Ferndale, MI, United States
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*Here at Gordy's Music in Ferndale, Michigan, we are so proud and grateful to receive the REVERB TOP 300 SELLERS Certificate for the second year in a row! A real honor.We want to start by thanking all of you, our customers, my partner wife Marcia, top notch crew, and Reverb.com. We have quite a team and will strive to get this certificate year after year.*________________________________________________________________________________________________Here we have the legendary Yamaha CS-5 monophonic analog synthesizer in excellent condition. The CS series is celebrated for its highly intuitive, hands-on layout, warm vintage bass, and punchy synth leads. Despite its single-oscillator limitation, its unique multi-mode filter and external audio processing capabilities make it a prized possession for ambient musicians and analog purists alike. Technical Specifications: Feature Specification Synthesis Type Analog Subtractive Keyboard 37 full-sized, synth-action keys, Polyphony Monophonic (one note at a time) Oscillators (VCO)1 VCO offering Sawtooth and Pulse/Square waveforms, plus a separate White Noise generator Filter (VCF)12 dB/oct resonant multi-mode filter (Low-Pass, Band-Pass, High-Pass) Envelopes / LFO1 ADSR Envelope Generator; 1 LFO with Sample & Hold capability Connectivity External Audio Input, CV/Gate In & Out (utilizing the Hz/V standard)Key Features & Character.This is the unit used by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode (It was Martin Gore's very first synthesizer), My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin, Mk.Gee, and many, many others.Versatile Multi-Mode Filter: Unlike many basic synths of its era that only offer a low-pass filter, the CS-5 lets you switch between LPF, BPF, and HPF modes. The band-pass and high-pass filters provide incredibly musical, reedy textures.External Signal Processing: The onboard external audio input allows you to route external signals—like guitars, drum machines, or vocals—directly through the CS-5's aggressive voltage-controlled filter (VCF) or amplifier.Sample & Hold Modulation: The LFO includes a Sample & Hold (S/H) waveform. When mapped to the oscillator, it generates continuous, randomized melodic patterns often described as a "bubbly, underwater" effect.Unique VCA Controls: Features an "Initial Level" knob that can bypass the envelope entirely, allowing for continuous drone generation or manual amplitude gating.Tested by our technicians, works very well.Cosmetically: This unit is in excellent condition, showing only a few scratches on the chassis.___________________________________________________________________________________________Unit weighs 18 lbs.Shipping weight is 25 lbs.Shipping box is 30"x14"x10" _________________________________________________________________________________________________Shop at our Reverb Store for a bunch of vintage and other products at:https://reverb.com/shop/gordys-musicIN BUSINESS for 40 YEARS!!50 YEARS of VINTAGE EXPERIENCE!MICHIGAN GUITAR SHOW PROMOTORS Since 1989!Brick and mortar to the end!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________NOTE: Too cool. We just shipped very recently in the last few months a 1967 MapleGlo Rickenbacker 6-12 Converter 'comb' guitar to Billy Corigan of Smashing Pumpkins! We also then shipped a vintage 50 watt Marshall head to L.A. studio-touring guitarist extraodinaire, Michael Landau, and 2 vintage guitars to Jack White's organization down in Nashville just a few days before his 50th. birthday! mmm? Add 'The Kentucky Head Hunters' to the list, just sold Greg a cool little 50's Valco tube combo amp!Gordy's Music has become a Detroit institution! Our shop was used as a filming location for a few films like "Miracle in Motor City" a Christmas movie on Lifetime (featuring Smoky Robinson). We've supplied gear for movies including "Bill & Ted Face The Music" with Keanu Reeves. We've got decades of celebrity customers, including recent visits from Beck, Eric Johnson, and we recently sold Billy Joel's bassist a cool Gibson SG he is in love with. One day a while back Andre 3000 and his group stopped in to browse as they were playing Masonic Temple that night and right after that we sold an old oil can Morley Wah Vibrato pedal to Credence Clearwater Revival's thee John Fogerty!We are having and have had a lot of fun here at Gordy's Music! I was just remembering about 35 years ago a tour bus pulled up to our little shop, and who rolls right in and hangs out for an hour? Lenny Kravitz and his entire group, right about the same time I was selling many guitars to and chauffeuring around Dee Dee Ramone who had an apartment a block down from my house.
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