Yamaha

Yamaha CP80M, CP70M, CP60M : full catalog 1985: Rare Acoustic-Electric Pianos with Midi

download the 6pp 1985 brochure for the Yamaha MIDI CP line: DOWNLOAD: Yamaha_CP80m_CP70m_cp60m_catalog This is pretty interesting.  I've seen plenty…

7 years ago

The circa 1983 Yamaha MT44 4-track and CS01 synth: examining advertising claims

Yamaha used to run these great ads in the 80s featuring their MT44 4-track and cheap lil CS01 synthesizer. They…

10 years ago

Keyboard Pluralism: 1980-1982

Above: The Yamaha CS70m (1982) Today on PS dot com: some oddball keyboards from 1980-1982.  Check out the incredible heterogeneity…

11 years ago

Yamaha MC-1X and MC-1S phono cartridge

Download the original sales flier for Yamaha's MC-1X and MX-1S phono cartridges c. 1979: DOWNLOAD: YamahaMC1x As I've noted before…

11 years ago

Yamaha HS50s are $129/ea at MF dot com

Above: my lil home editing setup: Apogee Mini-Me, MBox 2, Macbook, Fostex T40s, 2nd LCD display and...  my HS50s (astride…

11 years ago

Home Recording Is Killing Low-End Pro Studios (1989)

"Home Studios are one of the fastest-growing segments of the music equipment industry.  The availability of (fill in the blank)…

11 years ago

Consoles of the 70s : part 2

Above: the Audiotronics Grandson II console circa 1975 Way back in October of 2010 I ran a short piece about…

12 years ago

Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Complete Catalog c. 1981

Pretty good one for y'all today.  Click below to download the complete 20pp Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Catalog circa…

12 years ago

The Concept of Home Studio Carried To Its Logical Conclusion

Bathroom Studio Kitchen Studio Yamaha home-studio adverts circa 1989.  Click on the images to expand.

12 years ago

Key Break

Man I love this image.  Yamaha YC Combo Organ advert circa 1971. "Organ Eyes.  It's what happens when you see…

12 years ago