2009-03-29 by Vorderwinkler Karl
The Korg MS-04 pedal might be what you are looking for. It works with a 9V DC or battery and belongs to the vintage MS-02/10/20/50 family. It is amazingly
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2009-03-29 by erikfromhere
Just tried to feed a sine-wave from an ARP2600 into the sub-osc-external-in on the back of the CS80. I controlled the amplitude of the sinewave by controlling
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2009-03-26 by mborish_2000
I don t think that that is the problem. I m getting 22 volts off of the rails and a voltage drop of 15 volts across the zener. I would think that that 820
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2009-03-26 by zenithaudio2003
Hi i ad a similar problem with a minimoog , it was the zener refence zener diode , i think on the cs-80 it is the d715 , it is thermaly insulated . Look if
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2009-03-26 by mborish_2000
You mean a BD234 or 2sd234 right? Thanks for responding Kent. I m going to give it a shot. On another note, do you sell extraction springs for the ribbon
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2009-03-26 by kent spong
Hi I would replace the tip31 and instead use a BD324 ... To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com ... _________________________________________________________________
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2009-03-26 by mborish_2000
A few months ago, I accidentally shorted the 8.5v rail to ground while calibrating VR723. (I know, I m an idiot.) Common sense told me to take out TR709,
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2009-03-26 by Laurie Curry
That is great...... Now I have a question as I recieved 2 CS60 Voice Cards for parts yesterday........for my CS80. I have 2 voices in panel 2 that sound out of
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2009-03-25 by nicolas
Hey salut francois ... C fou l ete du mien hein . pas croyable . Ta toujours idée de le vendre ? ok svp tu me donneras les lien des tracks audio .
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2009-03-25 by François Globensky
Allo Nicolas, Bonne chance dans ta restauration on garde le contact. Je crois, j espère que le mien n aura pas besoin d une job de cette envergure... Je vais
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2009-03-24 by tmoravan
... Hello -- do you mean the panel with all the small sliders and switches? If so, I have one of those I can sell you. Tom
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2009-03-24 by zenithaudio2003
Yeah brave , is the word . I never listened live to a cs-80 , ( perhaps at a genesis concert) this is what is driving me . But anyway , any kind of work put on
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2009-03-24 by David Rogoff
... Yes - these pictures are like watching a slasher movie! Good luck - you re very brave! David
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2009-03-23 by Quazimodo
WOW...!!
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2009-03-23 by zenithaudio2003
This is me the Microsine cs-80 dude . I have started again the restoration of that poor CS-80 . All pictures will be uploaded to my flickr account (((
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2009-03-23 by zenithaudio2003
This is me the Microsine cs-80 dude . I have started again the restoration of that poor CS-80 . All pictures will be uploaded to my flickr account (((
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2009-03-23 by Fredrik Segerfalk
Fantastic news! People like you are the ones to be adored! Fredrik Segerfalk www.analogsweden.com/blog
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2009-03-20 by Tommy Priakos
I wonder if this is similar to when the notes above F5 don t go up when I try to bend them up with the pitch bend ribbon? Tommy ... From: tmoravan
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2009-03-18 by tmoravan
I originally reported a problem w. my CS80 in that the top octave of keys wasn t triggering any sound. I had some good suggestions from various techs and I
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2009-03-18 by Quazimodo
We are saved... there IS a God...!! Cheers Scott, awesome.
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2009-03-18 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
Yup this is terrific news! Well done scott :)
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2009-03-18 by rj krohn
WE STAND AT SALUTE!!!! this is awesome. a drop-in complete m-board pcb, with BOM, would be so huge......wow. ... From: The Old Crow
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2009-03-18 by JH.
