The CS1x is Yamaha's first Analog Emulation performance keyboard for electronic and dance musicians (the CS line is back!). It's a digital synthesizer that emulates analog style, sounds and controls. All controls and parameters are real-time and MIDI controllable. As well as a superb set of quality synth bass, pads, voices, leads and arpeggiated sequences there are plenty of amazing drum sounds also with analog sound and control.

Some of the coolest features of the CS1x aimed at dance musicians will provide you with instant sonic gratification and hands-on real-time tweakability. There are 6 knobs for envelope attack, release, filter cutoff, resonance and 2 are assignable knobs. Two scene memories will remember the current state of the envelope and filters as set by the control knobs so they can instantly be recalled and you can even use the Mod-wheel to morph from one scene into the other, very cool! Scene Memory data is also stored with your synth patches. Built-in digital effects are great but the Arpeggiator steals the show with 30 inspirational patterns suited for techno, house, basslines and basic arpeg. patterns.

Plenty of memory (128 preset, 128 user) and MIDI control make the CS1x perfect for both live and studio use. Control the synth, arpeggiator and editing through MIDI control. The CS1x only has limited multitimbrality in which, when hooked up to a sequencer, MIDI channels 5-16 offer plain old Yamaha XG synth sounds but MIDI channel 1 holds the CS1x's main sounds and effects. It's already being used by Underworld, Bushflange, Jamiraquai, Skylab2000, Somatic Responses, and David Bowie.

Reggie

August 26, 2011 @ 8:50 pm

Tom: The only thing you need are midi & 1/4" audio cables to use it with Sonar. Once you get the hang of the bank structure you can try importing some patches and advance from there.

As far as the CS1x goes, I was thinking about selling mine but quickly put that out of my head. I can still program that thing like crazy and get some fantastic sounds out of it. I've had it 15 years and it's still a top notch synth!

Tom

July 12, 2011 @ 3:16 pm

I am an entire novice with midi, not a clue. Do I need the disks that come with CS1x to use it with Sonar le? I don't know yet how to even use Sonar le or my Edirol interface. Having difficulties with all of the above but just narrowing down the problem would be good.

gerry

June 30, 2011 @ 11:31 pm

Love the blue baby,infact own2 of them.Great for trance & dance,& love the leads too...&
some may consider this a toy,but no way is it anything like a psr or pss.I was rather really disappointed with the dx7 they went on about...the cs1x is better if you like electronic music.

M.Dude

June 20, 2011 @ 5:19 am

i bought it 4 days ago and it blown my mind! i mentioned that korg copied the multi sound bank for the 2002 korg karma, and that says a lot! they used the sounds of a 6 years older synth! however, the made some adjustments to make it sound more korg, but it's still the same! i more like the yamaha, it sounds warmer than the karma.
tomorrow i'll compare the cs1x to the korg karma and i will tell you guys the difference.

PHENO

May 8, 2011 @ 9:30 pm

@ Anthony, go to channel 16 on your sequencer and then set the cs1x to performance mode. You can then use your sequencer to scroll through the synth sounds.

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