via this auction "This is the Yamaha CS-80, the mother of all polyphonic synthesizers. 220 lbs of pure juicy aftertouch heaven. This unit was purchased a few years ago from its original owner, Drew Arnott of the Canadian 80's pop sensation Strange Advance. There is still a 1980 sticker from Long & McQuade music on the back. My tech souped it up from parts of another CS80 & it has been purring like a kitten ever since. It has remained in a smoke-free studio, kept at 73 degrees F, and, miraculously, has stayed very well in tune. To that end, it features the later, more stable oscillator circuitry. You are intimate with the CS80's sound if you have ever watched Blade Runner or listened to Peter Gabriel's So.
The synth is in excellent cosmetic condition. All the buttons & sliders are functional, although, as always, a few of the bulbs under the preset buttons have burned out & I never bothered to replace them. Not pictured but included are the metal legs & casters, the lucite music stand attachment, the wood & tolex top cover, and, if you're interested, free of charge, the other CS80."
Note the patch memory below - four rows of sliders. You select the patch button corresponding to each row and edit. Each row is basically a mini version of the main panel.
"Livewire Electronics modules give the overall impression that you have discovered abandoned 50’s alien test equipment. With this in mind, I had to interview Mike and see what made this mad scientist tick."
You can find the full interview here. Be sure to check out the rest of VICMOD for more interviews.
Update: the interview went up too soon. It's being updated. I'll put a new post up when it's up.
YouTube via massonix "Vintage Keyboard collection from S.M.M.O.K.T. home of the Sisters Of Transistors (the U.K.s number 1 ladies organ quartet)" Also see this post on AnalogSuicide for another video.
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net -
Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, "The Good, The Bad and The Queen" leader) works in his studio (London) with music supervisor David Coulter and French multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet) who he has played as well with Radiohead as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world) during the preparation of his first opera : "Monkey: Journey to the West", in April 2007.
Other names : Ones Martenot (Catalan), Ondas Martenot (Spain, Portugal), Martenot waves (English), Onde Martenot (Italy), Fale Martenota (Poland), 0™0Û0...0˚0fi0Î0»0Œ (Japan) - wrong name : Martinot / armonica de verre (France), Armonica de vidro, orgue de verre (France, Belgium), crystal harmonica, crystal armonica, glass organ, crystal organ, Armónica de cristal (Spain), Armonica a bicchieri (Italian), glasharmonika (Germany, Denmark, Sweden), glassharmonika (Norway), Harmonika szklana (Poland), 0¢0Î0‚0À0´ (Japan), close instruments : glass harp, glassharfe, glass harfe, harpe de verre, verrophon, verrophone, seraphim, verres musicaux, musical glasses"
Ondes Martenot / Messiaen 4° Feuillet Inédit by Thomas Bloch
YouTube via theondes
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net - Olivier Messiaen "4ème Feuillet Inédit" played by Jean-François Zygel (piano) and the French multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bloch (glassharmonica, ondes Martenot, cristal Baschet) who has played as well with Radiohead, Gorillaz as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world, during a french national TV program ("La boîte à musique de Jean-François Zygel - spéciale Noël"). December 21, 2007
Ondes Martenot /virtuosistic Formule by Thomas Bloch-TV 1999
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net - "Formule" is one of the most virtuosistic piece written for solo ondes Martenot, composed by and played here by the French multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bloch himself (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet) who has played as well with Radiohead, Gorillaz, John Cage as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world (Milano Scala, Paris opera...).
A short excerpt of the piece taken from a TV program recorded in Paris Musée de la Musique. June 8, 1999.
To hear and see the complete work, a more recent version played live at the Barbican Center (London) was added recently on youtube:
Live ondes Martenot in Barbican (London) by Thomas Bloch
"Video recorded live in the Barbican Center, London (October 2007)."
YouTube via norcyka84 "Gil Trythalls "Yakety Moog" released in 1970 on the Album "Country Moog - Switched On Nashville". Boots Randolph remaked it for the Benny Hill Show, on the Title "Yakety Sax". It was the Theme of the legendary Show."
The interface instruments are triggering and modulating a nord modular synthesizer, a roland jx3p and some drum samples. It all goes into a space echo pedal. Interfaces made using Arduino and Max-Msp. The audio is recorded from a microphone sitting in front of a speaker. lo-fi!"
via this auction
inside a CS80
