List of Yamaha CS-80 notable users
Main article: Yamaha CS-80
Notable users of Yamaha CS-80 analog polyphonic synthesizer introduced in 1976.
- In alphabetical order (of family name or group):
- 10cc[NU 1]
- Don Airey[NU 2] (On Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr Crowley", the glissando effect is heard prominently during the intro)
- Tori Amos[NU 3]on her 2007 album American Doll Posse
- Tony Banks (Genesis)[NU 1]
- Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen)[NU 4]
- Barclay James Harvest, guest keyboardist Kevin McAlea played the CS80 on the album Eyes of the Universe[NU 5]
- David Bowie
- Kate Bush[NU 2]
- Camel
- Coldplay (on X&Y)
- Daft Punk[NU 6]
- Paul Davis The CS-80 can be heard on the opening lead on the hit song "I Go Crazy"
- Geoff Downes
- Earth, Wind & Fire, on their 1980 album Faces. The synthesizer can be seen being played by Larry Dunn in the video of the song "Let Me Talk".
- El-P
- Electric Light Orchestra, on the 1979 album Discovery
- Empire of the Sun
- Brian Eno, notably on his album Before and After Science
- Fenech-Soler
- Fred Falke
- John Foxx on The Garden
- Ken Freeman on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds[NU 7][NU 2]
- Peter Gabriel (Genesis)[NU 1]
- Gregg Giuffria of Angel, Giuffria and House Of Lords
- Dave Greenslade, The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony
- Rupert Hine
- James Newton Howard, keyboardist with Elton John
- Peter Howell, in creating the 1980s version (used until 1985) of the Doctor Who theme music[NU 8]
- Garth Hudson
- Michael Jackson on his album Thriller
- Richard D. James
- Jean Michel Jarre[NU 9][NU 10]
- Eddie Jobson[NU 1][NU 11]
- Doug Johnson / Loverboy
- Seth Justman / J. Geils Band[NU 12]
- Keane (on Perfect Symmetry)
- Robert Lamm
- M83
- Tommy Mars (in Frank Zappa's band)
- Paul McCartney/Wings
- Page McConnell
- Michael McDonald CS-80 is the Comprehensive Lead On "What a Fool Believes"
- Brad Mehldau on Highway Rider
- Nero
- Gary Numan (on Telekon album only)
- People Under The Stairs, played by Thes One on the song "Dewrit!" from their 2011 album, Highlighter.
- Phoenix
- Eddie Rayner of Split Enz
- RJD2 on album The Third Hand and The Colossus
- Ernesto Romeo / Klauss muscia electronica
- Royksopp
- Saga can be heard a lot on the album Silent Knight from 1980, particularly on the arpeggios on "Don't Be Late"
- Klaus Schulze[NU 1][NU 11]
- Squarepusher[NU 13]
- Toto, notably "Africa"[NU 14] and "Rosanna" on Toto IV (the glissando effect is heard on the keyboard solo for "Rosanna" and is also seen in the music video)
- Ultravox[NU 2]
- Vangelis;[NU 1][NU 11] Spiral was his first album using the CS-80 synthesizer, on which he relied heavily in subsequent work.
- The Who The CS-80 was first used on their 1978 album Who Are You
- Steve Winwood[NU 15]
- Stevie Wonder[NU 2]
- Yellow Magic Orchestra
See also
- List of Roland Jupiter-8 notable users (for comparison)
References
Note: most sources can be found on Sound On Sound online articles, or album credits also seen on Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jenkins 2009, p. 127, YAMAHA. "the CS80 quickly found favor with bands such as 10CC and Genesis, with jazz players Herbie Hancock, David Sancious and Robin Lymley, and with progressive rockers Patrick Moraz, Eddie Jobson (... Night After Night) and Peter Vetesse. But perhaps the greatest exponents of the CS80 have been Klaus Schulze, ... with great clanging ring-modulated sounds bent by the pitch ribbon on the CS80 ... and Vangelis, who has often declared it his favorite instrument of all time, and who has purchased at least six machine in case of reliability probrems.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gordon 2013. "... the CS80 was a huge success. Nowadays, a list of its endorsees reads like a 'who's who?' of the late-70s: Vangelis, Eddie Jobson, Tomita, Patrick Moraz, Tangerine Dream, Peter Vetesse, Duncan Mackay, Don Airey, Ken Freeman, Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, and Ultravox... to name but a few."
- ↑ Tingen, Paul. "Tori Amos - Inside Her Martian Engineering Studio". People + Opinion. Sound On Sound. No. February 2007.The Organic Musician "... On the new record I use both production and performance technology, playing Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CS80 and the Bosendorfer."
