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Description	The CS-5 may be a lower-end CS series synthesizer from Yamaha but it still has all you need for vintage analog bass and synth effects at a very affordable price! The CS-5 is a single-oscillator monophonic analog synthesizer with classic filter, envelope and modulation controls. It features 37 full-sized keys, a multi-mode 12 dB/Oct resonant filter, an LFO with sample and hold, and an external audio input you can route through the VCF or VCA sections. The CS-5 is a very flexible and modulate-able analog synth that is quite capable of warm analog bass and bubbly synth effects! The absence of patch storage, MIDI and velocity are just reminders that the CS-5 is old - it's Vintage!
Brand	Yamaha
Model	CS5
Device	Synth
Type	Keys
Engine Type	Analog
Engine	VCO
Voices (max)	1
Oscillators	1
LFO	1 with sine, sawtooth, sample and hold
Noise	Y
Engine Detailed	1 VCO with pulse or sawtooth waveforms and noise-gen
Filter (VCF)	12dB/oct High pass or Low pass; 6dB/oct band-pass
Envelope (VCA)	ADSR
Keys	37
Key type	Keys
Velocity	N
Aftertouch	N
Audio	External Audio in
CV-gate	CV/Gate
Produced:	1978 - 1983

Legend:		Obvious	Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO	Voltage Controlled Oscillator	DCO	Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO	Low Frequency Oscillator	Sub	Sub Oscillator
VCF	Voltage Controlled Filter	VCA	Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity	As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key.	Aftertouch	Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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