Weighing in at over 200 pounds, the Yamaha CS-80 offers a cyber punk sound that’s thick and smooth like butter. Also known as “The Blade Runner Synth”, it has been used by Daft Punk, ELO, Kraftwerk and was even in Toto’s “Africa”! Only 3,000 units were built back in the 70s, making the CS-80 rare and expensive - Over $10k Expensive...
To this day, the Yamaha CS-80 is widely considered the best analog polysynth ever produced. Its unique voice circuitry and highly expressive performance controls are instantly recognized on countless classic hits & film scores throughout the decades. Since its inception in 1977, the practicality of owning one has been challenging due to its weight (220 pounds), low production numbers (est 800), high price tag ($40k in ‘21), and maintenance costs.
We exist to curate and record the authentic sound from the music industry's most elusive gear. Tap into our collection of over 200 synthesizers with our high quality sample packs, recorded right here in The Synth Cave.
We exist to curate and record the authentic sound from the music industry's most elusive gear. Tap into our collection of over 200 synthesizers with our high quality sample packs, recorded right here in The Synth Cave.
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The Synth Cave philosophy is simple: Provide samples that give you the closest sound as directly playing the instrument. Capturing this magic requires hearing each analog voice working together, which can’t be done by pitch shifting a few master samples. That’s why each of our packs’ 25 patches consist of 61 manually recorded samples across the entire keybed (1 per key). Our packs also include dry WAV’s of every note for your sampler & processing of choice. That’s 1,525 individual WAV’s per pack!
The Synth Cave philosophy is simple: Provide samples that give you the closest sound as directly playing the instrument. Capturing this magic requires hearing each analog voice working together, which can’t be done by pitch shifting a few master samples. That’s why each of our packs’ 25 patches consist of 61 manually recorded samples across the entire keybed (1 per key). Our packs also include dry WAV’s of every note for your sampler & processing of choice. That’s 1,525 individual WAV’s per pack!
The Synth Cave was not a conscious decision, it just slowly happened. What started off as a teenager with a broken DX-7 and a Juno 60 given to him by his uncle has turned into a lifestyle of playing, restoring, maintaining, & collecting synths for Ryan Hawkins. 20 years later, Ryan now has one of the largest synth collections on the West Coast. He’s excited to share the unique sonic palettes of these instruments through The Synth Cave!
The Synth Cave was not a conscious decision, it just slowly happened. What started off as a teenager with a broken DX-7 and a Juno 60 given to him by his uncle has turned into a lifestyle of playing, restoring, maintaining, & collecting synths for Ryan Hawkins. 20 years later, Ryan now has one of the largest synth collections on the West Coast. He’s excited to share the unique sonic palettes of these instruments through The Synth Cave!
To this day, the Yamaha CS-80 is widely considered the best analog polysynth ever produced. Its unique voice circuitry and highly expressive performance controls are instantly recognized on countless classic hits & film scores throughout the decades. Since its inception in 1977, the practicality of owning one has been challenging due to its weight (220 pounds), low production numbers (est 800), high price tag ($40k in ‘21), and maintenance costs.