CATSYNTH https://catsynth.com/ cats synthesizers music art opinion Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://catsynth-blog-media.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/luna_logo_4_512px-150x150.jpg CATSYNTH https://catsynth.com/ 32 32 Wordless Wednesday: Perspective of winter sun https://catsynth.com/2026/08/wordless-wednesday-perspective-of-winter-sun/ https://catsynth.com/2026/08/wordless-wednesday-perspective-of-winter-sun/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:03:33 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25721 New York City, February, 2026.

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]]> A long red brick building in perspective, in New York with a water tower on top. Behind it is a taller, newer apartment building. All the buildings are set against a blue sky and late afternoon winter sunlight.

New York City, February, 2026.

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/08/wordless-wednesday-perspective-of-winter-sun/feed/ 0 Chihiro and Arturia MiniFreak Vocoder https://catsynth.com/2026/08/chihiro-and-arturia-minifreak-vocoder/ https://catsynth.com/2026/08/chihiro-and-arturia-minifreak-vocoder/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:08:30 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25711 Chihiro does some vocoder vocals on the Arturia MiniFreak – specifically, the special white “vocoder” edition. From our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram)

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Chihiro does some vocoder vocals on the Arturia MiniFreak – specifically, the special white “vocoder” edition.

From our friend Erik Ribeiro (@eriksuperlazy on Instagram)

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/08/chihiro-and-arturia-minifreak-vocoder/feed/ 2 Bulma Tecladista https://catsynth.com/2026/08/bulma-tecladista/ https://catsynth.com/2026/08/bulma-tecladista/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:56:31 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25708 View this post on Instagram A post shared by @sebarrio Bulma plays us a tune on a variety of different keyboard synths. From @sebarrio on Instagram.

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Bulma plays us a tune on a variety of different keyboard synths.

From @sebarrio on Instagram.

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/08/bulma-tecladista/feed/ 2 Moog Subsequent 25 unboxing https://catsynth.com/2026/07/moog-subsequent-25-unboxing/ https://catsynth.com/2026/07/moog-subsequent-25-unboxing/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:52:03 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25705 View this post on Instagram A post shared by SynthCrush (@synthcrush_music) This cat is helping unbox a new Moog Subsequent 25 (which was also used to make the music in this video).

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This cat is helping unbox a new Moog Subsequent 25 (which was also used to make the music in this video).

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/07/moog-subsequent-25-unboxing/feed/ 2 Wordless Wednesday: Republic https://catsynth.com/2026/07/wordless-wednesday-republic/ https://catsynth.com/2026/07/wordless-wednesday-republic/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:41:13 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25701 South Lake Tahoe, California, and Stateline, Nevada.

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South Lake Tahoe, California, and Stateline, Nevada.

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/07/wordless-wednesday-republic/feed/ 10 Ozzy’s new platform (and Elektron boxes) https://catsynth.com/2026/07/ozzys-new-platform-and-elektron-boxes/ https://catsynth.com/2026/07/ozzys-new-platform-and-elektron-boxes/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:41 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25698 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dani Durán (@dani_duran_) Ozzy has a cool new platform on which to relax and enjoy music from Dani Durán, including beats from the Elektron Syntakt and Digitakt.

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Ozzy has a cool new platform on which to relax and enjoy music from Dani Durán, including beats from the Elektron Syntakt and Digitakt.

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]]> Comic in three panels. Title: "Mensa Cats" By J.B. Panel 1 "What is this painting supposed to be?" "It's a cow, eating grass" Panel 2 "Where is the grass?" "The cow ate it." Panel 3 "Where is the cow?" "She left to find more grass."

Time for Monday comics! Today we have a new episode of Mensa Cats by J.B. that contemplates extreme abstraction in art.

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/07/mensa-cats-cow-eating-grass/feed/ 3 Grady, Ensoniq SQ-80, Electro-Harmonix 8 step https://catsynth.com/2026/07/grady-ensoniq-sq-80-electro-harmonix-8-step/ https://catsynth.com/2026/07/grady-ensoniq-sq-80-electro-harmonix-8-step/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:03:09 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25692 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Doug Llewellyn (@doug_whoever) Our pal Grady is back, this time with a different synth: an Ensoniq SQ-80. He also has an Electro-Harmonix 8 Step sequencer pedal. From Doug Llewellyn (@doug_whoever on Instagram)

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Our pal Grady is back, this time with a different synth: an Ensoniq SQ-80. He also has an Electro-Harmonix 8 Step sequencer pedal.

From Doug Llewellyn (@doug_whoever on Instagram)

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]]> Small cylindrical two-story tower made of sandstone with a spiral staircase on the outside, sitting in a desert landscape.

A watchtower or cistern near Desert National Park in Rajasthan, India.

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]]> https://catsynth.com/2026/07/wordless-wednesday-spiral-tower/feed/ 8 Kitty and Minimoog https://catsynth.com/2026/07/kitty-and-minimoog/ https://catsynth.com/2026/07/kitty-and-minimoog/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:33:58 +0000 https://catsynth.com/?p=25683 Kitty poses beautifully atop a Minimoog synthesizer. We also see a Moogerfooger, a Moog CP-251 voltage-control processor, and a Roland D-50 behind Kitty’s tail. Submitted by Greg Marchesini via our Facebook page. Greg runs the Facebook group Moog Addicts – as big Moog fans (and owners of several Moog instruments ourselves), I suspect we will […]

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Kitty poses beautifully atop a Minimoog synthesizer. We also see a Moogerfooger, a Moog CP-251 voltage-control processor, and a Roland D-50 behind Kitty’s tail.

Submitted by Greg Marchesini via our Facebook page. Greg runs the Facebook group Moog Addicts – as big Moog fans (and owners of several Moog instruments ourselves), I suspect we will be visiting there often.

And while we’re on the topic, we’ll be sharing our interview with Michelle Moog-Koussa of the Bob Moog Foundation tomorrow on CatSynth TV. There will be a live premiere at 10AM US Pacific Time (1PM Eastern US, 7PM CET, etc.) where you can join both Michelle and me in the live chat.

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