Vangelis & CS80

Vangelis demonstrating a Yamaha CS80.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vangelis
• Yamaha
• CS80
• Analog
• Synth
• Analogue

[marcusunlimited]

Have they ever topped the CS-80? I mean how cool is shaking the keyboard to get vibrato. I've heard to that in winter the beastly keyboard would heat up your house with its ambient temperature.

[lbquota]

Yeah, but with a plugin you can't change values moving sliders and knobs as he does, nothing's gonna beat the real thing...long live HARDWARE!

And Vangelis is a real MASTER-MONSTER!!! :-))

[isham16]

Great video and sound , funny Fender100 is putting the same dx7 message all over YouTube -;) do you try to convince yourself ?

[fender1000100]

@TootAzraq The CS80 is possibly the second best synth ever. The DX7S is the greatest of ALLTIME IMHO. Its the most complete PURE SYNTH ever created. It is warm fat and has more sonic power than a CS80---JUPITER 8 and PROPHET 5 put together. I am serious. Check out my demos if you think I am kidding and tell me honestly could any analogue synth create an entire track like this.

[TootAzraq]

@fender1000100 never with sound mate ;) something you can never deny

[thegmanyo]

Best synth ever. I think Yamaha should re-make the thing.

[johnyboytown]

Mentalist. Comparing a dx to cs is like comparing a Prius to a veyron using mpg as your reasoning.

[fender1000100]

Save yourself the headache and get a YAMAHA DX7 MARK 2. It will blow a cs80 away without the weight, unreliability and criminal expense.

[odinmp5]

@lbquota I OWN THE PLUGIN and it sucks!!! it does not come even close.

[videoedbynick]

@marcusunlimited There are Yamaha organs and some other vintage keys that have side to side keybed movement for vibrato. The CS-80 is just extremely pressure sensitive on an individual key basis. I'm sure his technique makes it easier to get a better easier change in pressure than a more obvious more and less pressure with a single finger technique.

[videoedbynick]

@LouisvilleTorn8o - Well Vangelis is said to own at least 8 - so he could use 2 at the same time and have extras for when they needed repairs or to go on the road - which he did - but only occasional special concerts. Also it's a myth that all need tuning all the time. I've played units that never needed a tuning after they warm up a while. They had been stored and moved too. My theory is some have a problem always need tuning and it frustrates the owners and they mention it all the time