Another picture courtesy of Regina Cherene via our Facebook page. This one features Lissette the cat near a Micromoog and sundry items.
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CatSynth pic: Cats on Synthesizers in Space
From the group Cats on Synthesizers in Space on Facebook as well as their website. Yes, there is such a thing!
CatSynth pic: Nina Dove and Juno 2
Submitted by our friend Rob Robinson via Facebook. Besides the Juno 2 on top, can you identify any other synths in Nina Dove’s studio?
CatSynth Pic: Kimball Collins with Roland V-Synth XT
From an eBay auction, via matrixsynth.
“The ultimate FSU rack sampler/synth. Includes vocal processor & D-50 modes. Comes with PCMCIA-to-CompactFlash adapter and 512MB CF card loaded with waveforms for synthesis exploration. Useful as an external effects processor, too. Clean condition, smoke free home, minimal rack rash on included ears.”
“The cat’s name is Kimball Collins (after the DJ).”
While not much interest per se in this specific synth, I have been a bit curious about the Roland D50/D550, mostly because I like the partials. If you have opinions about either the Roland V-Synth XT or the D50/550, please let us know in the comments 🙂
CatSynth pic: Nina the studio kitty
Submitted by Jacqueline Hendriks via our Facebook page.
“Nina loves synths! She is a real studio kitty :p”
Identification of the synths left as an exercise to the reader.
CatSynth pic: Roland RS-101 Vintage Analog Synthesizer Strings Brass w/ Case
Handsome bengal cat poses next to a Roland synth that I had never heard of until now. Via matrixsynth.
“The Roland RS-101 is a 61 key string synth, which also includes a brass section. Being a string synth, it is fully polyphonic, but programability is limited. This is in pretty decent condition, and comes with a flightcase.”
Presumably, cat not included.
CatSynth pic: Mimi and Roland SP-808
We at CatSynth love Mimi! And we’re happy to feature her once again, this time with a Roland SP-808(EX).
Submitted by Eric of polynominal. Definitely check out his site if you haven’t already.
CatSynth pic: Arrakis and SP-808
Arrakis returns, this time with a Roland SP-808.  Submitted by Yann Antimoine via our Facebook page.
CatSynth pic: F5D Prophet 08 CTR Textures with Tigger & Garfield
From F5D on SoundCloud, via matrixsynth.
“A texture sound that I programmed for DSI Prophet 08 analog synth. Watch your speaker levels for surprises!”
You can listen to the sound below.
CatSynth pic: Soft Lightning interview with I♥SYNTHS
Interview with Soft Lightning by I♥SYNTHS.
♥SYNTHS: You love your cats. Are they a big inspiration to your music? What are their names and what synths do they like the most?
Soft Lighting: I actually only have one cat and his name is Ziggy. My wife and I foster litters of kittens for our local shelter so we always have a bunch of new kittens around. They like ALL the synths and ALL the gear – especially hiding in the back of amplifiers.
There are quite a few more cat-and-synth photos in this post, I suspect a few more of them may show up here as well 🙂
Via matrixsynth, where you can read all the interviews with well-known synth artists and see quite a bit of classic and modern gear.