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Yamaha CS-80, keys

Machine Messiah · Yes / Single (1980)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played keys on Machine Messiah by Yes (1980)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + sub, unison 1, detune 18 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, punchy
cutoff
2200 Hz
resonance
0.45, drive 0.2
envelope
A 2 ms D 90 ms S 0 R 120 ms; hard snap per hit; filter env amount 0.7
modulation
lfo sine 0 Hz to cutoff
effects
plate reverb, short delay slap, drive
notes
Downes' CS-80 punches in on the offbeat industrial stabs that open the track, doubling the mechanical rhythm guitar figure. The CS-80's ribbon controller adds small pitch smears between hits.

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  • Seedsystem