Yamaha CS-60: "Shimmer" by Raymond Castile

Published on Jan 4, 2017 raycastile

"I was having some tea Wednesday morning and decided to record something. I had just read an online tutorial about jazz chord progressions, and I wanted to try out my new Valhalla plugin. So I just hit record on the computer and started playing. This is what came out! An improvisation on the Yamaha Reface CP using the CP-80 piano sound, with the Yamaha CS-60 providing a "flute" solo dancing around on top. Virtually no thought or planning went into this. I just started recording and moving my fingers. If I had put any thought into it, it probably would have ruined it.

Maybe someone here can help me with a technical issue. You hear that buzzing hum? It's in all my recordings. It's coming from the CS-60. It's a very noisy old machine. Is there a plugin or a pedal that can get rid of that hum without diminishing the character of the sound? The CS-60 has a very delicate, precise sound, and I don't want to lose that. But I do want to lose that hum. Logic Pro X has a de-noise effect, but it only works for hissing, not for this kind of noise. If you have any suggestions, post it in the comments. Thank you!"