Yamaha CSY-1 Rare Vintage Analog Synth Organ

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"This is the rarely seen Yamaha CSY-1 synth/organ combination. Yamaha's first ever synth was the SY-1 introduced in 1974, they also decided to build the SY-1 into a 2 manual plus pedalboard type organ cabinet and that's what we have here, the CSY-1.

This really is a fun piece of kit with some great sounds, very expressive too thanks to Yamaha's aftertouch (amazing for 1974) which can be assigned to different parameters. Although a preset synth it's editable, so the presets are just a starting point for sound creation. The synth section is playable from the upper keyboard OR the bass pedalboard. It can be played solo or can be combined with the organ sounds/bass sounds. The CSY-1 has it's own built in amplification/speakers, spring reverb and even a real Leslie type rotary speaker, the synth section sounds great routed through this.

To get an idea of the sound go to YouTube and search for Yamaha SY-1 or SY-2 (the SY-2 is another model variation in a road case)

I must say, old Yamaha gear is incredibly reliable, superb build quality. Also, I read somewhere that the CSY-1 shares much of it's circuitry, particularly the filters, with the monosynth section of the mighty Yamaha GX-1 synth (introduced about a year later), there certainly are sound similarities if you check them both out."

SY-1 posts including vids
SY-2 posts including vids

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UVI Introduces Synth Anthology 4

video uploads by UVI

Note the above is a playlist featuring 4 videos. You can use the player controls to skip through them or just watch them all in order.

Details on Synth Anthology 4 follow:

The authentic sound of 200 synthesizers, from vintage to modern
4,000+ presets and layers deliver incredible sound with hardware soul
Feature-packed dual-layer engine with fx, arpeggiator and more

Synth Anthology 4 - A Synthesizer Tour de Force
https://www.uvi.net/synth-anthology-4

Rebuilt from the ground-up, Synth Anthology 4 now features the authentic hardware sound of 200 vintage and modern synthesizers, a fully redesigned engine with powerful features, fx, arpeggiator, smart sound suggestion engine, native MPE support, and more.
A dreamlike collection!

Also included in SonicPass ➡️ https://www.uvi.net/sonicpass

Video credits: Anthony Hak
Music Credits: Théo & Thomas

"The Best Keeps Getting Better

What's new in version 4?

Almost everything!
We've rebuilt the engine from the ground-up, added more synths, more presets, more effects, more filters, more modulation, a dedicated browser, a second fully-customizable layer for creating hybrid and blended timbres, an all-new smart suggestion engine that helps you quickly find similar sounds, a more powerful arpeggiator/phraser, bus effects, native MPE support, and more!

Real Hardware Sounds There is something unmistakable about the sound of a real hardware synth, from subtle differences between voice circuits and drift to the varied way filters bite into the sound; there's a distinct character and energy. Synth Anthology 4 delivers the authentic and uncompromising hardware sound with all the conveniences of a modern software instrument.

Every piece of hardware represents a unique creative vision, sonic character, innovations, and strengths. Whatever you're looking for, from analog to digital, vintage classic to future classic, you will find it here. Synth Anthology 4 delivers an incredible collection of hardware, every major manufacturer, every type of synthesis, every era, 200 synthesizers in all.

You won't find a more complete collection anywhere else."

The list:

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The Yamaha CSY-1

Remember this post on Yamaha Electone "Synths?" The following just in via Ivan on AH:

"I had just been doing some research on the Yamaha SY-1 which I rememberd playing as a kid. Seems it was built into an organ called the CYS-1 (and later there was a CYS-2 with a built-in Yamaha SY-2). The same day I see the standard "Yamaha organ for sale" ad on the local Craigslist but the picture looked a bit different for a Yamaha organ. I always look at the organ ads and then asked questions. Sure enough this was a CYS-1. So today I paid a $100 for it and the guy delivered it for another $20. Here it is in my home (still have to find a place for it): link. Bad photo, but basically the entire top section is the SY-1. The synthesizer can be played separately or as a monophonic voice on top of the upper manual voices. And the SY-1 can be played with the bass pedals too! Lots of fun; now I'm in the mood for lounge music."

Fascinating. One more thing to look out for in those Estate sales. : ) You can find more on the SY-1 and SY-2 on VSE. No title link.

Yamaha SY-2

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Check out the details. They claim the SY-2 is the only alternative that has the GX-1 filters. The GX-1 was as you know, the predecessor to the mighty CS80. I was under the impression the CS80 and CS60 had the same filters as the GX-1. The auction details do mention the CS60, so the seller is clearly aware of the CS60. Can anyone out there confirm if the filters on the CS60, CS80, GX1 and SY-2 are different or the same? Note the SY-2 was Yamaha's first synth according to the auction details pulled for this post.

