Tag: modular

  • CatSynth pic: Peek-a-boo (Eurorack Modular)

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    Via matrixsynth.

    Whenever I see a Eurorack modular, I am curious about the modules I have never seen before.  I certainly don’t have the “cat head” module yet!

  • CatSynth video: Phantom Cat (Club of the Knobs)

    CatSynth video: Phantom Cat (Club of the Knobs)

    We’re back after a brief blogging hiatus, with more cats and synths.

    From gaetano di giorgio on YouTube, via this post on matrixsynth where you can see more videos.

    If you are not familiar with Club of the Knobs (and I wasn’t), you can find out more here.

  • CatSynth pic: Klee Cats

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    Via Paul Appliancide on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.

    I only know “Klee” to refer to the artist Paul Klee, whose work I admire. I was not familiar with the Klee sequencer module until now. It looks pretty intense.

  • CatSynth pic: Ikea Rast Modular Synthesizer

    CatSynth pic: Ikea Rast Modular Synthesizer

    Ikea Rast modular and cats

    From Appliancide.

    “Cats are very into beefy terminal blocks.”

    I was actually looking into the Ikea Rast as a hackable piece of studio furniture, but I’m not sure it is precisely what I need. If only there was a way to make it slightly wider…

  • CatSynth pic: CV Sunday from Moog

    Another from our friends at Moog Music, Inc., via Twitter.

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    This picture of a kitten on a Moog modular actually appeared here on CatSynth before. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to find the post 🙂

  • CatSynth video: Lo sbadiglio di Cocco patch

    CatSynth video: Lo sbadiglio di Cocco patch

    From Joao Ceser on YouTube, via matrixsynth.

    “Modular 😀
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    Quite a few familiar modules in that system, including a few we have here at CatSynth HQ. I also like how the cat gets some love during the demo 🙂

  • CatSynth video: do re minor

    CatSynth video: do re minor

    A great demo track from Ebotronix on YouTube. Via matrixsynth. It includes an impressive array of synth gear. And watch for the cat in the corner 🙂

    4ms Peg, QCD / Expander, RCD, VCA Matrix
    Analogue Systems RS100²,RS110²²,RS 170,RS360²,RS500e²
    Arp Odyssey 2821 white noise
    Bananalogue VCS
    Cyndustries Zero Oscillator
    Doepfer R2m, A118, A134²², A143-2,A148,
    A 149-1, A151²²,A160/161, A175²²,A185-2, A 138c
    Flame Chord Machine²,Talking Synth Module²
    Grendel Formant Filter²
    flight of harmony choices
    Make Noise PP, Maths²,Moddemix²²,Optomix,QMMG,René, Woglebug²
    Malekko Anti Oscillator²² Uncle³,Jag
    Moog Freqbox²²,MP201
    Oberheim Sem
    Sherman Filterbank 2
    Simmons Clap Trap
    SSL Modulation Orgy
    Tip Top Audio Z8000 manual voltage source
    Toppobrillo Quantimator,Sportmodulator,TWF²
    Logic masterclock to Kenton Pro 2000² , QCD,Peg, RCD
    FX :Boss VF1,Lexicon MX 400,PCM 80, Line6 echopro,TC M one XL
    mackie the mixer³
    kick by RS110 Maths QMMG

  • CatSynth video:  Bookie with Tiptop modular

    CatSynth video: Bookie with Tiptop modular

    Video by Benjamin Hawkins on YouTube. Also on matrixsynth.

    “My cat is chilling with this Tiptop modular system”

    I love how Bookie is so relaxed around synth music. Luna is the same way 🙂

  • NAMM 2014: New WMD / Steady State Fate modules

    Analog-module makers WMD had a strong presence at this year’s NAMM show. In addition to their existing offerings, which include both utility and more esoteric modules, they presented a set of devices that were jointly made with Steady State Fate (SSF). You can see a demo in this video.

    It was fun how they made Zip, our trusty stuffed kitty, rock out to the modular 🙂

  • NAMM 2014: New Modules from Make Noise

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    Make Noise has introduced several new modules this year.  You can see Tony Rolando of Make Noise demonstrating them in this video. There is much delightful noisy crunchiness.

    The most notable new addition is the Teleplexer, which has a series of metal plates that can be tapped with leads from other modules, creating quite a bit of expressive variation, even chaos. The paradigm of touching conductive plates was inspired by the telegraph.

    I tried this out myself, but like other Make Noise modules, it will take a bit of practice to make it work musically.