Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

couldnt let this fly by w/o my comments....

be extreemly cautious of any "surge" suppresion device
they use 1 to 3 2cent MOV's that take a few hits and are not only 
useless ,
but lead to far more damaging possibilitys

the only wire that is capable of incurring/sustaining an overvoltage is 
the HOT from before the service entrance to the building , the other 
wires are always grounded to earth-ground at service entrance
yet any MOV will degrade after a few of these overvoltages , leading to 
a false sense of protection

as for LIVE performances involving keyboards/computers etc that are 
either MIDI'd together or networked together , be even more suspicious 
of quality of AC service and add to the mix the idea that lighting 
dimmer packs and PA amps and bar blenders etc are all changing and 
manipulating the additive effects of that source

my vfx always would lockup or incur many mysteries while on a stage , 
our determined result was the midi-ing of equipment that is plugged 
into different circuits across the stage  , and how those circuits also 
fed other motorized and/or current drawing equipment

look into a box called zerosurge , it has been in my gigging bag for 
over 15 years and has eliminated all my
live stage mysteries



On Oct 4, 2004, at 11:41 PM, keith cummings wrote:
>
> --- Harry <ebbrecords@...> wrote:
>
>>
>> Michael,
>>   Establishing an 'Emergency Road kit' is highly
>> advisable, even if
>> you have a brand new synth.  I would always bring
>> extra cables; this
>> includes the audio, MIDI and power cables.
>
> and also: a good surge bar and a spare sustain pedal,
> a small passive mixer (the cheepo kind that fit in the
> palm of your hand), a head-band flashlight for peeking
> in the back of your racks, two spare mic cables, spare
> mic. And an extra pen for all those CD autographs
> :)....cheers, Keith
>