Yamaha CS01II plays NEW LIFE by Depeche Mode by peahix published on 2011-05-12T22:38:25Z The Yamaha CS01II is the first real synthesizer I ever owned. I got it when I was about 14 years old, back in 1985 or so. I noticed that I could get reasonable approximations of most of the sounds from Depeche Mode's "Speak & Spell" album with it, but at the time I didn't have the means to make decent multi-track cover versions, even after I got a 4-track. Recently I was studying the Depeche Mode 5.1 surround mixes, and realized that I could clearly hear all the distinct parts of alot of the songs, including "New Life." I also realized that most of the sounds in "New Life," which heavily featured the ARP 2600, were fairly simple. So I decided to throw together a version of it using just my trusty old Yamaha CS01II as the sole sound source (including the drums), just to see how close I could get to the original. This version has no vocals at all, but otherwise it comes pretty close to the original. The actual musical arrangement is 100% accurate. The sounds themselves are of course only approximations, and most of them don't have the same level of timbral detail as the ARP originals. I sequenced the whole thing in Cubase via a Kenton Pro Solo going into the custom CV/Gate inputs on my CS01II, recording each monophonic line in one at a time (20 tracks in all). Cubase provided the reverb and EQ, otherwise it's all CS01II. Genre synthpop Comment by freddyonestar I hate your talent 2018-02-26T22:48:57Z Comment by DireĀ¢tionless Saw this on YouTube and was blown away by your faithful recreation using the CS01II (I'm very familiar with the original song). Incredible job replicating the sound! 2015-08-19T15:07:57Z Comment by Envelope_Generator_Covers woow cool! 2013-10-26T15:22:52Z Comment by denial.of.service wow !!!! you almost don't even need the KR-55 !!! brilliant job mate !!! absolutely stunning ! 2012-02-20T18:37:56Z Comment by Radiate808 i stand still stepping on a shady street---- marvolous cover-- love it- great job 2012-01-12T01:07:36Z Comment by themanitou Awesome! I have a CS01 but this makes me wish I had the Mk. II. Seriously good work. Well done! 2011-05-20T18:28:57Z