Click the image to see the presets. Anyone know what Hawaiian Guitar sounds like? Considering the Wersi Bass Synth had a Hawaii Effect that you can see in the video in this previous post, I'm guessing Hawaii was in during the 70s. If so it's interesting how the popular culture at the time makes it's way into the design aspects of a given synth. Groovebox anyone? That is over isn't it?

Details:
"This is the only alternative to gets the classic GX-1 filters without paying 50000$. I'm telling you, you'll never heard something like that. The sound is unique, personnal and organic. It looks like a preset synth, but it's definately not! Think of the presets as your waveforms...

Here's some specs :
- 28 'presets'
- 37 keys keyboard with aftertouch (VERY sensible and expressive, exactly like a CS-60, I did the A-B test because I own one...)
- 1 VCO (It seems that one some preset, there's a second sine VCO after the VCF, as you find on a CS-60 and CS-80)
- 2 analog resonant filters, 1 LPF and 1 HPF
- 1 VCA envelope ADSR
- 1 VCF envelope (called 'Tone Bend' on this synth) ADS Written ATTACK TIME, INTENSITY and DECAY TIME, this envelope is inverted on some presets
- Pulse width
- Portamento
- 4 Octave transposition
- Vibrato control(LFO) : Speed and Depth
- Foot controller assignments : VCF (Wahwah) and Volume
- Aftertouch assignements : Vib Depth, VCF (Wah-wah) and Volume.
- Sensitivity knobs for aftertouch and Pedal"

Yamaha SY-1 Solo Synth SN 1740

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video upload by Alamo Music Audio Lab

"Today, Zach is taking a look at the Yamaha SY-1, a unique synthesizer straight out of the 70's Yamaha organ craze. From the lineage that brought you the all-time great CS-80, the SY-1 is a preset-heavy analog synthesizer that was created and used for lead lines and all kinds of nostalgic tones. Take a look and a listen and tell us what you think!

Sounds start at 6:54"

via this auction

"The first portable synth that Yamaha ever made!
Features the same sound engine as the legendary flagship CS-80 and GX-1 synths, albeit a monophonic primitive version. Also features aftertouch (probably also a first) that can be switched to control vibrato, pitch bend, filter, and volume. The presets are really amazing and go from Vangelis to 70s porn film soundtracks to Toto to Parliament Funkadelic to Close Encounters of the Third Kind at the flick of a switch! (John Williams used its successor, the SY-2, for the famous "Ba Di Da Buh Da"- the SY-2 apparently only had more envelope and filter controls and was otherwise sonically identical.)
Please see the Youtube link for an in-depth sound demo."

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Yamaha SY-2 Vintage Synthesizer w/ Legs

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Yamaha SY-2 Vintage Synth SN 2610

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"Vintage Yamaha SY-2 synthesizer. Works perfectly. Very clean.
The SY-2 is the portable version of the SY-1, the first ever compact analog synthesizer produced by Yamaha. Produced 1975 - 1979. Monophonic with aftertouch.

Case has some wear and minor corrosion on hinges. Comes with original volume pedal and it's carrying case. The travel legs are missing."

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Yamaha to Host Rare Vintage Synth Exhibit at NAMM

Pictured: Yamaha's first synth, the SY-1.

"Yamaha to Exhibit Rare Vintage Synthesizers From 40‐Year History at the 2015 NAMM Show

BUENA PARK, Calif. (January 6, 2015)—Yamaha today announced that it will exhibit around a dozen rare vintage synthesizers at the 2015 NAMM Show, the largest musical instrument trade show in North America, to be held January 22‐25, 2015 in Anaheim, California. This showcase, which celebrates Yamaha’s 40th anniversary of manufacturing synthesizers—a milestone reached this year— plans to include analog synthesizers like the SY‐2, CS30 and a special guest or two, the gorgeous GS1, the DX7, which was one of the most commercially successful synths of its day, and the rare VP1—a polyphonic physical modeling synthesizer. Some of the models will be playable. Yamaha introduced its first synthesizer, the SY‐1, in 1974 after decades of research and development and established a high technological benchmark when it released the CS80 polyphonic synthesizer in 1976. The company made musical history in 1983 when the DX7 debuted as the most commercially successful electronic keyboard of its time. This keyboard, which helped shape the sound of popular music in the 1980s, relied on frequency modulation—the leading‐edge technology of the time. By the end of the decade, Yamaha synths evolved from performance instruments to full‐fledged music workstations. The rise of music production synthesizers helped spur the home recording revolution by providing arrangers with a single tool to orchestrate almost any combination of musical instruments with ever‐more realistic tone generation. Yamaha helped develop the use of

