ARTURIA – CS-80 V – USER MANUAL
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USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...ARTURIA CS 80 V USER MANUAL 1 USER MANUAL...
Page 2: ...n Glen Darcey Yannick Bonnefoy Morgan Perrier Sebastien Rochard Greg Vezon Sound Design Jean Baptiste Arthus Jean Michel Blanchet Manual Jason Valax Special Thanks Alejandro Cajica Denis Efendic Ruary...
Page 3: ...Save Preset 18 3 2 2 Save Preset As 19 3 2 3 Import preset 19 3 2 4 Export preset 20 3 2 5 Resize window options 20 3 2 6 Audio settings 21 3 2 7 Preset browser overview 21 3 2 8 MIDI Learn assignmen...
Page 4: ...5 7 Stereo delay 44 3 5 8 The pedals 44 3 5 9 The arpeggiator 45 3 5 10 The original preset buttons 46 3 5 11 The ribbon 46 3 5 12 General settings 46 3 6 The Multi mode 47 4 THE BASICS OF SUBTRACTIVE...
Page 5: ...80 V USER MANUAL 5 5 2 3 Introduction of the arpeggiator in a Multi preset 67 5 3 Other sides of the CS 80V 69 5 3 1 A step sequencer 69 5 3 2 Stereo sound without the effects 70 6 END USER LICENSE AG...
Page 6: ...which this model is based was the absolute pinnacle of analog synthesizer technology at the time light years ahead of the competition 1 1 The birth of the Yamahatm CS 80 Yamahatm was created at the e...
Page 7: ...Michel Jarre Geoffrey Down Stevie Wonder and some others managed to turn the CS 80 into a real myth Let us quote Matt Friedmann from the Vintage Synth Explorer website No synth sounds greater The bes...
Page 8: ...with performance power and sheer overkill maybe nothing can touch it The CS 80V provides all the features of the original CS 80 But it offers also a unique Multi mode and a modulation matrix to creat...
Page 9: ...synthesizer New combinations have emerged and the Multimode will open enormous perspectives for those who take the time to discover its characteristics To this we have added a modulation matrix which...
Page 10: ...zers are affected by the presence of a capacitor in the circuits The discharge of a capacitor results in a slight bend in the original waveform most notably for sawtooth triangular and square waveform...
Page 11: ...are analog oscillators were unstable In fact their waveforms vary slightly from one period to another If we add to this the fact that the starting point for each period in Trigger mode can vary with t...
Page 12: ...behavior inherent to their analog circuitry Anomalies such as these add to the richness and warmth of the sound produced by the filter But you ll notice there are two lines on the graph Those are the...
Page 13: ...ARTURIA CS 80 V USER MANUAL 13 We take great satisfaction in knowing this great synthesizer will help you explore previously unknown musical territory...
Page 14: ...the product In order to proceed go to this web page and follow the instructions http www arturia com register Note If you don t have an Arturia account yet you will need to create one The process is q...
Page 15: ...NUAL 15 CS 80 V main menu You will then see the Audio MIDI settings window This works in the same way on both Windows and Mac OS X although the names of the devices available to you will depend on the...
Page 16: ...oad as the computer has more time to think but can result in a small latency Find the optimum buffer size for your system A fast modern computer should easily be able to operate at 256 or 128 sample b...
Page 17: ...nd the audio device selection is made in the second dropdown menu Apart from that the options work the same way as described in the Windows section 2 2 3 Using CS 80 V in plug in mode CS 80 V comes in...
Page 18: ...keys to hear a glissando The CS 80 V virtual keyboard 3 2 Toolbar The toolbar that runs along the top edge of the instrument both in standalone and plug in mode provides access to many useful feature...
Page 19: ...s useful for creating variations on patches but still keeping individual copies of each one 3 2 3 Import preset This command lets you import a preset file which can be either a single preset or an ent...
Page 20: ...options The CS 80 V window can be resized from 60 to 200 of its original size without any visual artifacts On a smaller screen such as a laptop you might want to reduce the interface size so it doesn...
Page 21: ...left right arrows in the toolbar all assist with preset selection 3 2 8 MIDI Learn assignment The MIDI plug icon at the far right side of the toolbar places the instrument into MIDI learn mode Paramet...
Page 22: ...ol into learning mode Move a physical knob or fader and the target goes red indicating that a link has been made between the hardware control and the software parameter There s a popup window that dis...
