Deckard's Dream MKII (B-Stock)

Inspired by the legendary Yamaha CS-80 that defined cinematic synth sounds in the late '70s, this MKII version shrinks the magic into a sleek, portable package without losing a drop of that organic analog soul.

Each of its eight voices packs two layers with discrete analog VCOs offering sine, saw, square, and pulse waves plus noise—freely mixed via faders, shaped by PWM, and filtered through independent 12dB/oct highpass and lowpass sections with resonance. Multi-segment envelopes drive the filters while ADSR handles VCAs, all modulated by a versatile LFO with five waveforms hitting pitch, filter, or amp. The panel brims with one-fader-per-function controls for global tuning, layer detune, balance, keyboard tracking, and performance tweaks like polyphonic aftertouch, velocity, MPE, unison, and microtuning—pair it with an expressive controller for soaring leads or lush pads. At 483 x 178 x 100mm and just 3.1kg, it sports wooden end cheeks, rack ears, OLED display, 1152 presets, MIDI DIN in/out/thru, USB, stereo 6.3mm outs, and headphones in a 19" 4U desktop/rack format powered externally.

Players love its hands-on fader array for instant sound sculpting and the thick, imperfect tuning that nails CS-80 vibes, though some note the fixed eight voices limit ultimate poly expanses. As B-Stock, it's a smart entry to Black Corporation's boutique analog lineup at a steal.