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Xils-lab introducing "The Eighty" – A Powerful Software Synthesizer Inspired by CS-80


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What I would like is a *hardware* version of the CS80's input section (the keyboard, modulation controls, etc), as an 88 key control unit.  (these days I probably couldn't actually use it's capabilities, though when I was much younger I would have tried).  

There are probably already units out there that do what it did, but I don't know which ones they might be (haven't done much digging on it, since they're all out of my budget range anyway). 

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The market is getting a little crowded with CS-80 emulations and sound-alikes. Arturia, Cherry Audio, Memorymoon, Softube, Xils-Labs, a few free vst's, sample-based versions from UVI and IK, and more

I think that there are still some old hardware synths used in iconic albums that haven't seen good emulations yet, like the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer used by JMJ in  Oxygene. I hope we'll see them from Xils Labs in the not too distant future (I did email Xils Labs about this instrument and Xavier Oudin replied that it looked interesting so, keep fingers crossed!)

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On 1/18/2025 at 2:20 AM, Amberwolf said:

What I would like is a *hardware* version of the CS80's input section (the keyboard, modulation controls, etc), as an 88 key control unit.  (these days I probably couldn't actually use it's capabilities, though when I was much younger I would have tried).  

There are probably already units out there that do what it did, but I don't know which ones they might be (haven't done much digging on it, since they're all out of my budget range anyway). 

Grab yourself a Hydrasynth , not only you will have a supeerb synth , but ribbon and aftertouch and a great controller for plugins ;)

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