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USER’S MANUAL version 1.0[...]
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Programming: Nicolas Bronnec Pierre-Jean Camilieri Sylvain Gubian Xavier Oudin Graphics: Thomas & Wolfgang Merkle ( Bitplant) Manual: Jean-Michel Blanch et Nicolas Bronnec Frédéric Brun Houston Haynes Tom Healy Akira Naito Xavier Oudin David Poncet Yuji Sano Mitsuru Sakaue Sound Designers: Jean-Michel Blanch et Glen Darcey Darrell Diaz Chris [...]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The birth of the Yamaha CS-80 7 1.2 Why a virtual CS-80? 10 1.3 A better emulation thanks to TAE 11 1.3.1 Aliasing-free oscillators 11 1.3.2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator w aveforms 12 1.3.3 A better reproduction of analog filters 13 1 . 3 . 4 R i n g m o d u l a t o r 1 3 2 INSTALLATION 2 . 1 W i n[...]
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5 . 1 2 T h e r i b b o n 4 6 5 . 1 3 G e n e r a l s e t t i n g s 4 7 5 . 1 4 T h e M u l t i m o d e 4 7 6 THE BASICS OF SUBTRACTIVE SYNTHESIS 6.1 The 3 main elements 50 6.1.1 The oscillator 50 6 . 1 . 2 T h e f i l t e r 5 4 6 . 1 . 3 T h e a m p l i f i e r 5 6 6 . 2 O t h e r m o d u l e s 5 6 6 . 2 . 1 T h e k e y b o a r d 5 6 6.2.2 The env[...]
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8.5.2 Opening the instrument 79 8.5.3 Connection to a MIDI node 79 8.5.4 Saving presets 80 8.5.5 Automation 80 9 APPENDICES 9.1 List of abbreviations (gener a l s e t t i n g s ) 8 1 9.2 List of abbreviations (singles) 82 9 . 2 I n d e x 8 4[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 7 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 T HE BIRTH OF THE Y AMAHA CS-80 Yamaha was created at the end of the 19 th century, in Hamamatsu, Japan. The first electronic instrument, the Electone D-1 electronic organ, was designed and built in 1959. But the history of the CS-80 began when, in 1974, the GX-1 was released. The GX-1 T[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 8 The CS-80 The CS-80 was made popular in the late 70’ s and early 80’s by a number of pop groups, including Electric Li ght Orchestra, Toto, Pa ul McCartney and Wi ngs. Other artists and bands like Vangelis, Bon J ovi, Jean-Mich el Jarre, Geoffrey Down, Stevie Wonder and some others managed to turn the [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 9 The CS-80 Service Manual In conclusion, let’s also quote another huge reference in the fiel d: Peter Forrest (in the A- Z of Analogue Synthesizers , Susurreal, First published 31/10/96): « When it comes to trying to decide which of the top-flight synths is the best ever, it’s not easy. From almost any[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 10 1.2 W HY A VIRTUAL CS-80? Only 3,000 CS-80 synthesizers were manufacture d. Weighing in at more than 80 kg, it takes at least two people to move it. And ev en though few have had the occasion to own one, it remains a favo rite among musicians and amateurs alike. Some famous artists have gone as far as buy[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 11 1.3 A BETTER EMULATION THANKS TO TAE® TAE ® - True Analog Emulation - is a new techno logy dedicated to the digital reproduction of analog circuits used in vintage synthesi zers. When implemented in software code, TAE’s al gorithms guarantee the respect of hardware specifications. This is why your CS-[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 12 1.3.2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms The waveforms produced by t he oscillators in analog synthesiz ers are marked by the presence of a condenser in the circuits. The discharge of the conden ser results in a light bend in th e original waveform (n otably for saw tooth, triangular and[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 13 1.3.3 A better reproduction of analog filters TAE allows the more precise emu lation of analog filters over st andard digital filters. To obtain this result, t he TAE technology is based on the analysis of the analog circuits to be reproduced, and converts them in algorithms that faithfully mimic the char[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 14 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 WINDOWS INSTALLATION (WIN9X, M E , 2000, XP) Insert the CD-ROM into the dr ive. Explore the contents of the C D-ROM, double click on the icon named «CS-80V Setup PC.exe» At the first step of the installation, ch oose the destination folder for the CS-80V installation. By defa ult, it [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 15 Choice of protocols For the VST and RTAS protocols, you must choos e an installation folder in order for the host application to use the CS-80V as a plug-i n. If you do not know how to make this choice, go to chapter 8. Choice of VST plug-in installation