Yamaha CS80

There used to be some info on how to build your own ribbon controller on the PAiA website, this might help finding a solution how to fix it. The only other solution I could think of would be gutting a YC45D organ for its ribbon controller alone. The 45D has got exactly the same ribbon as the CS80, a YC30´s wouldn´t work.

Hope that helps,

Stephen.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: slipperysoles 
  To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:26 AM
  Subject: [yamahacs80] CS-80 Fixes


  Hi everybody,

  I have recently purchased JH's CS-80. However this machine requires
  some fixing. While I have access to a qualified service engineer, I
  would appreciate some feedback, hints, tips from you guys before I
  give it to him.

  1)Suboscillator does not work: no matter what waveform selected, there
  is no modulation on either VCO, VCF or VCA. Speed does not do
  anything. As a consequence the corresponding aftertouch features do
  not work either. Routing Noise to the parameters mentioned above does
  result in (some) effect. Any ideas?

  2)One of the keys always at max: it seems that one of the keys always
  produces maximum velocity, no matter how it is hit.

  3)Only the top two thirds of the ribbon controller work (somehow):
  when I touch the velvet, it almost feels as if the bottom third were
  not existing. Can ribbon controllers be fixed at all (or replaced?)

  4)Kenton Midi Kit: have the kit and want to have it installed, any
  tips from your side?

  Thank you so much for some feedback
  Peter



   

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