Having said all this, the CS1x is really superb value for money — look at what you get: a keyboard whose design makes it look as though it should cost rather more than £599, featuring a full GM/XG synth section, plus the Performance mode, arpeggiator, real‑time editing, 32‑no...
CS1x and AN1x: In A Trance It was the mid-‘90s and thanks to the rising popularity of dance music, everyone wanted an analogue-sounding synthesizer. Yamaha cleverly took theirAWM2sample synthesis engine, put it in a sleek, blue case, and added on a few knobs for easy tweaking. TheCS1...
Comparison: AN1X & CS1X Because it looks like a CS1x, there are bound to be people who will think that the AN1x is an expanded or cut‑down CS1x. In fact, the two are very different in many ways. The outer casing is just about the only common bit. Here's a quick guide to t...
though as a long‑time CS1x user, I'd more accurately describe them as Interesting and Boring. In boring Multi Play mode, the CS2x acts like a straightforward multitimbral GM/XG (General MIDI/Extended General MIDI) synthesizer. So you'll find the usual ...
Comparable to the W7, the QS300 is a slightly 'lighter' synthesizer and workstation. Up to 32 voice polyphony and a large 16-track on-board sequencer based off the QS300 MIDI sequencer. The sounds are quite good, generated from Yamaha's AWM2 analog model
However, the S08 really shines when it comes to its synth sounds. This is perhaps unsurprising, since the CS1x begat the S80, which in turn begat the S08. The pads are great, such as the imaginatively titled 'Padpia', 'Fantasica', and the 'Ray Of Light Skin' soundalike 'Warmer'. ...
Yamaha released a "Version 2" upgrade for all models made before 1996 which added more voice banks (P2 and P3). The W-series has since been replaced by Yamaha's new EX5 and EX7 synthesizer workstations.Lookup Prices for W7 on eBay Related Forum Topics Yamaha Cs1x and QY300 Hello all,...
Keyboard mode, which allows seamless integration of external MIDI instruments into a CS6x Performance. These features show the thought that Yamaha have put into making the CS6x a performance synth. There are none of the Performance compromises of the CS1x and 2x (where one strong main synth ...