folder The installation program now has enough info[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 16 2.2 MAC OS X INSTALLATION Insert the CD-ROM into the dr ive. Explore the contents of the C D-ROM, double click on the icon named «CS-80V Setup Mac». Enter the administrator name and password of your computer in the authentication window. Authentication window The CS-80V will next be insta lled as a stan[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 17 The installation program now has enough informat ion to complete the installation. In a few seconds, you will be able to use the CS-80V. 2.3 MAC OS 9 INSTALLATION Insert the CD-ROM into the dr ive. Explore the contents of the C D-ROM, double click on the icon named «CS-80V Setup Mac». The following stag[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 18 Auto detection of VST folders Choose the applications for which you wish to install the CS-80V as a VST plug-in. Choice of VST applications For each of the selected application s, if se veral versions are present on your computer, select the version for which you want to install the CS-80V as a VST plug-i[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 19 3 QUICK START This chapter will help you to familiarize yourself with the general usage of the CS-80V. You will be presented with an overview of the dif ferent sections of t he synthesizer as well as the Single voice and Multi mode set tings. You will fin d a precise and detailed description of all settin[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 20 Choose the «SUB BANK» called «Brass» an d finally select «Brass1» among the «PRESETS». Select the preset brass1 The CS-80V is shipped with 400 presets, whic h will allow you to get to know the sounds of the synthesizer. A bank called «User / Te mp» proposes a selection of presets which allow[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 21 To choose another destination for the sound , click on the «Save as» icon and then choose the destination. For exam ple, select «new» in the ch oice of banks. 2 new bank and sub bank locations as well as a new pr eset are immediately created. The names «new bank», «new sub bank» and «new pres[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 22 The Multi mode The single mode presents the exact architecture of the original CS-80, which is a single timbre, distributed across the whole of the keyboard with an 8 note polyphonic limit. The Multi mode takes from the GX1, the «father» of th e CS-80, which used 3 keyboards (2 polyphonic and 1 mono) an[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 23 3.3 O VERVIEW OF S INGLE M ODE (CS-80) The single mode contains 62 synthesis parameters, wh ich will allow you to create a nearly infinite variety of sounds. The contro llers associated with these parameters are found regrouped in 2 rows just under the Multi hatch. Each of these 2 rows is composed of: [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 24 Start by reducing the cu t-off frequenc y of the low-pass filt er (LPF). This will make the sound more muted. For this set the linear green LPF knob. Set the cut-off frequency Note that the filter cut-off frequency is modulated by an ADR envelope (Attack, Decay and Release). To really hear the eff[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 25 3.4 T HE MODULATION MATRIX On the left of the synthesis parameters is a second hatch, smaller t han the one for Multi mode. This contains an extension of th e possibilities for modulation when compared to the original CS-80. It is presented in the form of a modulation matrix in which we choose 10 sources [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 26 3.5 O VERVIEW OF M ULTI M ODE The CS-80V allows the creation of 8 paralle l voices and thus, in theory, 8 different sounds played at the same time. On the original CS-80, a note was contro lled by a card th at was filled with electronic circuits that represented the complete synthesis architecture. It is [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 27 The sound of single 1 is «deeper» as a resu lt of the detuning of the 4 voices and «widened» as a result of the pan position setti ngs between all of the voices. The result is a very rich bass sound. The fifth Single placed in zone 2 doesn’t chan ge. It will play a polyphonic accompaniment sound. Le[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 28 The MIDI channel (from 1 to 16 and omni) The low and high notes (from C-2 to C8) The playing mode (rotatin g polyphonic trigger, reassigned, reinitializ ed, monophonic unison) Arpeggio activity 3.6 T HE REAL TIME CONTROLLERS AND MIDI ASSIGN Like its excellent ancestor, the CS-80V is adapte[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 29 Sending sound to the effects Leave the «FX» button activated on the other singles. It