CS80 vs. GX1 - Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-21 by David Rogoff
... velocity? ... Wow. So the solo/mono keyboard is the only one with any touch sensitivity. ... GX-1 that I m working on. Definitely send us pictures! I love
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Re: [yamahacs80] Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by David Rogoff
... 6.5 say and join all the out s together and connect it to the trig 9 wire. You should have your ringmod back....on paper. I think :) I will give this a go
RE: [yamahacs80] Re: OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by Synth80s
I hate to be callous, but I m sure there are those on the list who would prefer that you have the decency to gut the unit, sell the spare parts to other list
Re: OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by cuari7
He, he..... Nice thread. my biggest regret has been selling a massive MOTM modular system AND a Serge Animal. I would NEVER sell my CS80. PERIOD. When I die it
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by rorymcd@mac.com
My Gear regrets: My original CS-60, my first synthesizer! A Moog Prodigy I bought from another film composer for $75 A nice little Roland JX3p, which I traded
Re: OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by Jim Combs
... First Bill, let me say thanks for all the great music you ve been involved with over the years. I ve been reading your name in credits for a long, long
Re: [yamahacs80] OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by Wavecomputer360
I understand your point, but still I´d be very reluctant about selling something without a pressing need. I had to sell some stuff in the past which I really,
Re: [yamahacs80] OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by OH
well, i have always struggled to take the decision to sell stuff that i had been lusting for for a long time but i have never regretted it. most notably, i
Re: [yamahacs80] OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by Laurie Curry
... From: billwolfer bill.wolfer@gmail.com Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:04:59 -0700 To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com Subject: [yamahacs80] OT: gear sold, regrets
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by rj krohn
wow- awesome post, bill! i am truly thrilled to have a synth champ and one of the top cs80 techs in the world on here! regrets about selling? i ve been lucky,
OT: gear sold, regrets or not
2007-11-21 by billwolfer
I was just thinking about all of the stuff I ve sold over the years, because I responded to Tom s post that I might regret selling the CS80. He has a point,
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by billwolfer
Hey Tom, I sure don t want to regret selling it. I have solds TONS of synths over the years because I always justify buying new gear by turning over stuff I m
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by kent_spong
Hi Tom, Yeah that s right. To confirm it just look at Old Crow s pic of the TKC board again and check the orientation of the caps in relation to the IC s. And
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by Quazimodo
Thanks for that Kent. Nope, I just looked at every post since my original - no replies to it. So there s just the other query about where the 0.1mfd cap sits
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by kent_spong
Sorry Tom Well looking at this, if your putting 100nf caps on the power rails, the yes +8.5 to E and -6.5 to E Hope this helps I did think somebody else
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by Quazimodo
I just LOVE you guy s.... Here we have Techs on this here group helping EACH OTHER out. This is a sight to behold...;^) Sorry, I ve been drinkin .... now
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-21 by kent_spong
David mate, Here s a thought: So in therory, if you put all 7 triggers to 2 X 4019 and put it low - 6.5 say and join all the out s together and connect it to
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-20 by rj krohn
hey kent, thanks for this. i wasnt EXPECTING the chips to go that low, i was merely throwing some numbers on the table, as it looked like you needed some
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-20 by Quazimodo
So once you get it Primo Bill, why not just keep it..? You know you d regret seeling it - I know I would. Sorry...;^) TOM ... re-selling it.
Re: 7 voice CS80
2007-11-20 by David Rogoff
... Here s the details on what s happening. Based on the KAS chip datasheet, I changed the MODE pins from a one (-6.5v) to a zero (8.5v), which puts the chip
7 voice CS80
2007-11-20 by billwolfer
Someone mentioned modding the CS80 to 7 voices if you have a dead or troublesome voice. I just had this done, courtesy of David Rogoff, our moderator and
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-20 by billwolfer
Kent, I ll take one of your ribbon controllers. Email me at bill@mamborama.com, and let me know the total price in USD with shipping, and if possible, the
PSA: CS-60 ebay auction
2007-11-20 by oasysfan2
12018585452 Not mine. Just noticed it.
My Posts keep getting lost amid all the interesting stuff...!
