Yamaha CS-15

[@thejollyjoker187]

Nicely done. Hearing this, I understood why there was a need for drum machines back then.

[@simple_waveform]

so unknown and underrated channel, full of truly masterpieces

[@rimela]

Thanks Sergei!

[@hurricane6014]

I’ve owned a CS-80 and in my humble opinion, the smaller CS’s are more desirable for electronica. For used prices it’s definitely a “ go for it “

[@dr.feelicks2051]

Synths have that effect on you. Nice love letter for sure.✌️

[@peterfuzz3887]

what a journey

[@morphicresonancechannel604]

best video of this machine in youtube, I loved it, top sound design and performance, looking forward for get one of these.

[@rimela]

Thanks! Get one while you still can. Replacement parts are getting difficult to come by, I believe.

[@morphicresonancechannel604]

@@rimela I understand, thanks for the advice :)

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

Great sounds and performance on your CS-15. I'm chillin here listening to this and I think it's a great piece of art how you have made all the sounds and combined them. Respect

[@rimela]

Thanks!

[@stephenteller]

Very Suzanne Ciani around the 8 min mark - good stuff!

[@rimela]

Thanks Stephen!

[@Ancaja123]

Came in to say the same comment lol

[@timhowes7088]

Superb use of the synth - you know it so well !! I learned subtractive synthesis on one of these in 1980… bought one again three years ago. Among a rack of monos and polys this is still the one I’d save from a flood/fire/alien invasion.

[@rimela]

Thank you! Indeed, it’s one of the best mono’s. I got asked once which single monosynth I’ld take with me to a desert island. Then I chose the MS-10 over the CS-15. Maybe it should have been the other way around.

[@rectorsulk]

highly tasteful and musical, your pieces are a pleasure to listen to

[@rimela]

Thank you!

[@Psychlist1972]

Really nice

[@rimela]

Thanks Pete

[@andyq9669]

Some fantastic sounds in there...I'll have to up my CS-series game

[@Doctor_Robert]

7:30 This one's my favourite. I'd love love LOVE a ten minute version of this. 😍

[@B0K1T0]

Supercool compositions! Such a lovely sounds this machine can make

[@rimela]

Thank you Huib! Such nice comments as yours keep me going to make more demo’s 🤗

[@PaulBoos]

Cool tune in that opening (really all of them, but I like how the first one came together an awful lot...) - glad this turned up in my feed. You gained a new subscriber. You gave me even more reasons to love my CS-15.

[@rimela]

Thank you Paul!

[@ZenMountain]

Very nice, great tracks, great sounds. Thanks.

[@rimela]

Thank you Mountain

[@rimela]

Thank you Mountain

[@samplethesilence202x]

Your mixes are as close to perfect as I could ever hope to achieve in a lifetime. The synth parts sound so clear, detailed and never squashed, even after y'tube compression. Frankly I don't know how you pulled this one off, as the headroom available with my own CS-15 seems like these mixes would be impossible. Would love to know some of your recording and processing secrets. Outstanding job on this one, it's one of my favorites of yours.

[@rimela]

Thank you very much for this nice comment! Here is some info on my recording process: I record the synth directly into Ableton and do processing (compression, EQ, reverb, delay) using the standard FX within Ableton only). In the mixing stage I remove the low end of basically all tracks except kick and/or bass. Then some panning and getting the volumes right. On the master channel I use a (multiband) compression, some EQ and limiter. So I mix and master in one go, being able to tweak individual tracks if they don’t sound good in the (master)mix.

[@morganlundin5029]

Wow!! This is amazing! Just bought one and I had no clue it was THIS good! Hope you can do more with the CS 15 and share :)

[@rimela]

Thanks Morgan! Will probably do more with the CS some time. It’s one of my favourites.

[@davidryle]

Wonderful representation of an iconic synth line.

[@rimela]

Thanks David!

[@Exmirror]

Very nice presentation.

[@rimela]

Thank you Claude

[@liantrosretrospectiva4134]

Great done I hate when people do this kind of thing and use samples for drums. Making drum sounds with synthesizers is a noble task for an electronic musician

[@rimela]

Thanks! And indeed, it takes some time but with the CS synths, making drums/percussion is really rewarding.

[@liantrosretrospectiva4134]

@@rimela yes! 15 and 30 are especially good for such tasks due to their parallel routing architecture

[@ymotechnopopfan]

1:34 nice jam.

[@elvissanchez8985]

Wow awesome sound!! ❤

[@rimela]

Thank you Elvis!

[@danielortizdecaracas]

I LOVE THIS SYNTH ans this videos CS15 CS10 SH5 and other too

[@rimela]

Thank you Daniel!

[@edgararias6601]

Very cool sounds. I own a CS-10 since recently and could hear some of that same DNA in your demo. Such flexibility from a simple synth. Well done!

[@rimela]

Thanks Edgar! Congratulations on your CS-10. That is a fantastic synth. Have you checked out my CS-10 demo?

[@74goldenjet]

Your demo is so good, I just had to get me a CS-15! Can't wait to get my hands on it. In the mean time, I will get inspired here with your vids :)

[@edgardvera3132]

Happy to see your subscriptions increasing, your work deserves to be listened to by millions I bought three synths already because of the tracks you upload ! You should do one with the Yamaha CS20M…

[@rimela]

Thank you so much Edgard! Nice suggestion, the CS20M, I would have done the CS40M, but I sold it in able to get the GRPA4. I dont’t regret that at all but I kinda miss the 40M. Anyway, if I manage to get a hold of one of those CS’s I will make a demo for sure.

[@thierryruquier9416]

You did it again! These one-synth songs are always amazing and inspiring. Great job, man.

