Yamaha CS-15

Yamaha CS-15
Dates 1979-1982
Price £799 GBP
$999 US
Technical specifications
Polyphony Monophonic
Timbrality 2 part [1]
Oscillator 2 (Pulse, Saw Down, Sine, Square, White Noise)
LFO 1 (triangle, saw and S&H waveforms)[2]
Synthesis type Analog[3] Subtractive
Filter 2 (12dB Slope (2-pole), Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance)
Attenuator 2 (ADSR)
Storage memory None
Effects None
Input/output
Keyboard 37 keys[4]
Left-hand control Pitch bend
External control CV/gate

The Yamaha CS-15 is a Monophonic analog synthesizer produced by Yamaha from 1979 to 1982[5]. It features two voltage-controlled oscillators and a multi mode filter.[6]

Though the CS-15 is not as well as known as contemporary Yamaha synths such as the CS-80.

Notable users

The CS-15 was used by several bands in the early 1980s. The Human League made prominent use of the instrument on their album Dare.[6] Marillion used a CS-15 on their first full-length album, Script for a Jester's Tear.[7] It was also used by Astral Projection, Somatic Responses, Moog Cookbook, The Human League, and Vince Clarke[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ SynthArk, Designed by www.1234.info / Modified:. "CS-15". www.synthark.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Yamaha CS-15 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Yamaha CS-15 Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ↑ SynthArk, Designed by www.1234.info / Modified:. "CS-15". www.synthark.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Top Ten Most Underrated Synths - Page 9 of 11 - Attack Magazine". Attack Magazine. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. 1 2 "Top Ten Most Underrated Synths". Attack Magazine. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Script for a Jester's Tear (Media notes). EMI Records. 1983. EMC 3429.
  8. ↑ "Yamaha CS-15 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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