Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

So what is the difference between the VFX-SD & VFX-SD-II ?

I have the basic VFX.  The floppy of the VDX-SD would be nice, but I have learned to live without it.  My sequencing is done by an XL-7 or software so I don't really need that.  The few extra drums and a piano sample are OK for those that use the VFX for piano & drums, but I don't.  So besides the SD-1/32 having more voices, very desireable when you layer and chord, is there anything else I am missing out on with the later versions ?

Bob
Corona/Riverside, CA



-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Wahl <steve@...>
>Sent: Feb 14, 2006 8:52 AM
>To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: VFX-SD Upgrade to SD-1
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>On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 22:33:03 -0000, b1114p wrote:
>> 
>> So, if it's okay, I'd like my question about sound ROM's to stand.  
>> Perhaps the odds are slim, but maybe someone has a source...?
>
>I didn't see anyone come up with the definitive answer on this.  As
>far as I can remember, way back when the VFX-SD to SD-1 upgrades were
>originally offered, the upgrade to an SD-1 was a motherboard swap, not
>just a chip swap.
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>But that conversation may have been talking about VFX vs. VFX-SD, or
>maybe the 21 vs. 32 voice versions of the SD-1.
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>There were essentially five synth versions in this family:
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>VFX
>VFX-SD
>VFX-SD-II
>SD-1
>SD-1 32 voice
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>I know the VFX and VFX-SD have different motherboards.  The VFX-SD and
>VFX-SD-II might share the same motherboard.  The others I do not know
>about for certain.  The price of the upgrades that Ensoniq originally
>offered would NOT lead one to believe that the SD-1 and SD-1-32
>upgrades were just a chip swap.
>
>Can anyone on this list speak definitvely on whether diferent members
>of the family used the same circuit boards?
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