Yamaha CS80

Thanks. Sounds an interesting idea with the leslie.

Glad I asked about the foot controller - don't want to blow mine up!

Anyone got a spare original foot controller they want to sell? Or maybe a schematic we 
could use to have one made up?



--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, laurie <laurie@...> wrote:
>
> You can plug audio into the EXT socket....there is a level control that
> allows input level  in control on the back....this is a modulation
> source in the Sub Oscillator....I have plugged a pzm mic in here to
> modulate the CS80 with voice like a monoband vocoder.......another neat
> use is play a CS80 into  a leslie.....then mic the horn or rotor with
> the mic and input it back into the CS80.....the effect is a neat
> alternating distortion/clean effect (amp)at the speed the rotors or
> horns are turning.....It makes the amplitude modulation through the
> leslie more distinct and the distortion is quite nice and at your
> fingertips....
> However you must use the right volume pedal in the controller input for
> the Wah EXP pedal.....It uses a lightbulb and photocell to read the foot
> position.and the voltage to power the light is in the line.....I have
> blown a ground rail in the past when my pedal jack shorted....inside the
> TRS male jack....It cost about  $250.00 to get fixed and that was ten
> years ago.......
> 
> rabbitfoot88 wrote:
> 
> > Anyone using the original foot controller/pedals with their CS80?
> >
> > I didn't get any pedals with my CS80 and I'm generally a bit wary of
> > plugging things in to
> > her as she currently works like a dream and I'd hate to risk changing
> > that. However, I did
> > find that a Yamaha sustain pedal from a PF200 piano works fine as a
> > sustain
> > and portamento pedal.
> >
> > Just wondering whether it's worth trying a pedal in the other foot
> > controller socket. Can
> > anyone who uses one tell me if it's a worthwhile experience? I presume
> > it can open the
> > filter but anything else? I've never understood what the Exp & Exp Wah
> > switches were for
> > and I'm presuming they have different effects when using the foot
> > controller?
> >
> > If anyone also has experience of which (if any) non-original pedals
> > work with this then I'd
> > be grateful for the info. Better still, anyone who does use one, fancy
> > posting an mp3 up on
> > site?
> >
> > While on the subject of plugging things in - anyone brave enough to
> > try plugging into the
> > Ext socket? Good results?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Si
> >
> > 
> 
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