Another picture of Video the cat relaxing on the Wurlitzer 200e electric piano. Submitted by The Wiggly Tendrils via our Facebook page.
Tag: cat
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CatSynth pic: cEvin Key (I Dream of Wires)
“cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy, Download, Subconscious Communications, etc) at Subconscious Studios.
skinnypuppy.com/
subconsciousrecords.com/
scaremeister.com/
— with cevin Key at Subconscious Studios, Hollywood CA.”Via matrixsynth, where you can find additional still images and information about the new documentary I Dream of Wires.
You can find additional pics via IDOW on Facebook.
You can find IDOW on IndieGoGo here (note although they reached their goal, you can still donate and order items).
This is also a reminder that I should review cEvin Key’s album, which I have enjoyed for quite a while.
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Weekend Cat Blogging: Portrait
Today we are keeping it simple, and sharing a portrait of Luna.
With all the recent fun with Hipstamatic and other iPhone-based photography, it’s good to remember what the DSLR can do. Over the last couple of days, I have been working with the fixed-length portrait lens, which I rarely use. But it quite good for taking portraits without much distortion. Especially for a cat like Luna with dark fur, it’s nice to be able to capture so much detail and expression.
Weekend Cat Blogging is at Mind of Mog this week.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Kashim, Othello and Salome.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator
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CatSynth pic: 1970’s Minimoog SN 8082
Via matrixsynth. Cat is lounging in the background.
Looks like the minimoog was for sale on auction and got snatched up pretty quickly.
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CatSynth pic: Rocking out with Video the Cat
Another from The Wiggly Tendrils via our Facebook page.
Rocking out with my cat “Video.” She likes to chase my head phone and guitar cables while I dance around. There’s a Korg Mono/Poly in the background.
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CatSynth pic: Video on a Wurlitzer Electric Piano
“Video” the Cat takes a stroll on a Wurlitzer 200e electric piano. Submitted by The Wiggly Tendrils via our facebook page.One may argue that a Wurlitzer electric piano isn’t a “synthesizer” per se. But electromechanical pianos (Wurlitzer and Rhodes) are among my favorite instruments and feline pictures with them are always welcome here!
Me too. I bought this one in Oshkosh Wisconsin years ago at the music store that time forgot. The guy was renting them out to piano students who didn’t have pianos at home. (their original purpose) I eventually talked him into selling me one. I love it. I also briefly had a Yamaha CP-70 but had to sell it when I moved from Philly to Berkeley.
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CatSynth pic: Taro Cat
Another from Sawa Masaki featuring Taro.
If you would like to have your own cat-and-music pictures appear on the blog, you can submit it via Facebook, Twitter @catsynth, or contact us.
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CatSynth pic: CATS
Via matrixsynth.
If you have your own cat-and-gear or cat-and-music picture you would like to see on the blog, you can share it with us via Facebook, via Twitter @catsynth, or contact us.
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CatSynth Video: Arp Odyssey Strange noises and drones, using sample and Hold modulations
From our friends at polynominal.com, another video featuring images of Mimi. The modulated sounds are quite interesting as well – lots of rich noisy timbres.
“For more info, longer demo and more, please visit the arp odyssey page at this URL:
http://www.polynominal.com/site/studio/gear/synth/Arp_odyssey/index.html” -
Weekend Cat Blogging: Luna encounters the Skatchbox
Those who read yesterday’s review of Music of Invention concert encountered Tom Nunn’s musical invention, the Skatchbox. Today, Luna discovered this instrument for herself:
I chose this model of the limited-edition mini-Skatchboxes made specifically for the concert because of its visual aesthetics. It reminds me a bit of paintings of Kandinsky. As for the sound, it can make a variety of loud noisy timbrally rich sounds. They were a bit new to Luna’s ears:
I literally just scratched the surface (no pun intended). I wouldn’t yet play this in a formal musical setting. But it is loud, and a somewhat sneaky way to participate in this week’s Saturday Photo Hunt on the theme LOUD. Here is another image of Luna with the Skatchbox using the new America pack in the Hipstamatic app.
Those who have regularly seen my photos know I tend to prefer crisp images with high contrast, whether from the Hisptamatic or the DSLR. But this one seemed to work best blurred. And Luna was not going to cooperate for another take.
Weekend Cat Blogging #351 is hosted by The Bengal Business.
The Saturday Photo Hunt is up with the theme of LOUD.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by When Cats Attack!
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.