Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I had the same error sequence happen several months
ago on my SD-1. The keyboard had already had the
hardwire fix between coil boards. I used De-Oxit
cleaner on all the connector plug-socket units, and it
has been working flawlessly ever since. I doubt the
temperature has much to do with it, mine has run
almost too hot to touch the heat sink since it was
new. I have read that is normal behavior.

Rich

--- Harry <ebbrecords@...> wrote:

> Thank you for the reply.  I would like the
> opportunity to send the 
> floppies over to get the OS copied for use in the
> two boards I have 
> here.  Thank you for the additional information the
> Mega-Piano Waves 
> as well.  Since it appears as though I have the
> original synths (one 
> made in 3/90 and the other in 12/89, I do not have
> the right chips 
> inside to make that happen.  Are they still around
> (I suppose this is 
> a question for Richard over at Route66 Studios).
> Regarding the other question I had in my original
> post:  does the 
> sequencer upgrade to 2.10 add the ability for
> multi-track recording?
> 
> Just for info's sake:  Last night, while having the
> unit on for a 
> very long time doing track-by-track recording while
> slaved to my 
> XP60, the unit gave me an Error 144, and locked up. 
> Then after 
> turning it off and on, it gave me the Error 137 and
> I had to load 
> everything back into it again.  I felt the heatsink
> unit on the back 
> and it was very warm and the whole underbelly of the
> unit was warm 
> too.  I suspect that with being on the Apex stand,
> it just wamred up, 
> because I have not had any problems with it today. 
> As a result, I 
> sent Richard an e-mail at Route66 Studios to see if
> he had any 
> cooling units in stock.
> 
> Speaking of colling units, has anyone done any
> additional mods for 
> cooling on these units?  I was considering modifying
> the case itself, 
> adding a fan into the side of the case to blow air
> into the keyboard 
> (with a carbon filter of course to filter out things
> coming into it).
> 
> Well, that's all for now.
> 
> Harry Ebbeson III
> Ebbeson Management Group
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "chili88"
> <lownoise@...> wrote:
> >
> > MEGAPIANO WAVES were included on the Sequencer
> O.S. v2.00 disk,
> > "requires ROM O.S. Ver. 2.00 or higher, for use
> only with VFX-SD
> > version II."
> > 
> > We have this and OS v2.10, and will gladly copy
> them for you if you
> > send some blank disks. We'd love to zap you the
> files, but thusfar 
> we
> > have been unsuccessful at getting the available
> floppy drivers to 
> work
> > 100% on our PCs without error.
> > 
> > Douglas
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Harry"
> <ebbrecords@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all, and I hope that you are all doing
> well.  I have (2) 
> VFX-SD 
> > > boards (and much other synth stuff), and must
> say that every time 
> I 
> > > play either one of them, I am so glad I got them
> (finally...it 
> took 
> > > well over 10 years to finally get one, and the
> other basically 
> fell 
> > > into my lap for a great price).  Only one has
> had the Keyboard 
> Mod 
> > > done to it, so the 'undone' one stays home in
> the studio and the 
> > > other goes on the road with me (and 3 Roland
> rack units).  
> > > 
> > > My question is regarding the sequencer and the
> Mega Piano Waves:
> > > 
> > > 1. Sequencer - I have V 2.00 on both boards for
> the sequencer.  I 
> > > know that there was one higher before they
> released the SD-1 
> board.  
> > > If I am not mistaken, it was 2.10 and featured
> the Multi-Track 
> > > recording capabilities in the sequencer
> (something I appear to 
> not 
> > > have available to me now).  Is that correct?  I
> also own a Roland 
> > > XP60 and put my show together using that
> sequencer.  Well, since 
> I do 
> > > not take that on the road, I want to transfer
> everything to the 
> VFX, 
> > > and it is a track-by-track affair at present.  
> > > Does anyone have a copy of the sequencer 2.10
> disk they can send 
> the 
> > > image over for so I can upgrade my sequencer? 
> If you could ship 
> me a 
> > > disk, I would happily pay for the mailing of it
> as well; it is 
> not a 
> > > problem.
> > > 
> > > 2. Mega Piano Waves - when I was first
> introduced to Ensoniq back 
> in 
> > > 1990, the VFX I had then had the Mega Piano
> waves, also something 
> > > that is lacking in the two that I have now.  Was
> that a disk 
> upgrade, 
> > > or was there chip-replacement involved?  My
> favorite piano sound 
> is 
> > > still 'In-Concert', but remember many of the
> Mega Waves being 
> great 
> > > and there are about 40 sounds I cannot use as a
> result of not 
> having 
> > > them installed.  Can anyone help?
> > > 
> > > I am very happy with all of my gear, but still
> love the Ensoniq 
> > > equipment the best.  They weer truly ahead of
> their time.
> > > 
> > > Thank you in advance for your assistance, 
> > > 
> > > Harry Ebbeson III
> > > Ebbeson Management Group
> > > www.geocities.com/ebbrecords
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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