YAMAHA SK30 String Machine 1979 | HD DEMO

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Synthesizer Demo of the analog synthesizer/string machine YAMAHA SK-30. I played it along with Lexicon MPX500 (reverb) and Korg SDD-3000 (delay).
Yamaha's SK-series are string machines with additional sections (poly-synth, mono-synth, brass, organ, depending on the model). The SK30 was the flagship (the SK50 was just a double manual version of the SK30). It has "ORGAN", "STRING", "POLY-SYNTH" and "MONO-SYNTH" sections, they all are mixable. The Poly-Synth section has a nice analog filter (but only one for all voices - finally it's a string synth, not 100% a synthesizer). In one of the 8' footage/saw waveforms, it even has a bandpass filter engaged. The keyboard has aftertouch, which is assignable to LFO intensity or filter cutoff (similar to Yamaha SY-1/2 or Roland SH-2000).
A nice layer-string machine! It's a big beast, it competed with ARP Quadra, Korg Trident, Crumar Multiman, Farfisa Soundmaker and Farfisa Polychrome.

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@hermeslord 3 года назад

I love the string synthesizers of late 70s.. takes you to another realm altogether.. I think Yamaha should have included an SK in the Reface series .. and the Reface needs to come back with a 4 octave full sized keybed... bliss

@synth4ever 6 лет назад

The SK-30 is deceptively versatile for being a stringer, and has a beautiful and lush sound -- especially when all parts are mixed together. The section from 6:50 - 8:50 is very emotive... reminds me of the "whistling" sounds of legendary electronic composer Isao Tomita. Great demo.

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@synth4ever your SK-20 video also shows how versatile that synth is. I went with the SK-30 as it just has a bit more than the SK-20 with features but it's not as big and heavy as the SK-50. I'm looking forward to running mine through a Zoom MS70 CDR pedal

@jens0511 6 лет назад

Great stuff. Such a great board. Love my sk-30. It will never be sold.

@yaanno 5 лет назад

so nostalgic... unbeatable sound. i can only compare the feel like when you hear the old oberheims ...

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 4 года назад

I've been in quarantine away from my studio so I've not been able to play my SK30 for almost 3 months. Just listening to this performance and remembering why this video inspired me to get one is a joy for me. Of all your great videos of string synths I regard this one as one of your best. Two years on and I still feel the magic from your performance here. Respect to you Sir!!

@inconsolablegraphite2126 6 лет назад

Grreat stuff. I have a nostalgic fondness for 1970s stringers, and just acquired an SK20. I've been amazed at how good it sounds for a 40 year old instrument, far better than it has any right to. Careful setting of the polysynth filter resonance and EG controls will reward you with a sound very similar to the VP 330 choir. Layer or split this with the excellent ‘drawbar’ organ and it can sound pretty gothic. The organ alone stands up well, even by comparison with modern instruments. The SKs are different from, but the equal of more well known classics like the Roland RS505 and Solina IMHO. At the moment they’re also a lot cheaper :)

@renemunkthalund3581 6 лет назад

My story also. Just got an SK20 a few weeks ago

@James_II 5 лет назад

I just followed one of these on ebay which led me to check out the demos .... They sound absolutely glorious .... Its amazing how all the glorified synths are the ones you hear about ... And an understated piece of sorcery like this goes unspoken ... This really is as good as it gets for a ridiculously cheaper price x

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

Excellent video. You sold this synth to me. From split keyboard, mono on the left poly on the right at 0:40 I was hooked. I must have watched this video at least twenty times. You really make the strings sing from 1:16 to 2:00. I heard people say the strings weren't all that but you make them sound sweet. 2:57 Layer mono and poly synth sounds proper 70's. At 3:33 when you layer the organ and poly synth and it was over. I started searching for one to buy. Reserved it and I am looking forward to having a go myself. Thank you and keep up the great work.

@MECHANISMUS 4 года назад

I feel conquering deep space and discovering worlds.

@glenesis 3 года назад

My gosh, you got vowels out of this thing! I'm very excited - I bought an SK-30 today, and it sounds incredible. It's seems full of infinite possibilities.

@AnalogAudio1 3 года назад

Not infinite, but quite decent sound :-)

@rsnsgm46 5 лет назад

most favorite design for me with 70`s syths . Polygon side shape, woody panel, mat black panel, gold nob, red LED, not so sober not so flashy

@brightstarlit 6 лет назад

I just bought an Sk 20 in EXCELLENT condition, and I have to say it sounds phenomenal!

