The Yamaha CS80: A Musician's Dream

[@syoo9287]

Thanks for the video. and yes it's a dream!!

[@AndyWhitmore]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and share the dream!

[@e3-po405]

Great synth (and cool T-shirt)!!

[@AndyWhitmore]

The CS80 synth is great - thanks - like the tee shirt comment !! lol - Thanks for watching!!

[@thefool2007]

What an impressive synth. Polyphonic aftertouch should be on all synths. That's a lot of power and heft. Fun video. I recall watching a video (from the 1980s) that showed BBC using this synth for Doctor Who (theme and effects).

[@AndyWhitmore]

Amazing synth - and has so many features that are not readily available on a lot of modern synths - thanks for watching!!

[@stevehofer3482]

CS-80 is my favorite synth of all time. That being said, I wouldn’t want to own one, because I don’t want to have to take care of one. Still I always wished somebody would make a modern synth with the polyaftertouch expressiveness of the CS-80. ASM did exactly that with the Hydrasynth Deluxe. I bought one last month. It was the first new hardware synth that I bought in 35 years. I love it. Once I get tired of playing with the onboard sounds, I intend to hook it up to my CS-80 emulating software synths.

[@AndyWhitmore]

The Hydrasynth Deluxe looks awesome - sounds like it can work hooked up to your emulation. Yes - the CS80 is my favourite synth too - thanks for watching!!

[@asynchronicity]

The poly GOAT

[@AndyWhitmore]

does sound like the intro keyboard sound - thanks for watching

[@asynchronicity]

@@AndyWhitmore Haha, make some block rockin’ bleats with it

[@AndyWhitmore]

@@asynchronicity will do!!

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

Kate Bush had one. I think it’s on “Babooshka”.

[@AndyWhitmore]

You r correct Thanks for watching

[@AndyWhitmore]

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[@joeynuggetz]

no way Id have that positioned just inside the window where the sunlight could get at it. Not sure what those keys are made out of but would suck if they yellowed.

[@AndyWhitmore]

Ha - you make me laugh - but I agree with you - sunlight is not good for the Synth - how ever - the window is to the vocal booth live room & there is NO sunlight coming through there - Thanks for watching!!!

[@joeynuggetz]

@@AndyWhitmore lol, that totally looked like sunlight :-) I was gonna say - I dont even have my crappy midi controller near a window as I've been a victim of yellowing keys before.

[@AndyWhitmore]

@@joeynuggetz I have noted re the sunlight - re the keyboards next to the only window in the studio!

[@mick_hyde]

I have the Cherry Audio version 😉

[@AndyWhitmore]

I am going to do a comparison of the GX-80 Synthesizer Synth by Cherry Audio to the CS80 - thanks for watching!!

[@Andy-G]

@@AndyWhitmore That would be great. Can you also include the latest version of the Arturia CS-80 V? I would really like to know which one is closer to the original.

[@AndyWhitmore]

@@Andy-G will do - added to list

[@FC-xc3zy]

Me too..

[@AndyWhitmore]

@@FC-xc3zywell done - look forward to checking it out

[@nickhaldin8674]

I just can't understand why no one wants to make a proper modern recreation of this with polyphonic aftertouch and everything. Shouldn't be all that expensive either.

[@AndyWhitmore]

I've thought the same myself - thanks for watching

[@mkdoddart]

Behringer are having a stab at it with so far disappointing results. In the meantime we have Deckards Dream synth which is a recreation of the cs80 and of course the virtual Cs80V.

[@AndyWhitmore]

@@mkdoddart I am doing a comparison video of the VST CS80's verses the original!

[@Rafaelsoffer]

Enjoy it!

[@AndyWhitmore]

Thanks - I will - Thanks for watching!!