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High Times
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Location: music written by JK/Toby Smith
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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 15:17 |
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Toby Smith's Yamaha CS1x synthesizer
hi
2 days ago i bought a Yamaha CS1x synthesizer - the same model used by Toby Smith in 90s and decided to tell about this synth (on the pics its the blue one).
http://www.geocities.com/chillingtonrecords/tobySP.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/good_and_brown/ddddddddddddddddddddd.JPG
http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/08/6c/46/83_1.JPG
The CS1x is Yamaha's first Analog Emulation performance keyboard for electronic and dance musicians (the CS line is back!). It's a digital synthesizer that emulates analog style, sounds and controls. All controls and parameters are real-time and MIDI controllable. As well as a superb set of quality synth bass, pads, voices, leads and arpeggiated sequences there are plenty of amazing drum sounds also with analog sound and control.
http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/cs1x.jpg
Some of the coolest features of the CS1x aimed at dance musicians will provide you with instant sonic gratification and hands-on real-time tweakability. There are 6 knobs for envelope attack, release, filter cutoff, resonance and 2 are assignable knobs. Two scene memories will remember the current state of the envelope and filters as set by the control knobs so they can instantly be recalled and you can even use the Mod-wheel to morph from one scene into the other, very cool! Scene Memory data is also stored with your synth patches. Built-in digital effects are great but the Arpeggiator steals the show with 30 inspirational patterns suited for techno, house, basslines and basic arpeg. patterns.
http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/08/80/7e/76_1.JPG
Plenty of memory (128 preset, 128 user) and MIDI control make the CS1x perfect for both live and studio use. Control the synth, arpeggiator and editing through MIDI control. The CS1x only has limited multitimbrality in which, when hooked up to a sequencer, MIDI channels 5-16 offer plain old Yamaha XG synth sounds but MIDI channel 1 holds the CS1x's main sounds and effects. It's already being used by Underworld, Bushflange, Jamiroquai, Skylab2000, Somatic Responses, and David Bowie.
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jamirokaki
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 15:22 |
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what a cool intrument!
some day you need to give us a concert with your music creations and jamiroquai covers! 
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High Times
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 15:29 |
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hi mate!!! cool idea  |
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High Times
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 17:06 |
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Can't stop playing it,
I LOVE THIS LITTLE WONDERFUL SYNTH SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess its this synth's strings we hear in the beginning of High Times and
beginning of Falling. |
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jamirokaki
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 18:25 |
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must be great!
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