Via matrixsynth. This one is a true blast from the past, posted there only a week after CatSynth was founded 🙂
This one in via Michael. “Attached photo: Rico the cat playing a solo lead line while accompanying self on Rhodes. He hasn’t yet got the hang of the (unfinished) modular, but my other cat has opposable thumbs and is a fast learner. Putney and Minimoog on loan from Reed.”
Submitted by Damien Olsen via our Facebook page.
“I am Oliver, I appreciate any form of Art but my favorite one is probably music..”
We think Oliver has excellent taste in music!
From an eBay auction, via matrixsynth.
“The ultimate FSU rack sampler/synth. Includes vocal processor & D-50 modes. Comes with PCMCIA-to-CompactFlash adapter and 512MB CF card loaded with waveforms for synthesis exploration. Useful as an external effects processor, too. Clean condition, smoke free home, minimal rack rash on included ears.”
“The cat’s name is Kimball Collins (after the DJ).”
While not much interest per se in this specific synth, I have been a bit curious about the Roland D50/D550, mostly because I like the partials. If you have opinions about either the Roland V-Synth XT or the D50/550, please let us know in the comments 🙂
Submitted by Jason Berry of the band Vacuum Tree Head via our Facebook page. More of these, please 🙂
Our dear friend Mimi returns, with the most epic CatSynth pic ever! How many synths can you name?
Submitted by Eric of polynominal.
Well, our eighth blog anniversary occurred this weekend. So today we celebrate that milestone as we do every year, with some statistics and a look backs.
First, as always, the photo of Luna that launched it all on July 19, 2006.
We are always happy to receive visitors from all over the world, and we do.
Our top countries are:
Not surprising, the largest English-speaking countries are on the list (I include India), but also a strong presence in countries of Western Europe, especially Germany and France. Beyond India, several countries an Asia were well represented, especially Japan and South Korea. Notably, China had only 6 visitors this year, perhaps we have been blocked? Our top country in the Middle East was Iran, in Africa it was South Africa, and in South America it was Brazil.
Our top ten cities were San Francisco, New York, London, Zurich, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sydney, Melbourne, and Chicago.
Our top post from this past year was Our review of new modules from Make Noise. Indeed, we saw the highest overall engagement on our NAMM coverage.
Our top commenters for the year were:
Overall, activity on the blog itself is down, while participation via Facebook, TwitterInstagram are increasing. Our top “liked” posts via Facebook were:
Our Facebook channel has become particularly strong on its own, often with distinct posts and readers from the blog. As for the blog itself, my own activity has gone down quite a bit this year, due to a variety of work and personal issues. In particular, I’d like to get back to more of our interest posts, including more music and art reviews, “Fun with Highways”, etc. And of course more cats and synths.
And finally, thanks to everyone who has stuck with us through any or all of our channels. You are what makes this such a rewarding experience!
