Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

A free universal editor librarian (that does only
librarian for the VFX) :
   http://www.jsynthlib.org/

Fred

--- Hans Artmann <hans-artmann@...> wrote:
> I've looked into the Midi Quest demo today and tried
> both the SD and SD
> 1. Seemed to work fine so far. However, when I
> played around on the
> keyboard while changing parameters to hear the
> changes the SD-1 crashed
> and rebooted. This happened a couple of times. Also,
>  the way back
> doesn't work; changing a parameter in the SD1 isn't
> reflected in the
> software (ok, why would I want to do that). The
> window where you can
> edit a patch looks quite useful. At a second glance
> the implementation
> looks half hearted with many configuration details
> missing. You can't
> even see the six voices for a sound without opening
> them one by one...
> I could have liked the window presenting the
> parameters of the tracks if
> they only had linked the program numbers to the
> respective programs with
> their names.
> I apologize for the off topic: I was pretty
> disappointed with the
> support of the SR16 and HR16: . I had to initialise
> the dump at the drum
> machine manually and for both devices there was
> exactly the same set of
> parameters available which is very limited. No
> patterns, songs, presets
> etc., in one word: useless. Is this a demo issue?
>  
> From what I've seen the 200 bucks are way too much
> for the features
> presented and the poor support of e.g. the Alesisi
> drums. And there's
> absolutely no support for the sequencer part.
>  
> My conclusion is: the demo is fine to change or
> create a patch - if you
> are comfortable with the 30 minutes until the demo
> terminates. No need
> to save that work as this is done on the synth.
>  
> For the library part there is wonderful freeware
> like Soundlib. 
>  
> Hans
>  
>  
> -----Urspr\ufffdngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: tim sullivan [mailto:timsullivan@...] 
> Gesendet: Samstag, 9. April 2005 15:07
> An: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: editor /
> librarians
> 
> 
> 
> ive started with midiquest a few weeks ago 
> can only say that it seems to easily connect to my
> vfx and sr16
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 9, 2005, at 8:00 AM, artmannh wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Simon,
> 
> have you finally come to  conclusion?
> Looking around a bit Soundquests Midi Quest seems
> more or less the only 
> option. I wouldn't consider Sounddiver since this
> software will not be
> further developed after Apple has acquired Emagic
> and there's abolutely 
> no support any more...
> 
> Is anyone using Midi Quest or something else?
> 
> Hans
> 
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Simon Rod."
> <stek@a...> wrote:
> > I am wondering if any of you folk are using
> software on PC to manage 
> your
> > VFX / SD-1 sounds.
> > 
> > Having given Sounddiver a reasonable go, have to
> say my search for the
> > program of choice continues (although i do realise
> it is possible 
> there is
> > no single ideal/choice program).
> > 
> > It seems unlikely that there would be VFX specific
> editors still 
> available
> > which is pity coz they always seemed to work
> better than the universal
> > types.
> > 
> > Without completely ruling out Sounddiver, i am
> presently trialling a
> > midi-quest demo. It does look promising and seems
> a better editing
> > environment.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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