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.

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!

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

Persian cat sitting behind a keyboard synthesizer "Yamaha SY35" and next to a small modular synthesizer

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.