MATRIXSYNTH: Yamaha CS-40m vintage analog synthesizer


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Yamaha CS-40m vintage analog synthesizer

via this auction
"This is a rare synth with 2 full voices (4 Oscillators!) and a great divide down keyboard which plays like a poly synth. For example if you play 1 note, 2 osc sound. If you play 2 notes, 4 oscillators sound. If you play 3 notes, you'll hear all three notes, divided amongst the oscillators. There isnt much info on the net about how this works, but it sounds really cool.

The multimode filter is really dirty and easy to overdrive. The resonance, while it doesnt quite resonate, is still nice and squelchy for thick basslines. The Osc do PWM for a HUGE sound. This is one of the few early analog synths with memory, and there are 20 slots for saving patches. One of the neat unintended "features" is that if you pull the batteries and switch it off and back on, it will scramble the memory and you'll get patches you couldnt possibly dream up. The LFO will go way into the audio rate and therefore will yield some nice FM tones. It also has a ring modulator, which gives some nice bells and rings..."


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