Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

punch up the ballad kit, write down all the settings from edit drum map
page, then select a drum kit in the int bank so you can save it, reproduce
the settings you wrote down, in a gm map............frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry" <ebbrecords@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:19 PM
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: GM Drum Map for VFX-SD


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> Thank you for the response.
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> I am looking for a way to copy a drum kit, mainly the Ballad-Kit
> because of the big toms, into a map that is compatible with GM so
> that I may use the Ensoniq drums (all of them in the kit) in
> sequences that I have written.
> I play in a band where I am the keyboardist, bassist and drummer; the
> majority of bass and all drums are done in the sequencer.  I
> currently use my Roland XP60 as the main sequencer.  I also use the
> sounds in it, including the drums.  I trigger an Alesis QS6, which is
> mainly on a preset(s) I have created that use drums and bass, to get
> a fuller drums and bass sound.
> I have the bass parts taken care of because they go to their
> respective channel from the XP60 and trigger anything on Channel 7.
> Since I have gotten my VFX-SD, I have fallen in love with the ballad
> kit again, and currently have a custom kit that uses the kick and
> snare from that kit.
> The problem is this:  I do not have the sequencer loaded in the VFX-
> SD, because the floppy drive does not work.  This forces me to use
> template for tracks 1-12 on the VFX-SD as my multi-timbral setup on
> that synth.  I do not anticipate getting the unit fixed until after
> the 1st of the year or when taxes come back, whichever allows for the
> funds to do so (I have my Christmas album from 2003 and my 2002
> release, Finding Hope, selling in stores in the area and online).
> Right now, I am writing music my another album and I am currently
> using track 10 for the drums (all the GM drums of course) and track
> 11 for the VFX alone.  Combining the kits make for a wonderful drum
> kit (especially on the toms and snare) and I would like to be able to
> do that in every song I do (for the cover band and/or for my own
> music), with the ballad kit and the other kits I trigger on my GM
> machines.
> I remember somewhere, probably in the Transoniq Hacker, where someone
> brought up the issue of GM kits on the VFX and SD-1 and I do not
> remember if it was answered.
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> I hope that helps.  If there was a way that I could convert the data
> file to a file that can be read by my Roland XP60 or Yamaha MDF-II
> Data Filer, that would be great too.  My computer is set up for
> strictly computer and administrative duties, rather than MIDI.
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> I downloaded the Geibler software to convert stuff to a format the
> VFX could read, but the program said my floppy drive was not
> compatible, so I gave up.
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> I also got a hold of Thesoniq today and he did not give specific
> pricing on what it would cost to get my synth fixed, other than it
> was $70 for labor and $75 for the new floppy.  I am going to get the
> entire synth redone (new ROMs, updated O/S and whatever else I can do
> to make it new again), but again, that will be after the 1st of the
> year.
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> I hope this explains it a little better.  I sure am happy that I got
> the VFX; I had been looking for one for many years and finally found
> one in the pawn shop for $250.00 .  Once I get it up and running 100%
> with the sequencer and other sounds accessible by floppy, I will be
> pleased.
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> Thank you,
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> Harry Ebbeson III
> Ebbeson Management Group
> www.geocities.com/ebbrecords
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