Yamaha CS Series Chip Clones by Ando Pilve

This was shared by Ando Pilve on Facebook (Aug 22):

"If you know what this is, you know what these are. Coming soon!"

Note the PILVE iG00153AP and iG00156AP chips left.

Followed by (2nd board image with the the iG00158AP pictured in place from January 21):

"IG00158 waveshaper chip clones are now available on Reverb and eBay. They are drop-in replaceable into the original footprint or a DIP-16 socket."

and from March 2025:

"IG00151 VCA clones are now available on Reverb and eBay! They are drop-in replaceable and can coexist with original chips without modifications."

You can find them on Ando's Gear Shop on Reverb here, and eBay here.

You'll find additional details on each captured from the listings below.

Ando Pilve also brought us the Kijimi Stereo Output Mod as well as a few recordings featuring Black Corporation's Xerxes and Deckards Dream. Deckards Dream of course was based on the CS80.

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Kijimi Stereo Output Mod Demo

Published on Mar 3, 2020 Stephen Drake
Update: Re-Published on Mar 4, 2020

"Here is a short demo of my modified Kijimi synthesizer. It has a Stereo Output Modification designed by Ando Pilve – PCB by Janne Isotalo. This demo is just so you can hear how the stereo output sounds with no effects."

JM Jarre - Third Rendez Vous - Cover with Xerxes Synthesizer Prototype by Black Corporation

Third Rendez Vous - Cover

Performed by Ando Pilve
using Xerxes synthesizer prototype by Black Corporation, Japan.

Additional sounds with Seiko DS-250

Originally composed by Jean Michel Jarre, 1986

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This one is in via Soviet Space Child.

Black Corporation Xerxes Session with Paul Schilling & Pandomonium

"I was able to spend an hour with the amazing Xerxes, with the Midiboard as controller, so polyphonic aftertouch. It was still a prototype (you may hear some subtle chorus "chirp" artifacts in especially quiet spots). In this session I gravitated towards exploring the beautiful highpass and bandpass filter modes. This is a killer synth.

We recorded this session with Valhalla reverb and a bit of delay."

& XERXES Synthesizer - Fanfare by Pandomonium:



"Xerxes synthesizer (prototype).

Individual tracks played live on Kurzweil Midiboard with dynamics controlled via polyphonic aftertouch only. Sounds programmed and performed by Ando Pilve.

Percussion by Spitfire
Reverb by Valhalla

No other samples or sounds used

Fanfare for the Common Man composed by Aaron Copland"

BladeRunner Ambience Improv by Paul Schilling on Deckards Dream & Linnstrument

"A huge Deckard's Dream patch by Ando Pilve (@user-635888456) played in one go with Linnstrument, with Eventide Blackhole reverb"