Yamaha CS-80 - User Manual

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 5 The CS-80 The CS-80 was made popular in the late 70’s and early 80’s by a number of pop groups, including Electric Light Orchestra, Toto, Paul McCartney and Wings. Other artists and bands like Vangelis, Bon Jovi, Jean-Michel Jarre, Geoffrey Down, Stevie Wonder and som...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 6 The CS-80 Service Manual In conclusion, let’s also quote another huge reference in the field: Peter Forrest (in the A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers , Susurreal, First published 31/10/96): “ When it comes to trying to decide which of the top-flight synths is the best ever...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 7 Arturia has thus brought new life to the myth, remaining faithful to the sound and the functionality, but also taking it several steps further. As you will see, these new additions bring a new lease of life to the CS-80V2. The possibility to affect a different sound t...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 8 Linear frequency spectrum of the CS-80V2 oscillator made with TAE ® 1.3.2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms The waveforms produced by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marked by the presence of a condenser in the circuits. The discharge of ...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 9 What’s more, the original analog oscillators were unstable. In fact, their waveform lightly varied from one period to another. If we add to this the fact that the starting point for each period (in Trigger mode) can vary with the temperature and other environmental co...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 10 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 W INDOWS INSTALLATION (XP / VISTA) Insert the CD-ROM in the drive. Explore the CD-ROM content; double-click on the CS-80V2 Setup PC.exe icon. It is always a good idea to first check if a more up-to-date version is available online; if so, it is saf...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 11 Choosing the protocols For the VST and RTAS protocols, you need to choose the installation folder to allow the host application to use the CS-80V2 as a plug-in. If you do not know how to make this choice, go to chapter 9. Installation folder choice for the VST plug-i...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 12 2.2 MAC OS X INSTALLATION Insert the CD-ROM into the drive. Explore the content of the CD-ROM, and then double click on the icon named CS-80V2 Setup . Follow these steps: Read and accept the End User License Agreement, Select a destination. When prompted, enter the a...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 13 3 AUTHORIZATION Now your CS-80V2 has been installed, you have to authorize the synthesizer. Previous versions used an “original CD + license number” protection scheme; however the CS-80V2 uses the Soft-eLicenser full-software solution. Avoiding the use of a USB port ...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 14 When prompted, enter the 32-digit Activation Code; this code is written on the plastic card attached to your User’s Manual. Click on Continue to activate your software. Enter the activation code The eLicenser Control Center is now ready to download the software licen...

ARTURIA CS-80V2 USER’S MANUAL 15 License is installed and activated It’s now time to launch the CS-80V2 synthesizer.

