Cats

Nicolai, Korg Microsampler, Alesis Drums and Compressor

Nicholai sits comfortably in front of a Korg Microsampler and Alesis drum machine and compressor. He also happens to be the brother of Hookah the Cat, whom we have featured many times here on CatSynth.

From Darren Douglas Danahy via Facebook.

Hookah the Cat is always getting on the CatSynth page for playing on my keyboards… Nicolai however, likes to hang out on the other side of the room by the Alesis drums & compressor along with the Korg microsampler, Kustom guitar amp, and Roland guitar synth. He actually likes to take the drumsticks from the area and play with them.

Sounds like Nicolai is becoming quite the drummer in his own way 😹

Saruman, Roland JX-8P, TR-707, Yamaha YC-20

Our friend Saruman from Mexico City has a nice stack of keyboards today: a Roland JX-8P (with a TR-707 drum machine on top), a Yamaha YC-20 combo organ below with its beautiful red finish; Saruman seems particularly interested in the small keyboard in the middle, which I’m thinking is actually two Casio SK-1s…

From Héctor Genis (hdgenis) on Twitter.

Maci, Korg SQ-1, Mutable Instruments

Maci sits next to (and partially on top of) a Korg SQ-1 step sequencer. Submitted by Krasi Yonchev via our Facebook page.

We also see what looks like a Mutable Instruments module nearby. My best guess is Clouds?

Maci seems very contented.

Milly and Arturia Matrixbrute

Black medium-hair cat sitting with tail tucked underneath atop an Arturia MatrixBrute analog synthesizer.

Beautiful cat Milly sits on an Arturia Matrixbrute. Submitted by Stuart Russel via our Mastadon account.

The MatrixBrute is, well, a brute. A rather intense analog synth with three oscillators, a brutish Steiner-Parker filter, and a large LED matrix for routing. I had the opportunity to play one at NAMM a few years ago.

Little Bear and Hammond L-100 Organ

Little Bear snoozes comfortably on the bench for a Hammond L-100 Organ. He is the brother of Chinook, whom we featured earlier this week.

Submitted by Andy Excuse via our Facebook page.

Chinook and Moog Opus 3

Chinook is checking out his latest patch on the Moog Opus 3 by playing a low D. Submitted by Andy Excuse via our Facebook page.

We also have a more styled version of the photo.

The Opus 3 may not be the most well-known of Moog’s classic instruments, but it is a great little synth and very accessible, with separate sections for Strings, Brass, and Organ, each with its own Moog-style VCF. It’s been used by some famous bands we admire, including Kraftwerk and Stereolab.

Mensa Cat Monday: Palindromes

Mensa Cats, By J.B.

Three-panel comic featuring anthropomorphic cats, one male and one female.

1st Panel:
Palindromes, I get so anxious whien I see a palindrome, Just can't stand it!

2nd panel:
Perhaps you should discuss this with your psychiatrist.

3rd panel:
I have...but the basted prescribed me Xanax!

A new Mensa Cats by J.B. is here to provide some clever wit for your Monday.

Soda, Pioneer DJ, Bozak Mixer and more

Soda sits behind a couple of turntables and beneath a row of Pioneer DJ gear – two sources and remix unit. At the bottom, we see a Bozak mixer. It looks like Soda is ready to spin us some tunes and remixes.

Submitted by Eric Edmondson via our Facebook page.

Satie and Modular (Mutable Instruments, Make Noise, more)

Satie is once again posing handsomely atop his modular system – or rather, a modular that he shares with his fellow feline Tweek. In this view, we can see offerings from Mutable Instruments and Make Noise, and glimpses of others behind the nest of patch cords.

From Antoine Marronclɘs via Facebook.

Behringer DeepMind 12

This cat has found a nice warm nook behind the Behringer DeepMind 12 synthesizer. Above (and mostly out of view) are a Sequential Prophet 8 and Roland TR8S.

Submitted by Khadija Bhuiyan via our Facebook page.