via this auctionUpdate via daden in the comments: "this seller got it all wrong each time i see his auctions..way crazy prices..apart from that the ce20 is a early fm preset box;with a sound of its own.and is velocity sensitive." previous posts on the CE20
"AKA the KITARO SILK ROAD LEAD VOICE synthesizer. This Yamaha CE20 keyboard is an unusually expressive instrument, with a rich palette of mono lead voices, as well as 6 Polyphonic voices/presets. Includes the magic "SYMPHONIC" button that adds a richness even beyond the ensemble effect on a Korg PolySix.
Know what a Marshall Time Modulator is? It's a $2600 rare sound processor. What it does is the closest I've heard to what the ANALOG SYMPHONIC MODULATOR of this unit does. I believe the CE-20 was Yamaha's first commercially available FM synthesis tone generators (forerunner to DX-7 et al). Coupled with the exotic ANALOG SYMPHONIC MODULATOR, this rare instrument is a hybrid of FM and analog sound generation/ modification technology of decades ago.
But what really sets this one apart from the pack is its unique after-touch pressure sensitivity, and how it's routed.Sounds are highly realistic and remarkably natural as they are generated with "advanced FM tone generator technology" and processed with the rare, proprietary ANALOG SYMPHONIC MODULATOR which takes up 40 square inches of real estate on one of the two major PCBs. Also note the "Glide Controls" on the left hand cheekblock. Portamento ("Glide" has never been so instantly and handily available (except perhaps on an ARP 2600 keyboard).
HERE'S THE EXPRESSIVENESS DEPARTMENT - WHAT MAKES THIS AN INSTRUMENT instead of just another synthesizer. Note the depth/rate and delay controls on pressure-sensitive Vibrato....plus the aftertouch control of Tone Initial and AFTER!INCLUDED: what you need to get the maximum out of this extraordinary instrument- a NEVER USED Yamaha EXPRESSION PEDAL, AND A VINTAGE, AUTHENTIC YAMAHA SUSTAIN SWITCH. A printed copy of the full original USER'S MANUAL is also included.
this seller got it all wrong each time i see his auctions..way crazy prices..apart from that the ce20 is a early fm preset box;with a sound of its own.and is velocity sensitive.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. You would have to be off your trolly to buy this at that crazy price.
ReplyDeleteThis was a portable home keyboard, right? Not a professional ensemble keyboard. What I can add is Kitaro's "Silk Road" was 1980, well before 1982 and the leads are Korg 700S, 800DV, that range of early Korg analogs with their autobend feature.
ReplyDeleteIt's not analog.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing. Why would I buy this for 2.8k when I can get a TX7 for less than 100 bucks?
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with this seller? Anyone know? Brain tumor, Heinsbergen Syndrome, PCP damage, what?
ReplyDeleteJust FYI...
ReplyDeleteThe "KITARO SILK ROAD LEAD VOICE synthesizer" was in fact a Korg 700s, not a Yamaha.