I've been listening to this improv pretty regularly for years at this stage. Sublime.
@3d-marabu3 жыл бұрын
the CS80 is by far the MonaLisa of all analog synthesizers. It was often copied, but never matched. The absolutely stable sound quality is also fantastic in the upper frequency ranges. Even at the highest frequencies, the sounds float like in a shallow smoke. Even if you touch the keys, the CS80 sounds as if it was intended that way. This synthesizer is simply fantastic! It is actually a masterpiece of Japanese electronics engineering.
@DestroyER822 жыл бұрын
Its design of the oscilators (and they are same for all Yamaha CS analogs). Their frequency / voltage is scaled exponencialy, so they are much more stable and accurate through all ranges and especialy in highest frequencies its apparent a lot. Pretty much all other analog VCO synths are 1V/oct and in higher registers they tend to be very drifty and unstable.
@billyrussАй бұрын
Nothing comes close to this wonderful synth - just the richness of the sound. The top end cuts through anything, the middle is full-bodied and warm, and the bass is rich and full without ever being boomy or overpowering. I have a number of software emulations and, whilst they seem reminiscent enough of that CS-80 sound when you're noodling away on them, none of them has this richness of sound, the overall warmth... every sound in this demo seems just so well balanced tonally - there is nothing too harsh or overpowering, every single sound seems to fill the sonic spectrum just perfectly. And the other thing that emulations can't do is the physical feel of this beast. I have had the good fortune to have played a CS-80, and owned a CS-50 for many years. It's the way the sounds respond to aftertouch, ribbon, and also the way those rocker switches feel to the fingers - completely different to ordinary knobs or sliders, almost like an extension of the hand. The ring modulator, in particular, is a really, really special feature, unique to the CS range. Looking at some of these pics, I can almost smell the heat coming off it 🙂 An absolutely beautiful demo.
@bobmason13615 ай бұрын
Lovely sounds. I missed my CS80. Just bought a Roli Seaboard Rise 2, to get that expression back. 👍 Lovely.
@smacloopy4029 Жыл бұрын
Sounds wonderful! You have a perfectly serviced and calibrated CS-80 there. I have serial nr: 1229. It had some service when i bought it 20 years ago and has played beautifully but now has issues and needs a full overhaul and calibration. It´s a job i´ve put off for years, but now time to do it.
@tristantheuerkorn51243 жыл бұрын
This instrument has a soul!
@morph-x71534 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this all day. I'm as novice as you can be when it comes to synths, i don't even own a synth, but for years there has been a particular synth sound that just captivates me completely but i never thought about it twice. Up until recently i stumbled upon a video explaining the CS80 and why it's so legendary. I had no clue, honestly. But upon hearing it i immediately knew, THAT's the sound that always stops me in my tracks and just freezes me. To think that so long ago, in a time where technology was still really limited, Yamaha developed this line of synths only for it to be left alone in this realm of greatness for decades to come, is more than fascinating to me. I'm one of the few that does not think of Blade Runner when hearing this. I know Blade Runner, but to me, the CS80 does not owe anything to Blade Runner. So, then i found your videos and i keep coming back to them. I can play some keys as i have learned it when i was young, yet i have no interest in buying a synth except... When Behringer does come out with their rumoured DS80, then i think i'll have to force myself. If it can come even remotely close to this, then i'll be in heaven. Anyway, that's an awful lot of text to say thank you very much for your wonderful uploads as they are really invigorating to me and really strike me like nothing else, musically wise. Thank you!
@captainvoluntaryistthestat32074 жыл бұрын
yeah you should try Arthuria cs80 v
@thefool20072 жыл бұрын
Just amazing. Few synths get into this level of depth and quality.
@xfloodcasual81242 жыл бұрын
A lot of people say "its amazing because back then technology was limited". But there are different kinds of technology. Technology to make things small, to make things fast, to make things convenient or full of features. But this is a kind of technology to make the soul feel full. That doesn't usually make much money in our society, so its not often researched, tested and produced. For those interested in this kind of technology, i encourage you to look into hi-fi sound systems, especially those components made in japan. Some brands which may share the same herratige as the CS-80 include Air Tight, Leben, Feastrex, and others.
@thejollyjoker187 Жыл бұрын
This is much better than Beaubourg, you should really make more like that.
@willmich16 жыл бұрын
Really good sound design. I always hear the CS80 is described as one of the best polysynths, and here it is proven. Impressive sounds, great use of the ring-modulator, perfect reverb with the lexicon pcm-90, every sound and dynamic is great on this track.
@piperfox747 жыл бұрын
Wow this monster has some serious warmth. Nice tune, too.
@synth4ever7 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully majestic ambient soundscapes. Great work, your CS-80 sounds beautiful.
@richardhines86222 жыл бұрын
This is the only demonstration of a wider palate inherent in this instrument on yt I’ve yet to find. Thank you for exploring it much deeper.
@kb-gt7rn6 жыл бұрын
This is just so awesome my friend. The Synth just sounds perfect. Nice Improsation also.
@Greenaresy4 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely incredible. I wish you did more.
@bigblockelectra8 жыл бұрын
can you post more? most people who have them seem to just make a bunch of junk noise.
@jochimredeker66008 жыл бұрын
+bigblockelectra If I had more time I would!
@diegokeegan54203 жыл бұрын
a tip: you can watch movies on flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.
@alessandrodraven97913 жыл бұрын
@Diego Keegan definitely, I've been using flixzone for months myself =)
@solomonjenkins95056 жыл бұрын
love how you post the serial number of your unit :D and god damn I wish I could have one of these...this thing sounds absolutely incredible....
@shkeni4 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous improvisation. Also holy moly that's a lot of tiny cables.
