.


After a brief hiatus over the weekend, we’re back – more on that later. In the meantime, we have this cute photo of Zelda the Gray with a DSI Evolver, Arturia KeyStep, Native Instruments Maschine, and more 😺. From skaterdays on Instagram.


Gracie returns once again, this time with a refurbished PPG Wave synthesizer.
By Alison Cassidy (Alsún Ní Chasaide) via Facebook.