Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Michael,
You're right.  Every computer fails at some point. 
But, that's what would worry me about the SD1.  It's a
computer. Mine never failed either.  Until it failed.
( :  Fortunately it's only the sequencer function but
I'll get that back up soon.

Every now and then I think I've got a mix done and the
computer will lock up or whatever but the end result
is I wind up with a CD and the CD player never fails
us. I wish we had a drummer but they're worse than
computers!  HAHAHA   DRUMMER JOKE! JUST A JOKE!

At $200 the SD1 is a steal. Wouldn't hurt to have 2
anyway.  You're unlikely to lose money if you re-sell.
Congrats at getting the big gigs!
Jay

 

--- Michael C Lesko <MichaelL33@...> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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