sampled—or recorded—tones, along with physical modeling that went beyond sound by recreating instrument behavior as a mathematical model. Building on years of experience and distilling all of Yamaha’s technical innovations into one synth, the Motif series, introduced in 2001, evolved into an industry leader by offering great sound, computer integration and the ability to create sophisticated musical performances with ease. To celebrate the anniversary, Yamaha released the latest iteration of this series, the Motif XF, with a special edition white finish—the only Music Production Synthesizer on the market available in this color. The model offers an exclusive 40th Anniversary Premium Contents Pack that includes FL512M flash memory expansion, a USB drive with content from vintage Yamaha synthesizers and more than $1,000 in rebate offers on Yamaha products and third party soft synths, editors and sound libraries. Beyond hardware, Yamaha became an early adopter of digital technology. Earlier this year, the company launched www.yamahasynth.com, a new community for Yamaha synthesizer users. The site features a forum where members can interact with Yamaha’s product experts including the legendary Phil “Bad Mister” Clendeninn, Yamaha Synthesizer artists and other enthusiasts, along with resources to help all players get the most out of their instrument and download sounds directly into their synthesizers. 'Yamaha has long mastered the art of drawing on past technologies to improve on future synthesizer models,' said Nate Tschetter, marketing manager, Music Production, Yamaha Corporation of America. 'We continue to make high‐quality synthesizers for every stage of one’s musical career from the bedroom studio to the sold‐out stadium.' For more information, visit the Yamaha Booth at the 2015 NAMM Show in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Marquis Ballroom, January 22‐25, 2015, or http://4wrd.it/yamahasynth."

Yamaha SY-77 - User Presets Demo

Published on Jul 27, 2015 wolfgangSvukan

"This is User Presets demo from Yamaha SY-77 (TG-77). Recorded directly from SY-77 stereo outputs, with internal effects, without any additional signal processing. Enjoy!

All these presets can be freely downloaded from the internet, but, I spent hours and hours (sometimes even days) collecting and edit the best of them to prepare a synth Bank for this demo video on YouTube.

You can buy now these 64 Presets in sysex/MidiFile format. Bank with 64 Presets cost only 6 Euros (via PayPal). Just send me an email to vukansto@gmail.com and after PayPal payment you will receive Sysex/Midi file in your inbox.

Yamaha SY-77 is a keyboard veriosn of TG-77 rack module.

SY-77 specifications:
AFM Tonne Generator (6 Operators, 45 Algorithms, 16 Waveforms, 2 Filters) + AWM2 Tone Generator (4 MB ROM samples)
64 RAM Presets (4 elements with 8 filters max: 2 AFM + 2 AWM2, 4 AFM, 4 AWM2...)
128 ROM Presets, 64 Card Presets)
DSP Effects
16 Part Multitimbral
16 AFM Poly + 16 AWM2 Poly
16 Track Sequencer

www.vukan.net
61 Keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
MIDI In/Out/Thru
4 Outs
16"

The wonderful Yamaha SY-2

video upload by Paul Curreri

"A few sounds from the Yamaha SY-2 (1975 or so), the upgraded version 2 of Yamaha’s earliest standalone. Such a lovely filter, and remarkably expressive aftertouch to the VCO, VCA or VCF. Start with any of the adjustable presets and meander from there. Pitch bend, portamento, pulse width, two ADSRs, resonant high- and low-pass filters, super-fast vibrato. Plus it's never had a problem in the 6 years I've owned it & has classic CS vibes? Not too shabby."

Yamaha SY77 / TG77 ROM Cards

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Synth Ethnic ROM Card VC7707 produced by Akira Inoue via this auction

"Arguably the hardest to find, most rare ROM card for the SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. This amazing selection of ethnic/world based synth sounds comes toward the end of Yamaha’s SY/TG77 era. Timeless sounds."

JSPA Vol. 2 ROM Card VC7706 via this auction

One of the much harder to find ROM cards available for the Yamaha SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. Another fantastic example of Yamaha’s output of timeless sound design."

JSPA Vol. 1 ROM Card VC7705 via this auction

"One of the much harder to find ROM cards available for the Yamaha SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers complete with its case and insert. Another fantastic example of Yamaha’s output of timeless sound design."

Drums 1 ROM Card Set via this auction

"Secret weapon selection of very classy late 80s early 90s drum waveforms and patches for the SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. Superb additional patches ranging from electric pianos to basses and pads as well. Very underrated and musical card set."

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Yamaha's Coolest Monosynth

Alex Ball

"A look at Yamaha's CS-30 monophonic synthesizer from 1977. This was the closest Yamaha got to a modular synth before their attention moved wholesale into FM synthesis. Yamaha released their first analogue synth (the SY-1) in 1974 and their last (the CS-01 II) in 1983. They've never made an analogue synthesizer since, although they have made analogue modelling synths.