Very good news, Scott! In the long run, your work will keep many, many of these machines alive. JH. ... From: The Old Crow To:
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2009-03-18 by Laurie Curry
Simply amazing....... This osc chip will fit on an 80? and you allready have a waveshaper circuit...thats my needs right there... wow....I just bought 2
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2009-03-18 by The Old Crow
Hey folks, its been a while, but I have this thing in testing right now. This is an equivalent circuit to the IG00153. This differs from my MOTM-style
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2009-03-17 by Laurie Curry
However..... the good thing about your CS80/60/50s are, you can service them..... Todays synths are not like that...you would be looking for entire modules or
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2009-03-17 by Richard Atkinson
Keep your CS-50, David!! MIDI or no MIDI, the CS-50 is a wonderful instrument in its own right. Yamaha s chips don t seem to be any more or any else reliable
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2009-03-17 by David
Thanks Stephen What maintainence is required apart from changing PSU tantalium caps every 15 years or so? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been
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2009-03-17 by Wavecomputer360
The fact that the CS50 is the least fancy of the bunch makes it the most reliable. So if it´s working well and gets maintained on a regular basis, keep it.
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2009-03-16 by Max Fazio
The CS50 is a good compromise in terms of usability and manteinance; Laurie is pretty right in this concern: the total number of sold CS polyphonics has to
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2009-03-16 by Laurie Curry
there is no engineering flaw in a mid 70s instrument that still works. the only flaw was the dicontinuing of the chips.. .many companies will rise and fall
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2009-03-16 by David
Help me decide to keep my Yamaha CS-50. Im considering getting the midi retrofit and keeping it forever...............but All this talk here about chips
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2009-03-13 by Brady Groscost
sweet---i thought the pitch ribbon was only on the cs-80. ... From: David Rogoff Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] difference betweeen a cs-50
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2009-03-13 by David Rogoff
Also, the 50 is a four-octave keyboard. The 60 is five-octave and adds the pitch ribbon.
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2009-03-13 by Max Fazio
CS-50= 4 voices, 1 synthline, only factory prestes/panel switch, no effects, relatively light and easy to mantain CS-60= 8 voices, 1 synthline, factory
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2009-03-13 by Jo Jo Hillingsworth
A cs-80 is a little out of my price range. can someone tell me the difference between a 50 and a 60?
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2009-03-12 by james devero
NIce..mooody...tempermental...provocative and evocative template of sound. Thanks! ... From: Will Blair Subject: Re: [yamahacs80]
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2009-03-12 by rj krohn
yea, mics were definitely not running. oh well. he s gonna record a piece i wrote for an album later this year, and he mentioned doing some improv on tape.
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2009-03-12 by Will Blair
I have to say that this is really worth listening to... For me, at least, this is how the CS80 should sound. ... From: Max Fazio To:
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2009-03-11 by Tommy Priakos
Awesome! RJ, We all have no doubt the CS-80 was able to stand out, no matter what chops the owner possesses. My CS-80 sense tells me the jam came together
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2009-03-11 by Jim Combs
... Very cool RJ! My daughter is a/used to be a big fan of Evanescence (the half-life of coolness for a teenager is remarkably short these days, so hard to
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2009-03-11 by Wavecomputer360
Like Ralph Grierson once said, the CS80 is the only synthesiser which can stand up against an orchestra. There´s a natural feel and acoustic quality about
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2009-03-10 by Max Fazio
just thought i d share yet another story about the beauty of the instrument..... Great story, RJ, now why don t you share also some audio bits of that
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2009-03-10 by rj krohn
so a childhood music friend of mine came over today with a buddy of his, who s name is dave eggar. he is apparently the other half of the musical group
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2009-03-08 by Heath Finnie
I have two voice boards out of a CS-60 for sale. They can work in an 80 with a small modification. I m looking for $500 for the pair. Thanks, heath
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2009-03-08 by Wavecomputer360
If *that* isn´t speaking for itself, I don´t know what is. Stephen ____________________________________________________________________ Ambition makes you
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2009-03-08 by Laurie Curry
... From: davell83@rocketmail.com davell83@rocketmail.com Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:39:14 -0700 To: laurie@myofist.com Subject: Re: You ve received a
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2009-03-07 by Max Fazio
Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUuZ_iR3ZmA&feature=related M [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2009-03-06 by omegacode80
I wonder how this ebay auction from early February went. Living in the area I asked if I could see the unit before bidding (or paying if I won) and the seller
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2009-03-05 by Tim Siefkes
I see there s one bid on this beast already! -Tim S.
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