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    The Yamaha CS-80 is an analog synthesizer introduced by Yamaha Corporation in 1977. It supports true 8-voice polyphony, with two independent synthesizer...
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    Reface-series of compact keyboards inspired by earlier Yamaha synthesizers. Inspired by the CS-80 synthesizer, it is viewed as a modern and portable version...
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    The Yamaha CS-15 is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by Yamaha from 1979 to 1982. In the CS series, the CS-5, CS-10, CS-30 and CS-30L were similar...
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    synthesizers. In late 1982, Dave Bristow and Gary Leuenberger, experts on the Yamaha CS-80, flew to Japan to develop the DX7's voices. They had less than four days...
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  • Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer bass (6), synthesizer programming (5, 9) Stevie Wonder – Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer (4), rhythm arrangements (4), Yamaha CS-80...
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  • lead vocals Ton Scherpenzeel – organ, grand piano, Prophet synthesizer, Yamaha CS-80, Juno 60, Korg, PPG, accordion Paul Burgess – drums David Paton – bass...
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  • of oscillators involved (often 16 in an 8-voice instrument like the Yamaha CS-80 from 1977 or Roland Jupiter-8 from 1981). This created a need for a cheap...
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  • Solina synthesizer, Yamaha electric grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Minimoog, Hohner Clavinet, Prophet-5, Yamaha CS-80, EMS Sequencer...
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  • Walkers" Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, drums, percussion Edwin Birdsong – Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer Larry Gittens – trumpet Bob...
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    tremolo, delay, reverb and chorus effects. Reface CS - a virtual analogue synthesiser inspired by Yamaha's CS-80 synthesiser. It is capable of standard subtractive...
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  • since February 1, 2008. For products made by Yamaha Motor Company, see the list of Yamaha motorcycles. Yamaha Motor Company shares the brand name but has...
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    Yamaha released the Yamaha CS-80 in 1977. In 1983, Yamaha made the first commercially successful digital synthesizer, the Yamaha DX7. In 1988, Yamaha...
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    Moog synthesizers, but were omitted from most later synthesizers. The Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer is well-known for its inclusion of a ribbon controller, used...
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  • keyboard gymnastics." I'd just got hold of the very latest synthesizer, the Yamaha CS-80. The song is based entirely on the sound it made. — Discovery remaster...
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  • Another notable polyphonic synth, the Yamaha CS-80 released in 1976, had eight-voice polyphony, as did the Yamaha GX-1 with total 18 voice polyphony, released...
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    guitarists. The EMS VCS3, Synthi A, ARP 2600, Odyssey, Rhodes Chroma and Yamaha CS-80 synthesizers also featured built-in ring modulators. John McLaughlin...
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  • needed] The band's formation coincided with the introduction of the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, and this instrument became an integral part of their developing...
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    cheaper than other polyphonic machines from its competitors (such as the Yamaha CS-80, Korg PS-3300 Prophet-5 and OB-X). While it didn't sell as many units...
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    Moog and ARP synthesizers. In the late 1970s, he also started using the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer and possibly a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. According to...
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  • and with souls. Inspired by the music of Vangelis, he incorporated a Yamaha CS-80 into the score. Tyler spent a lot of time on D-16's theme. Though D-16...
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  • Brian Mann – Yamaha CS-80 solo (1), Oberheim synthesizer (8) Greg Mathieson – electric piano (1-3), Oberheim synthesizer (4), Yamaha CS-80 (4, 5), organ...
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    of the time. Unlike later 1970s polyphonic synthesizers, such as the Yamaha CS-80 and Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, the Polymoog cannot create each voice...
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  • various electronic musical instruments such as the Casio CZ-101 and Yamaha CS-80 synthesizers and Roland TR-808 drum machine. According to Blistein, electronic...
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  • editions of analog synths like the Minimoog, the ARP 2600, as well as the Yamaha CS-80. Gforce produces a Minimoog with sounds designed by Rick Wakeman and...
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  • Vangelis's score for the original 1982 film, El-P's composition made use of a Yamaha CS-80 analog synthesizer, an instrument used by Vangelis. However, El-P's music...
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  • one take on the Yamaha CS-80 in seven minutes. However, the synthesizer player Bill Wolfer disputed this, saying he played the CS-80 chords on both on...
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  • also used. The most prominent synthesiser used in the score was the Yamaha CS-80, which can be prominently heard in the opening scenes. Other synthesisers...
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  • synthesisers, sequencers, electric piano, drums and percussion. The Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer is featured for the first time on a Vangelis album; he returned...
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  • assemble. Steve Porcaro, the band's synth player, introduced Paich to the Yamaha CS-80, a polyphonic analog synthesizer, and instructed him to write a song...
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    Minimoog, Clavinet, Oberheim, Wurlitzer electric piano, Mellotron, Yamaha CS-80, ARP 2600, and harmonium. He was also proficient on guitar. On some albums...
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