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

The SK20 is nice too. The SK30 here obviously has more going on for it but the SK20 isn't a slouch by any means.

@benvoiles3505 5 лет назад

There was some kind of chime type sound that you could play with the strings on a real slow swell. With a little practice it could sound very beautiful.

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@@benvoiles3505 I can't wait to get mine. Counting the hours (under 15 left lol)

@benvoiles3505 5 лет назад

@@RoomAtTheTopStudio I never owned one but was keyboard manager at Guitar Center San Jose and we had one there. I tinkered on it a lot!

@unroberticoporfavor 5 лет назад

Hello I created a group for SK series synths. You might want to join us... we are very few at the moment. facebook.com/groups/388714235019745/

@agst2006 4 года назад

Amazing how it stands through the years, it looks very sturdy and heavy. It must have been a great synth at that time. Very nice sounds

@damonramirez 6 лет назад

Nice playing!! Well done lad!! This is the perfect keyboard for that synth breakdown in a song or a piece of music.

@pieceworkstudios Год назад

Beautiful instrument, beautifully played 👍

@AnalogAudio1 Год назад

Thank you very much!

@reneotten2288 6 лет назад

The SKs always sound fantastic in demos. I want one :-)

@rhiannonstudios 5 лет назад

I picked an SK20 up from a car boot sale about 15 years ago for £10, sat next to it was a Korg Minikorg which I also bought for £15 I sold them both years ago but always missed the SK20 as I used it a lot in my music. Imagine my joy when last week I walked in to another SK20 at the bootsale, had to pay £25 for it this time but worth every penny, I’ll take this one to my grave 👍🏻

@Fallingoverbackwards Год назад

What is a boot sale?

@rhiannonstudios Год назад

@@Fallingoverbackwards It’s a place where people all meet in a field or car park and sell things out of the back of their cars 😃

@roboticmantramusic5934 6 лет назад

A majestic beast. Awesome stuff.

@gareebee 4 года назад

Had a Mellotron in 1975. No string machine could get that haunting sound. ARP String Ensemble came closest for me.

@aangtonio5570 2 месяца назад

Two radically different beasts, to be fair.

@muzzz33 6 лет назад

OMG this just surpassed my favorite string machine the farfisa sound maker , always look forward to what you post. Thanks so much

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

thank you! In my opinion the Farfisas have a bit more soul, more magic in there. But the Yamahas are more reliable and they sound fantastic as well.

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@@KitsuneCentral I got to admit the Farfisa synths have the best string sounds. I prefer the organ on the Yamaha's though. The solo synth and the poly synths on the SK30 sound great too but I'm biased as an owner. Still the strings on the Farfisa Soundmaker are just glorious

@StefanoPapaleo-TS 6 лет назад

Mind-blowingly amazing. I want one now!

@timbeckman1134 4 года назад

This is such a beautiful instrument ♡ 🎹

@edsavage6214 6 лет назад

I have one too, such an underrated beast!

@Eyepatchfilms 6 лет назад

Great sounds. I love sequencing mine. Aftertouch is really great too!

@vietNguyen. 5 лет назад

LOVE THE GREAT SOUNDS OF 70S 😍😍😍😍😍😍💜🤗💜🤗💜😍💜😍💜😍💜😍😍💜😍💜😍💜😍💜😍💜😍💜😍💜

@chrispoleson6118 4 месяца назад

These me back to Dr Who in the 70s. Cherished childhood memories. Love the organ sound just like a Hammond. Beautiful old analogue sound.

@raidernationfullmoonrecord9516 6 лет назад

Love the sound

@Salvolama 4 года назад

Great Demo!!

@devmiles 4 года назад

Great sound! Sounds good with a tape delay

@robocelot 6 лет назад

Love this demo, Christian! SK-30 owner here -- If you jam the footage selector on the mono section between footages it will transpose up a major 5th, which is useful when layering with the other sections for some variety. The same trick works on the poly section but will combine the square and saw waveforms (sadly, it wont combine the LPF and BPF). The SK-30 really shines with an expression pedal on the polysynth, especially with the bandpass filter. Portamento can be controlled on the mono section with a foot pedal too. There's an 11-pin Leslie speaker output but ironically it's incompatible with the rotary cabinets Yamaha made in the '70s (RA series). Monosynth has Hz/V CV inputs which you can control with a sequencer (eg. SQ-1). That handle on the left cheek looks interesting, possibly a user mod as I don't think I've ever seen that before on any other SK-30.

