The legendary Yamaha CS-80 reborn.

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The CS-80V is a software reproduction of the mythical Yamaha CS-80, which is considered by many as the ultimate polyphonic synthesizer. More than 25 years after its release, the time has come to rediscover a sound that has extensively contributed to the history of music.

The CS-80V offers all the features of the original synth, plus a new generation of innovative features, taking the original design to a new elevated level: a modulation matrix, a multitimbral mode, an arpeggiator, and a stereo delay.

The synthesizer is based on TAE, the proprietary technology developed by Arturia, and already successfully used in the Moog Modular V. The CS-80V comes loaded with more than 400 presets made by a selection of talented sound designers.

In 1976, Yamaha introduced the CS-80. The price tag put it out of reach of most musicians, and the weight (220 lbs.) made it sometimes hard to use on the stage. But the qualities of the CS-80, considered as Japan's first great synthesizer, made it famous in the music industry. The CS-80 was popularized in the late '70s and early '80s by artists and groups like Toto, Jean-Michel Jarre, Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder, or Vangelis, who helped to turn this synthesizer into a giant.

Arturia CS-80V Soft Synth Features:

• Stereo synthesizer
• Polyphonic (8 voices)
• No aliasing from 0.1Hz to 16kHz
• 64-bit floating point precision
• Sampling rate: up to 96kHz
• More than 400 presets, made by professionals
• Playable through a MIDI keyboard
• 2 oscillators
• 4 filters
• 2 LFOs
• 4 ADSR envelopes
• 2 VCAs
• Sub-oscillator (for vibrato)
• Arpeggiator
• Stereo delay
• Chorus
• Ring modulator
• Expression and sustain pedals
• Ribbon controller
• Polyphonic aftertouch
• Multimode (allowing to assign a different sound to each polyphonic voice)
• Modulation matrix: a choice of 12 sources and 38 destinations

Get your hands on a synth legend without visiting the plasma bank. Order now.

Arturia CS-80V Soft Synth Specifications:

• Required Configurations
• PC: Pentium II 500MHz, 128MB RAM, Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP
• MAC: G3 500MHz, 128MB RAM, MacOS 9.x, Mac OS X.2
  
  Soundcard:
• Any soundcard compatible with DirectX, ASIO, Sound Manager or Core Audio

Arturia CS-80V Soft Synth

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Posted by Anonymous Musician from ohio on Aug 16, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: rap

I recently purchased a copy of this.. its a great synth but beware that this is not a VSTi so if u use fl studio you will run into problems. u can still use it but its very annoying

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Great Sounding - CPU Hog

Posted by ZenMachine from Oregon on Oct 9, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Film Scoring

This is a fantastic recreation of the famous Yamaha CS-80 by Arturia. I'm not too hip on soft synths being faithful to original analog synths, but this one is pretty close to the original if not quite as analog/buzzy/fat. From the very first chord you hit, you'll be impressed.

My main complaint is that this unit is that it's a resource hog. Unless you're running a powerful system with lots of RAM, be prepared to have a minimum amount of voices at your disposal especially when multi-tracking with other instruments.

Users not familiar with the CS-80 may find that, while more modular than the original, the CS-80v doesn't have as diverse of sounds as many soft synths of today.

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Posted by Migal from Glendale, AZ on Sep 6, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

Great VSTi. Yes, it does Vangelis very well. I was playing Chariots on a stock split patch a few minutes after I had it running. The interface is a great emulation, right down to the little spinning cooling fans in the corners.

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It sounds like the original

Posted by muso from Ashland, OR on Jan 28, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical tinged techno lounge

I was really impressed by the depth of sound - there are sooooo many controls to deal with... it took a bit to get used to the layout, but it is true to the original in that regard :) Also, a bit of a CPU hog - but it's sound is really lush and worth it.

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A Tangerine Dream come true!

Posted by XFenderman1950 from Johnson City, TN on Nov 10, 2003

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Electronic Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Ambient Electronic

A stunning recreation of the classic super-synth. I've only used the demo so far, but I can't wait for it to arrive in the mail. Imagine a very expensive synth for peanuts - you gotta be absolutely nuts not to like it. My hat's off to the French - here's another winner after the Moog Modular VST, red Bordeaux and ripe Brie! Uncork the Champagne and celebrate the new arrival.

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