is important to know that effect settings are the same for all singles! Activate the «ON/OFF» button for Chorus and Delay in the effects section, on the left of the virtual keyboard. Set the «Mix» knob [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 30 4 THE INTERFACE 4.1 U SE OF PRESETS Presets let you memorize the sounds of th e CS-80V. A preset contains all of the information pertaining to the reproduction of a sound. In the program, the presets are classed in «banks» and «sub-banks». Each ba nk contains a certain number of sub-banks, which gener[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 31 Choice of a preset in another sub-bank To choose a preset in another main bank, click on the butt on and a dropdown menu appears with a list of the main banks availa ble with the sub-banks corresponding to the sub-banks defined in each main bank and to the presets contained in each sub-bank. You can thus [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 32 Choice of preset regardless of bank When a preset has been modified an asterisk appears next to its name i n the tool bar. 4.1.2 Creation of a bank, sub-bank, preset To create a new bank, click on the button . The dropdown menu displays the names of all of the existing banks of sounds, an d a line called [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 33 «Save As»button and save menu in the tool bar When you are working from a factory preset, which cannot be deleted, clicking on the «SAVE» button will not replace the current fact ory preset, but will instead automatically open the «SAVE AS» menu to save the current settings as a user preset. 4.1.4 I[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 34 4.2 U SING CONTROLLERS 4.2.1 Sliders The sliders are the most frequently used cont rollers on the CS-80V. They are simple to move with a click on the cursor and a vertical mouse movement. It is also possible to use finer settings with a right cl ick on PC, or Shift+Click on Mac. Sliders 4.2.2 Knobs Genera[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 35 The ribbon controller 4.2.5 Setting keyboard zones Setting keyboard zones let s us define a zone on a master k eyboard. This will present two displays: one for th e minimum limit of the zone and one for the maximum. To modify these values, simply click on the value an d vertically move the mous e. Keyboar[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 36 MIDI configuration of a knob[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 37 5 USING THE CS-80V 5.1 S INGLE MODE When the Multi mode hatch is closed, the CS- 80V is in «Single» mode. In this mode, the 8 polyphonic voices available are set wit h the same sound. The sound that is used corresponds to the settings of the controls apparent in the graphical user interface. Multi mode [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 38 PWM Settings Unlike the original C S-80 LFO where only the sine waveform s were available, the wave can be set with the «WAVE FO RM» selector. The waveforms available are sine, saw-up, saw-down, square, noise and random. This LFO can function in three modes chos en on the «LFO MODE» selector: «FREE»[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 39 «AL» represents the maximum level attained by the envelope, «A» the attack time, meaning the time that the envelope takes to go from the «IL» level to th e «AL» level, «D» the decay time, meaning the time that the envelope takes to go from the «AL» level to zero and finally «R», the release [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 40 Detuning of the second line Mixing of the two lines «SYNC» and «LINK» increase your sound design options. The «SYNC» button synchronizes t he oscillator of the first lin e with the oscillator of the second . When activated, it is the frequency of the second oscillator th at will be audible, the fr e[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 41 Open modulation hatch There are ten modulation controls available. For each modulation, the source must be selected from 12 choices, and the destination in a list of 38 choices, by clicking on the «SOURCE» and «DESTINATION» displays. Th e «AMOUNT» knob sets the rate of modulation. The sources of mod[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 42 LFO 1 Level : level of LFO out put for the f irst line LFO 2 Speed : frequency of the LFO of the second line LFO 2 Level : level of LFO out put for the secon d line EG VCF1 IL : starting level for the fil ter envelope of the first line EG VCF1 AL : attack level of the filter env elope [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 43 The «VCO» and «VCF» modulation rate can also be modified through after-touch wi th the faders under the «TOUCH RESPONSE» labe l. The «SPEED» control also modulate s the speed of the sub-oscillator throu gh after-touch. 