Yamaha CS-40M – 9 Famous Songs, 27 Classic Synth Parts

About this episode

Andy Whitmore explores the underrated Yamaha CS-40M, recreating classic synth parts from famous songs.

Send us Fan Mail Andy Whitmore explores the underrated Yamaha CS-40M, recreating 27 classic synth parts from 9 famous songs by The Stranglers, Duran Duran, Ultravox, Simple Minds, Landscape, Section 25, Bill Nelson and Our Daughter’s Wedding. In this episode, Andy dives into the characterful sound of the Yamaha CS-40M — a classic 2-note duophonic analogue synth first released in 1979. It originally cost around £650, which is over £4,000 in today’s money, and good examples now sell for roughly...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Whitmore

Topics covered

• synthesizers
• music history
• Yamaha CS-40M
• classic songs
• synth parts

Keywords

• Yamaha CS-40M
• synthesizers
• classic synth parts
• music history
• famous songs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Stranglers, Duran Duran, Ultravox, Simple Minds, Landscape, Section 25, Bill Nelson, Our Daughter’s Wedding

Products: Yamaha CS-40M

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