[@rimela]

Thanks a lot Thierry!

[@edenhunter9904]

good job🙂

[@rimela]

@@edenhunter9904 Thank you Eden!

[@supercompooper]

This is surprisingly magnificent

[@rimela]

Thanks Anthony!

[@tlatsegms]

Great sound⚡

[@nostandingonlydancin]

Firstly, I love your channel. Thank you. As you have three CS video, I wonder which synth you enjoy the most?

[@rimela]

Thanks! And wow, good question! I'ld go for the CS-15. It has the perfect balance I think. In the studio the CS-30 gives you unique sounds you just won't get from anything else. The CS-15 is fantastic for live performance as well as in the studio.

[@nostandingonlydancin]

@@rimela thanks for the insight and the videos. I really enjoy them

[@juno6]

Amazing demo of an amazing synth!

[@rimela]

Thanks! Btw your alias could just be the title of a next demo

[@juno6]

@@rimela great! I'm be waiting for it. The Juno-6 was my first analogue synth... Now I have so many....

[@rimela]

@@juno6 It’s rendering at this moment 🤗 Stay tuned

[@juno6]

@@rimela ♥️

[@Doctor_Robert]

5:00 So did you pipe a guitar through the synth or is that just what the Yamaha generated? (Getting severe David Bowie "Weeping Wall" and other assorted Low tracks vibes here)

[@rimela]

Hi Robert, that is the CS-15’s output running back into the external input creating a feedback loop. All sounds you hear in the video are generated with the CS-15

[@Doctor_Robert]

Dang. I want one of these soooo bad... 😁

[@ryanedwardmusic]

Can’t decide whether to buy this one or cs10. Cs10 is probably enough for what i need

[@rimela]

The CS-15 is the one to go for: two oscillators, two filter sections, nice routing possibilities. The CS-10 is nice nevertheless, and the envelope seems to be a bit more snappy, but soundwise the 15 is superior in my opinion.

[@QerjijNabil]

Hey Thank you for this voyage ! I have a CS-15 and I'm getting inspired by what you create ! Did you managed to play with It with the CV control ? like with a arturia keystep pro ? Thanks and keep posting

[@rimela]

Thanks Qerjij! I used the Korg SQ1 for sequencing. The Yamaha CV/trigger system is almost the same as the Korg’s, except you need to attenuate the frequency to be able to play lower notes.

[@rimela]

I used these attenuator cables: SYN0004623-000

[@rimela]

I’m not sure if Arturia keystep will work with CS’s

[@QerjijNabil]

@@rimela Thank you for respond ! I got it to work but just for one VCA ! I need a splitter to get the other VCA work !

[@ZenMountain]

Hi, came back to hear these amazing tracks again! Did you modify your CS15 to 120V or are you using a stepdown transformer? Thanks!!

[@rimela]

It’s a 220V (European electricity grid) and I didn’t have to modify anything. However, there is a voltage switch on the back of the CS. I believe that if you set it to the correct voltage you will not need a converter or modification at all (except maybe putting a correct power plug on it).

[@ZenMountain]

You have one of the CS15s with multiple voltage transformer. Those made for the Japan market do not have that option, they are 100V only. Thanks again.

[@rimela]

@@ZenMountain ah okay, I wasn’t aware there were different versions.

[@Инди-продюсер]

Wow, guitar sound is sooo cool! Reminds me movies from 80s. Is there any way to recreate it with vst ?

[@rimela]

Thanks! That distorted sound is generated by feeding the output of the CS back into the external input. I wouldn’t know how to recreate that with a vst, but I doubt it would be as warm and rich as the real deal.

[@jamespilcher5287]

Brilliant! Did you use a sequencer or did you play everything on the keys and record loops? Or did you just play each part freehand live?

[@rimela]

Thanks! I used an SQ1 sequencer and played tracks live.

[@jamespilcher5287]

@@rimela nice! I have an SQ1 and and CS15 too! Very Inspiring video!

[@rimela]

Only problem with SQ1 is the pitch: the CS needs lower voltages (compared to Korg’s MS series). I use attenuator cables for that. How do you solve this problem?

[@jamespilcher5287]

@@rimela i forgot about that! You've reminded me, I made attenuator cables with resistors inside when I first got it

[@Donetur]

How does this compare with the cs30 sound wise?. Also, did you use effects here to get these distorted electric guitar-like lead?. Thanks and good demo!. :)

[@rimela]

Have you seen my CS30 video? I think the CS30 is superior feature wise, but don't underestimate how sound might benefit from simplicity. I use the CS15 much more often because of that. The 'guitar-like' sound I obtained from feeding the CS output back into the external input (no fx other than reverb/delay). Both CS15 and CS30 can do that. In the CS30 video I took it a bit more into the extreme though.

[@Donetur]

@@rimela​​⁠ok thanks a lot!. Yes I saw your other video :). I want a cs30 but the available listings only are 110v compatible, and in my country I use 220V. I don’t want to use a voltage adapter because once I purchased one and it failed, and my gear died because of that :(, so since then, I don’t take risks. But as the CS15 can be used in my country I was considering it. I think I will get a CS15 as soon as possible, I do like the sound and your video convinced me. Thanks a lot for helping other musicians by showing instruments, this is very helpful. Cheers!.

[@SunShingles]

A synth with NO presets hahahah brilliant, great job man.

[@rimela]

Thanks Emmanuel! By today's standards, we can hardly imagine a synth without presets. But if you don't actually have any presets, you get creative. It ensures that you quickly learn how to program a synth. You also never sound exactly the same. I see this as an advantage rather than a disadvantage.

[@bmaier490]

I hear some pretty hate machine style stuff 🎧