Yamaha CS 60 - She is Alive

SKIP to 1:49 if the LFO detuning at the beginning of this video is too much.

Very first improvisation after one year of restoration work.

Ok that was a lie: it was my third improv. The first one was utterly magical and was not recorded; at one time the synth spoke to me, I swear! That was a couple of days ago. The second improv happened yesterday and wasn't all that great. So you'll have to do with this third one as a first encounter. In the notes of John Williams: d4-e4-c4-c3-g3.

With due apologies for the length and randomness of the improv; the CS60 universe envelops you and before you know it you're 40 minutes in.

CUE LIST:

00:00:00 Slow and deep detune
00:01:49 That's more like it
00:05:15 Squarelling
00:07:36 Did you saw that? (terrible pun i know)
00:09:08 Rectangles with Sinusitis
00:10:21 Doctor Sine to save the day
00:11:30 noise-R-us
00:13:52 Don't ignore me
00:15:01 Good job, you turned off all oscillators mate
00:15:17 Square waves in curved oceans
00:16:28 Under the hood (showing off the voice LED mod, thanks to Golt)
00:17:05 Tinsel fantasy
00:18:52 Sawlo
00:20:36 Silo - with slight oxidation
00:21:34 Sawdust with square hinges in a bed of sins
00:22:48 Opening that filter
00:23:27 Get ready for take off
00:24:44 Across the horizon
00:25:54 Pulse 1 (fiery chariots)
00:27:46 Filter ride
00:28:46 Put a ring on it
00:29:06 Pulse 2 (deep)
00:29:56 R U sure?
00:31:06 Dusk - Chapel - Dawn
00:33:47 A square beginning
00:36:53 Still not done
00:39:05 Final s(tr)aw, then we're square

Ok I'm done with puns now

SINE-ing out

ugh

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EFFECTS USED:

I used 4 sends, postfader, in Cubase:
1. HDelay (Waves)
2. LexRandomHall (Lexicon PCM Native)
3. Trueverb (Waves)
4. LexHall (Lexicon PCM Native)

This was recorded with an RME FF800, simple DI jack line input.

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Thanks for watching!