Synth Wizards Episode 10: Don't F**k With Cats

In the synthy underbelly of the internet, there are ways to find just about anything - even an Octave Cat synthesizer. Join Sam Mims and the Syntaur crew as we track down and refurbish this unique little beast.
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Music:
Tony Silva (www.tonysilva.com)
Sam Mims
Kevin MacLeod
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[@Doctormix]

We love you Gerald ❤️ you’ll be always in our hearts 🙌

[@Doctormix]

I remember when you tricked him with the Sunday joke ❤️😘

[@TylerTheBuilder]

Lol

[@jmsiener]

Gerald was the man. He struck me as a real character, hate to hear he had to leave us.

[@malcolmbliss777]

I’d love to hear what he’s doing now, wherever he went. Bet they’re as glad & lucky to have him there as we were to have him here, on this plane of existence. Wish I could’ve bought the man a drink.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

THEY CUT A KEYBOARD IN HALF WITH A CHAINSAW, AFTER A DRAG RACE. This is the best synth channel possible.

[@ukiemexican]

Doctor mix, Florian from Bad Gear, Lookmumnocomputer, and Alex ball?!?! Y’all are setting the bar high for 2021. Thank you Syntaur!!

[@HalonOfficial]

Loved seeing them in this episode!

[@Doctormix]

You guys did an amazing job with this video. EPIC

[@Doctormix]

DUUUUUUUDE!!! THIS IS A MOVIE!!!!! 😍

[@AdamSpade]

💯

[@velosouk]

Nice to see your here Doctor!!!

[@MysticFrequencies]

I couldn't have put it better myself!

[@eleven9286]

Doctor Mix- the type of Claudio who leaves multiple comments because we can never have enough Claudio

[@sandersonstunes]

"Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover event in history," Syntaur: Hold my beer

[@SeanSecret]

I screamed like a girl when that happened haha

[@chrisgalacticbeats]

1 million subs is where this channel should be at. Amazing stuff!

[@ChrisSmout]

A highly underrated synth channel, excellent journey through this restoration project. Condolences for Gerald, RIP.

[@AlexBallMusic]

This was great - entertaining, funny and educational. My tech just fixed my Odyssey with that exact scaling problem - I'll ask if he just cleaned the board! RIP Gerald.

[@Syntaur]

Yes - it was a flux issue! Who would have guessed. And it was great having you in the episode, mate!

[@AlexBallMusic]

@@Syntaur Thanks for having me, was a pleasure.

[@rietheguyschannel]

This may be niche, but I think it's my favourite video ever. To be a synth tech... I guess I'll see where the Rhodes take me.

[@magmakum4628]

Damn, sorry for your loss guys. Gerald seemed like an awesome dude, I remember the prank you pulled on him making him think it was Sunday and he came at work 😂 On another note, the production quality on this video is insanely good! This is paid streaming service worthy! And the content is dope as usual, keep it up!

[@glashay]

That end jam was crazy good! Time to put out an album. Attack of the Syntaurs

[@johnvcougar]

Have to say: Henry is STILL CUTE! 🐈

[@anotherwolff3650]

So sad that you lost your friend Gerald. And you nice Kitten Henry. This makes this film more then a masterpiece. This film becomes an monument.

[@FarkyDave]

Love your videos! Can’t wait to see what you do with the Cat! My condolences to you and Gerald’s family.

[@Syntaur]

Thank you much. Gerald is sorely missed.

[@terminalglimmer]

RIP, Gerald. Condolences to the Syntaur team.

[@graxjpg]

Poor Carlos can’t seem to get a break between calibrating these synths and reading old manuals. that lead sound was absolutely killer!!

[@robertsyrett1992]

RIP Gerald, you will be missed :(

[@MysticFrequencies]

AWESOME! as always! - Meow!

[@electronicsandewastescrapp7384]

this video has EVERYTHING! ALL My favorite synth guys and CATS.

[@biggrime]

Where's the cat synth? Behringer: hold my beer

[@elanejoreserva]

Doctoooooooooor Mix!!!!

[@Syntaur]

It was so cool to have Doctor Mix make a cameo appearance!

[@elanejoreserva]

oops but RIP Gerald, sorry

[@checktheevidence]

RIP Gerald :-( The video was, as usual, highly entertaining - and it had some great gags, visuals and photography. Really enjoyed it.

[@TenkuVision]

Best series on KZbin! R.I.P. Synth Wizard Gerald

[@colete888]

one of the best shows on youtube period.

[@JulianMakes]

I really love your documentaries, the effort you put in is really appreciated.

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

Best synth channel. I love you guys ❤️❤️

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

I love my Cat. It's such an appropriately named thing. I swear it has a mind of its own. Nice to see it getting some love.

