PSS-680 "Honest" mix - no external FX...

A few people had commented on the amount of FX I used in the mix for some of these early videos, so here is the honest mix for this one. The raw sounds from the keyboard were recorded into Logic and sequenced, with only a small touch of reverb to give some depth (too dry is no fun) and no other external FX used on the mix. For comparison, the original mix with FX is here:    • Yamaha Portasound PSS-680 FM keyboard  

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Yamaha Portasound PSS-680 MusicStation FM keyboard (1988)

The 680 has a 2 operator FM synth on board, which can be edited via the Digital Synthesizer parameters on the front panel; there are limited editing options, but enough to get a cool range of sounds. It also has Midi In, Out and Thru, allowing for plenty of cool connectivity with controllers, computers and other hardware. It's almost identical to the PSS-780 (aside from some different coloured pads, a few different rhythm patterns and a pointless re-numbering of all the voices) and has the same sounds as the PSS-480 and 580, which were the next rung down in the product line.

For those who have a keyboard from that range, here are the parameters for some of the main patches:
First bass: banjo: 0.63 1.63 2.10 3.15 4.01 5.00 6.06 7.69
Second bass: mandolin: 0.30 1.63 2.22 3.21 4.02 5.01 6.07 7.73
Main lead: steel drum 2: 0.26 1.47 2.16 3.25 4.04 5.02 6.06 7.73
Bridge lead: samba whistle: 6.04 7.99
End lead: pipe organ 1: 0.41 1.63 2.02 3.01 4.01 5.01 6.06 7.91 + portamento 05

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