ARTURIA CS80V Reproduction of Yamaha CS80 Keyboard for Windows & Macintosh

by Arturia

Product Features

• No aliasing from 0.1 Hz to 16 kHz
• 64-bit floating point precision
• Sampling rate - up to 96 kHz
• Stereo synthesizer
• Polyphonic (8 voices)

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00012PREQ
• Item model number: CS80V
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 10, 2007
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,248 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

The CS-80V is the reproduction of the legendary 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... In 1976, Yamaha introduced the CS-80. The price tag ($6,900) put it out of reach of most musicians, and the weight (220 lbs or 100 kg) made it sometimes hard to use on the stage...But the qualities of the CS-80, considered as Japans first great synthesizer, made it immediately famous in the music industry.The CS-80 was popularised in the late 70's and early 80's by artists and groups like Toto, Jean-Michel Jarre, Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder or Vangelis, who helped to turn this synthesizer into a real myth.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 But is the sound of the CS-80V really close to the original? We would tend to say yes, as the synthesizer is based on TAE®, the proprietary technology developed by Arturia, and already successfully used in the Moog Modular V.Not convinced yet? Just listen to pieces composed with CS-80V.