Yamaha CS80

the Heaviest.......they were talking about adding a new
heavier weight at namm09 to the request of the people that checked
out the booth......the action is responsive to touch.... so if you
play lightly, the keys go down easily and send out low velocity, but
if you strike it forcefully, it reacts with the weighted action more
prominently.....and of course sends out the maximum velocity.....this
allows for its speedy key response........the fastest ever....

They were talking about canceling the lightest weight as no one really
took to it.....a heavier action was the request by most piano
players....my measurements on my 80 also showed me a slightly
heavier weight  would be needed to send the key down and be be CS80
accurate....
-----Original message-----
From: "slipperysoles" slipperysoles@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:23:48 -0700
To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: A new Poly aftertouch controller??!?!?!!

I am really looking forward to checking this out at the Frankfurt
show.

However the questions remains - and I guess it has been discussed here
in the forum a while ago - for those who want to mainly use it with a
CS80 (like myself): what is the the proper key weight to choose?

Cheers
Worsel

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "David Rogoff" wrote:
>
> They finally have a good video up on Sonic State:
>
http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2009/01/29/wnamm09-polyphonic-aftertouch-in-a-folding-keyboard/
> 
> Should be out in May. Now we have to have them add a ribbon and a
> bunch of sliders to it! Kind-of expensive, but to have a 29lb
(~13kg)
> Poly-Aftertouch keyboard that goes in a backpack that can be carried
> put in an overhead on a plane is pretty cool!
> 
> Too bad you have to choose the key weight up front. I had aPeavy
> years ago that had a big lever to adjust the entire action. I also
> remember an very old article from Computer Music Journal about a
> keyboard that used electromagnets to dynamically adjust the action,
> including adding stuff like the click of a harpsichord jack hitting!
> They only built a single octave worth and it looked like it weighed
> 50lbs just for that!
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Scott Metzger 
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.infiniteresponse.com/complete%20specs.html
> > 
> > 
> > What do you think?
> >
>






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