![]() The thing that really made this synth sound so powerful was its “natural” detuning….thus its brass and string sounds were unparalleled not only for authenticity, but for pure width! Unfortunately for the CS-80, it was released the same year as the more programmable and cheaper Prophet 5. Some examples of its extremely fat sound can be heard in “Blade Runner” and “Mutiny on the Bounty” by Vangelis as well as “Dune” by Toto. It can generate great analog strings, brass, drones and pads with that instantly recognizable classic polysynth sound. It had some pretty amazing features for its time such as eight voice polyphony, patch memory storage and polyphonic aftertouch. Considered Japans first great synthesizer. A very old and very huge (over 200 lbs.) classic synthesizer.
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