A photographic journey inside the mighty Yamaha CS80 polyphonic synthesizer.


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Introduced between 1976 and 1977, it wasn't until 1982, shortly after its production had ceased, that Yamaha's flagship analogue polysynth, the CS-80, cemented its place in the history of popular music. The story of this remarkable instrument begins with its predecessor: Yamaha's famed GX-1. Conceived in the early seventies and released.


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In this video, Bell Tone Synth Works founder Alison Stout takes an in-depth look at the technology behind the preset, memory, and panel sound selection works in legendary Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer. Bell Tone Synth Works (BTSW) is n electronic musical instrument repair workshop in Philadelphia, PA, specializing in restoration and repair of.


Yamaha CS80 RL Music

The Yamaha CS-80 is one of the most iconic and revered synths of all time. It was one of the first polyphonic synthesizers on the market, and it boasted an incredible sound, expressive controls and an early example of patch memory. Despite its now legendary status, it was released in 1976 to a pretty lukewarm reception, regarded by some as being too heavy and expensive, and the patch bay.


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The Yamaha CS-80 is without a doubt the most famous synthesizer in Yamaha's CS series and was one of the first synthesizers to put Japan on the map as a manufacturer of high-quality synthesizers. The synth is massive in sound and in size, it weighs over 200 pounds. The synthesizers can be heard in many famous recordings including Toto's Africa.


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The CS-80, flagship of their new CS-series synthesizer line, represents Yamaha's attempt to cram as much of the GX1 into a single-manual keyboard as possible. More portable though still weighing in at 100kg, the CS-80 had dual eight-voice polyphony and a new feature never before attempted: polyphonic initial and aftertouch.


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Synthesist Andy Whitmore shared this hands-on demo of the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer - 'the most iconic sound machine of all time'.. The CS-80 is a recent addition to Greystoke Studio and while Whitmore notes that "it wasn't cheap…but it really is ticking the boxes I was hoping it would.". Whitmore demonstrates a variety of CS-80 sounds, recorded dry.


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There are hundreds of synth demos on YouTube, but few are as exhaustive and lovingly-crafted as electronic music oracle Dave Spiers' shakedown of Yamaha's classic CS-80. Produced with the help of fellow synth obsessive Kent Spong - and titled, appropriately enough, The Mighty CS-80 - the video runs to just shy of an hour, and covers the.


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The Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer was the flagship model of Yamaha Corporation's CS Series synthesizers. It is a combo analog synthesizer that featured eight-voice polyphony. Each voice has its own set of panel controls. This synthesizer is huge and heavy. It is also very pricey. The reason being musicians can create richer and fuller sounds than.


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In 1977, Yamaha introduced a rather expensive new synthesiser called the CS-80. After much soul-searching, I pooled all my shekels and invested in one. To my amazement, within a few months, the keyboard had pretty much paid for itself, as clients including Rush, Robert Margouleff (producer of Tonto's Expanding Headband) and others rented the machine non-stop.


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Syntaur's Ron Peter's shows us the majestic Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, starting with a Blade Runner recreation and a brief history lesson to famous artists wh.


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The Yamaha CS-80 is an analog synthesizer introduced by Yamaha Corporation in 1977. It supports true 8-voice polyphony, with two independent synthesizer layers per voice each with its own set of front panel controls, in addition to a number of hardwired preset voice settings and four parameter settings stores based on banks of subminiature potentiometers (rather than the digital programmable.


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I'll demonstrate the Yamaha CS-80 panel features and then Rob's exclusive intimate and detailed tour inside the instruments begins. He starts by going inside the CS-80, "Under the Hood", to explore miles of wiring, the rack of cards, master boards, below the keyboard, velocity, aftertouch, DAC, key code assigner, TSB boards, TKC boards, KAS boards, dedicated effects boar, output board.


A photographic journey inside the mighty Yamaha CS80 polyphonic synthesizer.

A Deep Dive Into Yamaha's Magnum Opus of Synthesizer Design. For many, the Yamaha CS-80 is the pinnacle of vintage synthesizers. Released in 1977, its massive feature set coalesced into a trifecta of layered sound design, novel expressivity, and powerful character. History is filled with brilliant synthesizers.