Yamaha CS80

you are right, if you tweak my unit long enough you will find some 
settings where it is possible to clip the chorus section. However, in 
99% of my daily work settings it does not clip, so I do not care 
about that too much. Even if it clips, I just reduce the output level 
of the patches but enjoy a more cleaner effect in most cases.

I agree it is somehow fiddly to find the right trimmer settings, but 
for me it was worth the effort.  I believe the chorus/tremolo adds 
quite some character to some sounds if used subtle and gives a nice 
stereo effect.

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "erikfromhere" <moogsynthex@...> 
wrote:
>
> I was thinking, did you check the signal when you raise 
the "keyboard-
> control" levers to max. I can imagine this can result in clipping 
the 
> chorus section.
> I tried to adjust the chorus/tremelo-section too some time ago, to 
> minimize noise. I found it very difficult to find the sweet spot (I 
> played chords since this raises the level). The clock-setting is 
very 
> critical. The vca-levels are critical since clipping will result.
> I have to admit, I never use the chorus/tremelo since I don't like 
the 
> sound of it.
> 
> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "willgregori" <will.gregory@> 
> wrote:
> > 7) Output level of Voice cards was different for each voice. 
> Adjusting 
> > the levels to factory specs (VCA gain should be 80mV) resulted in 
a 
> > very low general output level, so I suspect this value is wrong. 
I 
> just 
> > increased the level up to 200-300mV, just before it starts 
clipping 
> the 
> > chorus and ensemble section. Now the output is much hotter and SN 
> ratio 
> > of Effect section much better.
>