FIVE MINUTES WITH The Yamaha CS01 Battery Powered Monosynth

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2023
  • #fiveminuteswith #yamaha #cs01
    Chris from @BOOelectric (Battery Operated Orchestra) treats us to some quality time with the Yamaha CS01 - a much loved battery powered monosynth that was a first synth for many budding synthesists.
    Chris has modified one of his two CS synths, adding a resonance modification to the 2 Pole Low pass filter.
    Its not pleasant, but it works....
    The CS01 was also recently immortalized in software by Babyaudio.com as the BA-01.
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Komentáře • 64

  • @naturesrecovery4516
    @naturesrecovery4516 Před 6 měsíci +5

    I still have mines, grandfather bought it for me in 1982 :)

  • @L77kim77l
    @L77kim77l Před rokem +25

    My prediction, in 2000 our cars can fly.

    • @gnosis6073
      @gnosis6073 Před rokem +3

      I know....where did it all go wrong.

    • @TheDavidPoole
      @TheDavidPoole Před rokem +3

      ​@@gnosis6073 I hate to say I told you so, but it's because when the foresighted popsters of the 80s "opened the door" with gold lamè suits, society didn't step through. If it had, by 2000 we would all be wearing one-piece silver suits with diagonal zippers, have the flying cars and be enjoying meals in pill form. If only we could turn back time...😁

  • @NullStaticVoid
    @NullStaticVoid Před rokem +6

    In the early 90's I was in a postpunk band with future members of Phantom Limbs. One of the vocalists played a CS01 through a guitar amp on a couple songs. I also had a beer bottle on a cymbal stand in my drum set. At the time I hated it, because I was an anti-keyboard punk rocker. Now I'd love to find one of these, esp the MKII!

  • @jamesnewman48
    @jamesnewman48 Před rokem +3

    my first synth back in the day. would always play "the forest " constantly

  • @PaulBoos
    @PaulBoos Před rokem +4

    I always look forward to five minutes with Chris. Thanks Sonic State for turning me onto BOO!

  • @kvfive
    @kvfive Před rokem +4

    The first synth I played (1982) fond memories.

  • @apislapis
    @apislapis Před rokem +2

    Nice work Chris, I particularly enjoyed the saw sound and the PWM. I used mine to mimic the CS80 in Chariots of fire. The CS01 a battery operated orchestra...well almost. Not bad for 1 oscillator.

  • @MrArpSolina
    @MrArpSolina Před rokem +3

    Please check the brand new and awesome VST recreatrion of the CS01: the BA-1 by Baby Audio. Fantastic VST emulation!

  • @CommunityGuidelines
    @CommunityGuidelines Před rokem +1

    Cool demo! Great little classic.

  • @anonymoushuman8344
    @anonymoushuman8344 Před rokem

    Great sounds from a little synth. I still want one! That's a surprisingly faithful rendition of the percussion from Being Boiled.

  • @Essjay88
    @Essjay88 Před rokem +1

    Sounds lovely... takes me back.

  • @TeslaDanser
    @TeslaDanser Před 2 dny

    Little beast that could. Ps you can use a Y cable ts/ts-trs to control cv and gate externally from the breath input

  • @kiko1935
    @kiko1935 Před rokem +1

    the written narration is the most brittish ass shit I've ever since and I love it

  • @Jexus
    @Jexus Před rokem +10

    wow, new synth from yamaha!! when will it be available in stores?:D😮😳🤯

    • @norman7571
      @norman7571 Před rokem +4

      well it was new.... 40 years ago🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Jexus
      @Jexus Před rokem +4

      @@norman7571 yeah... fake news... ☺

    • @aqueous5099
      @aqueous5099 Před rokem +5

      Available at your local time machine 🕰

    • @Essjay88
      @Essjay88 Před rokem +2

      Bill and Ted will be back soon..... ask them a favour😂

  • @dariuseviltwin
    @dariuseviltwin Před rokem +2

    Great little synth. I sample the bejesus out of mine and always get something usable. Not seen much action since I got the BA-1 though 😳

  • @mcnitt
    @mcnitt Před rokem +1

    Great sound and catchy playing FTW

  • @DivKid
    @DivKid Před rokem +1

    it's a lovely little synth that I missed out some very cheap ones years back. I imagine they're much more pricey now.

