Rhodes Chroma Polaris

Black and white cat standing behind a vintage analog synth (Chroma Polaris)

A beautiful cat stands behind the beautiful and underappreciated synthesizer, the Chroma Polaris.

From this Reverb listening, as seen on matrixsynth.

I have a soft spot for the Polaris, as it was the first synth I owned (on sale at Sam Ash in New York at a time when the DX7 was taking over). At the time, I didn’t fully appreciate how analog synthesis worked the way I do now – it would be great to play one again (and do a demo for CatSynth TV).

The cat reminds me a bit of our friend Gracie.

Saruman plays the Yamaha SK50D

Saruman decides to contribute to today’s jam with Héctor Genis on the Yamaha SK50D synthesizer. He adds some high harmonies that change the overall quality of the music.

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Shiro and Saruman, Yamaha SK50D, Strymon Timeline

A very sweet photo featuring both Shiro and Saruman atop the Yamaha SK50D and to either side of the Strymon Timeline! I love how they seem so friendly with each other (unlike Sam Sam and Big Merp who are more like frenemies).

From our friend Héctor Genis (@hdgenis on Instagram).