| Manufactured by | Yamaha Corporation |
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| Dates | 1996 – 1999 |
| Price | £599[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 32 voices |
| Oscillator | XG format |
| LFO | Yes |
| Synthesis type | Wavetable/sample-based synthesis |
| Filter | Low-pass filter |
| Attenuator | Attack and release |
| Aftertouch | No |
| Velocity sensitive | Yes |
| Memory | 128 preset, 128 programmable |
| Effects | Reverb, chorus, variation |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61 keys |
| Left-hand control | Pitch bend and mod wheel |
| External control | MIDI, computer interface |
The Yamaha CS1x is a sample-based synthesizer released by the Yamaha Corporation in 1996.
Aimed primarily at dance musicians[2], the CS1x features analogue synthesizer-emulating rotary controllers and monotimbral analogue synthesizer voices.[1]
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The CS1x uses the Yamaha Sample and Synthesis technology, as well as General MIDI and XG voices from the MU-50 module.[1]
The CS1x employs various arpeggiator presets and effects such as reverb, chorus (including flanging and celeste) and "variation" (a combination of reverbs, delays, modulation effects and equalisation).[1]
The synthesizer has been used by Underworld, Jamiroquai, Skylab2000, Somatic Responses, Technological Sun, and David Bowie.[2]