  • @Gute_Laune_Goy
    @Gute_Laune_Goy Před 8 měsíci +1

    the little brother of the SH-101

  • @sholz124
    @sholz124 Před rokem +1

    this is great!

  • @TXF9a
    @TXF9a Před rokem +2

    The only actual synth you could buy from Argos!

  • @_mickmccarthy
    @_mickmccarthy Před rokem +3

    Knew nothing about this until BA-1 came along. Such a great synth in an unassuming package

  • @user-hv3jl2uv6f
    @user-hv3jl2uv6f Před 28 dny

    Most people do not know the Power this _Sympth-Tool-Osus_ holds within it.

  • @monkeybees909
    @monkeybees909 Před rokem +3

    Got one on my shelf ,do the mod on the resonance pot on the pcb board :)

  • @mudassirnizam2521
    @mudassirnizam2521 Před 2 měsíci

    Somebody has to sample the first beat it's such a vibe

  • @JayKaufman
    @JayKaufman Před rokem +2

    I have the MKII version - with MIDI. The MIDI mod makes it so much more useful.
    What's interesting about these is that about five years ago there was next to nothing on CZcams regarding them. In the last two or so years I've started to see an uptick in videos featuring them - but mostly the MKI version. It seems the MKII version is rare as hen's teeth. They're sort of Yamaha's version of the SH-101. I dare say I think they sound better than the SH-101 (and that's from a former SH-101 owner). The filter on the MKII version is bonkers and you can get some proper gritty screaming acid lines out of it, along with basses, rip roaring leads, percussion and FX sounds.

    • @tactul7376
      @tactul7376 Před rokem

      May i ask which midi Kit you got? I am searching for a Midi or cv Kit for my cs, but it seems like a dead end

  • @jenslempke7501
    @jenslempke7501 Před 10 měsíci

    I swapped mine wite a dj who also worked in a fastfoodstand ten meters from my apartment for free sausagerolls and burgers for a year 😂. My first synth, bought in 1984 at 13 years of age. Miss it sometimes though.

  • @vinylselektaz6475
    @vinylselektaz6475 Před rokem +3

    We need that RS7000

  • @V3RYG00D
    @V3RYG00D Před 11 měsíci

    Legendary

  • @user-lw8dr6xx8i
    @user-lw8dr6xx8i Před rokem

    I still have mine with original box and breath controller all in good working condition.

  • @aaronparys1750
    @aaronparys1750 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome .. Just Found mine after it went missing in a move we did 4 years ago !! .. A buddy trade it for a MXR Distortion Pedal back in the 80's .. Not sure if it was a fair trade ?

  • @TheDavidPoole
    @TheDavidPoole Před rokem +3

    I remember seeing these in Mo key Business and thinking they were little-more than the Casio VLTone. Shamefully, I never even demoed one. Well, that was my loss. Along with the synthi I turned down for 100 quid. Ahh, youthful foolishness, eh? Sometimes I wish Now-Me could have been near Then-Me to offer a few words of admonishment and advice 😂

    • @BOOelectric
      @BOOelectric Před rokem +1

      Ouch! A Synthi for 100 Quid? That's the kind of thing that'd haunt you to the grave. I feel your pain, sir.

  • @reddragonrespect
    @reddragonrespect Před 9 měsíci

    listen Sababa 5 most the synth lead solos from CS01

  • @Charlottesville798
    @Charlottesville798 Před 11 měsíci

    Bought one 6mths ago... !!

  • @fortheloveofnoise
    @fortheloveofnoise Před rokem +1

    To me it always sounded like some of the waveforms are analog and some are digital on this synth.

  • @M1k1haus
    @M1k1haus Před rokem +1

    Ngl I like my cute cs01 more than my sh01a

  • @MichaelRohaly
    @MichaelRohaly Před rokem +2

    I think Chick Corea played one plus breath controller on Letterman.

