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.

qwanta

September 30, 2010 @ 11:04 am

I don't think "Analog Emulation" is accurate. It's basically a ROMpler - but with knobs. The AN1x came out about the same time and that is a "Virtual Analog" synth in the same mold as the Nord Lead or the JP-8000.
The CS1x was my 1st synth and I still use it as a controller keyboard (the knobs are handy) but let's be honest, the sounds [beep] , there are so many VSTi's these days that sound better.

AtticaEnumbrea

August 23, 2010 @ 3:24 pm

Also used by RJD2 on several songs from his album "The Colossus." He gives it multiple "props" in the liner notes.

Reginator

July 31, 2010 @ 4:13 pm

You can split all four performance layers anywhere you want on the keyboard. The arpeggiator will play below middle C in split mode. Use Tune'um Up to access all the submenues... much easier than using the keyboard.

monkeyfuel

July 31, 2010 @ 9:51 am

Can you split the arpeggio as well as patches/voices on the synth? I'm having a hard time doing it. Well, I know you can split the voices.

DrLoK

July 29, 2010 @ 4:45 pm

Also used by Seabound...and Funker Vogt

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