Yamaha CS6R
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1999
MSRP: Y148,000
Synopsis:
Rack version of CS6x without perfomance controls (including scene memory).
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha CS6R is a pressure and velocity sensitive 2U rack (64 voice multitimbral) sample based synthesizer, featuring up to 4 elements, effects (reverb, chorus, insertion multieffects), LFO (up|down-saw, two triangle, five pulse, trapezoid, two S/H waveforms), MIDI, phrase sampling, PLG100/150 plug-in board compatibility, arpeggiator, and 384 presets (128 editable). Each element features an AWM2 source (479 waveforms), digital resonant low pass filter, EQ, dedicated (4 stage) amplitude, pitch, and filter envelopes, an LFO (saw, triangle, square waveforms).
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 keys
W:480mm
D:366mm
H:88mm
6.0kg
phrase:line/mic
stereo
individual:2
MIDI
PC/Mac
MIDI
MIDI
no
AC 16W
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
CS6x
CS6R
performance-preset:128
performance-user:64
preset:256
user:128
card:128
drum-preset:8
drum-user:2
MIDI-SysEx
card:SmartMedia(2-32MB)
MIDI-SysEx
mode based buttons
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
16
phrase
A/D-input
plug-in:2
64
no
[Sample->DCF->DCA]x4
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
reverb:12
chorus:23
insertion1:24
insertion2:92
plug-in:24max
CommonLFO
CommonLFO
LFO
MIDI-CC7
velocity
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
patterns:128
pedal
16 track SMF player (format 0)
songs:100
steps:100
MIDI
pedal
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC5
MIDI-CC6
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC10
MIDI-CC11
MIDI-CC38
MIDI-CC71-75
MIDI-CC91
MIDI-CC93
MIDI-CC94
MIDI-CC96-101
MIDI-CC1-95:assignable
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU
RS-232C|422(8-pin
mini-DIN)
MIDI
PWL
5
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
no
16b
41.1kHz
4MB
16MB
256
N/A
yes
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Sample1
digital
sample:479
-
no
no
key
CommonLFO
LFO1
PEG1
MIDI-PitchBend
portamento
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
DF1
digital
?
yes
low (6-24dB), high (12-24dB), or band (6-12dB) pass or 6dB band reject
CommonLFO
FEG1
LFO1
MIDI-CC1velocity
CommonLFO
velocity
no
EQ1
digital
?
no
low/high or parametric
no
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
AEG1
init
attack
decay
sustain
release
attack
decay1
decay2
release
no
no
key
key
velocity
key
velocity
PEG1
hold
attack
decay
sustain
release
hold
attack
decay1
decay2
release
no
no
key
no
key
FEG1
hold
attack
decay
sustain
release
hold
attack
decay1
decay2
release
no
no
key
key
velocity
key
velocity
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO1
saw:up
triangle
square
yes
no
key
free
no
MIDI-CC1
CommonLFO
CommonLFO
saw:up|down
triangle:2
pulse:5
trapezoid
S/H:2
delay
attack
hold decay
6
key
free
no
MIDI-CC1
no
