Yamaha CS80

I've got a CS70M. It's actually a rather cool and unique synth. The unison mode is very
thick. I've got some recordings where it sounds very much like an Oberheim 4 voice. It's
very creamy. I actually like the chorus effect when used on string sounds. Very retro but
different than the Solina. If there was one thing I wish it had it would be the poly
aftertouch like the 80. These are also very rare. It took me forever to find one.

stephen teller
www.stephentellermusic.com

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, laurie <laurie@...> wrote:
>
> What I do like is the memory from the entire panel is stored in each
> oscillator bank and then arranged based on mix 1 parameters....this is
> where multi timbral was born....instead of 1 memory for an overall
> sound, you had 2 overall sounds mixed...
> giving that 16 presets of 1 and 16 presets of II...for a total of 256
> preset combinations....Strangely the Footage positions were also stored
> except for panel which was the realtime knob location on the
> panel.....you then could subdivide into splits (lower/upper=2/4 or
> 4/2)thus having 4 presets running (2 up 2 down)Although channel AT was
> the touch control,there were 3 pedal switch inputs and 3 controller
> pedal inputs.....My CS80 Control pedal worked perfectly in there and I
> could attach it to the brilliance etc.....Another thing was Channel one
> stored modulation features for oscillator bank 2 in whether control
> affected both banks or not.......And then there was the preset booklet
> of magnetic strips where you could offload your presets and call in new
> ones.......
> jiliora wrote:
>
> > Hi used to have one too (but my father still has one, so i can use it
> >
> > anytime ..)
> > i was lucky enough to play both alternately to compare, and no doubt
> > that it s really not as good sounding as the CS80
> > the vco don t have as much brightess, the chorus/ensemble is relly
> > cheezy (same as the one found on SK series), only one panel to program
> >
> > sounds for both vco (have to push a button to change which one you
> > want to edit), keyboards in no way comparable to the one on the 80,
> > wheels instead of ribbon controller, and many more stuffs
> > but, BUT, to me, there are some very nice features i d like to find on
> >
> > the 80, such as autotune (as anybody here, i guess, light weight
> > ("only" 30 kg, or something like that), leds on each voice card, very
> > handy to service the synth, ring modulator separated for each vco to
> > me is a great feature, for exemple, you can have a very digital
> > sounding stuff on vco1 thanks to that ring mod, and play with a more
> > analog sounding sound with vco 2
> > but, even if i do say many bad things about that synth, i keep
> > thinking it s a very good one, even it has many silly limits (i
> > believe the same about the CS80 , even if it s probably my favorite
> > polysynth, but, small things such as vco sync, wider lfo depth, 2nd
> > lfo, and of course, autotune)
> > don t hesitate to ask me more about it if you want, i could if you re
> > patient record for you some sounds from the CS70
> > ah, one more thing, the CS70 is really a reliable synth to me
> > never had problems with mine, and neither my father with his
> > i got mine after it stayed for years in a house, unused, plugged it,
> > play, it was nearly tuned, and after few minutes (and an autotune), it
> >
> > went perfect
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, laurie <laurie@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I used to have one....It was the last analog synth (Digitally
> > > controlled)Yamaha made I believe.....It was an attempt for a
> > prophet
> > > type memory system using CS80 type synthesis,,,What went
> > wrong.....They
> > > gained memory slots and lost expressiveness and control with cheaper
> >
> > > sounding analog synth.....It also predated midi so it lost to the
> > > prophet,,,,,It still is good ,warm and has some unique features, but
> > it
> > > is no CS80.....
> > >
> > > Wayne Griffin wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was wondering if there are any other CS-70M users in
> > > > the group. I've heard little mention of the CS-70M
> > > > here; I know they are somewhat obscure. I have one but
> > > > due to an inscrutable power supply problem I have
> > > > never heard mine. Anyone else for CS-70?
> > > >
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