Unveiling the Hidden Secrets of Yamaha CS80: Your Ultimate Guide

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Recorded at Greystoke Studio - Dry.

As used by Brian Eno, Vangelis, ELO, Michael Jackson.

1977 – 1980. Includes the Ribbon pitch bend & polyphonic after-touch.

The audio is DIRECT, 100% DRY, & IN MONO - You are hearing the raw audio as it comes directly from the synthesizer. NO post processing (Effects, EQ, or Dynamics) whatsoever.

Watch me bring that sound back to life!🎹🕺 "

The Mind-Blowing EMS VCS3 Sequence in Pink Floyd's On The Run

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Unlocking the Magic: Synthi AKS Sequence in Pink Floyd's On The Run

Demo of a wide range of sounds & special FX of the VCS3 - & how to program them - explained by Andy Whitmore at Greystoke Studio.

The VCS 3 (or VCS3; an initialism for Voltage Controlled Studio, version) is a portable analog synthesiser with a flexible semi-modular voice architecture, by Electronic Music Studios (London) Limited (EMS) in 1969.
This product was called various names by EMS. For example, the printed logo written to the front left of products are: "V.C.S. 3" or 'The Putney (VCS 3)' on the earlier version, then "The Synthi (VCS 3) II" on the later version (Synthi VCS 3 II).

The VCS 3's basic design was reused by EMS in many other of their own products, most notably in the EMS Synthi 100 (1971), and the Synthi A (1971) and AKS (1972) (essentially a VCS 3 housed in a plastic briefcase). The AKS also has a sequencer built into the keyboard in the lid.

VCS3 - as used by
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Brian Eno
Chemical Brothers
Hawkwind
David Bowie
Flood
Ice-T
Jean-Michel Jarre
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Pete Townshend - The Who
Rick Wright, David Gilmour & Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
Tangerine Dream

Watch me bring that sound back to life!🎹🕺"

THE MOST BORING VIDEO EVER MADE! - Yamaha CS80 - 24 minutes of Boredom!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

Andy's title, not mine. Personally I enjoy videos like this.

"1st cut of a boring video!

The most annoying video in the World!

Yamaha CS80 video uncut!"

Unveiling the Hidden Powers of the Roland Jupiter 4

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"The Ultimate Sound Journey: Roland Jupiter 4 Showcase

HQ DEMO & TUTORIAL
This video demonstrates the sound and features of the Roland Jupiter-4 analog synthesizer. Enjoy!

Watch me bring that sound back to life!🎹🕺 "

The Classic Oberheim OB-8 - Basic Programming Tutorial - Updated

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"The Classic Oberheim OB-8 - Basic Programming Tutorial

The Oberheim OB-8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by Oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. As the fourth product in the OB-series of polyphonic compact synthesizers, the OB-8 was the successor to the OB-Xa. The number of production was about 3,000 units.

The OB-8 features eight-voice polyphony, two-part multi-timbrality, a 61-note processor-controlled piano keyboard, sophisticated programmable LFO and envelope modulation, two-pole and four-pole filters, arpeggiator, external cassette storage, MIDI capability and 120 memory patches, 24 bi-timbral patches, and used the Z80 CPU. The musician's interface also consists of two pages of front panel programmable controls, left panel performance controls and a set of foot pedals and switches.

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Roland SH-1000 - the ten classic factory patches #shorts #analog

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Origins of Roland’s first Synth

The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan, and the …"

Programming the Roland SH-1000 - You Won't Believe What You Find!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Roland SH-1000 - Programming & the ten classic factory patches

The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan, and the first synthesizer produced by Roland.It resembles a home organ more than a commercial synth, with coloured tabs labelled with descriptions of its presets and of the "footage" of the divide-down oscillator system used in its manually editable synthesizer section. It produced electronic sounds that many professional musicians sought after whilst being easier to obtain and transport than its Western equivalents.

The synthesizer has 10 simple preset voices combined with a manually editable section which can be manually tweaked around to create new interesting sounds. No user program memory is available. Its effects include white noise generator, portamento, octave transposition, two low frequency oscillators and a random note generator.

