Tag: Synthesizers

  • CatSynth Pic: Maine Coon and Modular

    CatSynth Pic: Maine Coon and Modular

    Cute maine coon kitten with modular synthesizer.  I see a Make Noise Rene peeking out from under her, next to Harvestman and Serge modules.

    From chichi_response on Instagram.

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    I will make the sounds for you

    You can see a previous post from chichi_response here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Luna and Mellotron Micro for Halloween

    CatSynth Pic: Luna and Mellotron Micro for Halloween

    Not our Luna, but another sweet black cat who shared the name 😻and all dressed up as a sushi roll for Halloween!  From Yoselin Alcala‎ via our Facebook page.

    A Cats on Synthesizers Halloween submission! Our little Luna in her sushi costume with a Mellotron ✨🎃 

    “Sushi Luna” is posing with a Mellotron Micro synthesizer.  We at CatSynth are quite interested in this smallest edition in the venerable Mellotron series.  It is also the subject of our most popular CatSynth TV episode.



  • CatSynth Pic: Synth Fortress

    CatSynth Pic: Synth Fortress

    No, that’s not Sam Sam, but a similarly marked cat (at least from the back).  She is inside her own “synth fortress” with w Korg Poly-800, and Yamaha CS01, DX100, and VSS-30 synthesizers.  From thedigitalpurrgatory on Instagram.

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    Her very own (almost) color-coded fortress of synths while the wooden cat watches her sleep. [Korg Poly-800, Yamaha CS01, Yamaha DX100, Yamaha VSS-30] 

  • CatSynth Pic: Oranjello and Juno Return

    CatSynth Pic: Oranjello and Juno Return

    Oranjello returns with his vintage Juno synthesizer.

    From fre_mick on Instagram.  You can see his previous appearance here.

  • CatSynth Pics: Gracie and Ensoniq SQ-80

    CatSynth Pics: Gracie and Ensoniq SQ-80

    Gracie and Ensoniq SQ-80

    Gracie is back!  This time with an Ensoniq SQ-80 synthesizer. From Alsún Ní Chasaide (Alison Cassidy) via Facebook.

    It seems that Gracie really likes this particular synth 😸

    The SQ-80 is an interesting synth that came out about the same time as the Ensoniq EPS (which along with its successor the ASR-10 were mainstays of my studio until about 2000).  From Vintage Synth Explorer:

    The SQ-80 is basically a reved-up ESQ-1 with a total of 75 waveforms, a 61-note keyboard with velocity & aftertouch, floppy disk drive for storing patches and sequences, and an enhanced sequencer. Great for organs, analog-type sounds, pads and sound effects. Like the classic ESQ-1, the SQ-80 functions in providing analog-type 4-pole lowpass filtering and editing of digital waveforms. Each voice can combine up to 3 of the 75 waveforms. These waveforms include multi-sampled transient attack waves such as violin bow, plectrum picks, mallet, hammer, breath attacks and percussive sounds. There are also 5 sampled drum sets. Three LFOs are onboard for some pretty wild modulation of the sounds you create or edit.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat, Modular, Field Kit, and Music Easel

    CatSynth Pic: Cat, Modular, Field Kit, and Music Easel

    This cat knows how to frame his poses purrfectly 😸

    Most of the modular is obscured by this cutie, but we do espy a pair of KOMA Field Kits, as well as a Buchla Music Easel.

    From catsofmodular on Instagram.

  • CatSynth Video: Flying Techno Kitties

    CatSynth Video: Flying Techno Kitties

    https://www.facebook.com/charles.whiley/videos/10103713222165017/

    “Flying Techno Kitties”: a video of two cats getting down to some beats in the studio.  From Charles Whiley via Facebook.  Watch all the way through for some fun flying action 😸

  • CatSynth Pic: Demons of the Studio

    CatSynth Pic: Demons of the Studio

    The title says it all.  Two laser-eye cats with modular and tabletop synthesizers by Elektron and Arturia.  From blush_response via Instagram.

  • CatSynth Pic: Pearl and Virus TI

    CatSynth Pic: Pearl and Virus TI

    Adorable Pearl sits atop an Access Virus TI synthesizer.  And they match, too 😻.  From ‎Stefano Daksha Pettinelli‎ via our Facebook page.

    Pearl loves the Virus TI ❤️

  • CatSynth Pic: Elektron Octarack and Modular

    CatSynth Pic: Elektron Octarack and Modular

    Cure cat with an Elektron Octrack synthesizer and sundry synth modules, including Make Noise, TipTop and more.  From catsofmodular on Instagram.

    Helping dad get unpatched for his gig tomorrow. 🎛😻 #catsynth #synthcat#modularsynth