They´ve got nothing in common. It´s like comparing a Mini Moog with a, say, Vox Continental. A totally different sound generation, completely different signal paths... all the SS30 and the CS80 have in common is a very high standard of engineering and build quality.
I´ve got both of them here, SS30 and CS80, and they couldn´t be more different timbrally. I for one would never use a CS80 for string washes.
Stephen
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http://www.musiczeit.com/directory.php?artist=296&title=Stephen+Parsick ----- Original Message -----
From: David
To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 7:02 PM
Subject: [yamahacs80] SS30 Yamaha string synth vs CS-80 String presets
Which brings me to question is the SS30 strings nicer than CS-80
strings?
I use Strings 2 preset on my CS-50 all the time and it beats for
example my old ARP Omni 2 strings, Ro;and RS 202 strings hands down
David
On 29/12/2008, at 6:58 AM, David wrote:
> On the actual track Vienna Ultravox used an SS30 Yamaha string synth
> and a Roland CR-78
> David
>
>
> On 29/12/2008, at 12:57 AM, Tim Siefkes wrote:
>
>> This has been a very interesting thread! I'm learning a few that I
>> was
>> not aware of. For me, I'd have to echo what David Rogoff said about
>> the
>> first UK LP "practically a CS80 demo". That was the album that got me
>> hooked and made me decide I HAD to get one of these beasts!
>>
>> One more I'd add to the list that I don't think that I've seen
>> mentioned
>> yet... (apologies if it has...) is "Vienna" by Ultravox. I saw them
>> in a
>> small club here back in about, oh 1981 or 1982, and they performed
>> most
>> if not all of the "Vienna" album. Billy Currie had a CS-80, an ARP
>> Odyssey (his signature sound), the CP-30 piano, another string
>> machine
>> (ELKA?) and what else I can't remember right now. He used his CS-80
>> quite a bit. Two tracks that come to mind are "Mr. X" and "Western
>> Promise" where he uses what sounds like the "Funky" presets in a
>> percussive manner with a bit of echo. I think he's also uses the
>> CS-80
>> low strings as the descending cello counter line underneath the
>> violin
>> solo in the title track.
>>
>> Recommendation - if you should decide to get this album, try and find
>> the edition with the original European track sequence, which makes
>> for a
>> much better listening. The album SHOULD start with (the instrumental)
>> "Astradyne" which is also how they opened their concert. The U.S.
>> release starts with "Sleepwalk", a bit of a hit single for them at
>> the
>> time but the LP lost some flavor when they re-sequenced it that
>> way, IMHO.
>>
>> -Tim S.
>> <Twin Cities, MN>
>>
>>
>>
>
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