Tag: Synthesizers

  • Big Merp on the Nord for CatSynth TV!

    Big Merp on the Nord for CatSynth TV!

    Big Merp helps us with our recent I-710 video, adding his own part on the Nord. We also see an Arturia MiniFreak V and Delay Brigate, E-MU modules, a Golden Age Project compressor, and more.

    You can see the video we were working on here

  • Satchel with Elektron, Qu-Bit, Arturia, Behringer

    Satchel with Elektron, Qu-Bit, Arturia, Behringer

    Satchel is excited about his setup which includes an Elektron Analog Rytm, a Behringer 305 module, a Qu-Bit Prism, and several other modules all housed in an Arturia RackBrute case.

    From littlesynthbox via Instagram.

    Intruder alert! ⚠️ Troublemaker detected in the studio! ⚠️

    My boy Satchel is helping out with inspiration today 👌🎹🎵🐈

  • Korg Poly 800

    Korg Poly 800

    This adorable pic features a tuxedo cat lying contentedly on a Korg Poly 800 analog synthesizer. From Cesar Inserny via Instagram.

    Analog dreamz

    We’ve featured this same cat and synth before, back in 2019. You can see them here.

  • Hermine and MIDI Controller Keyboard

    Hermine and MIDI Controller Keyboard

    Hermine lounges on a white MIDI controller keyboard (brand left as an exercise to the reader). She seems to really like the pitch-bend and mod wheels, as she is resting her head on them.

    From @draco on Mastodon. You can hear some of their music at their Bandcamp site.

    Hermine wants to make music, too!

  • Stevesteve and Bruce in the Studio

    Stevesteve and Bruce in the Studio

    It’s been quite a while since Stevesteve last appeared on CatSynth, but we’re happy to welcome him back, along with his pal Bruce. We see in the upper left corner a Behringer Model D and CAT. To the left of those under a cover is a Moog Subsequent 37.

    From our friend Jason Christian.

  • Jazz on the keys

    Jazz on the keys

    Here is Jazz, making music on the keyboard in his home studio.

    It’s tiring work!

    Submitted by Hvng Mvn Records via Twitter/X.

    He’s been busy making music all day, fell asleep at the desk bless him ❤️

    https://twitter.com/hvngmvnrecords/status/1748134786969768295

  • Oona and Michi (Novation, Sequentix, 1010)

    Oona and Michi (Novation, Sequentix, 1010)

    Oona and Michi relax and listen to the mix from atop a Novation Remote SL keyboard. We also see a Sequentix Circlon synthesizer and a 1010 Bitbox.

    Submitted by Steve Curry Bilek via our Facebook page.

    Oona and Michi criticising the final mix.

    Cat’s can certainly be critical at times 😸

  • Cheetah and Modular Cables

    Cheetah and Modular Cables

    Cheetah is the mightly jungle cat, peering out from behind the patch cables.

    Submitted by Kim Cash via our Facebook page. Kim can also be found at @iamshadowdancer on Instagram.

  • Sylvester, Serge Modular, Slope 114

    Sylvester, Serge Modular, Slope 114

    Sylvester with our friend Dmitri Bronson of Slope 114 in front of one of their massive modular systems (which I think is mostly Serge-based).

    Submitted by Dmitri Bronson via our Facebook page.

  • Lilly and Yamaha DX21

    Lilly and Yamaha DX21

    Black cat sitting on top of a synthesizer (Yamaha DX21)

    Beautiful Lilly sits atop a Yamaha DX21 synthesizer. Behind her, we espy a Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator. (The reel-to-reel tape recorder is nice as well.)

    Submitted by N3ncehead on Reddit.

    Cat on my first synth, the Yamaha DX21

    The DX21 was a 4-operator FM synth in Yamaha’s DX line. Not quite as powerful as the 6-operator instruments like the DX7, or the later 4-operator synths like the TX81Z, but nonetheless fully capable of complex FM synthesis. It also featured multiple layers and keyboard splits, which separated it from the other 4-operator instruments at the time like the DX27 and DX100. (Yes, there were a lot of DXs in the 1980s.)