Yamaha CS80

Well... let me qualify my statements by saying that I
generally prefer to use the CS keyboard, too - and I
agree completely that it's an important part of what
makes a CS a CS. But there are times when
repeatability or precision is more important than
keyboard feel. For those situations, I use MIDI along
with a sequencer. If I'm playing the CS in a "pad"
context or as an effect, then I'll use the CS
keyboard. It's helpful to have both options. I
probably end up using the CS keyboard about 70% of the
time, and 30% over MIDI. But since I can't play 16th
note runs all day long without getting tired, bored,
and/or sloppy, sequencing via MIDI is very useful.


--- David Rogoff <david@...> wrote:

> Jono Sloan wrote:
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply. It's put my mind at rest.
> Now I
> > don't have to spend hours on my keyboard chops!
> > Cheers
> > Jono
> >   
> Argggghhh!!!!  Sorry, but I consider the keyboard on
> the CS-80 to be far 
> more important to the instrument than the voice
> cards.  I almost picked 
> up the Kenton kit, but I didn't because there's no
> MIDI out (which is 
> why I'm in the middle of restoring a Roland A-50 and
> a Kurzweil MIDIBoard).
> 
> Coincidentally, I've just spent most of this evening
> removing all the 
> keys from my CS-80 and washing each one.  After more
> than a year, I 
> finally have it electronically complete!!  Now I
> just need to tweak the 
> tuning, clean it up, and put it all back together.
> 
> Jono - if you, or anyone else, has a MIDI-ed CS-80
> and don't use the 
> keyboard, I'd be happy to lighten your Yamaha by
> about 50 lbs by 
> removing the keyboard from it!  I'd love to have a
> spare CS-80 keyboard 
> and MIDI it: what a great controller.  I'll take the
> ribbon too!  And 
> don't think I'm not serious.
> 
> Anyway, enjoy yours however you play it!
> 
>  David
> > --- Mike Fisher <hciassociates@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I think I have the Kenton in my CS. It works
> great,
> > > although it's developed a quirk wherein middle C
> > > doesn't respond to MIDI. I've been meaning to
> get
> > > around to having that fixed, but it's easy
> enough to
> > > work around.
> > > 
> > > Overall, I like it a lot. Quick response time,
> good
> > > translation between MIDI velocity and the CS's
> > > velocity response - what more could you want?
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Mike
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- juno_80 <juno_80@...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > 
> > > > Has anyone had any experience with the kenton
> midi
> > > > kit for the cs80? 
> > > > I'd really appreciate any feedback anyone has
> on
> > > it.
> > > > Does it work well?
> > > > Cheers!
> >
> >   
> 
> 
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