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From Our Research Team:

Legendary Yamaha Synth in a Plug-in!

When you load the Arturia CS-80 V2 virtual instrument plug-in, you'll be met with the legendary sound of the Yamaha CS-80. Hailed by many as the "ultimate polyphonic synthesizer" in its day, the CS-80 found itself onstage with the likes of Toto, Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel... the list goes on. Now 25+ years after its release, Arturia lets you rediscover this synthesizer's voice with the CS-80 V2 virtual instrument. Inside, you've got the sound of the original, plus a new generation of features with the Arturia CS-80 V2.

Arturia CS-80 V2 Virtual Instrument and Plug-in at a Glance:

• A re-creation of a classic synth
  
• Adds sonic options the CS-80 never had

A re-creation of a classic synth
Introduced in 1976, the CS-80's distinct range of sounds were popularized in the late '70s and early '80s by a number of pop groups, including Electric Light Orchestra, Toto, Paul McCartney and Wings. Other artists and bands like Vangelis, Bon Jovi, Jean-Michel Jarre, Geoffrey Down, Stevie Wonder and some others turned the CS-80 into a real myth. Now, Arturia brings this famous synth to life for DAW users everywhere with the CS-80 V2 virtual instrument plug-in.

Adds sonic options the CS-80 never had
The CS-80 V2 offers all the features of the original Yamaha synth, plus a new generation of innovative features, taking the original design to a new elevated level. New features include a modulation matrix, a Multi Mode for assigning a different sound to each polyphonic voice, an arpeggiator, and a stereo delay.

Arturia CS-80 V2 Virtual Instrument and Plug-in Features:

• Works standalone or as a VST, RTAS, or AU plug-in
  
• All the original parameters of the Yamaha CS-80: 2 oscillators, 4 filters (high pass, low pass), 2 LFOs, 4 envelopes, 2 VCAs, 1 sub-oscillator (LFO), 1 ring modulator, chorus and tremolo
  
• New effect: Delay
  
• New Multi Mode: assign a different sound to each of the 8 voices of polyphony
  
• New Modulation Matrix with 12 sources to modulate a choice of 38 destination parameters
  
• More than 400 presets made by a selection of famous sound designers
  
• Polyphonic aftertouch
  
• 1 Arpeggiator
  
• Expression and sustain pedals
  
• Ribbon controller
  
• No aliasing from 0.1Hz to 16kHz
  
• 64-bit floating point precision
  
• Sampling rate: up to 96kHz

Arturia CS-80 V2 Virtual Instrument and Plug-in System Requirements:

• Windows: Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 512 MB RAM; 1.5 GHz CPU
  
• Mac OS X: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and Universal Binary, 512 MB RAM; 1.5 GHz CPU

Experience the sound of the classic CS-80 with the Arturia CS-80 V2 virtual instrument!

Specification Detail Software Type Synth Supported Computer Format Mac, PC Supported Plug-In Formats Standalone, RTAS, VST, AU Hardware Requirements - Mac 2GHz CPU or faster, 512MB RAM Hardware Requirements - PC 2GHz CPU or faster, 512MB RAM OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4 or later OS Requirements - PC Windows XP or later Manufacturer Part Number 210203

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