[@Marceloriighiii]

Rest in peace Gerald, amazing journey with this synth, such a nice video, Thanks and stay safe guys !!

[@robertsyrett1992]

Saving cats is definitely the way to go.

[@cortical1]

Great episode! Glad to have you back. The cat's out of the bag! RIP Gerald and Henry.

[@Studio271]

Very well made, entertaining, and educating! Love it!

[@fantasyviolence7673]

YES!!! Love the cameos! Cool demo section at the end. So many surprises in this one.

[@jeremycayea7541]

awesome video and really loved the track you put together at the end!

[@hydrogxn]

This is one of the best channels on youtube. Thanks for documenting a piece of history.

[@DavidBivinsNYC]

This was great! Your productions keep getting better and better. I'll have to install those bushings I bought from you a while ago on my Cat. RIP Gerald.

[@PeresD]

This was absolutely amazing, bravo.

[@kentwidman]

Always happy when you guys post, so many funny moments, thanks for making your videos.

[@ChazSeamus28]

Awesome! Keep making these, please!

[@mstrwzrd7842]

Loving the new production quality!! Great stuff

[@PorchBass]

Fabulous work thanks. Good tines

[@fjfrancois]

Thank you guy’s, I enjoy so mucho your program today. The Cat has that 70’s stamp sound, that now days is a little bit hard to emulate with another analog synth 👌😊

[@tonyp.2482]

Sorry to hear about Gerald, may he rest in peace. I came across your channel and loved this video because I have The Kitten Synthesizer and ordered the rubber bushings for my keys from your company! Thank you so much what a difference! Just a few more repairs and it'll be new and keeping it original (don't want the Kitten police on me) Just subscribed to your channel, can't wait to see more 😀

[@RetroPlus]

Can't believe I only just found this channel, the production quality is incredible!

[@pastoelio]

i love how professional these productions are getting , cant wait to see the next one , nice little synth history lesson

[@atonegames]

Dude, this was awesome! I love documentary flow to this

[@euricobrandao7918]

Man! This is so great, love these Synth wizard episodes!! Awesome collabs as well!! love to see the "synth guys" from youtube ganging up together such an amazing community

[@benhehir]

What a great, great episode. Inspired, funny as all get out and bittersweet as well. I feel my day was better having found this.

[@shibbidydoowop]

Loving the Cameos! Fantastic!

[@DjNikGnashers]

Fascinating video, loved the history of octave electronics. Many thanks.

[@myousickoflife]

Nothing gets you stoked to play with synths like a new Syntaur episode!! Keep it up I love every video you have made RIP Gerald Dentro ❤️

[@robzecc]

Holy shit that synth sounds great. And you are a great film maker!

[@SwishMajor]

i feel so bad for crying out on the comments seemingly wanting another episode of Synth wizards but I know see that these videos take their sweet time to create. the time between this and the next episode is soooooo long and now I get why, so much care and attention is taken to make these amazing videos and seeing the final product I can see it will be worth the way, so please take as much time u need to make sure the next episode is entertaining and u give up amazing content and we the syntaur family will wait on u. 🥺🥺 P.S. I low key like Kayla 🏃🏾‍♂🏃🏾‍♂🏃🏾‍♂

[@gelatinous6915]

Loved all the cameos!! I recognized every single one of those youtubers :)

[@mysynthsandstuff6519]

That intro was truly brilliant... really looking forward to this episode. Production looks great so far. I’m meant to working...

[@HalonOfficial]

Great to see a new video from you guys. The cat/kitten is a great sounding synth 😊 Also sorry to hear about Gerald. May he rest in peace.

[@yourmaw8790]

This is my first video from this channel and i subscribed and hit notifications within the first 25 seconds

[@Radwalls]

RIP Gerald. You can't replace the knowledge and know-how he contained. He will be forever remembered.

[@christophermichael3938]

you guys are awesome, I saw just one video on the arp oddysey adding potentiometers and I am already hooked. Great source of knowledge with a tad of humor here on "cats".

[@TheMachinesWon]

Love you're videos!

[@mattevans7884]

Just wanted to say sorry for your losses. RIP Gerald and Henry xx

[@eleven9286]

I LOVE that you still called her Henry after finding out her gender 🤣

[@shermanchow4264]

A few thoughts: Helluva catch, Sam! Love that smoking man scene at 6:55. Straight out of X-Files Rest in peace, Gerald. You always brought a smile to my face in the Synth Wizards episodes you were on.

[@MoonrayOfficial]

Sooo great!!! Love you guys!!! 🥰✨🎶

[@mickydireland]

Love that Ron is wearing his Tom Bailey T-Shirt!! Good man Ron! Nice surprise to see you here mate.