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 16 4 QUICK START This chapter will help you to familiarize yourself with the general usage of the CS-80V2. You will be presented with an overview of the different sections of the synthesizer as well as the Single voice and Multi mode settings. You will find a precis...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 17 Select a preset The CS-80V2 is shipped with about 800 presets, which will allow you to get to know the sounds of the synthesizer. A bank called Templates proposes a selection of presets which allow you to work from a basic template when programming a sound. It is...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 18 The Single mode allows you to play a single sound (here we will call it timbre) redistributed across the keyboard. The Multi mode allows you to play a group of single timbres distributed across 4 zones on the keyboard ( Split ), or several single timbres superimp...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 19 You also have the option to only keep the keyboard and its assignable controllers visible on the screen by clicking on the KBD icon. The advantage being quick access to real time controllers and sound presets while having a reduced work area. You can activate thi...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 20 Synthesis line presets Let’s see how to quickly create a polyphonic sound that evolves through time: To really understand the programming of the CS-80V2, let’s take a very simple sound. Select the preset 2VCO_1VCF_Link from the Templates / Filters sub-bank. First...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 21 The ADSR envelope controllers 4.4 O VERVIEW OF THE M ULTI M ODE The CS-80V2 allows the creation of 8 parallel voices and thus, in theory, 8 different sounds played at the same time. On the original CS-80, a note was controlled by a card that was filled with elect...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 22 Here you can see the zone assignment: The keyboard zone assignment Before changing the different mode parameters, please deactivate the tremolo effect ( TREM ) in the effect zone. Now let’s apply some change to our sound: Start by changing the pan position of the...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 23 For each of the 8 voices, you can set: The choice of zone (from 1 to 4 or no zone) Transposition (in semitones) Fine tuning Volume Pan position Portamento/Glissando Ring modulator Chorus and delay effects To quickly isolate a voice (where the EDIT button is lit) ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 24 4.6 T HE EFFECTS SECTION The effects section lets you add Chorus, Stereo Delay or even a Ring Modulator to your sound. You can also impose a Portamento/Glissando to what you play on the keyboard. Settings concerning sustain and expression pedals are also availabl...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 25 The modulation matrix The choice of source and destination is done by clicking on LCD screens. The individual matrix positions will offer 12 modulation sources and 38 destinations, with an attenuation control in between. Let’s apply 2 supplementary types of modul...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 26 5 THE INTERFACE 5.1 U SE OF PRESETS Presets let you memorize the sounds of the CS-80V2. A preset contains all of the information pertaining to the reproduction of a sound. In the program, the presets are classed in banks and sub-banks. Each bank contains a certai...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 27 5.1.2 Creation of a bank, sub-bank, preset To create a new bank, click on the left sided arrow button. The dropdown menu displays the names of all of the existing banks of sounds, and a line called New bank... Click on New bank... to create a new bank of sounds. ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 28 When you click on this button, a window appears allowing you to choose the preset bank file for the CS-80V2 (as AYS file format). Choose the file that you want to import, and click on Open . The new bank of presets will automatically appear among the available ba...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 29 which the mouse movements are being evaluated). Movement to linear mode is available in the options of your sequencer. In Cubase tm , for example, this choice can be found via the Edit > Preferences menu, and is found in the General tab of the window. 5.2.3 Sw...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 30 5.2.6 Virtual Keyboard The keyboard allows you listen to the synthesizer sounds without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard, and without programming a melody in the sequencer. Just click on a virtual key to hear the corresponding sound. 5.2.7 MIDI contr...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 31 by ticking the NRPN box (see above). If you have difficulty with the NRPN setup, please contact the technical support of your MIDI device. 5.3 T HE SOUND MAP The sound map is an innovative preset explorer which offers an easy and funky way to locate and choose a ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 34 The map overview interface To navigate into the map, click inside of the red square and drag it on the map area to view other sections of the Sound map. To zoom in the view on the sound map, click on the Zoom slider, under the overview window, and drag it on the ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 35 To select an individual or a group of instrument types: First click on the All button, on the bottom of the type filter window: this will hide all the instrument types from the sound map. The ALL button Then, select the type(s) you want to see by clicking on the ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 36 Click on the LIST button The list preset interface is very simple, you can see three columns showing, from left to right: The preset names The instrument type The name of the sound designers Preset list interface All those data are classified by alphabetical orde...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 38 Create a new sound If you wish, you can save it on a User bank of the CS-80V2 memory.

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 39 6 USING THE CS-80V2 6.1 S INGLE MODE When the Multi mode hatch is closed, the CS-80V2 is in Single mode. In this mode, the 8 polyphonic voices available are set with the same sound. The sound that is used corresponds to the settings of the controls apparent in th...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 40 PWM Settings Unlike the original CS-80 LFO where only the sine waveforms were available, the wave can be set with the WAVE FORM selector. The waveforms available are sine, saw-up, saw-down, square, noise and random. This LFO can function in three modes chosen on ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 41 Setting the filter envelope The output of the filters is controlled by a volume VCF LEVEL before being added to a sine wave ( >~< ). The signal can thus be treated by the output amplifier ( VCA ) controlled by an envelope. The LEVEL control sets the volume ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 42 The LINK button connects the oscillator of the second line toward the filters of the first. The filters and amplifier of the second line are not used and therefore deactivated to conserve calculation power. 6.3 T HE MODULATION MATRIX The original CS-80 possessed ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 43 SIN 1 Level : Level of the sine of the first line SIN 2 Level : Level of the sine of the second line LFO 1 Speed : Frequency of the LFO of the first line LFO 1 Level : Level of LFO output for the first line LFO 2 Speed : Frequency of the LFO of the second line LF...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 44 6.5 T HE KEYBOARD MODULATIONS The INITIAL fader performs a slight frequency modulation on the oscillators. This modulation is a linear ramp that depends at the same time on the fader setting and the velocity. Initial tuning Fader at the top, there is no modulatio...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 45 6.7 CHORUS / TREMOLO Chorus/Tremolo is an effect that allows a variety of effects, from simulation of an ensemble to that of a rotary speaker. It is activated with the CHOR switch. Setting chorus/tremolo The TREM switch takes us from chorus mode to tremolo mode. ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 46 Expression pedal The EXP and WAH buttons, when activated, allow the use of a pedal expression MIDI message (0x04) either on the amplification of the volume (expression), or on a sweeping filter (wha-wha). Portamento and sustain pedal settings The PORTA fader allo...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 47 played as long as it is active. The arpeggiator in HOLD mode is stopped through the use of the PLAY button. The MODE selector chooses the arpeggio mode: increasing, decreasing, back and forth, random, and in the order that the notes appear. The OCTAVE selector pr...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 48 Brilliance and Resonance General volume 6.14 T HE M ULTI MODE When the Multi mode hatch is open, the playing mode is called “multiple”. In this mode, each of the eight polyphonic voices available can take a different sound and can be commanded by four zones of MI...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 49 UniLow : Unison with priority to the lowest note. This means that if two notes are presented at the same time it is the lowest note that is played. UniHigh : Unison with priority to the high note. This means that if two notes are presented at the same time it is ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 50 General settings The other settings affect each sound independently of the others, setting the different parameters of a single voice. Polyphonic Settings