Even with a single oscillator, it sounds like there are several thanks to the 8 sub-osc keys. The ninth is the (white or pink) noise.

The SH-1000 is a monophonic analog synth with a single oscillator feeding a lowpass filter, an ADSR envelope, and two LFOs. It features 10 Preset sounds, but they are pretty weak. Fortunately you can create your own sounds for some really great mono-synth bass, lead, percussion and FX sounds. Basic square, ramp and pulse-width waveforms are available from the oscillator and the LFOs have sine, square and sample+hold. It has a terrific ‘Growl’ and ‘Wow’ effect for a pretty scary analog sound. It also features white noise, pink noise, portamento, octave transposition and a Random Note Generator. Although there is no user memory, unique sounds can still be quickly recreated or discovered thanks to its simple interface."

Oberheim OB-8 – Custom Sounds & Factory Presets-use

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Oberheim OB-8 – Custom Sounds & Factory Presets

The Oberheim OB-8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by Oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. As the fourth product in the OB-series of polyphonic compact synthesizers, the OB-8 was the successor to the OB-Xa. The number of production was about 3,000 units.

The OB-8 features eight-voice polyphony, two-part multi-timbrality, a 61-note processor-controlled piano keyboard, sophisticated programmable LFO and envelope modulation, two-pole and four-pole filters, arpeggiator, external cassette storage, MIDI capability and 120 memory patches, 24 bi-timbral patches, and used the Z80 CPU. The musician's interface also consists of two pages of front panel programmable controls, left panel performance controls and a set of foot pedals and switches."

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Relive the '90s with the Roland JD800: Factory Presets

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Roland JD-800 - ALL FACTORY PRESETS

The Roland JD-800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996. It features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control — features that some manufacturers, including Roland, had been omitting in the name of streamlining since the inception of the Yamaha DX7. The JD-800 thus became very popular with musicians who wished to take a hands-on approach to patch programming. The introduction in the manual states that Roland's intention with the JD-800 was to "return to the roots of synthesis".

Technology
The JD-800 employs Linear Arithmetic synthesis (introduced and made famous by the Roland D-50), which combines sample playback with digital synthesis. The JD-800 has 108 built-in waveforms, which can be expanded via PCM cards. The waveforms span a variety of categories such as analog synthesizers, acoustic instruments, and voices. Many of these waveforms are very short and are used primarily for the attack portion of a sound, while longer ones are used for the sustained part of a sound. The JD-800 was Roland's first instrument to have its core presets developed entirely in the United States, under a short-lived branch of its R&D-LA office in Culver City, California. The core sampled waveforms and factory presets of the JD-800 were created by Eric Persing.

A patch, or single sound, in the JD-800 consists of up to four tones. As every tone consists of an almost completely independent synthesizer voice, a patch could be considered a combination of up to four different synthesizers. In Single mode the JD-800 plays one patch at a time, but in Multi mode it is possible to play five different patches over MIDI, plus a "special" patch. The special patch has different waveforms assigned to the 61 different keys on the keyboard, so is used for drums and percussion sounds. The JD-800 has one effects section. In Single mode, seven effects can be used simultaneously, in series, so all tones in a patch go through the same effects. In Multi mode, three effects can be used at the same time, with all patches sharing the same effects, though any of the patches can be routed to bypass the effects.

A Guy Called Gerald
Coldcut
Gary Barlow
Jean-Michel Jarre
Rick Wakeman
Tony Banks

64 Factory Patches

Timecodes

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The Classic Oberheim OB-8 – Basic Programming Tutorial #shorts #analog

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"The Oberheim OB-8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by Oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. As the fourth product in the OB-series of polyphonic compact synthesizers, the OB-8 was the successor to the OB-Xa. The number of production was about 3,000 units."

The Classic Oberheim OB-8 - Basic Programming Tutorial

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"The Oberheim OB-8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by Oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. As the fourth product in the OB-series of polyphonic compact synthesizers, the OB-8 was the successor to the OB-Xa. The number of production was about 3,000 units.