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

exactly! The handles are on both sides, it's easier to carry around by two, it's quite heavy. Applied by the previous owner, though

@mraduanemc 4 года назад

I want to let you know, I still watch this one once a week. I consider it to be a gorgeous 10-minute mini album. I fantasize that you'll make another one sometime in the future. I love all of these old stringers, but the SK30 is my favorite(partly because of this video). I hope to own one someday. Which string machine is your favorite? Anyway, great videos, great playing=great channel. Cheers!

@AnalogAudio1 4 года назад

thanks! In few days a Yamaha SK20 demo follows, I guess you'll like it :-) My favorite string machines are Farfisa Polychrome, Syntorchestra, Soundmaker, Solina String-Ensemble, Crumar Performer and Siel Cruise. The Yamaha SK's are also nice, but they need clearly more time and experience until they sound as good as in the video.

@dachipbag4405 3 года назад

@@AnalogAudio1 Have you composed some album or song that i can buy?

@nstv_crimea 2 года назад

@@AnalogAudio1 but SK’s sound by you more deep and soul, more fantastic then your’s Crumar Perfomer 1979 🤷‍♂️

@synthesizerhome2041 2 года назад

@@nstv_crimea Yes, it's also more complex with more sections. What the Crumar doesn't have, you can play with other synths in addition.

@xinjoy6236 2 года назад

@@AnalogAudio1 What about the Sisme Godwin String ? by any chance, did you try it?

@antibro2530 4 года назад

BEAUTIFUL, subscribed

@acousticnature 6 лет назад

Very apropriate execution, thanks!

@ashfaq1999 2 года назад

Great sounds

@jaibhimadevi5805 5 лет назад

I don't think Rick Wright fans would hate the first 3 minutes of this video ;)

@chussfp 6 лет назад

wow !! beautifull sounds !!

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

thanks!

@julien23lastchristmas2 5 лет назад

Thank u very much to let us know.about this technology

@alieustiansamateh6401 6 лет назад

Just fantastic ❤ I LOVE your channel ❤😁🙏

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

thanks! :-)

@ingoodmusic 6 лет назад

mellow and vintagy,,,,thanx

@claudioricci431 Год назад

Very Tangerine-Dreamish (the 1976-80 period), although they did not seem to use it (they used mellotron and solina, according to the reports in the web and in their instruments descriptions in the albums). Also considering this is from 1979...

@josefbodden4 3 года назад

I listening this Sound and i can a littel Bit forget the lookdown time please stay Safe .

@sersergio-wq2xt 5 лет назад

Just purchased one of this. Is amazing

@AnalogAudio1 5 лет назад

Congrats! Great sounds & huge weight

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@@AnalogAudio1 damn is it heavy. I had to carry mine up 2 flights of stairs to get it into my studio when I brought mine home from the shop three weeks ago. It's definitely a keeper as I'm not lifting it to take it out again lol.

@jordanheidendahl7698 5 лет назад

Does it stay in tune?

@DestroyER82 4 года назад

@@jordanheidendahl7698 Tuning with my SK30 (and also with my other CS serie synths) is absolutely rock solid (havent touched tuning knob for year), these instruments (and their components) are extremely high quality made.

@AnalogAudio1 4 года назад

@@jordanheidendahl7698 the tuning never drifts, rock stable

@moogdome2562 4 года назад

So beautiful.. yamaha have made some beautiful synths I have 4. 90's ones. Would love this, and my favorite synth. Cs 80. thak you for sharing. .

@KONNECTORAS 4 года назад

Let us all hope that Mr Uli Behringer with make the miracle and release his CS much promising beast!

@theunionbeats1 6 лет назад

wow

@AaronHungwell 4 года назад

Jean Michele Jarre in the house.

@moogdome2562 5 лет назад

I recall the Sk20. I drooled over in my magazine. but this must be very rare. great sound.Not far off Gary Numan and his Moog at times..

