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.
Jumar is quite relaxed as the Buchla modular purrs. Indeed, I think they are purring together!
Submitted by ghostcode on Instagram.
Gracie finds a comfortable napping spot atop a Roland Jupiter 6 synthesizer, and she plays us a drone at the same time.
Submitted by Alison and Gracie of Synthetic Dreamscapes via our Facebook page.
Our sweet from Olive jams on the Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue edition, and even sings a few notes for us at the end.
This cat plays a highly resonant tune on the vintage Korg PS3100 synthesizer. From Austin Synth Labs via Instagram.
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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Saruman sits in a cozy spot behind the Yamaha SK50D synthesizer.
From Héctor Genis via Facebook and Instagram.
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).
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.
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.