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 51 7 THE BASICS OF SUBTRACTIVE SYNTHESIS Of all forms of sound synthesis, subtractive synthesis is one of the oldest and still certainly one of the most employed today. It is this method that was developed toward the end of the 60’s on analog synthesizers like the M...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 52 o The square possesses a more hollow sound that the sawtooth (it only contains odd harmonics) but none the less, its rich sound (notably in low frequencies) can be used for sub-bass sounds that will come out well in the mix (the square oscillator is often set an ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 53 Time and spectral representations of a sinusoid signal PWM ( P ulse W idth M odulation) is a setting that allows you to modify the waveform cycle (or wave length). This can be done manually with the help of a knob PW or by modulation (with an envelope or LFO). Th...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 54 become richer in harmonics. The result can quickly become distorted but interesting for inharmonic sounds like special effects or bells for example. Ring modulation The noise module : the noise signal spectrum has all frequencies at an equal volume level, often r...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 56 The band-pass filter A second setting to compliment the cut-off frequency: the resonance . You will also find it called “Emphasis”, or even “Q” – for “Quality of filtering” – on many synthesizers. The resonance amplifies frequencies close to the cut-off frequency...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 57 In conclusion, here is a diagram that should help you to understand the composition of a basic sound: Audio signal path 7.2 O THER MODULES 7.2.1 The keyboard If we stop here, the sound that you will obtain will be uniform, without life and without an end. The osc...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 58 ADSR envelope On the VCF of the CS-80V2, the envelopes include 2 additional settings: The initial level ( IL ) is the start level of the envelope relative to the frequency of the filter. The filter frequency will be modulated starting with a frequency inferior to...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 59 Low frequency oscillator modulation For example: If the LFO sinusoid waveform modulates the volume of an amplifier, the sound will increase in volume then disappear in a varying manner following the speed (the frequency) of this LFO. This will produce a tremolo e...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 60 A complete CS-80 synthesis voice

