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Here now a head-to-head comparison of feature differences between the two machines:
Two features that drastically improve the sound of the Performances are worth pointing out here:
The
resonant filter
is significantly sharper, more brilliant with more “bite”. Analogue and Techno sounds in
particular benefit from this improvement.
The
2-Band EQ
that can be programmed separately for each Layer/Part enables a highly transparent sound
mix, especially during song production.
Now to the question of compatibility between the CS1x and CS2x.
Users upgrading from the CS1x to the CS2x can breathe a sigh of relief - the CS2x can indeed receive CS1x
Performance Banks. The conversion to the CS2x format is fully automatic. You will find only few instances of
annoying deviations between the CS2x Performance and its original when comparing them side-by-side.
Many Performances will indeed sound better, due to the improved filter design. Further improvement can be
had by fine-tuning each Layer’s 2-band EQ (see section “Environments and Mixermaps for LOGIC and
CUBASE”).
The CS1x Factory Performance Banks can be found on the supplied TOOL Disk as a MIDI file and can be
transferred to the CS2x USER 1 Bank via a dump (see Appendix - “File List”).
You may need to carry out additional work on CS1x songs howeve, when comparing with the original, you
should be aware of the following two points:
The
Send Level for Reverb
(Controller #91) frequently needs to be considerably scaled down.
The CS1x
“Demo Bank”
(MSB063, LSB123, Prg 074 to 128, see BLUE BOOK, page 45/46) is not available
on the CS2x. If your song uses Voices from this bank, you will need to replace them with suitable substitutes.
This should not be a problem however, considering the vast sound choice offered by the CS2x.
Finally, some modifications may be necessary when Sys-Ex data was used in relation to the Arpeggiator or
the Scenes, due to some addresses that have changed here.
YAMAHA CS1x YAMAHA CS2x
Wave ROM 4.5 MB 16 MB
Filter XG-Filter (same as QS300, MU50 / MU80) Significantly improved Filter
Polyphony 32 Voices 64 Voices
Arpeggiator 30 types, no MIDI Out 40 types, with MIDI Out
Rotary Controllers 6 Knobs 8 Knobs
Performances 128 Preset / 128 User 256 Preset / 256 User
Material Voices 930 approx. 1500
Effects
3 effect processors with a total of 65 effect
types
(11x Reverb, 11x Chorus, 43x Variation)
3 effect processors with a total of 89 effect
types
(12x Reverb, 14x Chorus, 63x Variation)
EQ
not available 2 Band-EQ per Layer / Part
(only externally programmable)
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