Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

If you are handy, and you don't want to use the pedal for another 
keyboard, you can open up the footswith and reverse the 2 wires.  
You many have to solder them - you can pick a soldering iron for 
under $10, and make sure to buy good quality solder.

I actually took my ensoniq foot switch, and replaced the mechanism 
with a microswitch (get one from digikey.com) with normally open and 
normally closed contacts.  With a brand new wire, I made a Y where I 
wired the common and NO contact to one wire to 1/4 inch jack, and 
the NC and common contact to another wire with 1/4 inch jack.  

BTW, all the ensoniq footswitch has in it (at least the one that 
came with my EPS) is a spring loaded wire and a fixed wire.  When 
you press the pedal, the spring loaded wire touches the fixed wire.  
Cheap and dirty, but it works.  Mine finally wore out after 10 
years, and that is why I replaced it with a microswitch.
Good Luck!

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, beulahland2000@h... wrote:
> I am having problems getting the foot switch to work.  I am using 
a 
> single pedal, generic Roland footswitch.  When it is inserted into 
> the footswitch jack, any note is held indefinitely until the 
> footswitch is depressed. (Exactly the OPPOSITE of what needs to 
> happen).  Any ideas out there?  I have looked for an Ensoniq 
> footswitch, but can't find one.  Please help!!