[@claytoncollins1624]

Ya I love your guys channel and have liked the other vids, but this is truly a step up in production quality. I am with the doctor it's a movie. Keep it up the world needs synths! -best Clayton

[@staceconstantinou9170]

Really excellent film. What a great track at the end of the video - happy I watched it all. Condolences for your loss of Gerald.

[@robotussin_synths]

Always a delight. And lovely to see you reaching out to our other synth nerd heroes. Very sad to hear about Gerald. He seemed like a nice, calm guy. Love the track at the end. Do more of this! Thanks guys, hope I'm in Texas one day.

[@tristendo2755]

This was a great episode. I have just started watching but its sad to see Gerald go, condolences to his family and all who loved him.

[@CrisBlyth]

oh man THIS IS GREAT !!!!!

[@SynthFelix]

Thanks for the video from Hamburg, Germany.This is very educating. Cool!

[@danielpirone8028]

Amazing. Thank you

[@PORRFNK]

Amazing video

[@GODZINACOMA101]

RIP Gerald, condolences to his family and all who knew him x

[@robowenmikels]

That thing really roars and meows! That song at the end had me head bobbing and toe stepping, great stuff! Has anyone made a software emulation of the Cat?

[@safarius1639]

Thanks for a new episode! That back to the future gag seemend a bit stretched tbh but I love this series anyways. Keep up the good work! RIP Gerald

[@Syntaur]

Yeah, it was a mash-up of Street Outlaws and Back to the Future. Why? Because Ron has a Delorean, and I'm an ex-drag racer... Thanks!

[@macronencer]

So sorry to hear about Gerald. He was such a funny guy and must have been a great character to have around the place. Oh, and nice job on the BttF sequences, you really pulled that off!

[@williambozarth]

I love your videos. They remind me of old skateboard videos from the 80s.

[@nathanielhellewell]

WOW the production value is just skyrocketing

[@abdielvelazquez773]

Man, what an unpleasant surprise. RIP Gerald.

[@temporoboto]

Killer jam the end! Thanks for sharing. R.I.P. G.

[@longcat]

RIP Gerald - love that man's voice... great video.... makes me want to go get my octave cat from my friends barge x

[@GODZINACOMA101]

Damn, that track at the end! Fantastic!

[@Geopholus]

I've got a Cat Octave. Last time I checked it , there was no steady oscillation, just mosquitos. I wrote and documented about 200 or more sounds for it back in the 1980's. It was a lot of fun. I guess it's time to refurbish it!

[@DEADLINETV]

Jam-packed with puns and goodness! Sorry to heard about Gerald and Henry...

[@gaelmenes6444]

Great video, thank you!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Look at this video quality level up!

[@abiosismlg613]

Love the collaborations from the other youtubers

[@CharlesUrich]

This is awesome.

[@Projacked1]

thank goodness for the audio input connector.....every synth should have one, period.

[@josemurcia9315]

Wow! This was great walk down memory lane. Thanks SO much. I was given a Kitten by a friend of mine who worked for Octave Plateau in Yonkers, New York back in 1984. I became very fond of the keyboard bypass and used it mostly to generate waveforms hands free. BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS. Sadly, when I moved from Brooklyn to the Bronx, I put my gear in storage and the precious Kitten was stolen along with all my gear. Two years ago, Behringer came out with a CAT clone which I gladly purchased. It's SO good to have those sounds back. Have you experimented with any of the Behringer clones like the CAT?

[@BendApparatus]

I also have the Behringer Cat. It's quite possibly the most amazing mono/para synth I've tried so far. It's ability to cross modulate is just nuts... The filter baffles me though... It's cutoff is just so aggressive. It feels as if it just cuts down gain and low end to nothing. Maybe I'm just used to 2 pole filters...lol

[@oldunclemick]

Auto repeat envelope is such a useful (and creatively interesting) feature. I don't know why it's not implemented on more synths.

[@Tibbon]

I've got an Octave Cat coming in the next week or two. Very excited.

[@sounddoctorin]

my srm is one of the early fixer uppers i got from janet pilgrim in canada! love that machine...in new setup between 2600 and cs15D

[@hayala0]

RIP Gerald.... 😥 Welcome to the team, Ron,

[@jonathanvince8173]

Sad you lost a great electronic friend and then your cat too. So many top British where I come from know of your greatness.

[@Neuri]

This show is sooooooooooo good thanks

[@Veptis]

How come there is so much filmmaking passion in these episodes?

[@kinnectar820]

You could have done a non-destructive mod to that cat! Would have loved to see what you came up with. Ah well, great quality video, really stepping up the video quality. RIP Gerald