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Ansel and rack-mount synths

Ansel is showing off an absolutely insane (in the good sense of the word) tower of vintage rack-mount synthesizers. From top to bottom, we see:

  • Novation Supernova Rack
  • E-MU Audity 2000
  • Casio VZ-10M
  • Yamaha TX-802
  • Yamaha TG77
  • Roland SC-880
  • Oberheim Matrix 1000 (x2)

Below the rack and just above Ansel we see a Sequentix Cirklon sequencer.

All in all, quite impressive – we at CatSynth are a bit envious 😺

From our friend Charles Whiley via Facebook.

Mr. Puff and Yamaha PSS-470

Mr. Puff demonstrates unequivocally who owns this Yamaha PSS-470. From our friend Charles Whiley via Facebook.

The PSS-470 is interesting in that it incorporates Yamaha’s FM engine – with a few real-time parameters – into the case and design of a home keyboard. Of course, it also includes the typical features like a drum/rhythm engine with the obligatory “Bossa Nova” beat among others.

Mr. Puff: Oberheim Matrix 10, Novation Supernova ASM

Mr. Puff sits comfortably on top of a console next to two Oberheim 1000 synthesizers, a Roland rackmount line mixer, and a Novation Supernova ASM synthesizer.

Mr. Puff is one of the many cats living with our friend Charles Whiley in Arkansas. He does have some physical challenges, but as we can see, he is living his best “synth cat” life 😻

Olive, Korg DW8000, Yamaha MOTIF

Tab cat sitting and looking at the camera. Behind her are two keyboards stacked - a Korg DW8000 and a Yamaha MOTIF

The lovely Olive returns, this time with a Korg DW8000 and Yamaha MOTIF. From Charles Whiley on Facebook.

I have been fascinated for a little while with DW8000. I encountered it back in the 1980s, but it was overshadowed for me by offerings from Yamaha, Roland, and Ensoniq. It came back to my attention a few years ago, and I started looking for an EX8000 (the rack version) – ultimately, I settled on its new successor, the Korg modwave.

You can see Olive’s previous appearances via her tag.