Our friend Manny is back and he’s ready to make some noise with these electronic drums. Submitted by Jesse Hunt via our Facebook page.
We see Roland V-Drums, but also guessing that those hexagonal pads might be Simmons.
Manny and Electronic Drum Kit
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Yawning in the studio
This Persian cat gives as a big yawn after sitting in a studio with modular and Ableton live. From urkgarurk via Instagram.
Cat with Elektron, Roland, FMR Audio
A beautiful cat with their paws on Elektron Oktatrack (original edition), a Roland JV module (I’m pretty sure it’s the JV-1080), and an FMR Audio 1773 “Really Nice Compressor”. From discotheque_sauvage via Instagram.
We have one of those “really nice compressors” here in the studio at CatSynth HQ. It does live up to its name and is quite handy for live work as well as mixdowns.
Chuck and Behringer Crave
Chuck is quite excited about his new Behringer Crave. And they are color-coordinated 😹. Submitted by Morgan Webster via our Facebook page.
The Crave is popular among cats at the moment. We featured kitten Baku with a Crave earlier this month
Miep and Kawaii SX-240
Our old friend Miep is back, this time with a vintage Kawaii SX-240 synthesizer. Submitted by Dennis Matana.
The SX-240 was a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984 and is similar in many ways to the Roland Juno 60. But it did have its own distinct sound. Plus, it had MIDI and a nice display for loading and saving patches. It was overshadowed by the similar synths from Roland and Korg, and also came at the moment in the early-to-mid 1980s as analog synthesizers were falling out of favor compared to digital synthesizers (FM and sampling). They are quite rare these days, and Miep is lucky to have one.
Sascha at Band Practice (Roland, E-MU, Modular)
Our pal Sascha is back; it looks like he snuck in during band practice at Space Kitty Studios. We see the familiar Roland TR-909 and TR-8s, the colorful E-MU Proteus modules, and a bit of modular in the upper left corner. From Neil Parker of Space Kitty Studios via Facebook.
Black Agent Band Practice at Space Kitty with Jason Pitt & Sascha the cat.
Manny Løver on the Korg X-12
Manny Løver is ready to play us a tune on the Korg X-12.
Submmitted by Jesse Hunt via our Facebook page
Baku with Behringer Crave
Satie, Modular, 0-Ctrl
Satie joins us again. This time he has a Make Noise 0-Ctrl, an impressive modular system that includes offerings from Erica Synths, Mutable Instruments, Make Noise, Intellijel, and Bear Modules. There are also a couple of intriguing DIY instruments at Satie’s disposal.
From Antoine Marronclɘs of DAFAKE, via Facebook.
Rags, Roland SH-101, XOX Bassline
Rags sings us a tune along with a Roland SH-101 synthesizer, and what I think is a XOX Bassline in purple. From reniform p(a)uls on Twitter
Have I mentioned that I want a purple synth?