One more picture of Mimi with the Sequential Drumtraks, courtesy of our friend Eric Pochesci of Polynominal:
Follow the link to see Mimi’s previous pictures.
Synthesizers
Keyboard Cat’s World Series Wonderful Pistachios Commercial!
From chuckieart on YouTube:
“http://www.playhimoffkeyboardcat.com – Keyboard Cat went to Hollywood and made a commercial for Wonderful Pistachios! Bento even met Perez Hilton and Rod Blagojevich! Get crackin!”
Really, Rod Blagojevich?!
Also on matrixsynth. The keyboard in this case is the classic Ensoniq Mirage.
CatSynth pic: Mimi and Drumtraks
Another in our series featuring Mimi and the Sequential Drumtraks. From Eric Pochesci of Polynominal.
You can see the previous picture in the series that was posted last Tuesday.
CatSynth pic: Amada and MIDI Controller
CatSynth pic: Charlotte the Cat is Concerned about the “String Thing”
From Lee Tizzard (L.T.), via matrixsynth:
“My friend dug out his old 1978 Paia Strings N’ Things synth for me to check out.
He has replaced the tolex case with custom pine enclosure and has also modified the outputs
to have individual outs for the string and piano sounds.Charlotte the Cat is concerned about the “String Thing”
And she has a few thoughts of her own about it.”
Note the Moog pillow in the background.
You can read more and see more photos in the original article.
CatSynth video: Techno Kitten
From spindizzyman on YouTube, via matrixsynth:
“Training him as an arch nemesis for Deadmau5”
Too bad it’s only 16 seconds, I was starting to get into it.
CatSynth pic: Mimi and Drumtraks
From our friend Eric Pochesci of Polynominal, some more pictures of Mimi, this time with a Sequential Drumtraks:
I also thought this was a great sepia-tone photo, and quite well posed with Mimi pushing one of the buttons. Look for more of Mimi in the next few days.
We would like to remind readers that they can always submit your own cat-and-synthesizer or cat-and-music pictures via facebook, twitter @catsynth, or using our handy submission form.
CatSynth pic: Yamaha Electric Organ
This is a vintage late-1970s Yamaha electric organ that I played at a jam session yesterday evening. I am not sure of the exact model, but I think is a B40 from 1977.
Organs can be a bit of a challenge to play if one is trained on piano and synthesizer. Basically, I just try to find a few settings that work and stick with them. Nonetheless, it was a good session, with talented drummers including one out-of-town visitor. The only harmonic instruments were organ and bass guitar, so essentially we were just a giant rhythm section. And we were able to get some interesting rhythms, including a 6/4 version of John Coltraine’s Equinox, and an extended minor blues that moved freely among different rhythmic styles and pulses while maintaining a beat.
