Difference between revisions of "Yamaha CS-80 Song List"

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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBiDFCZL5mU YouTube]"
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBiDFCZL5mU YouTube]"
 
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| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
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|Bruce Springsteen
| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
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|Born In The USA
| 1979
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|1984
| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
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|The iconic synth stabs of this song were played by Roy 'The Professor' Bittan
|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
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|[https://youtu.be/1wP3slcSapY YouTube Documentary]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
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|[https://youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ YouTube]
 
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| Richard Wahnfried
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| Ultravox
| Time Actor (album)
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| Hymn
| 1979
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| 1982
| Richard Wahnfried is pseudonym for the collective comprising Klaus Schulze, Arthur Brown, Wolfgang Tiepold, Vincent Crane, Michael Shrieve, Harmony Brown
 
|[https://www.discogs.com/master/30115-Richard-Wahnfried-Time-Actor Reference]
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9Gdtap7Wg YouTube]
 
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| Ultravox
 
| Hymn
 
| 1982
 
 
| The Hymn' starts with a vocal intro accompanied by a throaty vocoder-type PPG preset mixed with multi-tracked vocals — sounding like a choir. The chorus section main theme is done by Billy on the CS80 (with the ribbon controller — a trade mark of ours!)”
 
| The Hymn' starts with a vocal intro accompanied by a throaty vocoder-type PPG preset mixed with multi-tracked vocals — sounding like a choir. The chorus section main theme is done by Billy on the CS80 (with the ribbon controller — a trade mark of ours!)”
| [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/hymn/5867 E&MM 1983]
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|[http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/hymn/5867 E&MM 1983]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevzImTG_U0 YouTube]
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevzImTG_U0 YouTube]
 
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| Vangelis
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| Vangelis
 
| Bladerunner (Film Soundtrack)
 
| Bladerunner (Film Soundtrack)
 
| 1982
 
| 1982
| "Instruments which stand out include the ubiquitous Yamaha CS80, which provided the eerie synth solo heard over the opening titles."
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| "Instruments which stand out include the ubiquitous Yamaha CS80, which provided the eerie synth solo heard over the opening titles."  
|[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/vangelis-recording-nemo-studios SOS 1997]  
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Nice recreation here demonstrating opening titles theme: [https://youtu.be/Yv4EADAHwOA?t=73 YouTube]
| [https://youtu.be/-fu7jN2_2pE?t=187 YouTube]  
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|[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/vangelis-recording-nemo-studios SOS 1997]
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|[https://youtu.be/-fu7jN2_2pE?t=187 YouTube]
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|Vangelis
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|can't remember the track name!
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|1979
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|From album ''Opera Sauvage.'' This demo video shows the preset sound used by Vangelis.
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|[https://youtu.be/Yv4EADAHwOA YouTube Demo]
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|Vangelis
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|can't rememebr this one either
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|1979
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|[https://youtu.be/Yv4EADAHwOA?t=126 YouTube Demo]
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|Vangelis
 
|Vangelis
 
|The Long March
 
|The Long March
 
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|Vangelis: "The solo line in “The Long March” from that album creates the impression of a string instrument very strongly. I think I did that with the Yamaha CS-80. I used that a lot on that album."  
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|Vangelis: "The solo line in “The Long March” from that album creates the impression of a string instrument very strongly. I think I did that with the Yamaha CS-80. I used that a lot on that album."
 
|[http://www.nemostudios.co.uk/vangelis/interviews/covermag/interviews.htm Keyboard 1982]
 
|[http://www.nemostudios.co.uk/vangelis/interviews/covermag/interviews.htm Keyboard 1982]
 
|[https://youtu.be/g0m_hzqn8Q4?t=61 YouTube (Solo at 1:01)]
 
|[https://youtu.be/g0m_hzqn8Q4?t=61 YouTube (Solo at 1:01)]
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| Richard Wahnfried
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| Time Actor (album)
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| 1979
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| Richard Wahnfried is pseudonym for the collective comprising Klaus Schulze, Arthur Brown, Wolfgang Tiepold, Vincent Crane, Michael Shrieve, Harmony Brown
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|[https://www.discogs.com/master/30115-Richard-Wahnfried-Time-Actor Reference]
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9Gdtap7Wg YouTube]
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| Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade
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| The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album)
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| 1979
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| Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade
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|[https://www.discogs.com/release/1644837-Patrick-Woodroffe-Dave-Greenslade-The-Pentateuch-Of-The-Cosmogony Reference]
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhtAh3U_sc&t=2s YouTube]
 
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Revision as of 20:59, 11 March 2022

Illustration of Yamaha CS-80
Yamaha CS-80 (1977)

Table of Songs featuring Yamaha CS-80

Artist Song Year Notes Reference Media URL
Herbie Hancock Mr. Hands (album) 1980 Keyboards [Emu Polyphonic Keyboard, Clavitar], Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Drum Machine [Linn-Moffett Drum Synthesizer], Computer [Modified Apple Ii Plus Microcomputer], Piano – Herbie Hancock Reference YouTube"
Peter Howell Doctor Who theme:

- Intro sting

- Bassline

1980 Peter Howell demonstrates exactly how he used the CS-80 to create the intro ring-modulator 'sting' (from presets 'funky I' and 'funky II') and bassline (also 'funky I' and 'funky II') for the 1980 version of the theme tune. YouTube Documentary Intro Sting

Bassline

Michel Normandeau Jouer 1979 "Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs-80, Minimoog]. Rock / Folk / World. Reference YouTube"
Bruce Springsteen Born In The USA 1984 The iconic synth stabs of this song were played by Roy 'The Professor' Bittan YouTube Documentary YouTube
Ultravox Hymn 1982 The Hymn' starts with a vocal intro accompanied by a throaty vocoder-type PPG preset mixed with multi-tracked vocals — sounding like a choir. The chorus section main theme is done by Billy on the CS80 (with the ribbon controller — a trade mark of ours!)” E&MM 1983 YouTube
Vangelis Bladerunner (Film Soundtrack) 1982 "Instruments which stand out include the ubiquitous Yamaha CS80, which provided the eerie synth solo heard over the opening titles."

Nice recreation here demonstrating opening titles theme: YouTube

SOS 1997 YouTube
Vangelis can't remember the track name! 1979 From album Opera Sauvage. This demo video shows the preset sound used by Vangelis. YouTube Demo
Vangelis can't rememebr this one either 1979 YouTube Demo
Vangelis The Long March Vangelis: "The solo line in “The Long March” from that album creates the impression of a string instrument very strongly. I think I did that with the Yamaha CS-80. I used that a lot on that album." Keyboard 1982 YouTube (Solo at 1:01)
Richard Wahnfried Time Actor (album) 1979 Richard Wahnfried is pseudonym for the collective comprising Klaus Schulze, Arthur Brown, Wolfgang Tiepold, Vincent Crane, Michael Shrieve, Harmony Brown Reference YouTube
Patrick Woodroffe / Dave Greenslade The Pentateuch of The Cosmogony (album) 1979 Composed By, Arranged By, Keyboards [Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland Rs202, Yamaha Cs60 Synth, Yamaha Cs80 Synth, Yamaha Cp70b Piano, Arp Explorer, Arp Omni, Cat Synth, Church Organ, Crumar Stringman, Hohner Clavinet, Kitten Synth, Mellotron 400, Minimoog], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Programmed By [Sds Drum Synth 3] – Dave Greenslade Reference YouTube