Page 23: ...pposed to sending a full range of values in a linear fashion 0 127 for example To be specific a relative knob will send values 61 63 when turned in a negative direction and values 65 67 when turned in...
Page 24: ...t MIDI assignment setup or delete it import a configuration file or export the currently active one This is a quick way to set up different hardware MIDI keyboards or controllers with CS 80 V without...
Page 25: ...button is also MIDI assignable The CPU meter is used to monitor how much of your computer s CPU is being used by the instrument 3 2 10 4 Polyphony multiplier By clicking this button you will be able...
Page 26: ...number of sections By clicking on the Search field at the top left you can quickly enter any search term to filter the preset list by patch name The Results column is updated to show the results of yo...
Page 27: ...ose exact criteria Deselect any tag in any area to remove that criteria and widen the search without having to go back and start again Using Ctrl click Windows or Cmd click Mac will allow you to selec...
Page 28: ...reset After this the Info section will gain Edit and Delete buttons at the bottom of the window Click Edit and then make the desired changes either by typing in one of the fields or by using a pull do...
Page 29: ...rea instead Filter results may differ based on Search criteria Selecting the All Types option in the pull down menu will bypass the Search criteria and show the entire list of presets The Categories b...
Page 30: ...tled Playlists This is used to collect presets into different groups for different purposes such as a set list for a particular performance or a batch of presets related to a particular studio project...
Page 31: ...ist For example to move a preset from slot 2 to slot 4 drag and drop the preset to the desired location This will move the preset into the new location 3 3 5 4 Remove a preset To delete a preset from...
Page 32: ...rd Split or several single timbres superimposed across the keyboard Unison The Single mode similar to the original CS 80 The Multi mode The Single mode presents the exact architecture of the original...
Page 33: ...forms square sawtooth and triangle Also this section allows control of the pitch of the oscillator the frequency and the impulse width of the waveforms 1 low frequency oscillator SUB OSCILLATOR used t...
Page 34: ...e keyboard in order to create a composite sound that is very rich and expressive Unison mode Your keyboard now contains 4 different zones first is a bass second is a polyphonic keyboard and third and...
Page 35: ...xpression pedals are also available in this section It is important to know that effect settings are the same for all singles with the same patch 3 4 4 Overview of the modulation matrix The second tab...
Page 36: ...f synthesis The original CS 80 has a particular structure Unlike many synthesizers of that time it used 2 independent generators of subtractive synthesis each one with an oscillator a filter and an am...
Page 37: ...oise and random This LFO can function in three modes chosen on the LFO MODE selector FREE all LFOs of each of the polyphonic voices function independently of the others TRIG the LFO restarts at the be...
Page 38: ...by the envelope A is the attack time meaning the time that the envelope takes to go from the IL level to the AL level D is the decay time meaning the time that the envelope takes to go from the AL lev...
Page 39: ...ine can be tuned with the DETUNE fader and finally the mixing between the two lines is controlled with the MIX fader Transposition of the lines of synthesis Detuning of the second line Mixing of the t...
Page 40: ...elope of the VCA of the first line EG Filter2 Envelope of the filters of the second line EG Amp1 Envelope of the VCA of the second line Velocity Velocity of the MIDI note AfterT Pressure of the MIDI n...
Page 41: ...f the filter envelope of the second line EG VCF2 D Decay time of the filter envelope of the second line EG VCF2 R Release time of the filter envelope of the second line EG VCA 1 A Attack time of the V...
Page 42: ...the oscillators This modulation is a linear ramp that depends at the same time on the fader setting and the velocity Initial tuning Fader at the top there is no modulation at the bottom the modulation...
Page 43: ...der is positioned the higher the sine frequency The generated harmonics will then move away from harmonics of the treated sound Three other faders modulate this effect These set an envelope applied to...
Page 44: ...lly the output level for the effect The MIDI SYNC button is used to obtain echo times as a multiple or sub multiple of the host application tempo You choose the multiple or sub multiple with the SPEED...
Page 45: ...When the SUST switch is at the top Off sustain time is given by the fader setting When it is set to the bottom On sustain time depends on the MIDI messages from the sustain pedal When the pedal is off...
Page 46: ...11 The ribbon The ribbon works like a pitch wheel when the PITCH button is triggered The COARSE knob sets the upper range of frequency variation It also responds to the pitch bend MIDI message It sho...
