Yamaha CS80

hey kent, thanks for this. i wasnt EXPECTING the chips to go that low, i was merely throwing some numbers on the table, as it looked like you needed some concrete commitment from members of the group. whatever they shake out to be, i absolutely need 1 VCO and 1VCF, minimum. frankly speaking, the higher they end up being, the less spares i will buy.(of course i know that you are not in control of how much they will be!)

also, thanks so much for your participation here, and for trailblazing the new chip discussions with yamaha!!! they are truly awesome-i totally agree, the CS80 is the best synthesizer ever created. 



kent_spong <kent_spong@...> wrote:                               I can understand how no one wants' to commit to something like this, 
 I sure as hell wouldn't.
 
 But lets be sensible about this please. $25 for a 153, yeah good 
 luck finding that buddy. You can't get a CEM3340 for that these days.
 
 The point here is not how much they are going to cost. The point is 
 that Yamaha make them or at the very least sell the die to someone 
 who will and that's all. I am not taking orders or make a profit out 
 of it, I am simply trying to build a voice loud enough that Yamaha 
 will take full notice of. I truly care deeply about the CS80, it is 
 the best synth ever made. I want these lush monsters to continue to 
 be a force in music for as long as possible. Yamaha are talking bums 
 on seats as you would expect, after all they are a business. Hence 
 they want to know how many ic's they need to make for it to be worth 
 their while. I'm just a synth tech trying to get something done 
 about it.
 
 --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Richard Atkinson <rga24@...> 
 wrote:
 >
 > OK Kent. If you need to reach a minimum order quantity, my company 
 > (Atkinsoft Ltd) is willing to stump up the capital in order to get 
 this 
 > done, and sell the chips at an appropriate price over the coming 
 years.
 > 
 > Please contact me in private mail if you this will help.
 > 
 > 
 > On Nov 19 2007, kent_spong wrote:
 > 
 > >
 > >Yes thats the impression I got from Yamaha UK
 > >
 > >--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Richard Atkinson <rga24@> 
 > >wrote:
 > >>
 > >> Kent, does Yamaha really still have the facilities to make IG 
 > >chips? These 
 > >> were made on very, very old machines using very old fashioned 
 > >process 
 > >> techniques.
 > >> 
 > >> Possibly they have a stock of unbonded dies / wafers they 
 simply 
 > >need to 
 > >> package up.
 > >> 
 > >> 
 > >> On Nov 19 2007, kent_spong wrote:
 > >> 
 > >> >Yes, £40 GBP
 > >> >yes, I can ship to the states
 > >> >yes, they are easy to fit.
 > >> >yes, they are a direct replacment.
 > >> >yes, they still have the same functionality and you do not 
 have 
 > >to 
 > >> >reajust anything on the BA board.
 > >> >
 > >> >As for VCO's
 > >> >
 > >> >Yamaha Japan are listening at last. I am putting together a 
 list 
 > >of 
 > >> >people who want to buy full sets of the final rock steady 
 issue 
 > >> >IG00153. Once I get enough people signed up they will do a run 
 of 
 > >> >them. I got Yamaha UK as go between, but I need more guy's on 
 the 
 > >> >list.
 > >> >
 > >> >--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "billwolfer" <bill.wolfer@> 
 > >> >wrote:
 > >> >>
 > >> >> Kent, in my browser that came out as ?40. Are we talking 
 pounds,
 > >> >> dollars or euros? Can you ship to the states? How hard are 
 they 
 > >to 
 > >> >put
 > >> >> into place? Do they still have the same functionality in 
 that 
 > >you 
 > >> >can
 > >> >> start anywhere on the ribbon, moving left is exponential, 
 right 
 > >is
 > >> >> linear? lots of questions. one more: how are you fixed for 
 > >> >oscillator
 > >> >> chips?
 > >> >> 
 > >> >> Bill
 > >> >> 
 > >> >> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "kent_spong" 
 <kent_spong@> 
 > >> >wrote:
 > >> >> >
 > >> >> > I'm sorry guy's. I thought I already posted this message 
 > >before.
 > >> >> > 
 > >> >> > I have a batch of brand new ribbon controller springs that 
 me 
 > >> >and 
 > >> >> > RLMusic had specially made that I fit into all the KSR80 
 > >Level 
 > >> >3's.   
 > >> >> > They are not cheap I'm afraid as the manufacturing costs 
 was 
 > >> >really 
 > >> >> > high.
 > >> >> > They work out at about �40 each.
 > >> >> >
 > >> >>
 > >> >
 > >> >
 > >> >
 > >>
 > >
 > >
 > >
 >
 
 
     
                               

       
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