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Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ?

2012-12-02 by David Rogoff

On Dec 1, 2012, at 3:36 PM, "scistudio440" <zevault@...> wrote:

> Hi, I would like to know if there is currently any alternative to the Kenton retrofit kit to control a CS-80 via MIDI ?
> Thank you for your informed replies.
>
>

Not that I've ever seen. There were only about 1000 CS80 made. I'd guess there's about half of them left alive and maybe 200 people who'd want and pay for a MIDI mod. I'd also guess that at least half of that last group already has had a Kenton installed so there's not a big market for an extremely complicated interface.

I just wish Kenton would add MIDI out to their kit!

David (with a Kenton kit waiting for me to install - my 4th!)

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