- ↑ Buskin, Richard. "Bruce Springsteen 'Born In The USA' - Classic Tracks". Technique : Classic Tracks. Sound On Sound. No. March 2010.Troubleshooting "... yet another booth which housed Roy Bittan, who played the grand piano as well as a Yamaha CS80."
- ↑ Eyes Of The Universe (vinyl LP album). Barclay James Harvest. Germany: Polydor. Nov 5, 1979. 2283 557.
B1 Sperratus 4:59 / Keyboards [Yamaha Cs80], Organ [C3 Hammond] – Kevin McAlea / Words By, Music By – John Lees
- ↑ Tingen, Paul. "Recording Random Access Memories | Daft Punk - Peter Franco & Mick Guzauski". People + Opinion. Sound On Sound. No. July 2013.Tape Test "... Thomas and Guy-Man had a bunch of keyboards during these early sessions, like the [Sequential Circuits] Prophet 5, [Roland] Jupiter 6, Juno 106, Yamaha CS80. ..."
- ↑ Reid, Gordon. "Ken Freeman & The Birth Of String Synthesis". Sound On Sound. No. February 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2014.After The War "Happily for Freeman, his work with Jeff Wayne had been rewarding financially as well as artistically, and in 1977 he bought a Yamaha CS80 that he modified to produce an out-of-phase 16-oscillator unison, and which he used for solo lines while Prototype #4 produced chordal, ensemble sounds. ... A Synclavier bought in May 1980 now sat alongside his CS80 and its purchase had signalled the end for Prototype #4 and the Freeman String Synthesizers. It was the end of an era."
- ↑ Sound On Sound July 1995, RING MOD TRICKS. "The CS80's Ring Modulation section ... There are five controls at your disposal: Attack, Decay, Depth, Speed, and Modulation. ...it sets the amount by which the Attack and Decay levers can affect the modulation speed. When the latter controls are fully employed, it is possible to recreate the memorable ring mod 'scream' heard at the beginning of the old Doctor Who theme ..."
- ↑ Flint, Tom. "Jean-Michel Jarre - 30 Years Of Oxygene". People + Opinion. Sound On Sound. No. February 2008.The Future Now "Classic polysynths such as the Memorymoog (top) and Yamaha CS80 were also used in the performance of Oxygene."
- ↑ Andrews, Jon. "Jean-Michel Jarre: Oxygene Live - Stagecraft". People + Opinion. Sound On Sound. No. May 2008.Jean Michel Jarre: (centre right) [equipment list] "... Yamaha CS80 and Alesis Andromeda A6. ..."
- 1 2 3 Sound On Sound July 1995 "The CS80 ... found wider acceptance among other professional players, most notably Vangelis (who has played the CS80 on all of his albums since 1977), Klaus Schulze, and Eddie Jobson."
- ↑ Doerschuk, Bob (1985). Rock keyboard. GPI Books / Quill. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-688-02961-6."... Justman suddenly picked up two popular synthesizers—a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and a Yamaha CS-80—and began working them into the J. Geils sound."
- ↑ Tingen, Paul. "Squarepusher". Interview | Artist. Sound On Sound. No. May 2011.Jumble Sale Studio "... The most significant pieces are a Roland TR909, TB303, SH101, V–Synth XT and V–Bass 99, Neve 1073 mic pre, AKG BX15 spring reverb, TC Electronics D2 delay, DBX 1066, a self–made mechanical reverb, Axon AX100 MIDI bass module, MOTU 24I/O audio interface, Dynaudio Acoustics M1 monitors, Yamaha CS80, TX81Z and FS1R synths and QY700 sequencer. "
- ↑ Robyn Flans. "Classic Tracks: Toto's "Africa"". MIX. No. Aug 1, 2005."Paich recorded the opening sound on a Yamaha CS80, ... There was a Yamaha instrument called a GS1, a prototype for the DX7, which at that time was the new little digital synthesizer, so the kalimba sound you hear is that. And we used a CS80, which is very unique."
- ↑ Sound On Sound July 1995, JUICY FEATURES "Similarly, the 'Flute' patch (used extensively by Steve Winwood) can easily be turned into a rasping trumpet."
Bibliography
- Jenkins, Mark (2009). Analog Synthesizers: Understanding, Performing, Buying. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-12277-4.
- "Yamaha CS80 - Polysynth (Retro)". Reviews : Keyboard. Sound On Sound. No. July 1995.
- Reid, Gordon (18 May 2013). "The Yamha CS80". Gordon Reid's Vintage Synthesis (gordonreid.co.uk).
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