Yamaha CS80

Rory Mc Donald wrote:
> An interesting solution for this is the MOOG Piano bar Midi converter.  
> See this link:
> http://moogmusic.com/detail.php?main_product_id=71
> I believe it is on sale until Nov30.
>
>
>   
I wish, but there's a couple of problems: only fits 88-key keyboards, 
and no aftertouch (don't know how you'd do that optically!).

A MIDI out for the CS-80 wouldn't be that bad.  The keyscanner already 
presents the key data on a bus in a documented format. You would need 
A/D converters for the velocity and aftertouch values. 

 David
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> Sure - I agree with you.  I certainly wasn't trying to put anyone down.
>
> David
>
> Mike Fisher wrote:
> > 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!
> >
> >