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

[@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.

[@intune3558]

@@malcolmbliss777 BEER

[@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

[@RobFlaxMusic]

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

[@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

[@chrisgalactic]

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

[@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.

[@ChrisSmout]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@JulianMakes]

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

[@checktheevidence]

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

[@glashay]

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

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

Best synth channel. I love you guys ❤️❤️

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@hydrogxn]

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

[@RetroPlus]

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

[@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

[@Marceloriighiii]

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

[@mstrwzrd7842]

Loving the new production quality!! Great stuff

[@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 🏃🏾‍♂🏃🏾‍♂🏃🏾‍♂

[@pastoelio]

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

[@electronicsandewastescrapp7384]

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

[@graxjpg]

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

[@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 😀

[@biggrime]

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

[@cortical1]

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

[@terminalglimmer]

RIP, Gerald. Condolences to the Syntaur team.

[@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 👌😊

[@fantasyviolence7673]

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

[@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.

[@atonegames]

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

[@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.

[@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 ❤️

[@JimAlfredson]

I've been working on an Octave Cat SRM for the last few weeks. It has a lot of problems and was driving me INSANE for a couple days, but I finally cracked it. The biggest issue was that some of the old trimmers were shorting and I didn't know it, which was throwing off my measurements. Once I got that sorted, I was able to isolate the main problem to a dead 3046 transistor chip, which is the chip that actually oscillates. Just bought a couple chips and tomorrow I should have it up and running. :)

[@kentwidman]

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

[@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.

[@TenkuVision]

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

[@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.

[@MysticFrequencies]

AWESOME! as always! - Meow!

[@robertsyrett1992]

RIP Gerald, you will be missed :(

[@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.

[@Studio271]

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

[@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".

[@jeremycayea7541]

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

[@colete888]

one of the best shows on youtube period.

[@robzecc]

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

[@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

[@elanejoreserva]

Doctoooooooooor Mix!!!!

[@Syntaur]

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

[@elanejoreserva]

oops but RIP Gerald, sorry

[@CrisBlyth]

oh man THIS IS GREAT !!!!!

[@yourmaw8790]

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

[@gelatinous6915]

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

[@unclemick-synths]

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

[@soloharmonicsrobj8246]

THE CAT SYNTHESIZER! By Octave, I use to own one back in the eighties. I bought it from a pawn shop and played it a lot. The Cat synthesizer was a great way to learn the principles analog. Mine needed to be fully restored but I sold it when I moved. I wish I kept and restored it, a great and fun investment it would have been.

[@wearetemporary]

God I love you guys and your videos.

[@EdEditz]

That filter sounds like the ARP 4072 filter with the over the top resonance. A really sweet sounding filter.

[@ancientstar2012]

I actually had one of these in the repair shop I managed in Orlando Fl. we cleaned it up and was a blast to play with. I sold 2 weeks later..

[@mickydireland]

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

[@mysynthsandstuff6519]

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

[@DEADLINETV]

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

[@JEMofSymmetry]

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

[@ChazSeamus28]

Awesome! Keep making these, please!

[@shibbidydoowop]

Loving the Cameos! Fantastic!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Look at this video quality level up!

[@johnvcougar]

Have to say: Henry is STILL CUTE! 🐈

[@Projacked1]

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

[@cosmojonesmusic]

What an intro!!! So cool. Take that people who post cats on synths!

[@conbriosynthesizers3428]

The used to be everywhere and cheap as dirt. That synth is a great design, literally a nice cross between an ARP Odyssey and a Minimoog. They sound great and are easy to work with...

[@PeresD]

This was absolutely amazing, bravo.

[@Radwalls]

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

[@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!

[@sauce_aux]

Rest easy Gerald. Glad to see you all are still pushing through these tough times.

[@DjNikGnashers]

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

[@SynthFelix]

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

[@RANDOMLOOPGENERATOR]

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

[@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!

[@mattevans7884]

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

[@soldiersdisease]

Great and goofy video. I rebushed my Arp Odyssey with your bushings, keyboard plays great now.. Some of those "j wires" need repair though... Thanks for everything. RIP Gerald.

[@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!

[@nathanielhellewell]

WOW the production value is just skyrocketing

[@temporoboto]

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

[@gyroscopicme]

Really cute episode! So very sorry to hear of the passing of Gerald. I really enjoyed the history and background on the Cats.

[@Veptis]

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

[@longcat]

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

[@hawk194]

Really sorry to hear the sad news about Gerald. He was a character. Great video as always, thank you.

[@williambozarth]

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

[@robertsyrett1992]

Saving cats is definitely the way to go.

[@Tibbon]

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

[@PorchBass]

Fabulous work thanks. Good tines

[@Richard-qf5ig]

I worked on a Kitten before I bought myself a Cat and really missed the -2 Sub Octave on the 1 VCO Kitten. So I figured out how to wire up a switch so I can either use VCO 2's sub as intended or as a -2sub for VCO 1. It's usually overkill, but sounds amazing in the right situations. But isn't the case with most of the sounds of the Cat. I also worked on an SRM II for the first time last year. No service manual for that one, and a whole additional board inside. YIKES! But I got it done.

[@lennyg47]

I played an Octave Cat back in the 90's. It belonged to my music professor in college. He just left it in the music lab for anyone to use.

[@murdockscott]

I had one, purchased it used in the mid 80’s as my first synth. I have always regretted selling this cool little beast.

[@ChangeOfTone_Experiments]

i tried to do the cross mod arp trick (31:00) on the B Cat, it's not quite the same tone like it's going up and down instead of what's happening the video (or I don't really know but not quite the same but pretty close)

[@danielpirone8028]

Amazing. Thank you