Comments on: Yamaha CS-15 drone sounds

By: ethereal

ethereal — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:46:51 +0000

To : a.kuhl…….To remove knobs: Here are my methods. First, get your fingernails under each side of the knob & lift/wiggle back & forth, this is the easiest way which won’t cause damage. Still won’t come off? OK, get a small piece of thin, hard plastic or strong cardboard under the knob (to protect the facing of the synth), then gently pry up with the thin side of a butterknife, turn the knob & lift again, repeat, be careful ! Nice cs-15 in action at: haltapes.com, see Tampa Noise Fest 2 on the site. Peace

By: a.kuhl

a.kuhl — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:34:43 +0000

Hey, Im trying to open mine up for cleaning but the knobs wont come off is there some kind of trick? the manual simply says take them off.

By: altemark

altemark — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:29:39 +0000

Matt: You are probably right that the CS-10 probably not is faster – but thanks to the added parameter of initial level, it can give the impression of a faster attack. I used to own a CS-10 before I got the CS-15 and I clearly felt that less advanced envelopes of the 15 was a step downwards.

I think this was brought up on an AH-discussion about the nature of ’snappiness’, how the initial level of an envelope can affect psychoacoustically how we experience the sound.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:34:07 +0000

Have you actually personally verified that the CS15’s envelopes are slower than the CS10/5? This seems incredibly unlikely considering they are essentially identical internally. This statement seems to be one of those synth myths started by one reviewer who probably never had either next to each other.

By: Harry Pinna

Harry Pinna — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:32:49 +0000

Here’s a link to some really great and easy-to-follow instructions on how to mod your CS-15:

http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/ds_cs15mod.html

I just finished doing mine and the difference running the filters serially is amazing.