The CS-30 is a large, knob infested, black analog synthesizer with traditional features. It is a monophonic synth with extensive analog control and shaping. It has two oscillators with separate outputs, two VCF resonant filters, two VCA amplifiers and three envelopes. It also features a ring modulator, external audio triggering and a simple but useful 8-step sequencer for use as a sketch pad, pattern or arpeggio effect. The CS-30 does not have any on-board effects, memory nor MIDI. Although the CS-30 is just a monophonic synth with a short 44 note keyboard it offers a lot of programming flexibility, and plenty of knobs. It's used by 808 State.

26 VISITOR COMMENTS

gridsleep

February 3, 2012 @ 7:09 pm

Actually, I'd love to have both. The sequencer on the 30 is mucho frio, but still the extra modulation controls on the 30L turn mono power into an art form. It may be quirky, and it may be a quirk in my imagination, but the CS-30s are my favorite analog synthesizers. I love the annies, all of them, but these are the ones I'd love to have, hands down. It's a bit like loving the 1950's era VW beetles. They aren't powerful or impressive or sexy, but darn it, they are a car's car. And the CS-30s are a synthesizer's synthesizer. Nuf sed.

gridsleep

January 31, 2012 @ 2:23 am

How many keyboards from back in that day came with built in sequencer? The MS-20 has an external one, but built in? Can't think of another off the top of my head beside the Triadex Muse. Which I would also love to have, had I an extra grand lying about.

Hey! VSE! How about making these Comments editable? So we can edit the most recent one we made to add new thoughts, instead of having to create a new one and pushing the whole comment stack down? That would be a great help.

gridsleep

January 31, 2012 @ 2:19 am

Frank, your CS30 page is down again.

I'd love to have one of these, the L model in particular with the legs. It would go perfectly with my Alisa 1387. Wonderful complimentary sounds.

the mouse box

November 17, 2011 @ 11:47 am

it was used by the human league as well

Frank Carvalho

October 22, 2010 @ 3:32 am

Hi. My page on the CS-30 was updated. Please use this link in the future:
http://www.etcetera-music.eu/public/instruments/CS-30 /cs30page.htm

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