Yamaha GS1 Super Rare 1981 FM Synthesizer with MIDI SN 1116

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JHS Pedals Spring Tank, Kodiak and Fuzz Series 3 deeper review (Korg Drumlogue, Moog CDX, JX-3P, ...

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"Here is my deeper Review about the JHS Pedals: Spring Tank Reverb, Kodiak Tremolo and the Series 3 Fuzz with the help of my Korg Drumlogue, Moog CDX (White Elephant), Roland JX-3P, Yamaha GS-2, B.Box Modulation Delay and Auto Wah, Malekko Scrutator, Boss DD-5, OBNE Rever, Maestro Ranger and TC.Electronics SCF.

Original title track "cat" by dkdent from the album "360 MB Grand Cru":
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https://amazon.de/music/player/albums...


https://www.jhspedals.info

00:00:00​ Intro
00:00:34​ Title Track
00:01:24 Epilogue
00:03:19 Sound Demos with Moog CDX & Korg Drumlogue
00:05:04 Spring Tank Reverb
00:10:06 Kodiak Tremolo
00:17:50 Series 3 Fuzz
00:24:35 Conclusion
00:26:33 Outro Track "Cat"

Used Equipment: Apple iPhone 11 & 14 Pro Max, Sony ZV-1, Sony ECM-W2BT, Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo, Steinberg Cubase 12 and Final Cut Pro X"

YAMAHA GS-2 - Handmade Miniature 1/6 scale

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You can find additional demos of the GS-2 in previous posts here.

Jordan Rudess plays the Syner-V modern virtual synthesizer from Syntronik 2

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"Watch Jordan Rudess plays one of the classic synths of Syntronik 2 - the Syner-V. The Syner-V is based on the Digital Keyboards Synergy ii+ with its wide range of unique soundscapes and glassy, metallic tones. Although it did not officially use the term 'FM' due to Yamaha’s trademark, the Synergy did employ the same basic technology of the GS and DX series as well as the Synclavier FM synthesis."

Jordan Rudess plays the OSC-V modern virtual synthesizer from Syntronik 2

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"Watch Jordan Rudess plays one of the classic synths of Syntronik 2 - the OSC-V. The OSC-V is based on the Classic analog-filtered digital monosynth sounds of the Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar, a British classic. Sometimes called the 'British Minimoog,' the OSCar can sound deceptively analog and ultra-fat despite its digital oscillators."

You can find additional Syntronik 2 posts here.

IK Multimedia Introduces Syntronik 2

"Syntronik 2 sets the new standard in modern virtual synthesizers. IK’s advanced sampling techniques, combined with a hybrid sample and modeling synthesis engine, power a comprehensive collection of rare and sought-after synths with stunning sonic accuracy and the deepest editing.

This is a massive update to the previous release, adding 11 new synths, exciting new, advanced, and much-requested functionality, and a huge number of all-new presets for the 22 original synths taking advantage of all these new features."

"Syntronik 2 features

33 powerful synths with familiar panel designs and easy-to-use controls

A collection of 54 iconic hardware synthesizers and string machines

Multi-sampled oscillators for ultimate authenticity

4 classic types of circuit-modeled filters to shape sounds

DRIFT™ technology for realism of subtle oscillator variations

Mix and match oscillators with filters for new original sounds

True 4-part synth to create rich sounds with Multis and splits

4 dynamic arpeggiators and new step sequencer for complex rhythmic textures

71 high-quality effects derived from T-RackS, MixBox and AmpliTube

More than 200 GB of sounds with disk streaming and over 5,500 presets

Browser search by category or keyword to find sounds in seconds

Optimized resizable interface and “lunchbox-style” effects panel

Load Syntronik sounds into SampleTank 4* for more expandability

Works as a 64-bit plug-in or standalone instrument for Mac/PC

Fully functional free Syntronik CS version also available"

New models.


The CATO captures the distinctive analog sounds of the Octave Cat SRM and its SSM filter. The pure-analog tonality of this synth is huge, and its modulation capabilities allow for truly unique and stylized timbres. Able to create gigantic Moog-style basses, the CAT can also go in its own sonic direction with its clever oscillator sync implementation.

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stuk IV voor yamaha gs 2 - -jozefalek-sanderpedro-

video upload by j. a.p.

-_----__--_-_-___----_---_-----_----
______stuk IV voor yamaha gs-2
-_----__--_-_-___----_---_-----_----

(this has been made intentionally
without a magnetic library voice strip,
button 15 on a yamaha gs-2 ...

on each of
the sixteen preset knobs, when
playing without a voice, you
get different sounds going
from high-pitched organesque
sounds to noisy glitch circuit-bend alike
frequencies ... )

for slightly better audio :::

http://soundcloud.com/jozefaleksander...

paz,
j.a.p.

via patch in the comments of this post with additional demos.

