This video, via AnalogAudio1, takes a look at the Yamaha CS-5, a vintage analog synthesizer. The Yamaha CS-5, introduced in 1978, is a one-oscillator monophonic synth.
Features:
- 1 VCO
- 1 multimode resonant filter (highpass, lowpass, bandpass)
- 1 LFO with sine, sawtooth and S&H
- 1 noise generator
- 1 envelope
- 37-note keyboard
- CV In/Out
Video Details:
CS-5 played with a Roland DEP-5 (delay) and a Lexicon MPX-500 (reverb).
If you’ve used the Yamaha CS-5 synthesizer, let us know what you think of it!
They managed to make one oscillator sound massive back then.
I have one with a few missing keys and some rust which I found at the garbage tip, still works well though! Big warm sound.
i use one.its a nice warm sound and look real sweet. like the sound
but now it need some repairing 😀 but i wil use is till he never play again 😀
I bought mine from a pawnshop back in the 80s.The guy working there couldnt get it to work, I saw the light flashing and knew it worked, I offered him 20 bucks and said it would look good hanging on my wall.So I got it for twenty bucks hooked it to a nice FX box and have been happy since. it is nice to see some of my equipment iis worth some bucks after all these years,cause I cant get squat for anything else.Imhave since sold my DX 7 a big mistake by the way, oh well..that is my story..peace love amd light…I am Olaf