Yamaha CS60 Vintage Analog

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Published on Mar 9, 2018 elektrogeist

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Yamaha CS-60 Analog Synthesizer - Holy Grail Synth

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"Aside from it's bigger sibling the CS80 (basically 2 CS60s under one hood), it’s hard to beat the versatility and sheer expressiveness of the CS60... Paddles for every parameter... Juicy aftertouch assignable to numerous destinations . . . and that SOUND made famous by the great Vangelis . . .

You'll not find a better condition CS60. It's over 40 years old and not perfect but in remarkable condition and everything functions 100%. The touch slider feels practically new. It's been respected and babied it's whole life. This one also comes with the original legs, carrying case for the legs, AND expression pedal (I use for volume generally)! One thing to note: one of the 6 voices is pitched slightly flat. This is just the tuning of a pot internally but it didn’t bother me enough to do it. This is for the new owner if they desire.

Deciding to sell this synth was not an easy call to make, but I gotta slim down the studio for an upcoming move and it's time to go to a new loving home.

So don't miss out . . . This is it."

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Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer

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Yamaha CS50 and CS60 Synth Original Owners Manual

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Yamaha CS-60 8-Voice Synthesizer

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"Fully functional Yamaha CS60 synth. It has just been fully serviced by Retrolinear in the Philadelphia area. Retrolinear knows CS60s very well - they routinely service them for clients, including a few touring musicians who are still using them (Page McConnell of Phish being one of his clients). I have attached the invoice showing details of the work.

Functionally - Every slider, switch, the ribbon controller, and especially important, the aftertouch all work flawlessly. All voices function and are in tune.

Cosmetically - My CS60 is in excellent shape. The silkscreen is near perfect and the entire control panel has only like 2 very small chips and one scrape mark from a fader cap digging into the panel (pictured). The two chips are just above the keybed so don't take away from the cleanliness of the control panel (one is pictured). The tolex on the case is original and in very good condition - again, excellent considering its age.

Overall - This synth was never abused. It spent most of its life in the home of a musician - it was never toured.

The original tolexed hard cover and removable music stand are included - the stand attaches to the inside of the lid. I do not have the original legs. The CS-60 gets you most of the CS-80 sound at a fraction of the cost. The aftertouch truly adds to the expressiveness of the synth."

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Yamaha CS-50 Synthesizer

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Price might be too good on this one. If you buy go through eBay for the buyer protection.

"Original Yamaha CS-50 keyboard - in great shape. All voices good and all functions/sliders/knobs functional.

Has a killer ring modulator as do the CS60 CS70 and 80."

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Yamaha CS60 Vintage Analog Synth

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Some pics of the inside below.

"The CS series sounds amazing and very different from other vintage synths—certainly the greatest Japanese analog poly synths of all time. Even though its brother the CS80 is more highly prized, the CS60 has the same voice and packs nearly all the same functions in a big but not huge package.

This CS60 is in excellent+ condition inside and out. All functions were recently tested and everything checks out: all knobs work and sound incredible including the ribbon-controller, ring modulator and aftertouch.

There is a knick in the wood on the back panel about 1/8" and a few small scuffs to the tolex, but overall superb condition for it's age. This CS60 hasn't been moved much and has had a pampered life in a studio. Comes with cover and original Yamaha dust cloth. No legs. Weighs 46kg (102 lbs). Original US 3-prong cord(120v)."

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Yamaha CS60 with Kenton MIDI Kit Installed

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YAMAHA CS60 SN 2422

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"A sublime vintage analog synthesiser which has been kept in a smoke free studio, and due to a recent studio move some items are being sold due to space restrictions.

The CS60 is the smaller brother of the CS-80 for a fraction of the price.
This particular one was serviced by SRS in July'13 however the ribbon controller has since developed a fault and is not working. All other functions are operational."

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Pissed On Vintage Yamaha CS60 8 Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

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Man!

