Log in
Log in

or
Create an account

or
< All Yamaha CS5 reviews
Add this product to
  • My former gear
  • My current gear
  • My wishlist
Yamaha CS5
Images
1/133
Yamaha CS5

Analog Synth from Yamaha belonging to the CS series

Price engine
Classified Ads
Forums
paradies paradies

«  Looks Tiny massive sound, too ... »

Published on 11/06/13 at 11:19
Small analog of the late 78, comparable to Korg MS10, Arp Axxe in that it has a VCO.
Two and a half octaves of keys full size (no velocity or aftertouch but very expressive)
No effect of course, no midi, an EXT in super, which can handle any signal via cheminemant synth, often in rain instead of VCO ... envelope filter, LFO, all affect your source. ..
There is 1 mono output, and CV trigger in and out, in and out gate.

I put "only" 8 n because he has that one tilt, no ematrice modulation etc. ... but hey for the price ...

UTILIZATION

It is very simple and sounds immediately.

SOUNDS

sounds fine for me, although already a Moog LP and Mopho KB, which are complete, it is going directly to the point and made some sounds with formidable efficiency ...
Do not do anything other mono analos do, but does it well ...

The expression is geniale for a synth that has neither velocity or aftertouch, thanks to the LFO speed, and amount, and essential Cut / off + resonance ...

OVERALL OPINION

At the time of monophonic analog resorties quality machines (Minibrute, ms20mini, etc.) you can ask for interest to acquire an old machine no afternoon ...

It is very educational, sounds right away, grumbling ...
Note that we do not here some limited to choosing between two waveforms (square or sawtooth) there is a blender, as the MiniBrute. We PWM, and a white noise generator ... LFO when it offers to a sine wave, sawtooth or Sample & Hold ......

In short, it is not over priced like a ms10 but an immediacy and extremely effective in what he does ...
We can of course go directly to its big brother the CS15, which offers two oscilloscope ...

At its current price was a beast that communnique least with an exterior that arturia but we do not sound like everyone else ... ;)