Haku sits quietly as our friend Erik Ribeiro explores the Korg ARP 2600 M, the smaller-sized version of their ARP 2600 recreation. Erik also shares his thoughts on the ARP 2600 and his relationship with this iconic synth.
I like that Korg has been making sized-down versions of these classic synths. In addition to the ARP 2600 M, there are the MS-20 Mini and the MiniKorg 700sm. Just like cats, I want to take them all home with me.
Some photos of Haku with the 2600 M
Haku relaxes on top of a 4ms modular pod (safely covered), which contains a 4ms MetaModule plus expanders, and a Doepfer A-111-5 Voice.
Submitted by our friend Erik Ribeiro via Facebook.
It’s rare that we get to see Haku and Chichiro together, but here they are, purrfectly posed behind a small modular “expression skiff”. We see modules from Doepfer, Intellijel, AJH Synth, a Bela Gliss, and a Cre8audio Cellz.
From our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram).
Chichiro is having a little fun with the Modbap Trinity drum module on Modulargrid.
From our friend Erik Ribeiro via Instagram.
Haku helps his human pal Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram) unbox and set up new modules from Infinite Machinery. Erik got these back when we were all at Knobcon. I, too, am still setting up some of the modules that I acquired there.
It appears the Infinite Machinery modules in question are the TZ (thru-zero) Dual VCO and Low Road filter.
And here they are installed and set up to make some noise.
Chichiro inspects a Doepfer Dark Energy Mk1 synthesizer. Submitted by our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram).
The Doepfer Dark Energy was built around the Curtis CEM3394 “synth on a chip”. Curtis filter chips are well known and prolific in analog synthesizers, but this chip also includes a VCO and VCA – in short, a full synthesizer voice. It would definitely be fun to get hold of one of these, either packaged like the Dark Energy or on its own to experiment with.
Chichiro peers inside a case with modules from XAOC Devices.
Submitted by our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram).
Chihiro was eager to climb into the bottom section of the XAOC Box. Once again, I was moving stuff around which meant taking just about everything out to get to the ribbon cable headers.
This expression speaks volumes 😸
Haiku doesn’t seem too impressed by this XAOC modular system, which is being rearranged in a Doepfer A-100 case. However, we at CatSynth are quite impressed with it.
Submitted by our friend Erik Ribeiro via our Facebook page.
Haku poses next to the Dreadbox Artemis. Each of them is elegant in their own way.
From our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram).
