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Lucy and Optigan

Lucy sits with her back to us – as cats are wont to do – on top of a covered EMS VCS3 Putney and a rare vintage Optigan. Submitted by Hamstall Ridware via BlueSky.

The Optigan was an electronic organ that featured playback of chords, drums, riffs, and other patterns via optical plastic-film discs. In some ways, it was analogous to the magnetic tape playback in a Mellotron, but it was more for backing elements rather than as the main timbral source (although one could certainly create discs to use it that way).

The vintage portable radio is a nice touch, too.

New synth jam with Saruman and Yamaha DX7

Our friend Hector Génis is back with a new synth jam, this time on the Yamaha DX7. We also see a Yamaha CS30 synthesizer and the Strymon Timeline delay pedal. Watch as Saruman pops up later in the video. He is really enjoying the music, as am I. It has a sort of Italo-disco feel.

Rags, Roland TR-8, Korg Volca Keys and Analog Bass

Black cat sitting between various pieces of synthesizer equipment, including to Korg Volcas on the left and a Roland TR-8 on the right. She is staring straight upwards at the camera.

Rags poses between a Roland TR-8 drum machine on the right and Korg Volca Keys and Analog bass on the left, and looks straight up into the camera. Submitted by @paulSDMCR (aka “sleepless”) on Twitter/X.

It’s been a while since Rags last appeared here on CatSynth. Last time she was singing her heart out to a Roland SH-101 and Xox Bassline.

Saruman, Yamaha SK50D, Strymon Timeline and Roland TR-707

Our friend Saruman listens to a new jam by Héctor Genis on the Yamaha SK50D and Roland TR-707, with the Strymon Timeline pedal melding it all together.

It’s quite remarkable how still Saruman is. He is clearly relaxed and in a comfy place sitting and listening to the music.