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yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "rreprobate" <rreprobate@y...>
wrote:
> 80 Lovers
>
> Does anybody have any idea how feasible it is to install one of
> those midi9/Gulbransen midi kits on an 80? These were
> intended for pianos and rhodes I believe.
>
> http://www.midi9.com/
>
> Kyle Jarger told me that he had seen an 80 once that had a kit
> like this installed. My main concern would be how it affects the
> existing hardware, and whether it affects the existing aftertouch
> sensors, etc. They claim that it is an optical sensor that does
not
> interfere with the action of the key. So it sounds like it's just
a
> matter of finding the place to stick it.
>
> If you wanted the 80 as a controller, this seems a safer bet than
> trying to interface with the rather esoteric scanning already in
> there.
Max,
I don't see any point to this: You're only going to get note and
velocity (initial touch) output. You won't have the poly-
pressure/after touch, ribbon, any knobs, or program change.
I guess if it's cheap and easy to install (both unlikely), it could
be handy for layering a sound module in parallel with the CS80's
sound.
David