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Arturia has long been a leader in emulating classic instruments like the moog modular and yamaha cs80. Hey all, if youve been waiting, arturia is having their semiannual sale. Im interested in the yamaha cs80 sounds, especially those of vangelis and his work on blade runner in particular. Cs80 v is our modeled version of the legendary yamaha cs80, considered by many to be the ultimate polyphonic synthesizer of the late 70s. In 1976 yamaha introduced the cs80, a synthesizer based on the same circuits as the venerable gx1. Plug and play one of the music industrys most legendary synths. How close have arturia come to modelling its classic sound in software.
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