Page 47: ...phonic voices associated with it depending on the choice in the VOICE MODE display To modify the KEYB RANGE limits double click on the display and choose the low note with a left click and the high no...
Page 48: ...the polyphony Once the zone has been chosen the sound or single that the voice will use needs to be selected By clicking on the SINGLE PATCH display we can select one of the singles of the current pre...
Page 49: ...e CsAssign mode on the entire of the keyboard Certain settings are the same for all voices This is the case for settings that control the effects chorus delay ring modulator pedals sustain and portame...
Page 50: ...on an analog system It will generate the initial sound signal We can think of the oscillator like a violin string that once stroked or plucked vibrates to create its sound The main oscillator setting...
Page 51: ...odd harmonics but none the less its rich sound notably in low frequencies can be used for sub bass sounds that will come out well in the mix the square oscillator is often set an octave below that of...
Page 52: ...order to create harmonics that don t exist in the original waveforms Time and spectral representations of a sinusoid signal PWM Pulse Width Modulation is a setting that allows you to modify the wavef...
Page 53: ...counter composite waveforms Synchronization oscillator2 is synchronized with the first and tuned to with double the tonality The resulting waveform is unique in that it cannot be created by standard s...
Page 54: ...thin the mixer directing the signals towards the filter On the other hand on modular synthesizers it is an independent sound source 4 1 2 The filter or VCF The audio signal generated by an oscillator...
Page 55: ...s low frequencies through Depending on the setting we will hear the sound becoming more or less brilliant more or less dampened This is the type of filtering that you will find more often than not on...
Page 56: ...r A second setting to compliment the cut off frequency the resonance You will also find it called Emphasis or even Q for Quality of filtering on many synthesizers The resonance amplifies frequencies c...
Page 57: ...er or directly from the oscillator if it is not being filtered to adjust before the volume is sent to the outputs The CS 80V VCA In conclusion here is a diagram that should help you to understand the...
Page 58: ...cillator what pitch level to play when the gate opens 4 2 2 The envelope generator The envelope generator connected to the amplifier is used to sculpt the volume of the sound when we press a key on th...
Page 59: ...ly produces frequencies lower than 20 Hz In other words you won t hear the pitch of its sound but rather use it as a cyclic modulation on the setting to which it is connected Low frequency oscillator...
Page 60: ...a slightly resonant band pass filter you will obtain a wah wah effect The LFO section of the CS 80V Now to finish here is the diagram of a complete synthesis voice on the CS 80V containing 1 oscillato...
Page 61: ...creating a stereo sound without the use of additional chorus and delay effects 5 1 Subtractive sound synthesis 5 1 1 A basic sound To begin we will see how to program a basic sound As we saw in Quick...
Page 62: ...the oscillator Now increase the release time R of the VCA1 to the value 1000 ms so that the sound persists after the release of the keys Be sure to set the level of the general sustain fader S to 0 so...
Page 63: ...es a kind of detune if you set the amount to the maximum the sound becomes much more pronounced Matrix amount For the second modulation we will now modulate the filter by the sub oscillator For that s...
Page 64: ...e cutoff frequency BRILL and the VCA volume Aftertouch controls the speed of the vibrato modulation and the VCA volume This was the configuration of the original CS 80 But you will be able to go furth...
Page 65: ...around 2 000 Hz The SPEED setting Lightly lower the M lever around 0 20 to mix the volume of the raw sound with the one coming from the ring modulator Using the ring modulator for a bell sound If you...
Page 66: ...ace these 4 voices to unison play mode by selecting the UniLast function in the play mode menu of the edit zone Now change the second and the seventh voice to zone 2 with single patch 2 Change the voi...
Page 67: ...sition of each of the singles in order to form a very large stereo sound Singles can be sent to delay and chorus effects using the FX button The ring modulator will not be used for this sound Deactiva...
Page 68: ...button Play a chord between C0 and B2 the notes one after the other on the order that you placed them It is possible to change the playing order by clicking on the MODE slider The linear MODE slider I...
Page 69: ...the arpeggiator is playing you can set the decay time D on the VCA1 and 2 amplitude envelopes The shorter the time the more percussive the sound Of course the effect produced will only be heard corre...
Page 70: ...h Low Last it is possible to make the sound fatter and heavier without using a chorus effect Remember that in this mode all of the voices assigned to that zone play at the same time when we press a no...
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