Yep, apparently it happened.

"Unfortunately this CS60 was the victim of some naughty feline who often used it as a place to relieve him/herself. We cleaned it the best we could although it still smells of urine, and the synth does not seem to be 100% functional. All the keys work, and the knobs/switches/parameters do effect the sound but when 1 note is played in succession, the pitch jumps around to seemingly random notes. There is also corrosion on many of the boards. So it will need some restoration, although it's not dead by a long shot."

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Yamaha CS60

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YAMAHA CS60 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer

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"YAMAHA CS60 polyphonic synthesizer

Looks 9.75 of 10
Top condition. Pictures say everything.

Works 10 of 10
Everything works as specified, overhauled before shipping to have long life and to keep original sounds.
Change all electrolytic capacitors voltage regulators, short life opamps and logis ICs with new ones,
and keys knobs, sliders, switches and jacks cleaning before shipping.

Two extra pictures of internal boards are powersupply board restored and keysignal proessing board being restored"

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CS80 Uni/Poly Mod for Yamaha CS50, CS60 or CS80 [Unison Mode Mod for the CS80 /60/50]

Published on Aug 23, 2015 Timothy Conniff

This mod allows you to stack all voices on Yamaha CS50, CS60, or CS80. If you play one note all voices play. If you play two, then half the voice boards play on one note and the other half on the other and so on until you run out of voices. Details and pic of the board follow.

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"First, a couple of disclaimers... I am NOT the inventor of this concept. BUT I AM the inventor of the architecture of its design. My only claim on this particular modification is that I have now managed to make it available for virtually anyone, even those of you who do not know how to solder! Through printed circuit board design software, I have managed to go from a prototype to beginning production on a number of boards for the CS series. Obviously, the CS 80 has the most voices, and therefore will have the biggest sound from this modification. Nevertheless, one who has a CS 60 or even a 50 can benefit from this mod. What's more, it is not just a unison or monophonic modification. When you switch to the Unison mode, and play more than one key simultaneously it divides the allocation of voices accordingly. So instead of playing all 16 oscillators on one key, it will divide those 16 by the number of keys you press. Play a 4 note chord, and you get four oscillators on each note. Therefore, on a cs50, playing four notes in the Unison mode would be the same as playing in non unison mode, because the 50 only has 4 voices. In any event, this modification is usable in all three of those aforementioned models. I have recorded a YouTube video, and despite the fact that it is only 27 seconds long, you will be blown away! In fact, I deliberately kept it ridiculously simple and straightforward to be incredibly obvious as to its benefit.
. I am making it available in two forms: 1 for those of you who do not know how to solder, and the second is for anyone who has the skills to utilize a soldering iron and heat shrink. Lastly, if you decide to bring me your instrument and have me do the installation, the labor would be $100. Kit cost would still be the same ."

Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer

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Vintage Yamaha CS60 8 Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer Demos

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Published on Aug 29, 2014 karmacomputer

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Playlist:
Yamaha CS60 Analog Synthesizer - Preset Demo 2.0
Yamaha CS60 Analog Synthesizer - Ring Modulator Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Sub Oscillator (LFO) Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Filters (LP & HP) Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Sustain / Portamento / Glissando Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Sub Oscillator External Input Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Memory Panel Demo
Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer - Aftertouch Demo
Having fun with the Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS60 - Guts Tour
Yamaha CS60 Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer - Presets Demo

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"Works great! No performance or control issues that I can find. The oscillators have been tuned recently. I have tested all of the presets and every slider, switch, and knob works smoothly and properly... It ways close to 100lbs in the case. Local pickup only or will possibly meet somewhere with 120 miles..."

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YAMAHA CS60 For Sale

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Published on May 2, 2014 MarkJenkinsMusic·34 videos

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"A very rare opportunity to own a fully working Yamaha CS60. More portable than the CS80 and more expressive than the CS50, the CS60 is the ideal way to get those amazing Blade Runner/Chariots of Fire sounds which Vangelis created on the CS80. Other CS80 fans include Eddie Jobson who created fantastic layered textures and leads for "UK" and other bands, and Klaus Schulze.

