Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Hey thanks Ralph, you've been a huge help. That's exactly what I'm going to
do today.
Certainly sounds like it will fix my problems.

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Stokes" <keysralph@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] What a sequencing mess


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> In the past, for both performance, and Recording, I would first:-
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> Hunt through all my sounds, and choose a maximum of 60 (or 120 if I had
> a RAM card) sounds I would likely use in all my songs (apart from those
> sounds already permanently there in ROM/Read Only Memory).These sounds
> should include any sounds you, or another band member may want to play
live.
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> 2)
> Choose the order to place those sounds in the 60 sounds (and 60 RAM card
> if you have one). Store them to the 60 memories (+60 card if applicable).
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> 3)
> You now have your first template of 60 sounds in ram. I would save that
> as say Perf 01 or something like that. (If you have RAM Card you may
> wish to copy them to SD-1 RAM and save those sounds as maybe Perf C01.
> Then reload the Perf 01 sounds. These will be the sounds you will use in
> all future compositions. If you find a new sound you need, swap it with
> a sound that has not yet been used in any song, and that you don't think
> you will use, and rename and save that 60 sounds on that RAM/RAM card to
> maybe Perf 02/Perf C02, or Perf 01a/Perf C01a.
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> 4)
> Use 30 sequences at a time, and, since all your sequences will use the
> same sounds, you can load a set of 30 sequences without messing up the
> sounds for the 30 sequences already loaded. When you save the 30
> sequences, if you save it without the sounds, then save the 60 sounds
> separate, it won't override any small sound changes since you created
> that song.
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> 5)
> If you already have existing Song/Sequences, load them to the SD-1 RAM..
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> 6) Use a notepad to jot down the sound names and positions, of all
> sounds in each sequence and in the song.
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> 7) If you see a sound you need in a sequence, that is not in your new
> set of sounds, you have created, save that one sound to disc, reload
> your sounds 01 from disc, reload that sound and save it to replace a
> sound you have not yet used in a song, that you don't need as much. Save
> those sounds to maybe Perf 01a. If you want that sound on RAM card,
> instead of RAM, save it to RAM card in place of a sound you don't need.
> Reload the Sequences/Song again.
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> 8) Whilst your Song/Sequences have been loaded to RAM, Now Load your
> newly created Perf 01 sounds to RAM.
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> 9) Using your notepad, go through all your sequences, and songs,
> ensuring all tracks in each sequence/song has the correct sounds in
> them. Select the Sound, press replace program, and find the correct
> sound in it's new location, and select it. exit and save.
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> 10) Save the Sequences/Song as 30/60 sequences, complete with the new
> sound collection.
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> 11)  You may want to move sequences, if needed, to make sure they all
> fit on one set of 30 Sequences. If you do, you will need to edit steps
> in song and relocate the position of where each moved sequence is.
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> As you add a new sound to an unused sound location in your 60 sounds,
> you can save it, load all your older sequences/song, reload your new 60
> sounds, save the sequences/song with the new 60 sounds. That way, when
> you load an earlier sequence, on one 30 sequences/songs, you don't force
> the older sound settings on the other 30 sequences/sounds.
> Alternatively, you may decide not to save the sounds with the
> songs/sequences, but separate, so you don't need to update sounds on
> erlier songs/sequences.
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> My 30 sequences had between 2 and 6 songs on each giving me up to ten
> full songs available at one time, all using the same set of 60 sounds or
> the built in ROM.
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> Just some ideas...
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> Michael C Lesko wrote:
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> >Jay that's a great point but I can't tell you how many times I've had
> >computers
> >(even fast ones) stagger or fail when doing operations.
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> >I understand your point clearly and I wish there was a 100% reliable way
> >of setting things up but I'm not aware of one.  I've just found that my
SD-1
> >(as long as I've had it) never studders or has never failed.
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> >My band is going to start playing out soon.  No small gigs either, big
stuff
> >and
> >I know I have to be able to rely on my gear.  I thought as a back up to
buy
> >another SD-1.  I mean it probably will be a pain to carry around but I
got
> >the
> >last one for $200 and that price is well worth the peice of mind.
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> >I'm new to this but I also just assumed that no matter how you set up a
> >sequence
> >there is always a chance of things going wrong.  Am I off the mark with
> >that?
> >How about everyone else?  What is the most popular way of playing
sequences
> >during a gig?  Any info is greatly appreciated, as is yours Jay.  Thanks.
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jay Barnes" <apdced34@...>
> >To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] What a sequencing mess
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> >
> >>Michael,
> >>What you're doing seems dangerous for a couple
> >>reasons.  What if your sequencer on the SD1 goes down
> >>like mine did recently?  You've lost all your work.
> >>What if it happens at your gig?  Yeow!
> >>
> >>What I do is create each sequence and play the
> >>sequence directly into my digital recorder.  Then I
> >>take that and put into my computer.  You can bypass
> >>one step and record directly to the computer.  When I
> >>have the entire group of sequences saved like I might
> >>do with a song, I record them onto a CD or two or
> >>three.
> >>
> >>The sequences are mostly drum but I also add piano,
> >>organ  etc at times depending on the song.
> >>When my buddy and I play, we have a list of our songs
> >>which correspondes to the number of the track on the
> >>CD.  In other words if we're doing a song like
> >>Satisfaction, I look at the list and see that it's
> >>track number 4 (or whatever) and I cue the CD player
> >>to 4, hit play and we're off and running.  The CD
> >>player is connected to our sound system.
> >>
> >>If I want to change something, like the  volume of the
> >>organ or whatever I still have everything stored on my
> >>computer with everything backed up on a CD.  (Each
> >>track stored separately)  I'll remix the track and
> >>change the volumes or whatever and re-burn it to a CD.
> >>
> >>
> >>Also, I don't save as MP3 due to the loss of sound
> >>quality.  This means using two or three discs instead
> >>of one but they sound much better.
> >>
> >>Jay
> >>
> >>
> >>--- Michael C Lesko <MichaelL33@...> wrote:
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> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>Ok, so we I got my SD-1, and before reading the
> >>>manual, I went ahead and
> >>>started programming all these 80's songs for
> >>>my newly formed band of 30-somethings.  Anyway I set
> >>>up each sequence
> >>>differently, sounds are not on the same tracks,
> >>>duplicated sequences when I could have just replayed
> >>>them several times in
> >>>the song edit mode - ah!  Funny thing is that
> >>>the songs sound fantastic - perfect, really.
> >>>
> >>>Now I carefully structure my sequences with nice
> >>>neat tracks that I can
> >>>collapse down for a nice neat menu to run while I'm
> >>>on stage when the band is ready (which the time is
> >>>quickly drawing near)  So
> >>>basically now I have a sets worth of sequences
> >>>that I've got to clean up or do something with so I
> >>>don't have to stop and
> >>>load after each song.  Save recording everything out
> >>>to mp3 or the like, is there anything I can do here?
> >>> Perhaps there is a
> >>>computer program out there where I can load my
> >>>sequencer data into a visual interface and clean
> >>>things up easier?  Perhaps
> >>>some other way?  Any information would be
> >>>greatly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
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> >>>Michael
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