Our very own Big Merp and his first encounter with the Stylophone Theremin.
Synthesizers
Dahlia with Roland JP-8080 and other synths
Dahlia strikes another beautiful pose, this time next to the Roland JP-8080. In the background, we also see a Korg MiniKorg 700, an Ensoniq ESQ-1, and a red Roland SH-101. We at CatSynth particularly covet a couple in this collection.
Submitted by our friend Rob Robinson (@orderofthestatictemple on Instagram).
Chichiro and XAOC Devices modular
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 😸
Dahlia, Roland MC-202 and JP-8080
The beautiful Dahlia returns, and she has brought some great vintage Roland machines: the MC-202 rhythm composer and the JP-8080 virtual analog module.
Submitted by our friend Rob Robinson (@orderofthestatictemple on Instagram).
MC-2oh2 and Grand Duchess Dahlia Darling of Meowington Manor (Dahlia for short)…I interrupted a meowing and rubbing tirade to snap this pic. She went back to meowing and rubbing immediately after. She’s the best puss.
Big Merp discovers the Volca Modular
Chords for Cats by BlankerFor.ms (Ambient Synth and Tape)
This beautiful ambient track by BlankerFor.ms features sounds on a vintage four-track cassette player along with a Yamaha QY70 sequencer and tone generator. And of course, a cat.
Cat Modulator (Clarita & Stylophone Theremin)
Cats seem to just go together with the Stylophone Theremin. Here we see Clarita with one, from @datachild on Instagram via Stylophone’s official account.
We definitely need to get one of these here at CatSynth HQ!
You can see our recent review of the rare Stylophone Gen R-8 here.
And the viewer-inspired follow up
Ember in the Studio
Ziggy Cat Cool (ARP TRAX)
We found this gem via our friend Bill T Miller, a musician, engineer, filmmaker, photographer and kook. You can hear and download the track from his Bandcamp page.
We see several ARP instruments, including an early Odyssey and a 2600. We also see a Buchla modular system and a Eurorack modular system. Bill and Ziggy have a great setup.
You can find out more about Bill’s multi-faceted work via billtmiller.com.
Although we connected recently, via our mutual friend Dina Pearman-Ifil of the ARP Foundation, it turns out Ziggy was featured in this post several years ago.
Monty and Nord
Monty looks ready for his recording session with our friend Dave Newhouse.
Monty caught trying to lay down some keyboard tracks on the next album!
If Monty does lay down some keyboard tracks on the Nord, we at CatSynth will look forward to hearing them.
Please check out our review of Dave Newhouse’s Natura Morta on CatSynth TV (if you haven’t already done so).