Some sad news today in the world of cats and synths. Oscar, the cat whose photo sitting inside a Moog modular went viral and delighted so many, has passed away. We at CatSynth extend our deepest condolences to Oscar’s family.
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Roland JX-8P with Ansel and Olive
Our friend Charles Whiley is restoring and upgrading a Roland JX-8P. We see Ansel (black and white) and Olive (tabby) hanging out nearby.
Young Gracie with Korg PolySix
Rocky and Buchla / TipTop Audio system
CoCo and Industrial Music Electronics feedback console
CoCo returns. Daniel Warner – who submitted this photo via our Facebook page – says she is “listening while I’m working with the Industrial Music Electronics feedback console…”
The “Industrial Music Electronics feedback console” includes a Joemeek VC1 Studio Channel, a couple of Mic-preamp-and-equalizer units from Daking, and Klark Teknik 1176-style leveling amplifier.
Cheddar, Big Cat, and “Bassjolele” (Bass Banjolele)
Cheddar shows off his “bassjolele”, a bass banjolele. His brother Big Cat snoozes behind him.
Submitted by our friend and musical collaborator Brett Warren via our Facebook page.
Brett appears as a bassist on many of my musical projects, including a couple of tracks on the most recent album, and on the track Merp Friend from our earlier EP.
The banjolele is a relatively new instrument to us. It has a banjo-style body, but a ukelele-style neck with four strings. The bass version is even more unusual.
Blue, Keyboard, and Zoom H2 recorder
Meet Blue, who sits atop a keyboard and keys a few keys for us. We also see a Zoom H2 recorder. Submitted by Mike Sheldon via Mastodon.
This is Blue, certain music causes her to come and yell at me until I stop.
Millie and Roland Juno 106
Millie plays a Roland Juno 106 analog synthesizer. Submitted by The Unfinished via BlueSky. They also shared last week’s pic featuring Frank and the Elektron MachineDrum.
Cricket and Moog Grandmother
Cricket sits atop a (wisely covered) Moog Grandmother synthesizer.
Submitted by Spinning Voices via BlueSky.
