Yamaha CS-80 vst
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
I wouldn't know where to put that heavy, bulky thing
- KVRAF
- 11093 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
That's maybe true (I never experienced a real CS 80) but mainly because it is tightly connected and based on the real controllers that come with the instrument. As a synth, there isn't much to talk about.wagtunes wrote:If you want an "authentic" Yamaha CS 80, buy one. You're never going to get it from a VST. Now now, not ever.
That's one of those instruments that can't be duplicated in software.
To the OP: Don't get fooled when you hear that Vangelis sounds. Synthesis speaking, they have nothing special about. It's the way he plays them that makes them special. For that, you will need a good controller, and yes - aftertouch is vital. I'd say that a good keyboard controller paired with the recent version of the CS 80 would do the job.
Besides, if you are into Vangelis, there is a pack of sounds (really cheap - € 7,99) created by Noritaka Ubukata, and dedicated to that particular sound. Go to https://www.arturia.com/analoglab/sounds and look for the proper pack.
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- KVRian
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- 1050 posts since 1 Jan, 2013
Gunnar (developer) replied to my e-mail and told that demo version comes only with a small skin.greggybud wrote:There is a very large one. Ask the developer if it has a demo and verify that it is included in the purchase.
If you think that's small, you should have seen Arturis before V5.
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- 7624 posts since 13 Nov, 2015 from Norway
Maybe not now, but someday.wagtunes wrote:If you want an "authentic" Yamaha CS 80, buy one. You're never going to get it from a VST. Now now, not ever.
That's one of those instruments that can't be duplicated in software.
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- KVRer
- 28 posts since 30 May, 2004
Attached is the old Arturia, the ME-80 and Big ME-80. Be aware that the ME-80s are 2 different VST's and therefore you cant save a patch in the ME-80 and load it in the Big ME-80.
This is shown on 2 34-inch ultra wides.
This is shown on 2 34-inch ultra wides.
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- KVRAF
- 2162 posts since 10 Mar, 2006
Arturia's one is okay. I did a lot of very interesting things with it, that aren't usual CS80 fare.
If you want the Vangelis sound, the more cosmic and "out there" sound, the more "analog sound" get:
ME80 2
Arminator 2 (free) [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFvY5JdWF0 ]
If you want the Vangelis sound, the more cosmic and "out there" sound, the more "analog sound" get:
ME80 2
Arminator 2 (free) [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFvY5JdWF0 ]
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- KVRAF
- 11093 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
The Arturia CS-80 posted there is version 2. The current one is version 3. The GUI can be bigger than the Big ME-80 pictured.greggybud wrote:Attached is the old Arturia, the ME-80 and Big ME-80. Be aware that the ME-80s are 2 different VST's and therefore you cant save a patch in the ME-80 and load it in the Big ME-80.
This is shown on 2 34-inch ultra wides.
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- KVRAF
- 2147 posts since 30 Oct, 2006 from Australia, NSW
I would love to hear useless as a sound...The Arturia version is quite splendidvoidhead23 wrote:i've owned both the Arturia emu and the ME80. i absolutely despise how the Arturia CS-80 sounds...horribly thin and useless. But plenty of awesome people use it and love it (i'm thinking especially of Tycho at the moment), so it's entirely subjective. The ME80, on the other hand, sounds fantastic. Not sure if it sounds like an actual CS-80, but it sounds musical and beautiful, so who cares?
However, as fluffy pointed out, what made the CS-80 so revered in its day was not so much the sound of it, but its expressiveness via poly aftertouch, ribbon controller, and some modulation tricks. It reacted like a more traditional instrument and was more 'playable'. Something like Diva coupled with a MIDI controller with aftertouch will get you those sounds plus a lot more.
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- KVRAF
- 7743 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
I know the Mini V has a new filter section, but have they given any of the older plugins (Modular V, etc.) that type of update?
In the update list for CS-80 3.0.0 it says:
Resizable GUI
Advanced preset browser
New presets for all instruments
Improved sound engines
I am just not sure what that improvement is exactly. Is it documented somewhere?
In the update list for CS-80 3.0.0 it says:
Resizable GUI
Advanced preset browser
New presets for all instruments
Improved sound engines
I am just not sure what that improvement is exactly. Is it documented somewhere?
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- KVRian
- 1355 posts since 27 Oct, 2009
I bet that Vangelis would choose Diva over the Arturia CS-80, if he was limited to using plugins.
Demo and select the synth that sounds as good/beautiful as the Yamaha, not the one that mimics its faceplate.
Demo and select the synth that sounds as good/beautiful as the Yamaha, not the one that mimics its faceplate.
- KVRAF
- 21195 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Well nothing sounds like a CS 80. Not Diva, not anything.
- KVRAF
- 11093 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
izonin wrote:I bet that Vangelis would choose Diva over the Arturia CS-80, if he was limited to using plugins.
Demo and select the synth that sounds as good/beautiful as the Yamaha, not the one that mimics its faceplate.
Yes, I second the bolded words: Demo and select the synth that sounds as good/beautiful as the Yamaha.wagtunes wrote:Well nothing sounds like a CS 80. Not Diva, not anything.
I repeat also what I already wrote. There's nothing, synthwise, in the CS-80 that makes it difficult to emulate. Therefore, there's no reason why you can't get those sounds out of a plug-in. And Vangelis even used, basically, the factory sounds. It's not the sounds, it's the way you PLAY them. And that's not in the plug-in, no matter which one it is.
The Arturia CS-80 V is perfectly capable of produce the real CS-80 soiunds, with pretty good accuracy. Did you listened to the examples of the sound pack made by Ubukata that I posted? They sound pretty damn close to me.
Don't look at the Arturia label if you have some problems with it (some over here do )
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Fernando (FMR)
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- KVRian
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- 1050 posts since 1 Jan, 2013
Thanks for all your replies... appreciated! Lots of useful advices!
Well, guess what... I bought Diva! + Soundsdivine Director's Cut soundbank to give me some "instant Vangelis".
Downside: spent all my plugin/vst/software money and now I just have to wait and save some more (and sell some plugins) to buy a MIDI-controller with a polyphonic aftertouch (Xkeys).
Well, guess what... I bought Diva! + Soundsdivine Director's Cut soundbank to give me some "instant Vangelis".
Downside: spent all my plugin/vst/software money and now I just have to wait and save some more (and sell some plugins) to buy a MIDI-controller with a polyphonic aftertouch (Xkeys).
Optimal number of audio plugins is one more than you currently have.