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Synthbits: The CS50 in Action!

Written by Blake Angelos on November 9, 2018. Posted in 1970s.

Produced in 1977, the CS50 was actually released just before it’s two bigger siblings, the CS60 and the legendary CS80. With 4 voice polyphony, 4 oscillators per voice, 12 db per octave low pass filter and a 49-note keyboard with aftertouch, the CS50 was more affordable and weighed 115 lbs less than the 215 lb CS80. Check out this great video from Dr. Mix as he takes you through this great-sounding analog synthesizer. After that, check out the second video that takes you through some of the famous presets:

Famous presets of the CS50:

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Desert Island Kit: Chris Lorenzo on reface CS (DJMag.com)

Written by Blake Angelos on November 8, 2018. Posted in reface.

DJMag.com has a cool article series called “Desert Island Kit” where an artist picks a cool musical tool, explains why it is cool and offers a musical example that features that musical tool. Producer, remixer, DJ and Rinse FM host Chris Lorenzo participated in this series and chose the reface CS for his desert island kit. Check out the article here and listen to his track below. The bass sound comes from reface CS. Enjoy!

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