The OB-8 features eight-voice polyphony, two-part multi-timbrality, a 61-note processor-controlled piano keyboard, sophisticated programmable LFO and envelope modulation, two-pole and four-pole filters, arpeggiator, external cassette storage, MIDI capability and 120 memory patches, 24 bi-timbral patches, and used the Z80 CPU. The musician's interface also consists of two pages of front panel programmable controls, left panel performance controls and a set of foot pedals and switches."

Minimoog Model D - reissue vs. vintage

video upload by Marius Leicht

Also see Vintage Minimoog Model D vs Reissue: Which One is Better? by Andy Whitmore.

"I recently had a vintage Minimoog on my carpet and did an A/B Test against my reissue model.

0:00 Introduction
2:11 Minimoog version history
6:20 A/B Comparison
14:06 Conclusion
24:04 Raw waveforms & sweeps"

Prelude for two Minimoogs (Vintage & Reissue)
"

"I've had a vintage Minimoog as a guest on Klangteppich and recorded its musical conversation with my Minimoog reissue."

Marius Leicht - Carol of the Bells (synth jam)

How to Make a 1980s Doctor Who Theme Bass from scratch!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Doctor Who Theme – 1980s Peter Howell Version Recreated – Making The Bass

Thank you to Sam Locke for your research & help in re-creating this classic TV theme.
I am going to re-create this classic theme using the original instruments used by Howell.
This 1st episode sees me recreating the iconic bass part.
Engineer - Boyan Borisov"

How to program the MiniMoog like a boss!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Ever wanted to know how easy it is to program a Minimoog?

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get the Moog Sound!

Minimoog Model D – Vintage – 1979 – Famous Sounds

Andy Whitmore www.andywhitmore.com
Greystoke Studio www.greystokestudio.com"

Stevie Wonder's Superstition - Instrumental - on the iconic Clavinet D6, Moog!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Stevie Wonder - Superstition - Instrumental
Featuring;
Hohner Clavinet D6,
MiniMoog Model D Vintage - Bass

Superstition was written & produced by Stevie Wonder 24/10/72 for his 15th studio album - Talking Book.

On this version - we have

Stevie Wonder - Drums
The original keyboards for Clavinet & Moog Bass
Brass is done on a combination of Yamaha CS80 & MiniMoog

Demoed by Andy Whitmore at Greystoke Studio, West London."

Three Yamaha CS80s – Live in Action!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"I have taken the last 3 live takes I recorded & play them simultaneously to show an exciting interaction of 3 CS80s jamming together!

Since the release of my video - “Yamaha CS80: The Most Iconic Sound Machine of All Time”, I’ve had requests for specific videos including:
Famous tracks using the CS80
How to program a CS80
CS80 vs the Jupiter 8
Could you demo the bass line from the 1980 Doctor Who theme?
Have you recorded any of your performances where you (a) demonstrate technique on the instrument??

& more.

So today – as requested – I have built an instrumental from scratch & recorded exclusively the CS80 to do all the parts.

I have split the video into 4 separate videos

The making of “Colourful Mountains”

1
How To Make A Track With The Famous Yamaha CS80

Here I take a basic drum pattern from Splice, then lay a bass sound using 3 different sounds from the CS80 including a sine wave for the bottom end.
I lay the chords & a CS80 brass part referenced from Rosanna by Toto.
I then lay a Vangelis inspired sequence part
Wind fx inspired by CS80 wizard – Kent Spong
Then I lay 3 live takes of CS80 which work together to complete the production
2
This Yamaha CS80 Live Multitrack Recording is Stunning
After recording the bass & pad, I record 5 takes down. In this video, you see the 5 takes - unedited from the beginning of the track to the end - complete as they are recorded.
3
Three Yamaha CS80s – Live in Action!
I have taken the last 3 live takes I recorded & play them simultaneously to show an exciting interaction of 3 CS80s jamming together!
4
Yamaha CS80 dissected – how does it sound?
Hear the dry takes in solo that made up “Coloured Mountains”. I have taken CS80 dry stems, so that you can hear the synth on its own in solo.

Thanks for watching & remember to subscribe so that I can keep these videos coming.

