i see, well thanks for all the input. What is the best way to buy synths? I bought my Yamaha off craigslist, but it seems that craigslist has a pretty limited selection of synth postings and i feel i couldve done a little better than the $450 i spent on it. I love my Yamaha CS5 and ive learned a lot...

well i just have a Yamaha CS5. I want to be able to add more functionality to it, like if the Yamaha had more knobs on it to give me more variety in the amount of sounds I could make on it. Im not sure what the technical terms for any of this would be, i basically just want more options rather than ...

what do you need to buy in order to add more functionality to your synth? I want something that i can plug my synth into which adds more effects knobs and therefore, more sounds.

What products are out there that are good for this?

Are there other analog synths, like the Yamaha CS5, that can take in external audio from say, a guitar or bass guitar.

aha, im pretty sure i have a TS plugged into the synth and a TRS plugged into the extension. guess ill have to find a TS to RCA converter. Thanks!

well ill try to describe it best i can, dont know the technical names for the cables. Im using one of those big connectors: http://www.cable-trader.co.uk/images/CABLE-427_6_GUITAR_CABLE.JPG which is plugged into the synth and at the end is a female version of it. Its used as an extension. I then hav...

i just got a yamaha cs5 and im using my tv receiver and sound system speakers for sound. the receiver is stereo so im using an audio converter to plug into one of the L and R sound channels to get sound. I can hear the synth but theres a really loud 60 cycle hum in the background that overpowers the...