The CS60 is eight-note polyphonic, fully analogue with variable resonance filters and has a velocity and aftertouch sensitive keyboard. Aftertouch can bring in vibrato, tremolo and filter opening just like on the CS80. Also as on the CS80, the CS60 has a fantastic voltage controlled ring modulator which creates huge clanging bell-like and metallic sounds - these are all over the 'Blade Runner' soundtrack and the music of Klaus Schulze - and a pitch strip which bends notes down to the sub-audio region..."

Yamaha CS60

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Gotharman Music CS Filter Module w/ Chip

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"Yamaha CS analogue filter, built with original Yamaha chips, in a 12 hp module for Eurorack.

Gotharman's CS filter is the original Yamaha CS analog filter, built with original Yamaha chips, in a 12HP Eurorack module.

Features

Built with original Yamaha IG00156 filter chip, as used in CS80, CS60, CS50 a.o.
The input is very sensitive, so it will need a mixer stage between the sound source and it's input, where you can adjust the input level."

Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer

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YAMAHA CS60 ANALOG POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER

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"This listing is for a YAMAHA CS60 8voice analog polyphonic synthesizer in excellent cosmetic and working condition. The CS60 is built into its own case and comes with its original lid. The enamel surface of the front panel is in excellent shape but with approximately half a dozen small (pinhead size) flakes missing. There are several minor scuffs on the Tolex of the lid, but the surface is unbroken and intact. The original legs and vinyl carrying bag (both in excellent condition) are included. The Instruction manual, service manual, foot switch pedal and foot controller(expression pedal) are all included. This is a complete Yamaha CS60 with ALL the accessories!

The Yamaha CS60 8 voice analog poly synth is the smaller version of the all-time classic CS80. And even though it is somewhat "scaled down" compared to its legendary big brother, the CS60 is nevertheless one of the most expressive and intuitive synths ever made. It's basically one channel of the 2 channel CS80, and it still includes most of the key signature features that place Yamaha's polyphonic CS-series in a class of its own. "CS" stands for"control synthesizer" - and the real-time control on offer here is indeed nothing short of stunning: the aftertouch/pressure sensitivity of the keyboard is unrivaled even today and controls either VCO (LFO amount - vibrato), VCF (LFO amount - wah wah), VCF(filter frequency) or VCA (loudness), or all of the above at the same time!

Then there's Yamaha's famous PWM (pulse width modulation) and the fantastic ring modulator with the possibility of fading the dry and effect signal in and out, as well as processing external signals via the external input, two excellent filters, HPF and LPF in serial,both with their own resonance, a great sounding LFO with various waveforms (again including "external signal"), a brilliant portamento and glissando feature, a dual-concentric pitch bend and a massive ribbon controller for extreme pitch bending a la Vangelis' "Bladerunner" and, and, and...

Sonically, too, the CS60 covers a very similar territory, with many sounds nigh-on identical to its larger cousin, while being a lot more reliable and easier to service. Last but not least, with CS80prices going through the roof, the CS60 can still be had for a fraction of the price. 8 discreet voices of vintage analog technology and all the real time control you could ask for - the YAMAHA CS60 is a very desirable and highly inspirational musical instrument with tons of character.

All keys, knobs, sliders and buttons work perfectly, move smoothly and do exactly what they're supposed to do. The same goes for the keyboard aftertouch/pressure sensitivity and all other functions. TheCS60 is perfectly in tune and remains very stable. The ribbon controller is practically pristine: no signs of wear or tear, the felt is still raised and it tracks perfectly along the entire range.

The CS60 is large and heavy, it weighs over 100 pounds, I estimate shipping to be approximately $300-$350 to anywhere in the 48 continental United States..."