Once you hear analog perfect imperfection, it is hard to go back to emulators.

No words can describe the feeling of original Yamaha cs-80.

It is very unfortunate as there is no true alternative to a 80kg, age issues ridden, ultra expensive antique device.

my high school had a cs-70 and it poisoned me for life. that being said, theres a pretty big leap in terms of accessibility vs a browser based synth and you dont need $10,000 to play it so that's nice

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aa-jv 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well, Deckards Dream comes pretty close to attaining a modern analog manifestation of the CS80 ideal:

https://black-corporation.com/shop/

And, well, its a lot more feasible to gig with, by comparison.

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juleiie 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It sounds different but it is great in its own right and priced adequately to how amazing it sounds. Maybe 'alternative' is a wrong word. I think I meant 1:1 replica.

Also it doesn't come with ring modulator nor ribbon. I think black corp synthesizers are inspired by the original vintage devices and are great on their own but there are justified reasons to also avoid them mostly because of common issues that arise when you buy a niche product from a tiny company thousands of kilometers away.

	▲	aa-jv 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>common issues that arise when you buy a niche product from a tiny company thousands of kilometers away. Sorry, this is just negative - but anyway, have you played with both? I have. There are differences but they are minor and you can very definitely accomplish an approximation of the CS80 'sound' with the DD. It sold out for a reason. Either way though, if you have an opportunity to have a real CS80 in the studio, as I do, you are very right in saying that it is an amazing beast.