any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-01 by scistudio440
Hi, I would like to know if there is currently any alternative to the Kenton retrofit kit to control a CS-80 via MIDI ? Thank you for your informed replies.
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any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
On Dec 1, 2012, at 3:36 PM, "scistudio440" <zevault@...> wrote: > Hi, I would like to know if there is currently any alternative to the Kenton retrofit kit to control a CS-80 via MIDI ? > Thank you for your informed replies. > > Not that I've ever seen. There were only about 1000 CS80 made. I'd guess there's about half of them left alive and maybe 200 people who'd want and pay for a MIDI mod. I'd also guess that at least half of that last group already has had a Kenton installed so there's not a big market for an extremely complicated interface. I just wish Kenton would add MIDI out to their kit! David (with a Kenton kit waiting for me to install - my 4th!)
Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by Rainer Keizer
There's a guy in the Netherlands called Mark Cox who makes a MIDI kit for the CS 60, I don't know if he also made something for the CS 80. His website - only useful for contact info - is: *cox*-*electronics*.com . The CS 60 kit is quite a bit cheaper than the Kenton kit at about EUR 400 *including* fitting it, instead of the EUR 755 for the Kenton kit including fitting! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
Not surprising it's a lot cheaper. Triggering the notes is pretty simple. About half the Kenton kit is processing poly-aftertouch and integrating that into the CS80. And, again, that's just for MIDI in, not out. Mark looks like he does some interesting work but his website doesn't have anything on it yet. --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Rainer Keizer <rainer.keizer@...> wrote:
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> > There's a guy in the Netherlands called Mark Cox who makes a MIDI kit for > the CS 60, I don't know if he also made something for the CS 80. His > website - only useful for contact info - is: *cox*-*electronics*.com . The > CS 60 kit is quite a bit cheaper than the Kenton kit at about EUR 400 > *including* fitting it, instead of the EUR 755 for the Kenton kit including > fitting!
Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by scistudio440
Thanks. 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 units then ? --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David Rogoff <david@...> wrote:
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> > > On Dec 1, 2012, at 3:36 PM, "scistudio440" <zevault@...> wrote: > > > Hi, I would like to know if there is currently any alternative to the Kenton retrofit kit to control a CS-80 via MIDI ? > > Thank you for your informed replies. > > > > > > Not that I've ever seen. There were only about 1000 CS80 made. I'd guess there's about half of them left alive and maybe 200 people who'd want and pay for a MIDI mod. I'd also guess that at least half of that last group already has had a Kenton installed so there's not a big market for an extremely complicated interface. > > I just wish Kenton would add MIDI out to their kit! > > David (with a Kenton kit waiting for me to install - my 4th!) >
Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by scistudio440
I contacted him already, among others and he doesn't have any for the CS-80 and doesn't plan to unfortunately. He said as David: too complicated... --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Rainer Keizer <rainer.keizer@...> wrote:
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> > There's a guy in the Netherlands called Mark Cox who makes a MIDI kit for > the CS 60, I don't know if he also made something for the CS 80. His > website - only useful for contact info - is: *cox*-*electronics*.com . The > CS 60 kit is quite a bit cheaper than the Kenton kit at about EUR 400 > *including* fitting it, instead of the EUR 755 for the Kenton kit including > fitting! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: > Thanks. > 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 units then ? > I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under 1000 or over 2000.
Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by Stanley Iwanzyki
Just under 800 made total. The serial numbers end just before 1800 ________________________________
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From: David Rogoff <david@...> To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2012 2:40:29 PM Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ? On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: > Thanks. > 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 units then ? > I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under 1000 or over 2000. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [yamahacs80] any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by Daniel Forró
AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If there are some machines with numbers under 1000, they are prototypes or testing pieces. Maybe that's the reason for a mistake. Newer products use different coding system, not just simple numbering. Daniel Forro
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On 3 Dec, 2012, at 4:40 AM, David Rogoff wrote: > > On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: > >> Thanks. >> 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 >> units then ? >> > > I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under > 1000 or over 2000.
Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
My first Cs80 was serial number 900 something.
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> AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha > products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If > there are some machines with numbers under 1000, they are prototypes > or testing pieces. > > Maybe that's the reason for a mistake. > > Newer products use different coding system, not just simple numbering. > > Daniel Forro > > On 3 Dec, 2012, at 4:40 AM, David Rogoff wrote: > >> >> On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: >> >>> Thanks. >>> 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 >>> units then ? >>> >> >> I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under >> 1000 or over 2000. >
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
Eddie Jobson said he had the first CS80 sold outside of Japan. I think Bill Sautter still has it and could tell us what its serial number is. David
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On Dec 2, 2012, at 3:28 PM, blchrr@... wrote: > My first Cs80 was serial number 900 something. > >> AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha >> products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If >> there are some machines with numbers under 1000, they are prototypes >> or testing pieces. >> >> Maybe that's the reason for a mistake. >> >> Newer products use different coding system, not just simple numbering. >> >> Daniel Forro >> >> On 3 Dec, 2012, at 4:40 AM, David Rogoff wrote: >> >>> >>> On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 >>>> units then ? >>>> >>> >>> I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under >>> 1000 or over 2000. >> > >
Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-04 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
My mistake, my first Cs80 was serial number 1014, bought from Peter Forrest at the turn of the century of thereabouts. My current CS80 which ive had since about 2003 has a serial number around 1200 i think. I always thought there were about 2000 made, but perhaps only 800-1000 after all. I wonder how many are still working and how many got broken up for parts or scrapped? Maybe 500ish still survive? I bet Vangelis still has a few hahaa ;) Ill never part with mine
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> My first Cs80 was serial number 900 something. > >> AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha >> products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If there >> are some machines with numbers under 1000, they are prototypes or >> testing pieces. >> >> Maybe that's the reason for a mistake. >> >> Newer products use different coding system, not just simple numbering. >> >> Daniel Forro >> >> On 3 Dec, 2012, at 4:40 AM, David Rogoff wrote: >> >>> >>> On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 >>>> units then ? >>>> >>> >>> I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under 1000 >>> or over 2000. >> > >
Re: [yamahacs80] Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ?
2012-12-04 by Stephen Parsick
According to Kent Spong, there were 786 units made (the first being 1001, the final one 1786). Vangelis has, I think, nine of them. Stephen -------- Original-Nachricht --------
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> Datum: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:14:54 +0000 > Von: blchrr@... > An: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com > Betreff: [yamahacs80] Re: any other MIDI retrofit kit ? > My mistake, my first Cs80 was serial number 1014, bought from Peter > Forrest > at the turn of the century of thereabouts. > My current CS80 which ive had since about 2003 has a serial number around > 1200 i think. > I always thought there were about 2000 made, but perhaps only 800-1000 > after > all. I wonder how many are still working and how many got broken up for > parts or scrapped? Maybe 500ish still survive? > I bet Vangelis still has a few hahaa ;) > Ill never part with mine > > > > My first Cs80 was serial number 900 something. > > > >> AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha > >> products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If > there > >> are some machines with numbers under 1000, they are prototypes or > >> testing pieces. > >> > >> Maybe that's the reason for a mistake. > >> > >> Newer products use different coding system, not just simple numbering. > >> > >> Daniel Forro > >> > >> On 3 Dec, 2012, at 4:40 AM, David Rogoff wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:32 AM, scistudio440 <zevault@...> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Thanks. > >>>> 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 > >>>> units then ? > >>>> > >>> > >>> I'm pretty sure. I've never seen/heard of a serial number under 1000 > >>> or over 2000. > >> > > > > > >