5.5 T HE KEYBOARD MODULATIONS Initial tuning The «INITIAL» f ader performs a [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 44 the fader is positioned, t he higher the sine frequ ency. The generat ed harmonics will then move away from harmoni cs of the treated sound. Three other faders modulate this effect. Thes e set an envelope applied to the frequency of the sine. «ATTK» gives the time taken for th e sine to go from the init[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 45 5.9 T HE PEDALS The original CS-80 was a syn t hesizer possessing all of the functions of a real playing surface. A number of sett ings and possibilitie s of expression and sustain are explained below. Expression pedal The «EXP» and «WAH» buttons, when activate d, allow the use of a pedal expression M[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 46 5.10 T HE ARPEGGIATOR The arpeggiator is used to transform a chor d into a succession of individual notes. The «SPEED» knob sets the speed for the arpeggio; the «SYNC» button allows us to obtain a mult iple or sub-mult iple tempo of the host application. The «PL AY» button triggers the arpeggiator, [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 47 5.13 G ENERAL SETTINGS Three supplementary settings cont rol the synthesizers general brillian ce, resonance and volume. They all ef fect polyphonic voices in the same way. Brilliance and Resonance General volume 5.14 T HE M ULTI MODE When the Multi mode h atch is open , the playing mode is called « mult[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 48 There are 6 polyphonic voice modes possible: CsAssign : This mode of voice control is iden tical to the original CS- 80. The zone plays a voice randomly among the v oices that have b een affected to it. The portamento (or the glissando) is reinitialized w hen the time betw een the arrival of th is note an[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 49 The «EDIT » button is to edit the sou nd (or single) assigned to t he polyphonic voice. Th is updates the graphical interface controls so that they display the single settings. The Multi mode possibilities are ex tremely varied. It is possible to separate the keyboard into different zones, each zone wit[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 50 6 THE BASICS OF SUBTRACTIVE SYNTHESIS Of all forms of sound synt hesis, subtractive synt hesis is one of the oldest and still certainly one of the mo st employed today. It is this method that was developed toward the end of the 60’s on analog synthesizers like the Moog, ARP, Yamaha, Buchla, Oberhei m , [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 51 The square possesses a more «hollow» sound that the saw tooth (it only contai ns odd harmonics) but none the less, its rich sound (notably in low frequencies) can be used for sub- bass sounds that will come ou t well in the mix (t he square oscillator is often set an octave below that of the saw t o[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 52 The sinusoid is the purest of all. It is a un ique harmonic and produced a very «damped» sound. It can be used to reinfo rce the low frequencies of a bass sound or as a frequency modulator in order to create harmonics that don’t ex ist in the original waveforms. PWM ( P ulse W idth M odulation) is[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 53 In the above image, oscillator2 is synchronized with the first and tuned to with double the tonality. The resulting waveform is unique in that it cannot be created by standard synthesis techniques such as layering or filtering. A ring modulator can be created w hen an oscillator modulates anoth er oscilla[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 54 6.1.2 The filter or VCF The audio signal generated by an oscillator (the waveform) is n ext generally directed to a filter module ( Voltage Controlled Filter ) . I t i s t h i s m o d u l e t h a t w e u s e t o m o d e l t h e sound by filtering (by subtraction, which explains the name given to this type[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 55 The high-pass filter The band-pass ( BPF ) eliminates frequen cies situated on either side of the cut-off frequency. It is in fact the addition of a low-pass an d a high–pass filter. Use it to focus on a particular band of f requencies that you wish to emphasize. This will make the sound more «pinc[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 56 With a high resonanc e level, the filter w ill begin to produce a sound close to a sine waveform. At this stage, the use of a key fo llow is very important as you can create a melody by tuning th e cut-off frequ ency of the filt er with the frequen cy of the oscillators. The filter settings of the CS-80V [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 57 6.2.2 The envelope