Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Bob at work and Hans have some patience and some faith, I can't just 
spout this off the top of my head I have to read the addemdum.

1.Changes were made to the master page pitch bend held feature.
2.Pitch table cartridges.
3.New effect- Chorus and Reverb with distortion.
4.Selecting sounds and corrections to the VFX MIDI Implementation    
Specifiaction.

System pitch bend range:
  A new range of values, OOH to 12H, has been added to the system 
pitch bend range parameter. The "H" siffix on the semitone value 
indicates that the system PITCH BEND HELD mode is active. In this 
mode, only keys thta are actually being held down will be affected by 
the pitch bend wheel. The original parameter values, 00 to 12 with no 
suffix will continue to act as they always have.  More details in the 
addendum

Pitch table carts:
A new way of using pitch tables allows you to switch between differnt 
system pitch tables in performance situations.
This is done by saving the cart to a pitch table cart, this will 
allow you to install new system pitch tables without affecting the 
sound you are playing. More details in the addendum

New Effect
A new effect called DIST+CHORUS+REVB which combs the familiar Chorus 
and Reverb effect with Distortion has been added. On the parameter 
page the waveshape has been replaced by the OVERDRIVE parameter. The 
chorus modulation waveshape for this  effect is permanently set to 
SIN. Overdrive levels can be adjusted by the right and left pan 
controls. More details in the addendum

Selecting sounds:
Notes that when selecting programs on the sounds bank pages, the 
display will go blank for slightly longer time than in earlier ver 
because of the way the effects are handled.

Corrections to MIDI
Numerous changes have been made to the MIDI Implementation spec and 
are available in the 2.50 revised VFX manual.

Rich at WWW.ROUTE66STUDIOS.COM




--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Hans Artmann" <hans-
artmann@t...> wrote:
>
> There was a time when Ensoniq repair shops exchanged the ROMs for 
free.
> Unfortunately Ensoniq does not exist any more and this option has
> gone... 
> Maybe Beats+Bytes can help. Unfortunately their website
> http://www.beatsbytes.de is in German. But if you send an email to
> mailto:kontakt@b...
> I remember to have asked them for an exchange and I think it was in 
the
> same price range as Route66 but I'm not sure.
> 
> My considerations were pretty much the same than yours an so was my
> conclusion...
> I've never seen any description of new features in the OS updates 
and I
> believe there is a simple reason to that: there is none.
> 
> Hans
> 
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> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von b1114p
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 31. Januar 2006 19:02
> An: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Looking for VFX 2.3 OS PROM Image
> 
> 
> TO: VFX List Subscribers <b>AND VENDORS</b>
> 
> Seems Route66 is the only place to get this OS.  My inquiries to 
> them haven't been very helpful...
> 
> Heck, I'd settle for an honest description of improvements that VFX 
> OS 2.30 will bring me over my current OS.  However, no one seems to 
> be able to produce this information ... very odd!
> 
> The FAQ of this list (curiously offered by someone apparently from 
> Beloit, WI [mishon53511 > zipcode 53511] >> Route66Studios ?) reads 
> as follows:
> 
> "The latest software version 2.30 has many refinements and new 
> features as well as several MIDI enhancements. Changes are in: New 
> effects, Midi implementation specs, master page, pitch tables, and 
> sound selection."
> 
> IMHO this sounds like a sales come-on.  How about some 
> details?  :rolleyes:  There must be some sort of "release notes" 
> available for the various OS versions of these boards.  Personally, 
> I'm not parting with my $ based on a vague description like that.  
> Am I getting new effects or not?  Am I just buying a fix for a 
> glitch that I'll probably never incur?  Until known I'll stick with 
> what I've got.
> 
> My 2 cents...
> 
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "bob_at_work_2000" 
> <tttsystems@e...> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can find a VFX 2.3 PROM image file ?
> Thanks.
> >
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