Andy Whitmore

https://greystokestudio.com/
https://www.andywhitmore.com/"

This Yamaha CS80 Live Multitrack Recording is Stunning

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"After recording the bass & pad, I record 5 takes down. In this video, you see the 5 takes - unedited from the beginning of the track to the end - complete as they are recorded.''Since the release of my video - 'Yamaha CS80: The Most Iconic Sound Machine of All Time', I’ve had requests for specific videos including: 'Famous tracks using the CS80'How to program a CS80'CS80 vs the Jupiter 8'Could you demo the bass line from the 1980 Doctor Who theme? 'Have you recorded any of your performances where you (a) demonstrate technique on the instrument??''& more.''So today – as requested – I have built an instrumental from scratch & recorded exclusively the CS80 to do all the parts.''I have split the video into 4 separate videos''The making of 'Colourful Mountains'''1'How To Make A Track With The Famous Yamaha CS80''Here I take a basic drum pattern from Splice, then lay a bass sound using 3 different sounds from the CS80 including a sine wave for the bottom end.'I lay the chords & a CS80 brass part referenced from Rosanna by Toto.'I then lay a Vangelis inspired sequence part'Wind fx inspired by CS80 wizard – Kent Spong'Then I lay 3 live takes of CS80 which work together to complete the production'2'This Yamaha CS80 Live Multitrack Recording is Stunning'After recording the bass & pad, I record 5 takes down. In this video, you see the 5 takes - unedited from the beginning of the track to the end - complete as they are recorded.'3'Three Yamaha CS80s – Live in Action!'I have taken the last 3 live takes I recorded & play them simultaneously to show an exciting interaction of 3 CS80s jamming together! '4'Yamaha CS80 dissected – how does it sound?'Hear the dry takes in solo that made up 'Coloured Mountains'. I have taken CS80 dry stems, so that you can hear the synth on its own in solo.''Thanks for watching''Andy Whitmore''https://greystokestudio.com/ 'https://www.andywhitmore.com/"

How To Make A Track With The Famous Yamaha CS80

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Since the release of my video - “Yamaha CS80: The Most Iconic Sound Machine of All Time”, I’ve had requests for specific videos including:
Famous tracks using the CS80
How to program a CS80
CS80 vs the Jupiter 8
Could you demo the bass line from the 1980 Doctor Who theme?
Have you recorded any of your performances where you (a) demonstrate technique on the instrument??

& more.

So today – as requested – I have built an instrumental from scratch & recorded exclusively the CS80 to do all the parts.

I have split the video into 4 separate videos

The making of “Colourful Mountains”

1
How To Make A Track With The Famous Yamaha CS80

Here I take a basic drum pattern from Splice, then lay a bass sound using 3 different sounds from the CS80 including a sine wave for the bottom end.
I lay the chords & a CS80 brass part referenced from Rosanna by Toto.
I then lay a Vangelis inspired sequence part
Wind fx inspired by CS80 wizard – Kent Spong
Then I lay 3 live takes of CS80 which work together to complete the production
2
This Yamaha CS80 Live Multitrack Recording is Stunning
After recording the bass & pad, I record 5 takes down. In this video, you see the 5 takes - unedited from the beginning of the track to the end - complete as they are recorded.
3
Three Yamaha CS80s – Live in Action!
I have taken the last 3 live takes I recorded & play them simultaneously to show an exciting interaction of 3 CS80s jamming together!
4
Yamaha CS80 dissected – how does it sound?
Hear the dry takes in solo that made up “Coloured Mountains”. I have taken CS80 dry stems, so that you can hear the synth on its own in solo."

Roland Jupiter 8– Famous Sounds – all presets demonstrated

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Roland Jupiter 8– Famous Sounds – all presets demonstrated – No FX

The famous sound of the Roland Jupiter 8! - Thank you for watching this video."

Vintage Minimoog Model D vs Reissue: Which One is Better?

video upload by Andy Whitmore

At 2:15 he mentions he set them the same. Thoughts?

"Minimoog Model D – Vintage - 1979 vs Minimoog Model D - Reissue - 2016 – Which Sounds Better? - No FX

The famous sounds of the Minimoog Model D – Vintage 1979 vs Reissue 2016!"