generator. The envelope generator, connected to the amplif ier, is used to «sculpt» t he volume of th e sound when we press a key on the keyboard and ends after the note is released. The most common modules developed use 4 settings that we can vary: The Attack is th e sound that t[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 58 If the sinusoid w aveform of an LFO modu lates the volume of an amplif ier, the sound will increase in volume t hen disappear in a varying manner following th e speed (the frequency) of this LFO. This w ill produce a tremolo effect. A sinusoid waveform on an L FO modulating the frequen cy of an os[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 59 A complete CS-80V synthesis voice[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 60 7 SOME ELEMENTS OF SOUND DESIGN Here is a series of examples designed to guide you through the creation of various sounds as well as a vintage analog styled note sequence. They progress in order of difficulty going from the easiest to the most difficult and are organized into 3 parts: The first part w[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 61 Increase the frequency of the low pass filter Change the range of the oscillator with th e «Feet I» potentiometer (for the moment set to 8’) Change the range of the oscillator Now increase the release time («R») of the VCA1 so that the sound persists after the release of the keys. Be sure to[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 62 Choose destination «VCO1 Freq» Slightly turn the modulati on rate potentio meter «Amt» towards the right (use a value around 0.01). Th e oscillator frequency lightly varies up and down to create a gap in tuning between t he 2 oscillators. Turn the modulation rate potentiometer «Amt» For the [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 63 The 2 examples that we have looked at allo w you to have the basi cs necessary for more profound research. Don’t h esitate in trying oth er settings, the possibilities off ered by the CS-80V are quite numerous. 7.1.3 Use of real time controllers As we have previously seen, the use of real ti me controll[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 64 The «Speed» setting of the ring modulator allows you to very quickl y increase the number of secondary harmonics in order to create a bell sound (around 150 Hz – around the halfway mark for the potentiometer) a si mple beating identical to a tremolo (around 2 Hz). To get a bell sound, the oscillat[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 65 The sound of sing le 1 will be «fattened» t hanks to the det uning of the 4 voices and «widened» thanks to the panoramic settings between all of the voi ces. By performing these first settings, you have modified the «Multi1» preset. You can now save it in your own bank. After this, put the fourt[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 66 You will thus obtain a rich and powerful lead sou nd ! Unison mode settings 7.2.3 Introduction of the arpeggiator in a Multi preset Now let’s program a Multi preset using th e arpeggiator on one of the 4 zones. Take the preset «W izd_Multi3». 3 split zone s on the keyboard are already in place: A [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 67 The arpeggiator settings 7.3 O THER SIDES OF THE CS-80V When we move away from the convention al methods of play, the CS-80V offers programming tips that help you to go further. Here are a few of them: 7.3.1 A step sequencer By conjointly using the arpeggiat or and Multi mode settings. It is p o s si b l [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 68 The final sequence- note the various knob settings for each voice in the Multi section 7.3.2 Stereo sound without the effects If you use a preset with one of the 3 Un ison modes (High, Low , Last), it is possible to make the sound fatter and heavier without using a chorus effect. Remember that in this mod[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 69 8 MODES OF USE OF THE CS-80V 8.1 S TAND - ALONE The CS-80V application can be used as an instrument independen tly of a sequencer ( stand alone mode). This lets you open on e or several instruments, and to play with a master MIDI keyboard. Attention! The stand-alone application is only available on PC and[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 70 Mac preference window Protocol (Pc only) : Select the audio protocol that yo u wish to use. If you have ASIO drivers for your sound card, we recommend that you use this protocol instead of DirectX. The ASIO drivers offer increased performances compared to the DirectX drivers. Driver : Select the d[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 71 8.1.3.2 Configuration of the keyboard zone The keyboard zone lets you use just one section of your keyboard to command the instrument. In