Yamaha CS80

Hi Stephen
What do you use for string wash's--the SS30 I bet?
String No 2 preset on CS50/60/80 records really well----I like the  
sound better than the strings on my old ARP Omni 2 and JP8

David

On 29/12/2008, at 8:34 AM, Wavecomputer360 wrote:

> They´ve got nothing in common. It´s like comparing a Mini Moog with  
> a, say, Vox Continental. A totally different sound generation,  
> completely different signal paths... all the SS30 and the CS80 have  
> in common is a very high standard of engineering and build quality.
>
> I´ve got both of them here, SS30 and CS80, and they couldn´t be more  
> different timbrally. I for one would never use a CS80 for string  
> washes.
>
> Stephen
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David
> To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 7:02 PM
> Subject: [yamahacs80] SS30 Yamaha string synth vs CS-80 String presets
>
> Which brings me to question is the SS30 strings nicer than CS-80
> strings?
> I use Strings 2 preset on my CS-50 all the time and it beats for
> example my old ARP Omni 2 strings, Ro;and RS 202 strings hands down
>
> David
>
> On 29/12/2008, at 6:58 AM, David wrote:
>
> > On the actual track Vienna Ultravox used an SS30 Yamaha string synth
> > and a Roland CR-78
> > David
> >
> >
> > On 29/12/2008, at 12:57 AM, Tim Siefkes wrote:
> >
> >> This has been a very interesting thread! I'm learning a few that I
> >> was
> >> not aware of. For me, I'd have to echo what David Rogoff said about
> >> the
> >> first UK LP "practically a CS80 demo". That was the album that  
> got me
> >> hooked and made me decide I HAD to get one of these beasts!
> >>
> >> One more I'd add to the list that I don't think that I've seen
> >> mentioned
> >> yet... (apologies if it has...) is "Vienna" by Ultravox. I saw them
> >> in a
> >> small club here back in about, oh 1981 or 1982, and they performed
> >> most
> >> if not all of the "Vienna" album. Billy Currie had a CS-80, an ARP
> >> Odyssey (his signature sound), the CP-30 piano, another string
> >> machine
> >> (ELKA?) and what else I can't remember right now. He used his CS-80
> >> quite a bit. Two tracks that come to mind are "Mr. X" and "Western
> >> Promise" where he uses what sounds like the "Funky" presets in a
> >> percussive manner with a bit of echo. I think he's also uses the
> >> CS-80
> >> low strings as the descending cello counter line underneath the
> >> violin
> >> solo in the title track.
> >>
> >> Recommendation - if you should decide to get this album, try and  
> find
> >> the edition with the original European track sequence, which makes
> >> for a
> >> much better listening. The album SHOULD start with (the  
> instrumental)
> >> "Astradyne" which is also how they opened their concert. The U.S.
> >> release starts with "Sleepwalk", a bit of a hit single for them at
> >> the
> >> time but the LP lost some flavor when they re-sequenced it that
> >> way, IMHO.
> >>
> >> -Tim S.
> >> <Twin Cities, MN>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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