Hi Kent,
Glad to know it is possible to keep ours CS80 alive!
If you need support for the petition, you could count
me!
Regarding KSR service : It is a cleaver solution to
send only parts that need to be serviced. In the other
hand, find what is wrong is not as realy easy and
unplug cards might be an aventure. But i must say i
had just seen pictures from the heart of the CS80 and
do not yet open my CS80.
Severals voices are out of tune now and i wonder if
its worth to try to tune them up localy before sending
voices.
Regarding Midi : Yes! I would be please to see / hear
what could be done with midi on a CS80. Kenton had
re-release some midi interface for the CS80. But what
might be the real limitation for that Midi card that
have only Midi IN (my memories)??
I use to play on other polyponics aftertouch keyboards
with Midi IN and OUT. It is so good..... Will be nice
to redesign a midi board for the CS80 with total
recall and patch memories under 4(0) positions !
I am in contact with a man who is working to implement
full midi on an old analogue synth produced in Europe
at less than 50 units in late 70' early 80'. The
problem is to scan all button and switch etc... but
the prototype works.
I keep tuned on your forthcoming news ...
Regards,
Gab.
--- kent_spong <
kent_spong@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As from tommorrow KSR will be providing a new
> service to all CS80
> owners. In the form of a board repair by post
> instead of humping
> their CS80 to KSR for small repairs and upgrades. In
> addition to
> this I have decided to release the Dynamic Mono/Poly
> mod as a easy
> to fit kit with everything needed to fit and play.
> All you have to
> do is solder in the wires.
>
> I have been thinking about taking the midi aspect
> of the 80 to a
> new level and producing a kit form of this too. The
> one thing that
> seems to be needed is more control of the front
> panel sliders and
> switches and an ability to store programs. Since I
> restore all
> vintage synths as well as 80's, time seems to be the
> hardest thing
> to get to work this all out, but I have made a start
> with the basic
> outline.
>
> Also some time towards the end of the year I will be
> refurbishing
> glide strips with new gold plated spring and crushed
> velvet cover.
> My 80 is now sporting a red velvet glide strip. :)
>
> I'm still having talks with Yamaha japan via Yamaha
> UK to get them
> to run off a batch of IG00153 VCO's for me. So far I
> have got
> a "well we might be able to do that" from them. So I
> am starting a
> petition to get them to go for it as I feel they
> think there is not
> enough people out there who want to buy brand new,
> dead stable, late
> version CS80 VCO's. Yes who indeed?
>
> Till next time
>
> Kent
>
>
>
>
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com