    • @MichaelRohaly
      @MichaelRohaly Před rokem +1

      Hmm, maybe a second version, looks a little different. Anyway, findable on CZcams.

    • @BOOelectric
      @BOOelectric Před rokem +1

      @@MichaelRohaly Thanks, I'm gonna go watch that now!

    • @RJJNY
      @RJJNY Před rokem +1

      @@MichaelRohaly I think you're right that it's a MkII, which has "Yamaha" printed across the internal speaker cover. The MkII also has a slider for the filter resonance instead of the weird high/low switch.

  • @michaelpierce3264
    @michaelpierce3264 Před rokem +2

    wondering why Yamaha didn’t reissue it along with the reface stuff?

  • @benelux365
    @benelux365 Před rokem

    I'm a bit confused here. Always thought this little keyboard has got digital oscilators. Not VCOs nor DCOs but just digital ones. Can anyone confirm?

    • @BOOelectric
      @BOOelectric Před rokem +1

      They're analogue oscillators, not digital... I do, however, have a feeling they might be DCOs, not VCOs as the front panel says.

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise Před rokem

      ​@@BOOelectric I swear some of the waveforms are digital, not all...but some...I am probably insane though.

    • @BOOelectric
      @BOOelectric Před rokem

      I just did a little checking on the sound source... apparently it's a YM10150 chip, which is a clock, an oscillator, and it handles all the modulation too. I'm a little out of my depth tbh, but I'm pretty sure that makes it a DCO, though It says VCO on the box and the manual. It does sound extremely stable, and perhaps a little cold. I will continue my hunt for evidence.

  • @K0r0n1s
    @K0r0n1s Před rokem +1

    Never heard of it! Sounds nice, especially the "zero-resale-value" one 😀 Also nice melodies you play^^

  • @rendek
    @rendek Před rokem

    Where are the sound patches located?

    • @marklammas2465
      @marklammas2465 Před 7 měsíci

      There aren't any. You need to get practised at modifying the parameters on the fly, using the knobs and sliders. I have a breath controller for mine. Recommended. I'm a wind instrument player anyway, so controlling expression using breath is intuitive for me.

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF Před 7 dny

    Not a toy!

  • @meneerjansen00
    @meneerjansen00 Před rokem +3

    Finally another sensible video instead of that awful boring stuff from some sort of audio equipment fair where they blatantly push a non-available piece of junk. Bleh! More Friday Fun, Five Minutes With and _Independent_ Review video's please.

    • @onetwothreefourfivesix
      @onetwothreefourfivesix Před rokem +3

      Personally, I like videos that present upcoming music hardware products that I may or may not buy in the future. I expect lots of other people do, too. If you don't like them, don't watch them? Moaning about them on an unrelated video seems a bit pointless to me.

    • @meneerjansen00
      @meneerjansen00 Před rokem

      @@onetwothreefourfivesix I think it's a waste of time, a waste of energy and a waste of talent from the SonicState people to make vids at fairs. And a waste of time for SonicState's subscribers. And given the fact that all youtubers *beg* us, in an increasingly embarrassing way, for a subscription that might just be of importance to 'm. If you think that's wining and moaning: yes. It broody well is. And moaning about this in one of the ten-thousand SoSta video's from a fair is of no use if one doesn't give an example of a video that one *doe* like. Or don't enthuse them to make more vids like so and so.
      You go and waste your time on 10.000 non-informative shaky vids from fairs, I'll go and watch SoSta's serious reviews and inspiring demo's.

    • @XanderEwald
      @XanderEwald Před rokem

      @@meneerjansen00 Maybe just watch something else then and chill out a bit? You seem agitated.

  • @mc2engineeringprof
    @mc2engineeringprof Před rokem

    Nice but no midi or cv is too big a stretch

  • @neonpop80
    @neonpop80 Před 5 měsíci

    Looks like your CS was shot

  • @wul01
    @wul01 Před rokem +1

    I just open mine up and adjust the trim pot as required.