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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:27 am
by slammah2012
Fede wrote:Same problem here!
I love cats, but I have to admit there aren't any good cats in a studio other than dead cats
currently my solution to the problem is a well sealed key closed door or when I'm in the room and my cat (named "ceppo") tries to get behind the guitar amp to put a paw in the loudspeaker, I solve adjusting the volume of the amp and playing a highly dramatic power chord...
but... I've heard of some spray smelling something that keeps cats away (probably humans too)... the blowing thing could be working as well...
the only thing I can tell from my experience is that cats are more sensitive to sudden high volumes or bass subsonic sounds, i.e. thunders or fireworks, rather than ultrasonic. (but neighbours too...)
...back to electronics, some sort of movement sensors are commonly sold to trigger lights on/off in rooms, they're typically positioned in wall sockets together with alarm devices too... but the problem of how to distinguish a cat from another thing? that would need some video surveillance software...or It might be possible to use more sensors/photocells at different heights with few logic ports to understand if the moving thing is a cat, just my thoughts...
anyway, good luck with the experiment!
Fede
A studio cat is a good thing.....
it keeps mice away from eating through wiring between studio and control rooms and editing suites...
I suggest a diversion......a carpeted wall in a hallway with a laser pointer can tire kitty pretty easily in a attentioned crammed minute.......
if it wasn't food she wanted, she will go to sleep somewhere soon after.
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:38 am
by valis
Yes I use a laser pointer quite frequently to distract him actually. The downside to that though is that it's a bit unpredictable as to whether it will actually leave him distracted enough that he forgets about me, as sometimes it just seems to make him go completely bonkers and tear around the studio at breakneck speeds.
The ignoring him thing is what I've been trying to do, the thing is it just gets on my damn nerves and it's been ongoing since he was large enough to jump up. I've tried all the normal modes of affection/ignoring/discipline and am now convinced I need to just break the connection between me and the methods used to dissuade him from being up there. Mostly because it's very annoying to me at this point when I'm just trying to get work done. I'm sure it will get better with age too but waiting another 1-2 years is just too much.
There are better ways for he & I to play as well...
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:41 am
by garyb
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:14 pm
by Shroomz~>
Our Cat pisses all over the other synths. So does the Kitten. They're dirty b*stards.
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:21 pm
by BingoTheClowno
My cats are neutered and declawed however I had one single occasion when one cat vomited on my keyboard (one of those furballs thingies for the uninitiated). I took the keyboad all apart and washed the plastic case under the sink and it came out brand new. I cover my equipment now after I use it.
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:37 pm
by garyb
<~Shroomz~> wrote:Our Cat pisses all over the other synths. So does the Kitten. They're dirty b*stards.
be careful about that stuff. in the repair biz, cat pee on a circuitboard=cancer=death.
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:43 pm
by Mr Arkadin
i'm thinking the capital letters in Cat and Kitten implied something else gary
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:44 pm
by garyb
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:45 pm
by skwawks
Well you made a contract with him to be his leader when you got him . So I guess he's either saying to you that he likes you quite a lot but this cat pack is pretty boring some times ,or he's saying he likes you quite a lot and can he play too
Why dont you have ten minutes of rough and tumble with him before you sit down to play and maybe make him a nest up above you so he's looking at you and you're looking in his general direction when you're working . That way he'd still feel part of everything and he probably won't piss in the middle of his territory . I'd keep punishment right out of the equation because if he's anything like cats I've known he wont appreciate it and he will somehow give you back some grief . theres no such thing as a dumb animal especially when it comes to emotions
Paul
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:12 pm
by garyb
see, that's wise words....
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:57 am
by valis
He definately gets irritated that I'm sitting still staring off into what looks like nothing to him (it's called work u silly cat!) and just wants me to play. That's why I don't want to take to punishing him directly, he SHOULD want affection & playtime from me. Working on when it's appropriate & when it's not is a parallel issue but that's coming along fine. I also don't want to lock him out of here or in any way deprive him of anything but the desire to get up on my gear.
I'm going to grab one of those air bottles to see how sensitive the motion detector is. At the very least I can use it for when I'm not here, but I'm a bit worried about false triggers when I'm sitting here working.
I'm also in the process of collecting parts for a line-of-site IR trigger that runs on very low voltage. Perhaps I'll mate that together with the compressed air thingy or go ultrasonic, we'll see...
Thanks for the input, will check back as details emerge!