2007-11-20 by Quazimodo
Hi again chaps, I m posting my question yet again as there s a lot of activity and my really important question (to me) keeps getting lost amongst all the
Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-20 by Quazimodo
Only 786 unit made !? - Wow.... so this begs a question. Does anyone here know how the serial numbers relate to the run of 786..? Like where did they start and
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-20 by Wavecomputer360
According to Kent, it was 786 units made. I for one scrambled up my memory about a #1791, mind you. Stephen
Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-20 by neriks2003
Hi, ... No velocity ... You would in fact need seven tone-boards. One for each section and row! ;-) Lower keyboard row I Lower keyboard row II Upper keyboard
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-20 by David Rogoff
Thanks Niklas. ... Huh. I never realized that. Bummer! Do the two manuals have velocity? ... Very cool! So to have the real-time programming of a CS80, I d
Re: [yamahacs80] Yamaha IC guide - Re: CS80 stuff
2007-11-20 by Mo Rosati
Hi, No problem, glad to help... Although the REAL credit must go to Loscha & Matrixsynth for providing the scan in the first place. I m just helping with the
Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153 Chips
2007-11-20 by Laurie Curry
And may I add, that the odd $100.00 isn t much to spend for an out of production chip....if it is guaranteed to work.... 15 years ago I spent close to $40.00
Yamaha IC guide - Re: CS80 stuff
2007-11-20 by David Rogoff
Mo, thanks so much - this is great! It s especially handy having the table that shows which chips were used in which keyboards (also could be called the
Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-20 by Quazimodo
Hi David, About numbers -I always thought around 2000 CS80 s were made...! Is it really only 1000 ... ? Cheers, TOM
Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153 Chips
2007-11-19 by Laurie Curry
Same here.... and some waveshape ships as well.... ... From: Jeroen jeroen@vai.com Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:21:50 -0700 To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-19 by neriks2003
Hi, ... Yes, I own a CS-80 (#1025) ... ... Yes, it s true ... ... Yes, it s true. I think that the polyphonic aftertouch is one of the few drawbacks of the
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by David Rogoff
... I can t (unfortunately) see them going for under US$100 each - possibly more. You end up with a really bad suppy/demand equation. If you want to redo the
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Total # of voices in a GX1?
2007-11-19 by David Rogoff
... That sounds like a sweet gig! Are you also familiar with the CS80? I d like to know your opinions of one vs. the other. I ve actually been looking into
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by Richard Atkinson
I ve had experience with Yamaha in the past when trying to obtain some of their YM2413 low cost FM synthesis chips. Back then I wasn t in a position to order
Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153 Chips
2007-11-19 by JH.
Same here. JH. ... From: Jeroen To: Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by kent_spong
I can understand how no one wants to commit to something like this, I sure as hell wouldn t. But lets be sensible about this please. $25 for a 153, yeah good
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by Richard Atkinson
OK Kent. If you need to reach a minimum order quantity, my company (Atkinsoft Ltd) is willing to stump up the capital in order to get this done, and sell the
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
Ill buy a set kent, depending on price obviously. Whats the minimum order they need, how many pieces/ics? ... Regards, Rob Belcher www.myspace.com/duplx
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by kent_spong
Yes thats the impression I got from Yamaha UK ... chips? These ... process ... need to ... to ... of ... to ... you ... is ... before. ... Level
Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153 Chips
2007-11-19 by Jeroen
Ditto that. J ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by Richard Atkinson
Kent, does Yamaha really still have the facilities to make IG chips? These were made on very, very old machines using very old fashioned process techniques.
Re: [yamahacs80] iG00153 Chips
2007-11-19 by rj krohn
i would also buy 1-5 depending on price. if we were talking $25, i would buy 10. if we were talking $50, i would buy 1-5. same with VCF/VCA. rorymcd@mac.com
Re-posting - TKC board decoupling question (about Scott's site...)
2007-11-19 by Quazimodo
Hi guys, Re-posting as it seems to have been lost among all the latest discussions... I d like to perform the decoupling upgrade on the TKC board as per
iG00153 Chips
2007-11-19 by rorymcd@mac.com
I would buy 1-5 of them depending on the price. Same for the VCF. Thanks Rory McDonald ... rorymcd@mac.com 805-388-1810 Home 805-264-7107 Cell [Non-text
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by kent_spong
The idea is this, If we have success with a VCO run then it will be alot easier to get Yamaha to do VCF s and so on. As for price, They won t say. But the
Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by Quazimodo
That s great news Kent. And we really do need to know how much they will be - I m sure you ll get more people on the list - world wide - if they have an idea
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: Ribbon Controller
2007-11-19 by rj krohn
kent, thanks for this. i am also looking for one VCO and one VCF chip. do you know how much we are talking per chip on the Yamaha re-run? if it is reasonable,