Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Hi Harry,
I'm glad that I could help out. I'll try to insert some answers to your
questions below along with some questions from my side.

Hans

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry" <ebbrecords@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:00 AM
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Sounds on Paper...


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> Hans,
>   I want to thank you for the sounds.  I have been able to lead them
> into the VFX via Sysex and it is sure bringing back memories of an
> earlier (and much easier) musical time.....it is great.
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> I have many synths, one being a Roland XP60 with expansion boards in it.
> I posted to that group if there was a Sysex converter that would
> convert .syx files to .mid files so I could play them back either from
> the Roland XP60 or my Yamaha MDF-II MIDI File Player.  One of the guys
> in that group sent me a program that does just that.  I was able to
>>>>>>>>>> which program? why can't it deal with banks?

> load all of the single sounds I could find into the VFX.  It is really
> great to have some of those old sounds back.  It cannot load full
> banks though, so I am looking for all of the single .syx sounds I can
> find.
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> Do you know (or anyone else in the group) of a conversion program that
> allows for banks of sounds to be converted from a .syx format to a
> .mid format?
>>>>>>>>>>> when I remember correctly good old Cakewalk 3.0 was able to load
banks and include them in a midi file which then can be exported.
A less convenient way would be to split banks into single patch sysex files.
You could use both SOUNDLIB or VFXLIB for that. Soundlib is available in the
grou\ufffds file section. If you can't find
VFXLIB just tell me, I can upload it to the file section.

There used to be a SW from www.giebler.com (the web site still exists but
they didn't react when I
sent a request to them) where a conversion program is available that can
convert sequences in VFX/SD format (as stored on VFX/SD floppies into
standard midi files and vice versa. However, I'm not aware if the midi files
could contain related patches. And this would only solve your problem when
the sequences in VFX format could be sent via sysex... I doubt all this. The
program would cost round 30$ anyway.

Has anybody in the group worked with Gieblers converter?

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> Additionally, can we load the seqiencer in the same fashion?
>>>>>>>>>>> definitely NO, must be loaded from floppy

> Can it
> be loaded from Sysex or does it have to be loaded by floppy?  If it
> can be loaded from Sysex, can I get a copy of the sequencer OS so I
> can try it out?
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> I will get the floppy fixed when our tax refund check comes, but until
> then, I do not mind doing it the old fashioned way.
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> Thank you again for all of your help,
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> Harry Ebbeson III
> Ebbeson Management Group
> www.geocities.com/ebbrecords
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