ORIGIN OF THE DX7 & FM SYNTHESIS

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"In the special episode of Synth Quest, I present the origin of FM Synthesis and the Yamaha DX7. Special thanks to Dr. John Chowning and Mr. Hiro Kato for setting my course to research this story. I consider the research in this video as the tip of the iceberg. If anyone has additional photos, information, or prototype examples, please let me know so I can update this video.

Please support this channel by subscribing and becoming a Patron:
https://www.patreon.com/madfame

TIME JUMP
0:00 Synth Quest Intro
0:35 Episode Intro
0:55 Chapter 1 - Computer Music | Max Mathews & Music I
1:42 Chapter 2 - Electroacoustic | John Chowning
4:09 Chapter 3 - FM Discovery
6:07 Chapter 4 - FM License | Stanford & Yamaha
9:46 Chapter 5 - Sound Technology | Yamaha Electones and Synthesizers
12:44 Chapter 6 - FM Development | MAD System
14:28 Chapter 7 - FM Development | TRX & #1600 (GS series & CE series)
17:25 Chapter 8 - FM Development | PAMS & DSX (DX Series)
21:34 Outro | Credits and Thanks"

Check out previous posts featuring madFame here.

Yamaha DX7 - Blade Runner Blues With New York Night Scene 4K

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Power DX7

"A beautiful place to visit at night, New York with night scenes.

Immerse yourself in New York night scene in 4K quality.

The music is Vangelis Blade Runner Blues with all sounds created by the DX7 MK1.
1. CS-80 PWM pad
2. Bass
3. Lead
4. GS-1 Vibe"

Yamaha DX7 – Legendary electronic music, Jean Michael Jarre Oxygene and Vangelis Blade Runner Blues

Published on Feb 9, 2018 Power DX7

"This is a Yamaha DX7 music video of re-creating those legendary electronic music by two legendary musicians and composers, Jean Michael Jarre and Vangelis.

Jean Michael Jarre - Oxygene Part 2 (short version) – I created a short demo of the famous electronic music with a lot of analog synthesizers used in the original score. I used the DX7 MK1 to re-create analog bells, percussive sound, metallic sound and pitch bending sound. The original score also features a beautiful analog strings/pad sound, and I created the DX7 version that is equally beautiful. There is also another beautiful pad that used for a release sound for the saw percussive sound. What I love the most is the amazingly beautiful analog pad (I’m a sucker for beautiful pads/ strings). That is the reason why I love Oxygene Part 2, as it features this beautiful pad/ strings.

Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues (Full Length) – This project of re-creating this beautiful music/ sound track from the original (and the best) Blade Runner started by great friends of mine asking me about Yamaha CS-80 type lead sounds. Once I remembered that beautiful sound track in Blade Runner (watched many years ago), I decided to challenge myself to re-create the whole music using only the DX7 MK1. It took me many months of tweaking DX7 patches, listening to the sound track, transcribing music to Logic Pro X, recording many takes and mastering for the final version.

It features the famous Yamaha CS-80 lead, another great Yamaha CS-80 harmonic rich and gritty saw type pad (I just love pads and strings!), Yamaha GS-1 vibe, and a window rattler bass.
For viewing enjoyment, I put photos of city night scenes taken in the city of Melbourne in Australia (what a beautiful city with full of interesting features).

By re-creating those legendary electronic music, the DX7 proves itself that it’s an amazingly capable and versatile synthesizer (and really great at producing beautiful pads!!!).

So relax and enjoy the legendary electronic/ synthesizer music re-created by Yamaha DX7 MK1.

Note: All the DX7 sounds are Power DX7 original patches created using the DX7 MK1 only (no editor). Effects including reverb, chorus, flanger and delay are used for some patches. No equalizers are used for all of the DX7 patche."

Yamaha GS-2 Vintage FM synthesizer

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You can find some demos of one posted here, and previous posts here.

"Up for sale is a (1) very rare Yamaha GS-2 synthesizer with weigted 73-keys wooden keyboard, GS-2 pedal unit, voice library for the GS-1 / GS-2, stand (which is the lid too), and power cable. There's a voltage selector on it and the serial number is: 1194.

Made in 1982 and still in good working condition, except the 'store function'. That needs attention. It sounds superb, very warm! The keyboard is great to play on, this synth deserves a good new home.

Cosmetically it's in fair condition for its age. There are some scratches on it, minor rusty spots, wear and tear and the tolex has small signs of use (see photo's)."