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 61 8 A FEW ELEMENTS OF SOUND DESIGN Here is a series of examples designed to guide you through the creation of various sounds as well as a vintage analog styled note sequence. They progress in order of difficulty going from the easiest to the most difficult and are ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 62 Change the range of the oscillator Now increase the release time ( R ) of the VCA1 to the value 1000 ms so that the sound persists after the release of the keys. Be sure to set the level of the general sustain fader ( S ) to 0, so that the changes on the release ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 63 Matrix amount For the second modulation, we will now modulate the filter by the sub-oscillator. For that, select the SubOsc as source and the HP1 cut as destination. Set the amount you prefer and listen to the sound. You can choose the threshold of the filter by ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 64 Apply aftertouch on the VCA volume The ring modulator The ring modulator is essentially used to add a variety of harmonics to a sound. Let’s use the example of the sound from a bell: Start by activating the ring mode by clicking in the >M< logo: Activate th...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 65 8.2.1 Four different sounds on the keyboard Choose the preset Multi_Sequence in the bank Templates , sub-bank Sequences_arp . On launch the 8 voices are assigned to the voice1 (C0 to C8). Each of the 4 zones has a different single sonority (the singles named 1, 2...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 66 Choose the preset Multi_Sequence in the bank Templates , sub-bank Sequences_arp . This preset contains 8 different singles but they are played successively to each note played. They are all assigned to zone 1 which covers the whole keyboard. Deactivate the VOICE ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 67 Click on the arpeggiator PLAY button and set a speed next to 160 ms, or Tempo*4 if you have clicked the MIDI sync button. The arpeggiator PLAY button Play a chord between C0 and B2, the notes one after the other on the order that you placed them. It is possible t...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 68 When the arpeggiator is playing, you can set the decay time ( D ) on the VCA1 and 2 amplitude envelopes. The shorter the time, the more percussive the sound. Of course the effect produced will only be heard correctly if the sustain level ( S ) is 0. So that the a...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 69 9 USING THE CS-80V2 IN DIFFERENT MODES 9.1 S TANDALONE The CS-80V2 application can be used as an instrument independent of a sequencer (stand alone mode). It allows you to open one or several instruments, and to play with a master MIDI keyboard. 9.1.1 Launching t...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 70 The configuration window under Mac OS X Audio protocol (Windows only): select the audio protocol that you want to use. If you have ASIO drivers for your sound card, it is highly recommended that you use the ASIO protocol; the ASIO drivers propose a higher perform...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 71 Configuration of the octave The octave allows you to transpose the notes of your keyboard by one or several octaves. This function is useful if your keyboard doesn’t cover the octave in which you wish to play or if you have activated the keyboard zone option. Con...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 72 9.2.2 Saving a preset When the session is recorded, the state of the CS-80V2 is recorded as is, even if the programming does not correspond to any preset. For example, if you were working on preset P1 on which you had modified the parameters (without having saved...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 73 Connection of a MIDI track to the CS-80V2 The events played on a MIDI keyboard are then transmitted by your sequencer to the CS-80V2. It is of course possible to record these MIDI events, and use all of the sequencers MIDI editing possibilities. You can also crea...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 74 All MIDI inputs drive the CS-80V2 Opening the instrument To open the CS-80V2, please click on the little keyboard logo located below the instrument track output, as shown hereunder: Open the VST Instrument 9.3.2 Ableton Live Check plug-in setup Opening the CS-80V...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 75 Insert an Instrument Track To insert an instrument track, open the left sided folder. All your plug-in devices are listed as below. Then, double click on your Instrument will create a MIDI track which include your CS-80V2. List of the plug-in devices Opening the ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 76 Inserting a virtual synth track The program will ask you for Track option, press OK or make your own configurations. Opening the instrument To open your Virtual CS-80V2, please double click on the MIDI logo on your MIDI track as below: Open the virtual instrument...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 77 Go to Audio Unit Manager The Audio Unit Manager gives information about all the plug-ins detected by Logic. Please scroll to the CS-80V2 and check that the Logic Box is ticked: Audio Unit list You are now ready to create a new instrument track. Insert an Instrume...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 78 Input field Select AU Instruments > Arturia > CS-80V2 > Stereo : Select the CS-80V2 Opening the instrument In order to open the CS-80V2 you must click on the previous grey field now replaced by the CS-80V2: Open the Instrument You setup is now functional...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 79 Insert an instrument track Connection to a MIDI track So that the CS-80V2 can play the information coming from a MIDI track, you must choose a MIDI track and select the CS-80V2 as the MIDI output for this track using the adequate menu in Digital Performer: Connec...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 80 9.5.1 Installation During the initial installation, select Install as a RTAS/HTDM plug-in . Then, when you are asked, indicate the folder in which the other RTAS and HTDM plug-ins are placed. By default, the path is: for Mac OS X: /Library/Application Support/Dig...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 81 Insert the CS-80V2: click on Window > Mix View , and the window shows the empty instrument track with its Inserts field. Click on an empty Insert field and select multichannel plug-in > Instrument > CS-80V2 (stereo) . Insert the CS80V2 To open you instru...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 82 10 APPENDICES 10.1 G ENERAL PARAMETERS FOR ALL POLYPHONIC VOICES atavcf Pressure action setting (aftertouch) on the amplitude of the sub-oscillator action on the VCF atavco Pressure action setting (aftertouch) on the amplitude of the sub-oscillator action on the ...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 83 volv2 Volume of track2 volv3 Volume of track3 volv4 Volume of track4 volv5 Volume of track5 volv6 Volume of track6 volv7 Volume of track7 volv8 Volume of track8 10.2 P ARAMETERS APPLIED TO A PARTICULAR TONE Each setting begins with Sx , with x being the tone numb...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 85 CS-80V2 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee, which is a portion of the price you paid, Arturia, as Licensor, grants to you (hereinafter termed “Licensee”) a nonexclusive right to use this copy of the minimoog V program (here...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 86 completely adjust the nature of the support (hotline, forum on the website etc.), upgrades and updates at any time. The product registration is possible during the activation process or at any time later through the Internet. In such a process you are asked to ag...

ARTURIA – CS-80V2 – USER’S MANUAL 87 You may also not sell the Syncrosoft key separately as a license; the usage rights always remain with the software, in particular with the original software data carrier (e.g. CD). 8. Assignment of Rights You may assign all your rights to use the software to anot...