Submitted by Michael Durek:
Michael is a member of the SK Orchestra, which I had the opportunity to hear and review in New York last November.
He also created this cool tribute in snow:
Tag: cat
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CatSynth pics: Pulsewidthmod
Some more photos from pulsewidthmod on flickr:
Not “cat and synthesizer” pics per se, but they do include equipment that is often overlooked but still vital to making music. The mound of tangled cables puts our messy cables at CatSynth HQ to shame. They also reminded me a bit of Christina Mazza’s drawings from the SF Recology Artists in Residence opening that I saw a few weeks ago.
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CatSynth videos: Wicks Looper
From potterpaint2000 on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
“an improv featuring a KP3 processed Wicks Looper from Australia, a wonderful cacaphonous little device. Thanks Brian!…also a Nord Lead and a Stylophone Drumbeat”
I am not familiar with the Wicks Looper, but I did find some more info here, and another video:
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CatSynth pics: Mister Kitty
We at CatSynth introduce Mister Kitty!
Photos submitted by prophei.
Although hard to see in this photo, the modular features several of the modules we reviewed in our Analogue Haven @ NAMM article. Mr. Kitty poses with synths from Oberheim and Moog in the first photos.
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Weekend Cat Blogging #244
Weekend Cat Blogging #244 is hosted by Kashim, Othello and Salome together at Paulchens FoodBlog?!
The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at iMeowza.
The monthy Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be hosted by Nikita Cat
And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
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CatSynth pic: Octave Electronics CAT SRM fact sheet, 1978
Retro Synth Ads posted this fact sheet for the Octave CAT yesterday:
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I believe we have seen seen this picture with the actual cat before. Additionally, the spec sheet contains the blank patch diagram that I have occasionally used for the Octave CAT.
You can see full-size images as well as additional analysis at Retro Synth Ads.
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CatSynth video: My Cat is a Synthesizer (2)
Submitted by vlern via facebook:
You can click here to see the previous video of the “Vlern Clyde Cat Synthesizer”.
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LoveTech SF 1st Anniversary Epictacular
We present a few photos and notes from the LoveTech SF 1st Anniversary “Epictacular”, which I attended on Saturday. LoveTech is a “Collaborative Music Technology Party & Interactive Multimedia Art Salon” here in San Francisco, and a group I definitely should try and be more involved in during its second year.
Our friend Tim Thompson, together with Michael Broxton, performed live improvised music along with generative visuals (i.e., the graphics are generated live):
Tim’s setup features a Launchpad/Mimo/Keyboard interface. This music featured tonal improvisations (lots of jazz chords and lines) with fast lines and rhythms, a structure that allowed one to shift focus between the music and visuals. The visual software was Broxton’s PhosphorEssence. You can see some clips from the performance on this video:
In addition to live performances, there were also technical demonstrations. Here we see Moldover presenting the MOJO, a newly released music controller which features touch-sensitive strips, game-controller-style buttons and a rather sturdy looking case.
There was also a “jam lounge”. Here we see a duo of *bernadette* (left) and Pamela Parker performing a delightfully noisy and inharmonic electronic improvisation with guitars and effects (including a Moogerfooger).
They also had a theremin as part of their set. Note the porcelain cat figurine on the theremin.
The video below features a demonstration by Komega of his custom sound and light instruments, including the Kromatron, Komegatone, and the Breadman.
More on Komega’s instruments in a future article.