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YAMAHA SK20 SN 2851

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"Yamaha's SK-series are combo-keyboards with synthesizer, organ, brass and string sections. The SK-10 was the first of the SK-series, released in 1979 - the SK-20, 30 and 50D followed in 1980, and the SK-15 in 1981, possibly as a replacement for the SK-10. The SK-10 is the only one in the series that does not incorporate a synth section, but has organ, brass and string sections that can all be played together for more interesting combinations. Very sturdy casing, 4-octave and fully polyphonic the features also include a leslie simulator, vibrato, attack and sustain rocker switches, a slider for 'brilliance' and a one-octave transpose switch. Not exactly feature-laden, but a lovely string synth sound. Interestingly, they are often referred to as 'analog', but in fact do have a digital section. Its organ has one of the early implementations of Yamaha's FM technology in a very limited form, concurrent with the GS-1/2 development platforms which eventually led to the DX series.

The ORGAN SECTION is available in all the SK series synthesizers. It offers a full range of stop levers from 1' to 16', percussion levers with adjustable decay, and controls for overall sustain, brilliance and decay. This gives you quite a lot to work with in the way of synthesis. The organ's sound is FM based and it sounds very B3 like. You can add a Vibrato and a noisy but good Tremolo to it. Its sound is all about the 70's era rock organ, especially with the Ensemble chorus effect in use. It also has a Leslie-speaker output around back.

The PRESET STRINGS section isn't very sophisticated and offers very limited editing capabilities. It is the string section though, that is worth aquiring this keyboard for. Very similar to the best of the string synths, (such as the Arp Solina/Omni or the Logan String Machine) it has a sound reminiscent of the opening of 'Oxygene' (J-M Jarre) or the lead line from 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' (Joy Division).

The SK20 adds the POLY-SYNTH SECTION: a 7-note polyphonic synthesizer with basic filter, pitch, envelope, and portamento controls. It features two (detuneable) oscillators per voice so it's good for thick pads. It lacks any bite whatsoever and, even in normal attack mode, has way too slow an envelope to be used for any bass or percussion sounds. But, the pads and strings you can get certainly shine and glitter like Bowie a-la Ziggy Stardust (especially when layered with the Strings section). It's like a good entry-level synthesizer. Basic and simple LFO, filters and ADSR envelopes. It has a built-in sustain and the Tremolo and Ensemble chorus effect also apply to this section."

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Synthesiser von Gestern Volumes 1 - 3

Synthesiser von Gestern Volume 1
Published on Feb 22, 2015 baward

"From the 1990 CD, ‘Synthesiser von Gestern' ('Synthesisers of Yesterday’) or 'Vintage Synths Volume 1’"

Playlist:
SVG1 1/22 Arp Odyssey
SVG1 2/22 Yamaha CS-60 part 1
SVG1 3/22 Oberheim SEM
SVG1 4/22 Korg Mono/Poly
SVG1 5/22 Minimoog
SVG1 6/22 Memorymoog
SVG1 7/22 Roland Jupiter 8
SVG1 8/22 Yamaha CS-60 part 2
SVG1 09/22 Sequential Circuits Pro One
SVG1 10/22 Korg PS-3100
SVG1 11/22 Roland SH-5
SVG1 12/22 Rhodes Chroma part 1
SVG1 13/22 Korg Poly 800
SVG1 14/22 Roland System 100
SVG1 15/22 Roland Juno 60
SVG1 16/22 Mellotron
SVG1 17/22 EMS Synthi A
SVG1 18/22 Rhodes Chroma part 2
SVG1 19/22 PPG Wave 2 2
SVG1 20/22 Yamaha CS 15
SVG1 21/22 Korg MS-20
SVG1 22/22 Moog System 55

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1982 YAMAHA GS-2 German Ad

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GS-1 demo Spain

Published on Mar 2, 2013 cnxww893·21 videos

Yamaha's first FM synth, 1 of 100. See this post for one currently for sale. See this post for additional videos by cnxww893.

Yamaha GS-1 Original FM Preset Synth For Sale

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"This is a very rare Yamaha GS-1 FM Synthesizer. 1 of 100 ever made it's Yamaha's first FM synth. It powers up about 1/2 the time. Sustain seems to be constant. Vibrato isn't working. A few of the patch buttons don't work either."

Videos of a modded one just went up here.

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Yamaha GS1 Demos - Digital FM Preset Keyboard Synth

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"Briefly, FM digital synthesis enables the GS1 and GS2 to precisely recreate the harmonic structure of acoustically produced sounds, as well as many other sounds, by generating a brilliant range of harmonics "all at once". And all without the tedious and expensive drawbacks of other digital synthesizers."

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YAMAHA SK20 SN 4206

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"Yamaha's SK-series are combo-keyboards with synthesizer, organ, brass and string sections. The SK-10 was the first of the SK-series, released in 1979 - the SK-20, 30 and 50D followed in 1980, and the SK-15 in 1981, possibly as a replacement for the SK-10. The SK-10 is the only one in the series that does not incorporate a synth section, but has organ, brass and string sections that can all be played together for more interesting combinations. Very sturdy casing, 4-octave and fully polyphonic the features also include a leslie simulator, vibrato, attack and sustain rocker switches, a slider for 'brilliance' and a one-octave transpose switch. Not exactly feature-laden, but a lovely string synth sound. Interestingly, they are often referred to as 'analog', but in fact do have a digital section. Its organ has one of the early implementations of Yamaha's FM technology in a very limited form, concurrent with the GS-1/2 development platforms which eventually led to the DX series.

