I am very interested in getting something like this in kit form! Count me in.
Thanks!
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "Laurie Curry" <laurie@...> wrote:
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> From: gavin curtis gavincurtis@...
> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:26:18 -0600
> To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] Any interest for digital auto-tuning and
> digital memory preset feature add-on?
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> Tuning function is with the optional pushbutton on the rear patch
> panel (audio outputs and pedal jacks). Â This allows tuning at any
> time, but audio outputs are muted during the process.
> If you choose no switch (no visible modifications), then the system
> tunes at each power-up cycle.
> This is prototype project for my CS-80, but it could be made into kit
> form for others. Â It could be available early next year if all goes
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> --- On Thu, 9/24/09, rj krohn wrote:
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> From: rj krohn
> Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] Any interest for digital auto-tuning and
> digital memory preset feature add-on?
> To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:53 PM
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> thanks for this info! hmm. interesting. i might be into the tuning
> board, but i'd probably not want to be at the "first wave" of folks to
> implement. how would the tuning function be
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> --- On Thu, 9/24/09, gavincurtis wrote:
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> From: gavincurtis
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> Subject: [yamahacs80] Any interest for digital auto-tuning and digital
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> To: yamahacs80@yahoogro ups.com
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> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 2:29 AM
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> Been experimenting with a prototype digital tuning add-on for the
> CS-80. A small micro-controller board calibrates all critical
> oscillators to a referencecrystal via serial data controlled trim-pots
> on demand. Never have to open the unit up again for tuning.
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> Also working with a memory preset system which has been a challenging
> design concept so far. Like the auto-tuner, is a relatively compact
> circuit board that fits into the case of the CS-80. A low profile
> remote user panel fits to the underside of the micro-slider memory
> cover via a 4 conductor ribbon cable. The add-on is only visible when
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> You program the keyboard as you normally would by adjusting the
> micro-sliders to obtain the desired sound. Then select any one of 999
> available memory locations and instantly store that setting into
> digital memory. You can also copy any store sound settings in your
> library to a row of 5 "radio preset" buttons for instant performance
> presets. A 2nd identical digital storage interface is directly below
> and is for the 2nd set of micro sliders.... so nearly 2000
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> The memory preset system has it's own internal bank of digitally
> controlled trimmers that exactly mimic the control panel sliders.
> Imagine if each micro-slider had a twin internal motor driven slider
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> The memory preset system records the slider positions you set with
> your fingers and stores their positions into any one of the 999 spaces
> in the FLASH memory. Simply call up any of the (up to 999) memory
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