Yamaha CS-40M
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Released: 1979
MSRP: Y336,000 ($2195US)
Synopsis:
Similar tow a duophonic CS20m, adding ring mod and 12 additional presets, while swapping glide (auto-bend) for a VCO EG
Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha CS-40M is a 44 key, duophonic analog synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators (pulse, sine, saw and triangle waveforms) with dedicated (AR) envelope, noise, resonant low|high|band pass filter, dedicated (ADSR) filter and amp envelopes, LFO (saw:down|up, sine, square, S/H waveforms), ring modulation, CV/gate IO, tape interface, and 20 editable presets.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
44 keys
W:988mm(38.875in)
H:177mm(7in)
D:470.5mm(18.5in)
21kg(46.3lbs)
VCF VCA
mono:low/high/balanced
no
CV:2 gate:2
CV:2 gate:2
sustain
portamento
AC (40W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
-
N/A
user:20
(battery backup via 2x AA)
tape
no
dedicated sliders/knobs
LED
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
no
2
yes
VCO->VCF->VCA
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
no
no
LFO
VCA-EG
pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
pitch-wheel
mod-wheel
portamento-slider
brilliance-knob
release-slider
volume-pedal
filter-pedal
no
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
no
no
no
pedal
no
no
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
VCO1
analog
pulse
saw
sine
triangle
2-64'
no
PWM:sine|EG
CV
LFO
portamento
pitch-wheel
VCO-EG
no
VCO2
analog
pulse
saw
sine
triangle
2-64'
no
PWM:sine|EG
CV
LFO
portamento
pitch-wheel
VCO-EG
no
Noise
analog
noise
no
no
no
no
no
RMO
analog
sine
-
no
ring
VCO-EG
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
VCF
analog
IG00156
yes
low|high|band pass
CV
key
LFO
VCF-EG
pedal
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
VCO-EG
-
AD
no
yes
gate
key
LFO
no
no
VCF-EG
sustain
attack
decay
release
no
yes
gate
key
LFO
no
no
VCA-EG
sustain
attack
decay
release
no
no
gate
key
LFO
no
no
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:down|up
sine
square
S/H
no
no
no
no
mod-wheel
VCO-EG