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Yamaha GS-2 digital FM synthesizer

YouTube via superfroe | November 17, 2010

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"Just a quick "run through" of some of the sounds of the elusive GS2 (Well, I tried to be quick about it anyway...). This is one of the 2 early "precursors" to the Yamaha DX line (DX-7, DX-5, TG-77, etc.)..."




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"Original lid (legs), pedal assembly, and all the associated leg braces, power cord, and ORIGINAL magnetic sound strips (in their own booklet), and ORIGINAL FLIGHT CASE are included. The flight case is in very good shape, and holds the main unit AND the pedal assembly (please see pics). The included magnetic strips ("Yamaha GS2 Voice Library Vol. 2") are as follows: 1. Harpsichord IV Harpsichord V 2. Percussive Synth Marimba 3. Vibraphones II Glockenspiel 4. Harp Celtic Harp 5. Banjo Electronic piano V 6. Electronic Piano VI Electronic Piano VII 7. Electronic Piano VIII Acoustic Piano IV 8. Acoustic Piano V Honky Tonk Piano 9. Strings III Strings IV 10. String Ensemble II Legato Strings 11. Special Strings Staccato Strings 12. String quartet Brass V 13. Horns Electronic Organ III 14. Electronic Organ IV Electronic Organ V 15. Electronic Organ Pipe Organ 16. Church Organ I Church Organ II 17. Glass Harp Calliope 18. Pan Flute Concertina 19. Gong Splash Gong 20. Tubular Bells Untuned Bells 21. Cowbell/Agogo Bells Electronic 22. Piano-Add Strings Piano-Add Brass 23. Hand Clap Brass Split 24. Bass / Brass Vibe / Flute + 5 blank strips (each holds 2 programs) It's in good to excellent aesthetic condition for its age (again, please see pics), and is fully functional! This is a Pre-MIDI version (the GS2 "MIDI kit" can still be installed if you know where to find one. Due to the vintage of this piece, it is being offered AS-IS. Sounds great and plays nicely (nice keyboard action) [Sidenote: The previous owner told me that he aquired this unit from Bobby Caldwell (of "What you won't do for love" fame (remember him?), though I have no provenance to that effect] Apparently, he was a Yamaha endorsee in the 80's. Once patches are loaded, they stay in backup memory (even if it's unplugged, due to the battery backup) 2 fresh AA batteries installed. A PDF of the owners manual can be downloaded here: (Thanks to "Devicemanuals.com)"

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stuk IV voor yamaha gs 2 - -jozefalek-sanderpedro-

YouTube via pajzd | November 14, 2010

"-_----__--_-_-___----_---_-----_----
______stuk IV voor yamaha gs-2
-_----__--_-_-___----_---_-----_----

(this has been made intentionally
without a magnetic library voice strip,
button 15 on a yamaha gs-2 ...

on each of
the sixteen preset knobs, when
playing without a voice, you
get different sounds going
from high-pitched organesque
sounds to noisy glitch circuit-bend alike
frequencies ... )

for slightly better audio :::

http://soundcloud.com/jozefaleksander...

paz,
j.a.p."

GMedia (Keyfax) PHAT BOY v2 Midi Performance Controller with Original Box

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Note GMedia, now GForce, makes the acclaimed impOSCar, Oddity, Minimonsta, M-Tron and Virtual String Machine soft synths.

Odd note: You can see the Phatboy has GMEDIA.COM printed on it. That URL goes to the "Global Media Capital" website.

Auction description on the Phat Boy:
"The Phat Boy is a midi performance controller that can be used to enliven GS/XG synths and soundcards and a perfect companion for Roland's JV synths, soft synths, Steinberg's Rebirth and so on. The new version 2 has twice as many options as the original.

Also comes with:
• Power adaptor
• CD software/manual
• 4 overlay cards

For a full review go here.

The Phat Boy's six modes are as follows:
• Mode 1: Roland GS, Yamaha XG and compatible sound modules.
• Mode 2: Creative Labs AWE32, 64, 64 Gold, Soundblaster Live! and Platinum soundcards.
• Mode 3: Standard MIDI Controller numbers (Continuous Controllers 1-13).
• Mode 4: Roland JV1080, 2080, 1010, XP30/50/60/80.
• Mode 5: Standard MIDI Controller numbers (Continuous Controllers 40-52).
• Mode 6: 'Classic' Mode (various Controller numbers)."