Synthesizers

Gracie and Oberheim DX

Gray and white cat stands on top of an Oberheim DX drum machine

Gracie is back, and performing her duties as quality assurance manager for Synthetic Dreamscapes. This time she is standing on an Oberheim DX drum machine.

The DX was the successor to the DMX digital drum machine. It’s a bit lighter, and although I believe it has fewer sounds it has an even more important feature: MIDI.

You can see Gracie’s many other appearances on CatSynth via her tag.

Spike and Valente Electric Piano

Tuxedo cat sitting on top of a Valente electric piano

Spike poses handsomely atop his Valente electric reed piano.

Submitted by Simon Beck, who adds:

Spike is a 13-year-old-ish British Domestic Shorthair, though he prefers to be referred to as a Tuxedo Cat. He is often found playing his Valente electric reed piano, a Wurlitzer-like electromechanical instrument, hand-made in Brazil in 2022. Spike lives in Croydon, England with his humans, Simon and Karen, and their two adult offspring.

I am an electric piano player and aficionado, but I was unfamiliar with the Valente piano until now. I appreciate Simon and Spike introducing me to it.

Practice is Over (Triangle Synth Party)

From our friends at Triangle Synth Party in North Carolina via Instagram. Grady is a new cat there but has already made himself at home in the studio.

We see some Make Noise systems behind the cat and a Hologram Microcosm in front. The remaining gear is left as an exercise for the reader.