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  • Tina and Tama Techstar TAM500

    Tina and Tama Techstar TAM500

    Cream colored cat napping on a red blanket in fromt of a Tama Techstar TAM500 drum machine.

    Tina blissfully sleeps in front of a rare Tama Techstar TAM500 drum machine. Submitted by AxWax via Mastodon.

    The TAM500 is a relatively uncommon and lesser-known analog drum machine from the 1980s. It has 5 sounds, each with its own mixer channel and output. You can hear a bit of it in this video.

    We at CatSynth have a soft spot for lesser-known drum machines of the era (i.e., outside the ubiquitous Roland TR series). This includes our Yamaha RX5, which I favor for musical projects over the more common options. A TAM500 would be something very different, but also fun to try.

    You can see Tina’s previous appearance here.

  • Tina and Hammond 102200 synthesizer

    Tina and Hammond 102200 synthesizer

    White cat sitting behind a Hammond 102200 synthesizer with the keyboard angled towards the viewer.

    The beautiful Tina poses with a rare Hammond 102200 synthesizer. Submitted by AxWax via Mastodon.

    The Hammond 102200 is a new one for me. It’s a quirky monophonic synth with instrument presets (a bit like the ARP Pro Soloist) and an unusual matrix for modifying each of them with different waveforms, envelopes, and modulation options. I’d be curious to see/hear one in real life.

  • Rubia, Rhodes Mark I Piano, Sequential Six-Trak

    Rubia, Rhodes Mark I Piano, Sequential Six-Trak

    Rubia plays a tune for us on her vintage Rhodes Mark I electric piano (I’m a bit envious!); a Sequential Six-Trak sits nearby.

    Submitted by AxWax via Mastodon.

    You can see Rubia’s previous appearance here.

  • Rubia, Sequential Six-Trak, Korg MS-10, Casio VZ-1

    Rubia, Sequential Six-Trak, Korg MS-10, Casio VZ-1

    Rubia sits atop a vintage Sequential Six-Trak synthesizer and looks ready to pounce on the Casio VZ-1 (to the left). Above her, we see a Korg MS-10 analog synthesizer and in the lower right corner a vintage Rhodes.

    From AxWax via Mastodon. AxWax and Rubia also have a new sample pack out featuring samples from a 40-year old Casiotone MT-70 keyboard. We at CatSynth look forward to checking that out.