Synthesizers

Mr. Bean on the piano

Black cat walking on a black upright piano.

The handsome Mr. Bean is exploring his household camouflage options and has found the purrfect spot on the black piano.

From Laura L on BlueSky, who adds:

He was rescued from a parking lot at 2 weeks old. He is now 2 years [old], and sometimes steps in to help me teach piano students.

Rescue stories like this always warm our hearts at CatSynth.

Ringo and Roland Juno D

Ringo poses amidst the creative chaos. We see a Roland Juno-D synthesizer, a Hologram Electronics Microcosm Pedal, a Zoom B3 bass effects pedal, pains, a bowl of painted eggs (or are they painted egg-shaped rocks?).

From our good friend Damien Olsen in New York.

You can see Ringo’s previous appearances via his tag.

Goose, Jupiter 50, ARP Odyssey, Rhodes

Goose sits atop a Roland Jupiter-50 synthesizer and plays us a D and E major second. Behind him, we see an ARP Odyssey reissue with MkII livery, and a Rhodes piano.

Submitted by Ian Alexander Ratzer via our Facebook page.

This is Goose – he hopped up on my Jupiter-50, my synth I use for live work, which is blocking my Rhodes and ARP Odyssey full-size reissue in Mark 2 livery, along with their pedalboards- while I program patches for my next gig.

Oreo with Gakken SX-150 MkII

Cat with small red synthesizer. The words "Analog Fog" are written on the side.

Oreo returns! This time, he is showing off a Gakken SX-150 MkII synthesizer. Submitted by John Weiner via our Facebook page.

The Gakken SX-150 is a tiny analog synthesizer, sharing some elements with both the Stylophone and Korg Monotron series. It has a solid feature set for such a small instrument, including multiple LFO shapes, independent controls for filter cutoff and resonance, envelopes, and buttons to automatically sweep the filter. Like the stylophone, the stylus is the main pitch control. A purrfectly cat-sized instrument, though the stylus must be a bit challenging for paws.

You can see Oreo’s previous appearance here.

Suzy and Buddy spar over a Yamaha Keyboard

Suzy (black) and Buddy (red) spar as they sit atop a Yamaha Keyboard and Laney amplifier, respectively. Submitted by Erik Gibbels via our Facebook page.

Suzy (black) and Buddy (red) playing tag on my Laney amplifier and Yamaha keyboard. The keyboard is damaged on the outside because they managed to throw it down.

You can see Buddy’s previous appearance on CatSynth here.