@reedsutter8485 3 года назад

I just 👍🏼clicked this from 999 to 1000. How very satisfying. Now to take a long bath in luxurious sawtooth and pulse waves.

@AnalogAudio1 3 года назад

Yeah :-)

@187onasimp 6 лет назад

My God this things sounds so good. Why can't Yamaha make stuff like this anymore it's like they had a stroke and lost everything fun about their keyboards.

@issiewizzie 6 лет назад

Now that's funny "stroke"

@AnalogAudio1 5 лет назад

the truth is, almost nobody would buy it. Remember, a heavy, expensive, fully analogue multi instrument with a lot expensive analog circuitry without memories in 2018... Apart from that, the SK30 sounds great and the demand can be covered by the units left

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@@AnalogAudio1 well thanks to you I am going to buy one as soon as I can lol

@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад

@@brightstarlit This synth ain't for touring. Get it in the studio and make sure it stays there. I love it's sound. If I had to take the sound on the road I'd sample the sounds needed. Most crowds are drunk and drugged up so I would get away with it but for the studio I would need the real thing.

@PrinceWesterburg 5 лет назад

@@RoomAtTheTopStudio "Most crowds are drunk and drugged up" - Have you BEEN to a live gig in the last 10 years? Its all silver haired people and kids who hate alcohol, sex, drugs or anything that might ruin their puritanical veganism. They also don't wear ear plugs so they can live forever with tinnitus - karma! ;^)

@doctordave 5 лет назад

I came here for some Blade-Runner-soundin-pads, and I was not disappointed.

@mwarsell Месяц назад

Amazing sounds! The fx do help here a lot, I believe. I have CS20M. This thing would be great on top of that. Or vice versa.

@hfugmann 5 лет назад

Awesome

@DigitalGamerBE 6 лет назад

Hooooo yeaaaah.... *More string machines!*

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

yeah, they will follow :-) In two days I will get a real rarity :-)

@Fallingoverbackwards Год назад

Well hello tasty video !!❤ this is everything i want in a sound.

@staspastukh2005 3 года назад

Thanks!

@baudelioperez3969 3 года назад

The organ bit from 3:33 to 3:52 reminds me of Bob Marley and the Wailers' song, "No Woman No Cry" when they played it live in 1975. Also, I like the "strings" on this synthesizer. And I also can't help but say this, the way they set up the interface on this synthesizer reminds me of an old washing machine my mom used to own years ago. This is not meant to be an insult though, just a comment. Overall, I liked the musical demonstration in this video! Keep it up!

@shaft9000 2 года назад

Hey, now _that_ is an impressive instrument...this has bi-timbral ability that my CS-60 doesn't! Also far better interfacing, but that is a matter of vintage at this level. Some of the sounds are a clear heritage, but for the resonant high-pass, ribbon and ringmod.

@user-di1cc4ig8u 10 дней назад

Sounds something afx would use in his analord series or old tracks

@alexhahn8016 2 года назад

man i wish these were cheaper / easier to find. Need a time machine.

@richterarpegiator 4 года назад

Beauthiful beauthiful loved. Sounds wow

@EgoShredder 6 лет назад

Sounds a little like Tomita. Nice!

@dhollsynthmusic 3 года назад

very lush...very 70's!

@alexlozven Год назад

The sound of some albums of Yellow Magic Orchestra and the soundtrack of Mobile Suit Gundam 0079.

@fluosobre Год назад

@mrsvancesnightmare 6 лет назад

Beautiful demo. I just found one of these with a wheeled case for $200!

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

thanks! Congratulations, I hope that the seller didn't see my video :-D

@martinaguilar4125 2 года назад

Lust for Analog 1 demos🧲🦻

@MavelDraconia 6 лет назад

I can hear a little bit of Pink Floyd here and there! Nice sounds!

@littlebritain64 6 лет назад

Lead section sings!!!

@josephwright5921 6 лет назад

It also sounds like early Kitaro, back before he started writing Muzak

@jaibhimadevi5805 4 года назад

1:15 very reminiscent of Rick Wright on "Dogs"

@PrinceWesterburg 5 лет назад

Your opening chord is straight off Jarre's Oxygene (or was it Magnetic Fields?)

@thomasryan5764 5 лет назад

i regret selling my SK-30, got it for 300, it had such a damn nice sound to it!! especially the filter on that monosynth too... sold it for 1100 so i guess its okay?

