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GLT Audio PM-80
Audio & MIDI

GLT Audio PM-80, a MIDI controller for CS-80 Synthesizer plugins: “Poor Man’s CS-80”

December 29, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

GLT Audio PM-80 is an upcoming boutique MIDI controller designed to bring hands-on control to CS-80 Synthesizer plugins.  The Yamaha CS-80 from 1977 is widely regarded as the holy grail of synthesizers. Owning one is […]

Morphoice Unstable
FREE Music Software (Plugins, Apps...)

Morphoice Unstable, new Yamaha CS-80-style Synthesizer plugin, free beta version

February 4, 2025 Synth Anatomy 3

Morphoice Unstable is a new Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer-style Synthesizer plugin with some interesting twists, now in beta as a free download. Two new Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer plugins were recently launched. In September 2024, Softube released Model […]

Xils Lab The Eighty
News

Xils Lab The Eighty, new three-layer Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer emulation

January 14, 2025 Synth Anatomy 10

Xils Lab has released The Eighty, a new authentic emulation of the legendary Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer from 1977 with three layers. At the end of 2024, the French developer Xils Lab teased a new Synthesizer […]

Tre Modular Alisa VCO Shape Mod Replicant VCF
Eurorack

Tre Modular Alisa VCO, shape mod and Replicant VCF: Alisa 1377 and CS-80 for Eurorack

July 28, 2024 Synth Anatomy 1

Tre Modular has released three Eurorack modules: the Alisa VCO and shape mod based on the Soviet synth Alisa 1377 and the Replicant VCF, a recreation of the CS-80 filter. Every year, new developers join […]

RetroLinear Yamaha CS-80 voice card
Hardware

RetroLinear is working on a Yamaha CS-80 voice card clone

June 15, 2024 Synth Anatomy 0

RetroLinear, a US-based gear shop for vintage instruments, shared a video announcing work on a clone of the Yamaha CS-80 voice card. Many vintage synthesizers are coming back as clones/replicas from various companies (Behringer, Black […]

Cherry Audio GX-80
News

Cherry Audio GX-80, a hybrid CS-80/GX-1 Synthesizer plugin

November 23, 2022 Synth Anatomy 2

Cherry Audio has merged emulations of the legendary Yamaha CS-80 and GX-1 synthesizers into an huge hybrid virtual instrument plugin.  We all love vinage synthesizers, effects, etc. However, the limited budget is often the problem […]

Behringer CS Mini
Hardware

Behringer CS Mini, do you want a 3-voice CS-80 inspired portable analog synth?

March 18, 2022 Synth Anatomy 4

Behringer is asking the community if they’re interested in a CS Mini, a 3-voice Yamaha CS-80 inspired portable analog Synthesizer As is well known, Behringer is working on the DS-80, a clone/replica of the legendary […]

IK Multimedia V-80
Free Kontakt/ Presets/ Sample Libraries

IK Multimedia Syntronik V-80 Synthesizer library FREE for a limited time

March 7, 2022 Synth Anatomy 1

IK Multimedia Syntronik V-80, a Synthesizer library featuring sounds from legendary Yamaha synths is free for a limited time. The legendary Yamaha synthesizers CS-80 or GX-1 are priceless instruments for most musicians. To be able […]

Deckard's Dream Mk2
Hardware

Black Corporation Intros Deckard’s Dream MK2: Now Tabletop Unit & New Controls

February 13, 2020 Synth Anatomy 1

Black Corporation shows the Deckard’s Dream Mk2, the successor of the well-known “CS-80” like Synthesizer with a new tabletop look. That was quick now. Black Corporation has today introduced the second version of its lovely […]

Eurorack

Deckard’s Voice Announced, A New CS-80 Inspired Semi-Modular Synthesizer For Eurorack

August 6, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

Deckard’s Voice is a new semi-modular Synthesizer Eurorack Voice from the creators of the Deckard’s Dream With the Deckard’s Dream, the Japanese company Black Corporation brought the magic of the CS-80 back on the market. […]

Hardware

Behringer DS-80 Synthesizer Announced, A Clone Of The Yamaha CS-80

May 7, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

So, it’s true. Behringer will bring a Yamaha CS-80 replica on the market. Today, Uli Behringer has published some renders how he can look. It will have an 8-voice analog multi-timbral polyphonic engine with dual […]

Hardware

Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer, An Official Reissue Or Further Development In The Future?

April 29, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

Will the legendary Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer be available again in the future? This question can now be discussed if you look at the Ideascale forum of Yamaha. Last year (2018) Yamaha opened an Ideascale forum […]

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