Rags, Roland TR-8, Korg Volca Keys and Analog Bass

Black cat sitting between various pieces of synthesizer equipment, including to Korg Volcas on the left and a Roland TR-8 on the right.  She is staring straight upwards at the camera.

Rags poses between a Roland TR-8 drum machine on the right and Korg Volca Keys and Analog bass on the left, and looks straight up into the camera. Submitted by @paulSDMCR (aka “sleepless”) on Twitter/X.

It’s been a while since Rags last appeared here on CatSynth. Last time she was singing her heart out to a Roland SH-101 and Xox Bassline.

Rimuru, ASM Hydrasynth, Korg Minilogue XD, Prophet 08

Tabby cat with tiger stripes sitting on a synthesizer.  Above him are an ASM Hydrasynth, Korg Minilogue XD, Prophet 08, and more.

Rimuru has grown quite a bit since he last appeared on CatSynth as a tiny kitten. Here he is as a handsome fellow posing confidently with the same ASM Hydrasynth and Prophet 08, now joined by a Korg Minilogue XD. I also think that’s the same Roland Fantom that he posed on last time. We also see a cool-looking Eurorack system to the left, but we’ll leave identification of the modules as an exercise to the reader.

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 😻

Saruman, Yamaha SK50D, Strymon Timeline and Roland TR-707

Our friend Saruman listens to a new jam by Héctor Genis on the Yamaha SK50D and Roland TR-707, with the Strymon Timeline pedal melding it all together.

It’s quite remarkable how still Saruman is. He is clearly relaxed and in a comfy place sitting and listening to the music.

Gracie with Roland TR-808 and CSQ-600

Our friend Gracie of Synthetic Dreamscapes proudly shows off some vintage Roland boxes: the well-known TR-808 and the lesser-known CSQ-600 (that’s the one she’s actually standing on).

The CSQ-600 is a digital sequencer, but with analog CV and gate outputs (it predates MIDI). It allowed both step and real-time recording and had four separate sequences that could be chained or stacked. It could potentially fit as a sequencer in today’s analog modular systems.