From ceres@SIRIUS.COMMon May 1 09:58:29 1995 Date: Mon, 1 May 95 03:16:59 -0700 From: "Douglas B. Pearson" To: analogue@hyperreal.com Cc: Matt Haines Subject: CS-40M (was Re: CS-5/CS-15) Matt Haines (haines@news.cloverleaf.com) says: >nobrand@teleport.com (Brian Coates) spouteth: > >>Suffice it to say that I am >>just about going through the roof in anticipation of *finally* picking up >>that blasted CS-80.. > >Hopefully, it'll be you and three friends picking it up! At 200lb you'll >need 'em. But yeah, the filters on the CS-5 (and probably the -15) are >reminiscent of the CS-80's, although without the bells and whistles. I >don't recall the CS-80 having self-oscillating filters either, but it's >been awhile. > >Matt Haines haines@cloverleaf.com ...I figured this would be a good time to describe my CS-40M, which I haven't seen a major posting on in the last few months ... YAMAHA CS-40M Vital stats: 3-1/2 octave keyboard 2 voices 2 banks of 10 presets w/tape interface (did the CS- thread from a couple months back ever establish that the M in xxM stands for memory? Of course, I don't use my memory since the batteries are dead, and the presets just generate random noises ... 36 knobs 16 switches 16 buttons 12 sliders 2 wheels 2 VCO: 6 octave selector knob fine tune knob triangle/sawtooth/square waveform sine/2 tramps/square/EG+-/s&h modulation w/depth sine/EG+- PWM w/depth fat oscillators make this a good lead or especially, bass, synth LFO: speed w/EG+- modulation trigger set switch excellent LFO, which easily handles audio frequendcy (AF) range ...a loud modulator... EG-VCO AR (w/x5 switch) Noise generator Mixer (VCO1/VCO2) VCF: LP/BP/HP switchable cutoff resonance (non-oscillating) sine/2 ramp/square/s&h modulation keyboard CV control switch great filters; the loudest non-resonsant/non-modular-fed filters I've ever heard ... you can get some wicked noises out of these... EG-VCF: ADSR (x5 switch) VCA: VCO 1&2 mixer sine/2 ramp/square modulation EG-VCA: ADSR (x5 switch) inputs/outputs: CV&Trigger for each VCO&voice pitch wheel (3rh/5th/octave switchable) mod wheel (VCO/VCF switchable/selectable) inputs: portamento, sustain, brilliance, volume, filter outputs: hi/lo/balanced(DIN) ...and it comes in a wood-finished cabinet (with metal faceplate) to boot, so you know it's >serious< analogue :^) IMHO, this is one of the best implementations of the minimoog design I've seen; it satisfies just about every request I could have for a mono/duo-phonic synth that my MS-20 can't handle. I just wish that it was lighter than the 50-pound cat-smasher that it is ... not very practical for live work ... I think that it's a great machine since it combines (1/8th) the versatility of a CS-80 with ... uh, some degree of portability. At least it's alot easier to carry than the -80... I didn't have much trouble figuring out the signal path, but I don't have a manual for this beast ... I would gladly pay the necessary expenses to get a copy of the user's or repair manual for it. Anway, I love this machine, and probably wouldn't bother playing anytthing else if it wasn't so &&($*$# heavy ... -Doug P.S. saw Hawkwind in SF last week, and I noticed that their keyboard equipment has gotten more lo-tech since the last time ('90) they were in town. I saw some kind of Roland Jx/LP keyboard/programmer setup with Dave Brock's setup ...