A really sweet photo from the vault of our friend Kamal Sabran.
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Millie in the Studio
Beautiful Millie is laying down some bass notes for a recording project (using Apple Logic Pro). A major second is a bold choice!
Submitted by Lamont Thornbranch via our Facebook page. Millie is a sibling to Suki whom we featured last Friday.
Suki on the Piano
Suki sits on the piano, waiting for the cue to start her solo.
Submitted by Lamont Thornbranch via our Facebook page.
Sam Sam, Yamaha TX802 and TX81Z
We don’t get a lot of “CatSynth pics” of Sam Sam. But she does like this cozy little corner of the studio, especially after the recent reorganization of the studio. The rack next to her has our vintage Yamaha FM modules, the TX81Z and TX802 (with the latter turned on), along with a cassette deck that comes in handy every once in a while.
Gracie and Moog Little Phatty
Gracie of Synthetic Dreamscapes poses with a Moog Little Phatty, the first of Moog’s new analog synth line that began in the mid-2000s. As such, this might be the “youngest” instrument we’ve seen her pose with to date.
Recharging with Circuit Bent Instruments (OK Housecat)
A nice spot to recharge next to some circuit bent instruments by OK Housecat.
Cat and the Instruments of Bryan Day
It looks like this cat has come over to inspect the many unusual instruments of Bryan Day. So much to explore and stimulate. From Bryan Day on Facebook:
Got a little help from a four legged friend at tonight’s wall shaking session with Scott Arford in Oakland.
Sounds like a great session. For an introduction to the work of Bryan Day you can check out these videos on CatSynth TV!
Gracie and ARP Odyssey
Today Gracie shares with us an ARP Odyssey v1. The first version is distinguished by its darker design and stylized lettering – they took on a more minimalist design for subsequent versions.
As QA manager for Synthetic Dreamscapes, Gracie stands on everything they do.
Sequential Pro 3 Multi-filter Mono Synth and Cat
A leopard-print cat with a Sequential Pro 3 synthesizer. From an auction, via matrixsynth.
“This listing is for a like new Sequential Pro 3 Multi-filter Mono Synth. Unit was purchased new and has approximately 100 hours of use. It is free of physical scratches/blemishes of any kind. It is 100% operational and comes with all original documentation and cables.
Unit will be double boxed with all original packaging.
Cat not included.”
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2024/04/sequential-pro-3-multi-filter-mono.html
Scout, Yamaha SY-35, and Modular
Scout sits behind a Yamaha SY35 synthesizer. We also see a small modular system – we’ll leave the identification of the individual modules as an exercise for the reader.
Submitted by Carl Peczynski via our Facebook page.
The SY35 is an interesting synth among Yamaha’s SY series in that it allows one to move between FM synthesis and AWM (sampling) synthesis via the joystick, a bit like the “vector synthesis” found in the Prophet VS.