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CatSynth Pic: Yoli and Moog Sub Phatty

Beautiful white cat Yoli is making a monophonic drone on a Moog Sub Phatty synthesizer.  From yolanda.yolanda.yolanda on Instagram.

The Sub Phatty is perhaps the most under-appreciated member of Moog’s Phatty line of synthesizers, which includes the popular Sub37.  We have one at CatSynth, and it has served us well both in the studio and in live performance. You can view my recent video on the hidden features of the instrument below.

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It has been a frequent setting for CatSynth pics over the years featuring many different cats, including CatSynth Video: Moog Sub Phatty Purrs.

CatSynth Pic: Yoli and Moog Sub Phatty was originally published on CatSynth

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New CatSynth TV: Hidden Sub Phatty

We have a brand-new CatSynth TV!  This one demonstrates a couple of the hidden features of the Moog Sub Phatty synthesizer.

In particular, we look at filter-topology selection and Oscillator 2 beat frequencies.  The filter selection makes the instrument much more powerful, moving between the extra crunchy 1 and 2-pole filters to the smooth 4-pole that is “quintessentially Moog”.  The beat frequency is a bit more esoteric – it maintains beating frequencies across different pitches, leading to some odd detunings in different registers.  But it can add a new timbral-metric component to compositions – something to explore in more depth.

We also look at the Editor/Librarian software from Moog, which is really handy for accessing these features as well as saving patches.

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New CatSynth TV: Hidden Sub Phatty was originally published on CatSynth

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Monster Modular Synth Meets Four Sub Phatty Synths

I think that only a few of us in the world will ever have the chance to see the madness that goes on when a modular synthesizer is used to create live music.  There is nothing about the unit that tells you, “This device produces music”.  You look at one of these large patch bays and think that it is either used for connecting telephone lines to each other, or that it is used to somehow communicate with satellites.  I seriously doubt you could actually tinker with one of these instruments and figure it all out from just toying around with it.  Most videos of these modular synths aren’t very fun to watch – but this one is different.  The man actually explains what he is doing. [embed width="656"]http://youtu.be/0zf_TMJAmdI[/embed] Surprisingly, there is a lot of work that goes into just creating a simple beat that continues to loop as it plays.  But this is sort of the magic of how these systems work.  They start with basic ideas; sound being transferred from one part of the machine to another.  Along the way, that sound is transformed and routed through a series of different patches.  From this we can derive some of the most basic and complex sounds imaginable.  http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/07/24/monster-modular-synth-meets-four-sub-phatty-synths-in-the-moog-sound-labs/

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Moog Sub Phatty Analog Synthesizer

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