@oiuykghkjgkg6 жыл бұрын
ugh! that filter is just so amazing. you are really doing this patch justice. thank you!
@oiuykghkjgkg6 жыл бұрын
also no haters at this point, thats a pretty nice compliment in my book especially for 9k views!
@pepinillosazucarados67434 жыл бұрын
@@oiuykghkjgkg this sucks
@RAvanG-eh7wr4 жыл бұрын
great demo!
@squirrelvalhalla93863 жыл бұрын
These sound so insanely beautiful... but like other analog polysynths of their time, they were also insanely expensive. Adjusted for inflation, 1977 > 2020: $22,700 usd. That explains a LOT. And we are fortunate...in 2020, one can buy an 8 voice analog polysynth for $1000 or some such. Not a CS80, perhaps... but still, something quite useful.
@3d-marabu3 жыл бұрын
Vangelis knows very well why he guards his CS80 like the apple of his own eye. 😉
@henrycowell37713 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous sound
@dankro2794 жыл бұрын
I have always thought that Beaubourg was to a great extend an improvisation on the CS80 to explore its capabilities. Don't get me wrong, I am not intending to talk it down. It is actually my favourite of Vangelis' work. So please take it as a compliment when I say this is YOUR personal "Beaubourg"!
@em7dim92 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan was certainly impressed enough to immortalize it.
@lawrencegreenwood40026 жыл бұрын
I just put this on to feel good.
@CO5MA5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic demo ❤️
@vanmichelgeliss86746 жыл бұрын
Super machine....merci pour la demo...🤗🤗🤗
@estudiomonteverdi5 жыл бұрын
lovely!
@frutosramirez10166 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!!!
@zedster9118 жыл бұрын
My Ultimate Synth.... but.... every video I see/hear, you always hear a bit of Blade Runner
@DestroyER826 жыл бұрын
Propper way to say it is the one way around... Everytime you watch BR, you hear a bit of CS80. :)
@jselfdoubt4 жыл бұрын
Well, can't help it, i think. After all, it's the synth that defined Blade Runner.
@MeAlexSenna4 жыл бұрын
This is how melting pot of gold dripping down my thighs sounds like
@shaft90002 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I have a cherry CS-60 here and love it to death.
@shaft90002 жыл бұрын
...and the shot@12:02 is the nightmarish dark-side to the dream that is the CS-80. That pic should come with a warning; I was nearly traumatized :]
@YisforYou6 жыл бұрын
Had a CS60. Became worth too much for me to have sitting around... Still couldn't touch an 80, but I'd rather have the CS60 back, than be settling for a Juno. I miss it a lot.
@shaft90002 жыл бұрын
Of all my analog polys (JP-8, Andromeda, OB-Xa & Sunsyn....and volca keys! :) the CS-60 is my favorite. I was able to snag a time-capsule specimen about 11 years ago for a few $k., and it still plays as good as new in 2021.
@richardhines86222 жыл бұрын
Lost mine in a fire, something broke in me that day.
@KonstantinoPolizois3 жыл бұрын
Vangelis ❤️
@InsertName1306 жыл бұрын
I don't see any valid reason why you don't just give this synth to me. I'd give it a very good home.
@musella9744 жыл бұрын
Because he promised to give to me before !
@Klaw_4 жыл бұрын
@@musella974 Sorry man he giving to me. ;)
@captainvoluntaryistthestat32074 жыл бұрын
It doesn't want a very good home, it wants a very good wielder.
@norjia3 жыл бұрын
@@captainvoluntaryistthestat3207 it's not a weapon you can weild. but if you were to use it as one you can certainly bludgen someone to death with it lol
@Klaw_6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, really great. What is it about this thing, jeez.
@DanielDavissynthman8 жыл бұрын
My god, this is so beautiful. I wish I had $10k to invest in one of these. Just beautiful tones, all around.
@jochimredeker66008 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Davis Thank you! It really is my favorite instrument!
@DanielDavissynthman8 жыл бұрын
Probably the best instrument ever designed and made.
@myleftnutts8 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Davis. sorry danny boy but $10k wouldn't be enough....just last year one of these things wen't for $25.000.00 on E-bay but hey danny you can dream,maybe Yamaha will Re-issue it like Moog is doing with their Modulars and the Model-D,or maybe somebody can Clone it.
@DanielDavissynthman8 жыл бұрын
My name is Daniel, not Danny. :)
@myleftnutts8 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Davis. Yes Daniel to Dream!!!.
@GangiFilms6 жыл бұрын
11:17 magic
@sonjaadamson17146 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Beaubourg by Vangelis.
@wajobu5 жыл бұрын
Where've you gone to?
@pepelanstrum69233 жыл бұрын
like Vangelis/Beaubourg
@dxutube6 жыл бұрын
Ephemeral
@dikochi6903118 жыл бұрын
Great!! Are you Vangelis himself ?
@jochimredeker66008 жыл бұрын
+野郎イノシシ Not at all, but I'm a big fan!
@dikochi6903118 жыл бұрын
+Jochim Redeker Even so YAMAHA CS80 looks great synthesizer. At least for me, is more of your playing I thought that much better than the "Beaubourg".
@jochimredeker66008 жыл бұрын
+野郎イノシシ What an honour!! In my eyes Beaubourg ist strange but a piece of art...
@johnanderson94943 жыл бұрын
any one know if the Moog one is as good as this thing?
@richardhines86222 жыл бұрын
It’s not, it doesn’t have the touch to finger.
@theo99522 жыл бұрын
Τhe Polymoog was used by Vangelis in his concert at the Drury Lane theatre in London in 1979. I saw it, I was there.
@jacobbrown16906 жыл бұрын
my cz 5000 sounds like that when i put it through eventide pedals