this manner, you can play several instruments on the same keyboard, each one on a different zone. To activate this function, check the ‘zone’ op tion in the tool ba[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 72 8.2 VST™ 8.2.1 Installation 8.2.1.1 For Windows During the installation, check the «VST» opti on among the plug-in formats proposed. The installer will automatically detect the VST instrument folder used by your VST host , such as Cubase. In the case of another VST co mpatible sequencer, like Logic Au[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 73 Connection of a MIDI track to the CS-80V The MIDI events played on a MIDI keyboard are then transmitted by your sequencer to the CS-80V. It is of course possible to record these MIDI events, and use the entire MIDI editing options of the sequencer. 8.2.4 Saving presets When the session is saved, the state[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 74 8.3 P RO T OOLS ™ 8.3.1 Installation During the inst allation, select the RTAS/HT DM plug-in (RTAS on ly for PC) among the choice of plug-ins offered. Then, when you ar e asked, indicate the folder where the other RTAS and HTDM plug-in s are installed. Generally the access is: for Mac OS 9: System F[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 75 Opening the CS-80V in Pro Tools for Mac OS X TDM systems: the CS-80V should be loaded to a stereo audio track. Opening as HTDM is done through the TDM menu, as a HTDM plug-i n is used exactl y like a TDM plug-in. Other systems: the CS-80V can be loaded on a mono audio track (which becomes stereo a[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 76 8.3.6 Automation in Pro Tools Automation works with the CS-80V like any ot her RTAS/HTDM plug-in (refer to the Pro Tools documentation for more details on plug-i n automation). Preset changes, howeve r cannot be automated.[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 77 8.4 DX I ™ The CS-80V is compatible with the Dxi protocol, and so can se used notably with Sonar, but also with all other sequencers that accept Dxi instruments. 8.4.1 Installation During the installation, check the «DXi » option among the list of protocols that you want to activate for the CS-80V on [...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 78 The MIDI events played on a MIDI keyboard are then transmitted by Sonar to the CS- 80V. It is of course possible to record these MIDI events, and use the entire MIDI editing options available in Sonar. 8.4.4 Saving presets When the session is saved, the state of the CS-80V is saved as is, even if the prog[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 79 8.5 D IGITAL P ERFORMER ™ 8.5.1 Installation During the installation procedure, check the MAS choice among the plug-in formats offered. The CS-80V will be automatically installed in the MAS plug-in folder: System Folder/Extensions/MOTU/Plug-ins To use the CS-80V, you will need to increase the memory all[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 80 Connection of the CS-80V to a MIDI node We can thus also control the CS-80V thro ugh a command keyboard (see the Digital Performer manual for the connectio n of this type of device). 8.5.4 Saving presets When the session is saved, the state of the CS-80V is saved as is, even if the programming corresponds[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 81 9 APPENDICES 9.1 L IST OF ABBREVIATIONS FOR GENERAL PARAMETERS FOR ALL POLYPHONIC VOICES : atavcf : Pressure action sett ing (after touch) on the amplitude of th e sub-oscillator action on the VCF atavco : Pressure action settin g (after touch) on the amplitude of th e sub-oscillator action on the VCO ati[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 82 volv3 : Volume of track3 volv4 : Volume of track4 volv5 : Volume of track5 volv6 : Volume of track6 volv7 : Volume of track7 volv8 : Volume of track8 9.2 L IST OF ABBREVIATIONS FOR PARAMETERS THAT ARE APPLIED TO A PARTICULAR TONE . Each setting begins with « Sx », x being the tone (single) n u m b e r ,[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 83 S1M03Am : Modulation amplitud e for line 3 of the matr ix S1M04Am : Modulation amplitud e for line 4 of the matr ix S1M05Am : Modulation amplitud e for line 5 of the matr ix S1M06Am : Modulation amplitud e for line 6 of the matr ix S1M07Am : Modulation amplitud e for line 7 of the matr ix S1M08Am : Modula[...]
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ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MA NUA L 84 9.3 INDEX After touch .......... 23, 28, 62, 63, 81, 82 Arpeggiator ............... 46, 48, 60, 66, 67 Automation .................... 73, 76, 78, 80 Brilliance 20, 23, 24, 28, 47, 49, 63, 81, 82 Buttons knob........................................... 34 switch .............. 34, 37, 44, 45, 66, 67 wheel [...]