Yamaha CS80

Hi David,

How is the experience using the CS80V with a poly aftertouch keyboard?
Is it remotely similar to playing the CS-80? Why no current controllers
with poyl-aftertouch?


stephen teller

On Oct 2, 2005, at 1:33 AM, yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> I think I'll pass. I just picked up a Roland A-50 (poly aftertouch!)
> this morning on eBay.
> Anyone interested in my Kurzweil MIDIBoard? I picked it up a few
> months ago to use with
> Arturia CS80V. Works great (poly aftertouch, again), but I wanted
> something more
> portable. Make me a reasonable offer, otherwise I'll put it on eBay
> in a week, or so.
> Pickup (in Irvine, CA) preferred.
>

Stephen Teller wrote:

>How is the experience using the CS80V with a poly aftertouch keyboard?
>Is it remotely similar to playing the CS-80? Why no current controllers
>with poyl-aftertouch?
>
>

Well, I just had the demo version on an old Mac (700Mhz, G4), but it
seemed to feel really good from the MIDIBoard. I'll find out soon how
the A-50 works. I wish there would be a new poly-aftertouch controller,
especially with the recent explosion of cool controllers from M-Audio,
E-Mu, Alesis, and others. However, I think it's unlikely. There just
not much demand for it, most synths don't respond to it, it's expensive
to implement, and, there is (or was) an issue with some patents
Ensonique (now E-Mu?) has. Oh well.

David