Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

There are a lot ways to get sounds to Your VFX - U could also use a 
SYS-EX utility to transfer the sounds via a MIDI cable - thats pretty 
nice to, as U can of course load whole banks this way too.

The problem U have with GieblerEDE is that Your floppydrive OR BIOS 
doesn´t support the structure the Ensoniq disks need. I think it
has 
something to do with the (OLD) PC-floppys being 720KB and the Ensoniq 
using 800KB. (Someone told me that an old ATARI/AMIGA drive could be 
used if the internal floppy of the VFX went out, although I donn´t 
know if it´s true).

I´ll look for some files I have, testing the BIOS of your HP for
EDE 
compatability (unless U have done that), and get back to this as soon 
as possible!

-- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "numaniod2005" 
<numaniod2005@y...> wrote:
> I guess from the lack of response, know one can help me on this?. I 
> should have stuck with my SY85. At least I could download sounds 
from 
> sites and put them straight on to floppy disk and then on the 85 
> without all this hassle.
> 
> 
> -- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "numaniod2005" 
> <numaniod2005@y...> wrote:
> > I downloded the files now but when I click on install.bat it 
won't 
> > run. All I get is the massage "The system file is not suitable 
for 
> > running MS-DOS". I clicked on ignore but but the MS-DOS screen 
> closes 
> > and northing happens? I have now copied it on to a floppy but 
what 
> do 
> > I do with it now? 
> > I want to get the sounds files I downloaded on to floppy so I can 
> get 
> > them on the synth but this is proving to be 
> > a bit 
> > of a pain in the ????.
> > 
> > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, tim sullivan 
> > <timsullivan@m...> wrote:
> > > try
> > > http://www2.pro-ns.net/~steve/fdvfx.zip
> > > 
> > > > http://www2.pro-ns.net/~steve/fdvfx.zip.
> > > 
> > > i think the period got in your url
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > tim sullivan
> > > timsullivan@m...
> > > www.digitraxs.com
> > > 
> > > On May 5, 2005, at 12:14 PM, Bob S. wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Worked for me....it just started downloading.....
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > > Corona/Riverside, CA
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "numaniod2005" <numaniod2005@y...>
> > > > To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:58 AM
> > > > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: FreeDOS disk image?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Clicked on the link for this but all I get is the the 
> > message "this
> > > > > Page cannot be displayed"????
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Steve Wahl 
> <steve@p...>  
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Message: 2
> > > > > > >    Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 06:37:57 -0700
> > > > > > >    From: Joe McMahon <mcmahon@i...>
> > > > > > > Subject: FreeDOS disk image?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does anyone still have this to upload to the files 
> section?
> > > > > Mine's gone
> > > > > > > AWOL and EDE isn't working on my HP, no matter what  
> > > > compatibility
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > request.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Excerpts from my previous email, web address still valid:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > OK, here's how it can be done:  I put together a 
version 
> of
> > > > > freedos
> > > > > > > for anyone who needs it.  http://www2.pro-
ns.net/~steve/ 
> > > > fdvfx.zip.
> > > > > > > It makes a floppy-bootable version of freedos that 
starts 
> > up  
> > > > with
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > ramdisk.  After extracting the archive, make a floppy 
> with 
> > it
> > > > > > > (install.bat does this for you), then copy EDE.EXE and 
> > whatever
> > > > > vfx
> > > > > > > disk image you want to use on the floppy.  Boot from 
the 
> > floppy,
> > > > > pause
> > > > > > > and reflect how slow floppies feel in the modern day, 
and 
> > when
> > > > > you get
> > > > > > > the Z:\> prompt, run ede.  (I pretty much successfully 
> > tested  
> > > > this
> > > > > > > process myself).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anybody providing disk images is welcome to make a copy 
> of 
> > this
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > their own distribution.  Heck, anybody NOT providing 
disk 
> > images
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > welcome as well...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And, by the way, I don't use DOS or Freedos or anything 
> > like  
> > > > that
> > > > > on a
> > > > > > > regular basis.  I don't prefer or recommend freedos 
over 
> > any  
> > > > other
> > > > > > > options, except that I could create this and distribute 
> it 
> > to  
> > > > the
> > > > > rest
> > > > > > > of you without any license problems.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --> Steve
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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