Saruman the cat plays a note or two on a vintage Yamaha CS-30 synthesizer. Below we see a Casio SK-1. From hdgenis on Instagram.
My cat on Yamaha CS30 🐈⬛🎹
The Yamaha CS-30 is a fully analog subtractive synth with two VCOs, to VCFs with lowpass and hi-pass, as well as VCAs, envelopes, etc typical of analog synths. What is interesting about it is the ability to route the various elements in a semi-modular fashion. The SK-1 is of course a rather coveted sampling keyboard from the early 1980s.
Sniff returns, this time with a large modular system featuring BugBrand and other modules in the “Banana Frac” format. He has found that the Eventide effects processor makes a great resting spot.
From Palle Dahlstedt via Facebook.
An orange cat looking down at a Moog Taurus and Behringer TD-3. We also see an Arturia MicroBrute. Moog MF Delay pedal, and more. From ben_mac on Instagram.
This cat is posing proudly with a Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard, an analog oscilloscope, and a function generator. From felipe_ayres on Instagram.
Keyboard cat 😽🎹
Loki sits comfortably atop a vintage Polymoog synthesizer. From aagtive on Instagram, who provides the following commentary:
Been using the Polymoog keyboard more lately. I’m finding on its’ own it’s rather limited. But the rock organ bass with the filter on can be be quite strong and effective. Also, by building an audio effect rack even the piano preset can become something quite interesting like you heard on my previous post.
Each note has its own circuit board apparently. Perhaps that’s part of the charm. I also enjoy the wobbly sounds I get when it’s first powered on and hasn’t had time to warm up yet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CccE1ymOYHN/
I did have the opportunity to see those boards on the inside of a Polymoog recently.
A moody photo of a cat and human playing an Arturia MiniBrute 2 analog synthesizer. From darioduartenunez on Instagram.
This cat poses very nicely with a vintage Korg KPR-77 drum machine.
From Andreas Gregor via the Facebook group Synthesizer Freaks.
We at CatSynth were not familiar with the KPR-77. From Vintage Synth Explorer:
The KPR-77 was Korg’s answer to the TR-606 drum machine. Like the 606, the KPR-77 is basically an analog machine. Its sounds consist of bass, snare, two toms, open and closed hi-hats, accent and (switchable) cymbal/clap. Each drum sound’s level can be individual mixed via the sliders.
https://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/kpr77.php
Artist Bai 白愿子 covers Claude Dubussy’s Rêverie beautifully with a Moog Grandmother and Werkstatt-01, along with the Arturia Beatstep PRO and the Wires plugin from Audio Things (A favorite of mine!). The cat seems to be enjoying the performance, too.
Found via matrixsynth.
This cat seems quite relaxed next to an impressively large Synthesizers.com modular system, complete with keyboard.
From Jim Whittemore via Facebook.