@josefbodden4 3 года назад

Nice Sound this Remeber me on my childhood in the 80s sorry my Englisch is Not good .

@arnieslove 6 лет назад

Sounds 99% like CS70m

@eduardomoraz 2 года назад

Sound of heaven? I think so.

@kostas8018 2 месяца назад

1:57, instant Vangelis

@barebarekun161 6 лет назад

Can you guys do some demo on Yamaha SY-1?

@AnalogAudio1 4 года назад

YES ! Now I got one and the restoration is done

@bilnabiln 3 года назад

sounds so good. does anyone know of any modern equivalent synths?

@AnalogAudio1 3 года назад

There are none... that's why this thing is so special, they don't make them like this anymore.

@SynthsandSounds 5 лет назад

How do you manage to get hands on so many vintage beauties all the time?

@AnalogAudio1 5 лет назад

because I have many around my studio

@herbertschmidt1719 3 года назад

wipes the floor with the SS30 any day

@AnalogAudio1 3 года назад

regarding the string tone alone, yes. The magic of the SK-30 are the layers of different sounds.

@josephwright5921 6 лет назад

I don’t know if Tangerine Dream ever used this particular string machine, but some of the presets sounded like their classic late1970’s and early 80’s albums.

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

Tangerine Dream used Solina String Ensemble and Elka Rhapsody, but not the SK series

@juno6 3 года назад

OMFG

@Djpaul-lo1px 6 лет назад

Looks like a smaller version of the CS70.

@ianmehrle883 3 года назад

Love the demo! I have been looking for an SK-30 for two years now and I still have not found one. Any ideas where I could buy one??

@AnalogAudio1 3 года назад

At places, where you can find used musical instruments. There is no "secret supplier" who has all that stuff...

@kingtrance6826 3 года назад

Just how hard have you been looking mate?

@voinena9999 5 лет назад

I bought SK30 in 1984 and sold it 2004. IMO best sounds were/are organ and monosynth. I used polysynth layered with organ to produce a little Hammond -like "distortion" to a bit too clean organ sound. Strings section was useless to me.

@AnalogAudio1 5 лет назад

the string section alone is not the greatest. But the combination of all sections is great

@station2station544 6 лет назад

Lovely videos. "Liked and Subscribed". DO you have an Oberheim Xpander in your reach that you could demo?

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

no, I just have the Matrix-6. The Xpander is quite expensive and rare.

@station2station544 6 лет назад

not as expensive as they should be. There are about 12-20 at any given time on eBay and reverb combined for $3000-$4500. Eventually they will creep up on Jupiter 8 money. Sold both of ours about 10 years ago and Im thinking about picking another one up. The State Variable Bandpass filter is like no other.

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

sure, that's a fine synth, but 3000-4500 are still a lot of money in my book :-)

@gus6183 5 лет назад

Me acabo de enamorar

@JakeLionsWorld 5 лет назад

the organ section on mine has gone way out of tune with the organ/synth section... any suggestions on where to start looking?

@skrapadelix 5 лет назад

There's a trimmer on the organ board (OG1) that adjusts the master oscillator tuning. Check the service manual for details (if you find like the scans are a little too low-res to read properly, try the SK50D service manual pdf - it's the same OG1 board). Luckily Yamaha built these SKs with maintenance in mind so they're quite easy to open up and work on.

@Ken_Casanova 5 лет назад

Kitaro? And sounds from opening theme of an old german radioplay named Antares 8

@AnalogAudio1 5 лет назад

it's coincidence..

@nicolasidm1 6 лет назад

whats the difference between this one and sk20? thanks.i mean this sound at 8:23 pure Klaus. with sk 20 can i create this patch ?

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

The SK20 is not able to create this sound. The SK20 does not have the mono-synth, the polysynth is very basic and other things...

@waatchyourhead 6 лет назад

How do you like the Lexicon MPX500? Is it on par with the higher end rack reverbs?

@AnalogAudio1 6 лет назад

Hi, I don't have the Lexicon PCM series, so I can't compare it. Anyway, the MPX500 has a special, thick reverb sound, I like it very much with synths. I also like the reverbs of Dynacord DRP 20 (the German Lexicon) and Yamaha SPX900, (lighter reverb, on certain sounds the SPX fits better).