History of the Synthesizer, Part 1

You may remember Jerry Kovarsky’s “Discovering Digital FM…John Chowning Remembers” article in the FM101 Series,. Jerry is back with an interesting two-part series entitled “History of the Synthesizer”. In part one he covers early precedents, the development of subtractive synthesis and modular synthesizers and the first Yamaha synths like the SY-1, GX-1 and CS-80. Check out History of the Synthesizer Part One here.

Synth History: CS80 with Krzysztof Pająk

The CS-80 is among the most coveted analog synthesizers in existence. Two Parts with eight notes of polyphony high and lowpass filters, plus polyphonic aftertouch, a great ring modulator, a cool pitch ribbon controller…what’s not to love? In the video below, Polish keyboardist and producer Krzysztof Pająk builds a tune using this beautiful synthesizer. Check it out below: 

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