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FREE Update to Version 1.5 Now Available...
The Arturia CS-80V is the reproduction of the legendary Yamaha® CS-80,
which is considered by many as the "ultimate polyphonic synthesizer".
More than 25 years after its release, the time has come to rediscover
a sound that has extensively contributed to the history of music!
The original Yamaha CS-80 launched in 1976...
In 1976, Yamaha introduced the CS-80. The price tag ($6,900) put it
out of reach of most musicians, and the weight (220 lbs or 100 kg) made
it sometimes hard to use on stage, but the qualities of the CS-80, considered
as Japans first great synthesizer, made it immediately famous in the
music industry.
The CS-80 was popularised in the late 70's and early 80's by artists
and groups like Toto, Jean-Michel Jarre, Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder,
Vangelis and Genesis who helped to turn this synthesizer into a real
myth.
The Arturia CS-80V...
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The CS-80V offers all of the features from the original synth, plus a
new generation of innovative features which take the original design to
a new elevated level:
- A modulation matrix
- A multitimbral mode
- An arpeggiator
But is the sound of the CS-80V really close to the original? We would
tend to say yes, as the synthesizer is based on TAE®, the proprietary
technology developed by Arturia, and already successfully used in the
Moog Modular V.
What's new in CS-80 V version 1.5?
Arturia are proud to release version 1.5 of the CS-80 V. Their emulation
of this extraordinarily comprehensive and rich sounding synthesizer
is now even closer to the original CS-80, thanks to their unique TAE®
technology.
Arturia considered a great deal of feedback from their most demanding
users, and are pleased to have been able to implement most of the requested
modifications and features. The CS-80V now features a fatter and wider
sound and the ability to get all of the expression and precision that
you need.
CS-80V
1.5 Update Page - Click here...
Wave Form:
- Typical original CS-80 saw-tooth wave form which clearly shows a 30
µs pulse at the top of the edge. Look at the waveforms captured from
a real CS-80 compared to the Arturia CS-80V.
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The oscilloscope shows the two signals from the CS-80 and the CS-80 V
rendered at 44.1 kHz. The resolution of the 44.1 KHz sampling frequency
is not sufficient to accurately define the 32 µS impulse (there is
one sample about every 22 µS at 44.1 Khz), but TAE can produce an
impulse exactly like a CS-80 waveform that has been sampled at 44.1 KHz.
- New triangle algorithm with improved Pulse width modulation (a unique
feature)
CS-80 V "About Window": - The "About Window" shows new independent
voice tuning knobs. They can be used to trim the tuning of each card on
the CS-80V independently of the presets settings.
- New global tuning
- New controls for enabling/disabling pop-up windows
Other Improvements:
Ring Modulator: Closer to the original CS-80 behavior with a new On/Off
switch to save CPU power.
Chorus/Tremolo: The algorithm of the Chorus/Tremolo was revisited and
much improved to get that large and fat sound of the original.
Ribbon controler: The GUI's ribbon controller works now exactly as the
original does - it doesn't change the pitch when notes are releasing.
Effect routing: The new routing algorithm of the effects fixes some
issues of the previous version.
CS-80 V presets: The original presets have been redesigned. A special
thanks goes to Max Fazio for his assistance.
Inside the Yamaha CS-80
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The Yamaha CS-80 was an extremely complex synthesizer - inside the
monster, you will see a huge array of boards, connections and wiring,
all required to produce the sound and features of this mythic beast…
until now! ... Arturia's exclusive TAE® technology brings the same
sound and an even wider range of features to your virtual studio.
Features
- Stereo synthesizer
- Polyphonic (8 voices)
- No aliasing from 0.1 Hz to 16 kHz
- 64-bit floating point precision
- Sampling rate: up to 96 kHz
- More than 400 presets, made by professionals
- Playable through a MIDI keyboard
- 2 oscillators
- 4 filters
- 2 LFOs
- 4 ADSR envelopes
- 2 VCAs
- 1 sub-oscillator (for vibrato)
- 1 arpeggiator
- 1 stereo delay
- 1 chorus
- 1 ring modulator
- Expression and sustain pedals
- Ribbon controller
- Polyphonic after touch
- Multi mode (allowing to assign a different sound to each polyphonic
voice)
- Modulation matrix: a choice of 12 sources and 38 destinations
Demo Songs...
Here are a few demo songs created with the CS-80V. They will help to
give you a taste of the program's boundless potential. Most pieces have
been created exclusively with the program used as a VST plug-in for
Cubase™ or Logic Audio™, with the exception of the drum sounds,
which are audio samples.
In most cases, the demos are MP3 files at 160 Kbps, in order to provide
a good audio quality.
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Clear Water (Courtesy of Glen Darcey)
Here is a short music clip that Glen made using nothing
but the CS-80V. It's not a real song, just an audio scribble
of an idea he had. It uses 6 tracks of CS-80V, some EQ and some
compression.
Click
Here To Listen
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CS80V Medley (Courtesy of Fin)
A quite extensive and various demo piece, showing many ways
to play the CS-80V. Pads, strings, some high-register sounds
are from the CS-80V. Sequencing and basslines are from the Moog
Modular V. Some other percussion and effect plug-ins have been
used.
Click
Here To Listen
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Jerusalem
Inspired from the choral piece of Chariots of Fire (Vangelis).
This cathedral anthem was originally composed by Sir Hubert
Parry (1848-1918) in 1900.
Click
Here To Listen
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Aquarium
Adapted from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns.
Click
Here To Listen
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Brandenburg
Inspired from the Brandenburg Concertos by J.-S. Bach.
Click
Here To Listen
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Feierlich und gemessen
Inspired from the third mouvement of Gustav Mahler's "Titan"
symphony, named Feierlich und gemessen ("Solemn and measured").
Mahler himself was clearly inspired by the nursery rhyme Brother
John.
Click
Here To Listen
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Minimum System Requirements
PC:
Pentium II 500 MHz, 128 MB of RAM, Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP
Mac:
G3 500 MHz, 128 MB of RAM, MacOS 9.1 or higher, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Universal Binary (Mac Intel Compatible)
Sound Card:
Any sound card compatible with DirectX, ASIO, SoundManager or CoreAudio
A 260-paged paper manual is provided in 3 languages: French, English
and Japanese.
Compatibility Matrix
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