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Yamaha CS

Series of Yamaha synthesizers

The CS series is Yamaha's line of synthesizers, most famous for the powerful polyphonic CS-80 of the late 1970s. The classic series also includes compact analog models such as the CS-5, CS-15, CS-20M, CS-60, and CS-70M, and the name was later revived for 1990s control synthesizers like the CS1x.

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  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

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  • Yamaha

    Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.

Models in series

  • Yamaha CS-60

    Japan

    A Yamaha CS Series analog synthesizer documented in Yamaha's official history of the company's early synthesizers.

  • Yamaha CS-20M

    Japan

    A Yamaha CS Series synthesizer released in 1979 with digital technology for storing sounds.

  • Yamaha CS6x

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha CS6x is a sample-based synthesizer from around 2000 combining AWM2 sample playback with virtual-analog-style control and effects, aimed at performers wanting hands-on sound shaping.

  • Yamaha CS1x

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha CS1x, released in 1996, is a sample-based 'Control Synthesizer' with virtual-analog-style knobs aimed at dance music. It combined Yamaha's AWM sample playback with real-time control and an arpeggiator.

  • Yamaha CS-70M

    Japan

    A Yamaha CS Series synthesizer introduced in 1981 with auto-tune and a built-in sequencer.

  • Technical line drawing of a Yamaha CS-80-style vintage polyphonic synthesizer

    Yamaha CS-80

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The flagship Yamaha CS Series polyphonic analog synthesizer; Yamaha's official history says it debuted in 1977 with eight-note polyphony.

  • Yamaha CS-5

    Japan

    A compact Yamaha CS Series monophonic analog synthesizer introduced in 1978.

  • Yamaha CS-15

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha CS-15 is a monophonic analog synthesizer in Yamaha's CS series from the late 1970s, offering two independent synthesizer channels and hands-on control for leads and effects.

  • Yamaha CS-15D

    Japan

    A Yamaha CS Series analog synthesizer noted by Yamaha for pitch-bend and modulation controller design.

  • Yamaha CS2x

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha CS2x is a sample-based control synthesizer released in 1998 as a successor to the CS1x, offering improved sounds, more performance knobs, and built-in effects for electronic music.

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