0:00 Intro Track
0:50 The Yamaha CS-30
2:18 Feature Song
3:49 Summary
4:50 Full Musical Demo

Nerdy Details:

Yamaha CS-30 (1977)

Voltage Controlled Oscillators: x2
Waves: Sawtooth, Variable Pulse, Noise, Sinewave Sub Oscillator (found in VCA 1)

VCO Modulation: VCO 2 to VCO 1 xmod, pulse width modulation, pitch modulation from the envelopes, pitch modulation from the LFO, pitch modulation from an external signal.

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Yamaha SY-2 Vintage Analog Synthesizer (1975) SN 1832

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"This is a perfect condition Yamaha SY-2 analog Synthesizer. It is the grand brother of the first synthesizer to be built by Yamaha, the SY-1 (1974). It is the same with these upgrades: Built-in hard case, legs that can be stored in the case's lid, resonant high pass filter added alongside the resonant low pass, VCA envelope controls expanded to full ADSR. The aftertouch works fully which is rare on these synth."

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Yamaha SY-1

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Details:
"1975 Yamaha SY-1 vintage synthesizer. All keys, knobs, sliders, and outputs function. This was yamaha's very first entry into the synthesizer world. The Very First! This keyboard came out before the popular CS series. This monophonic VCO synthesizer has 28 presets all of which can be edited, but not saved. NOTE: This synth is old and shows signs of use. This does not affect the playability or control in any way. Please take this into consideration when bidding on this item. Aside from that, this keyboard is in great shape and very rare.

Yamaha's first keyboard synthesizers, the SY-1 (pictured above) and SY-2 are monophonic single-VCO analog synthesizers with preset sounds and limited programmability. There are 28 great preset sounds which can be slightly edited using the 8 sliders to the right of the small 37-note keyboard. There's an analog low-pass / high pass resonant filter, analog VCA envelope and a slide effect. There is no sign of MIDI, CV or Gate control but the compact design and wood-case make this a fun synth to mess around with. Some crazy analog sounds can be formed. These are fun little synths with plenty of 'Vintage' status and fun live-performance-ability."

Yamaha SY-2 Synthesiser

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"1970's Yamaha SY-2 Synthesiser. A rare item and a classic piece of kit, Yamaha's second model ever produced in the glory years of 1975-1979."

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Yamaha SY-2

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"This a rare Yamaha SY-2 monophonic analog synthesizer. Related to the famous Yamaha CS-80 and GX-1. Manufactured circa 1977. Sounds beautiful with classic tone."

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Yamaha SY-2 Synthesizer

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"The Yamaha SY-2 of 1975 or so
An outstanding sounding and playing instrument.
One of the most responsive aftertouch systems known to mankind. Excessively playable and 'expressive', as they say.
Uses the same discrete VCO VCF VCA modules as in the Yamaha GX-1
Precursor to the CS IC based stuff.
Massively underrated by most, highly prized anyplace people have working hearts and ears."

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$220,736.00 / 160,000.00 Euro Synth Auction

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This one spotted by Adrien.

The list:
"1. ARP AXXE
2. ARP PRO DGX
3. ARP QUADRA
4. MOOG Realistic MG 1
5. MOOG Polymoog Keyboard
6. MOOG Polypedal Controller
7. MOOG Taurus II mit Pedal
8. MOOG Keyboard Controller 950
9. MOOG Memorymoog
10. MOOG Satellite
11. MOOG Sonic Six
12. Korg Trident MK II

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Yamaha SY-2 Vintage Synthesizer

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"This rare Yamaha SY-2 was serviced in 2016, a $700+ service and was discreetly mod for an audio filter input via the mono rca output. The 1/4" serves as the main output, and the rca jack allows for the amazing filter to be used as an audio input. In amazing shape for its age (1976). Some light wear, the ser8ial number was minutely etched into the back edge, and top inside case. Not noticeable from the front. There are some minor scratches to the bottom case. It is truly a really clean serviced unit with such a raw filter."

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Yamaha SY-2 vintage analog synthesizer + legs + music stand + lid SN 1459

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"Up for sale is a vintage Yamaha SY-2 analog synthesizer in good working condition. It's just been serviced and ready for the future. The service report is part of the sale.

The synth is complete with lid to close the case, music stand, and legs.

The synth sounds very good. Some call this a mini-CS80. The touch control gives you the opportunity to add more expression when you're playing.

Cosmetically it's in good condition for its age, but there are some signs of use. Some scratches, little rusty spots on the legs and metal parts, and there's little wear and tear on the hardcase, keys, knobs and front panel. Please check all the photos before you buy the item.

It's an originally European version, working on 220v. The serial number is: 1459"

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