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StevenO wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:46 pm

Well I'll never own anything like this ($$$$) but it sounds beautiful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1le-af ... gs=pl%2Cwn

Oh! You can get them already built now! I remember coming across some kind of page at some point where you could order a partial kit. Which is cool, if you have the patience and skill for that kind of thing.

Yeah, kit or pre-built, outside of my price range. BUT, I totally get it, too. It sounds really glorious.

StevenO wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:46 pm

Well I'll never own anything like this ($$$$) but it sounds beautiful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1le-af ... gs=pl%2Cwn

Oh goodness. Yamaha CS80 is the dream. The Deckards pulls it off beautifully. Arturia makes a VST of the CS80 but I can't get my head around it. It doesn't follow a typical subtractive synth signal path.

The CS70 is a close cousin and I've listened to this demo many times. https://youtu.be/1_jy9ERBTPs It's absolutely gorgeous.

prospect wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:13 am

Arturia makes a VST of the CS80 but I can't get my head around it. It doesn't follow a typical subtractive synth signal path.

Yeah, my problem with it is the same. I guess they redesigned the interface with the latest update, but somehow I can't imagine it's actually any easier to use despite it being cleaner looking. It's a hell of a beautiful sound, but I can't get anywhere with it. I have the whole V collection and that's the best sounding synth in the whole thing IMO, but I just don't get it. I can kinda get what I want out of it, but it's like I'm only 75% of the way there after all this time. Frustrating.

I went to my parents place, where I keep a lot of spare gear, and picked up my old Roland SH-2000. It's half-broken, only about 5 or 6 of the presets work, but man, for an incredibly limited and non-versatile synth, it's a lot more fun than I remember. It just sounds like the 70s, in a children's TV show kind of way. It's very reminiscent of Jean-Jacques Perrey/AIR "Cosmic Bird" or Hot Butter "Popcorn". Kitschy but useful. I was going to get it fixed to sell, but I actually want to keep it. It's my first synth I ever got as a 15 year old, knowing only the Roland name, not realizing that it was a mono synth and expecting the Juno sound. I was horrendously disappointed, so I wound up just making noises with it and running it through reverb and delay pedals.

So, in summary, needs work but still fun!

I’ve had a few good synths over the years but only have a few basic ones now. I currently use a Korg MS2000, Korg Monotron Delay, Yamaha CS01, CS10, Roland MC-505, and a Casio PT280.
A few years ago, I had the good fortune to play around on a Yamaha CS-80 owned by Daniel Forro. What a beast! It made all my synths look and sound like toys.

CS-80! Wow. Those things are monsters.


Here's my current synth studio setup. I'd love to add a Wurlitzer to this mix, but currently I'm actually considering picking up one of those little Yamaha electric pianos... Maybe a bit too dinky though?

Telliot wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:22 am

This.

What an awesome room!!! Look at that view!

...and you have a really great taste in interior design by the way!

I love those old SHs very much. In fact the very first synth I ever saw or played was a SH-1000. For a first time user such as I was then, it was a gateway to the analog synth world.

Thanks everybody!

I'm kind of annoyed that the prettiest synth in the room is the one I have the least use for... Damn Moog Prodigy. I'll have to sell it or trade it for something equally as pretty.. BUT WHAT?

It really does class up the joint.

Really ties the room together.