Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Greetings All….

This is somewhat "off-topic" so if the moderator feels it is 
inappropriate; obviously he is welcome to remove it. However, since a 
number of us use our Ensoniq keyboards (I have a VFX-SD & SD-1) in 
the production of our music and certainly with the intent for some 
manner of public airing, I was interested if there were others among 
us who had thoughts with regard to the quality of the airing your 
music was receiving - given today's technology.

I have been thinking about people's listening habits when it comes to 
music over the past couple of years. Other than "live" of course, it 
seems most people these days listen to their music on portable 
devices. And although the listening quality of some of these devices 
is good….nothing can touch listening to music on good amplified 
playback systems in a reasonably sized area under ambient conditions. 
Only then can the dynamics and richness of the music be absorbed and 
enjoyed by the listener. Only then can the true intent of your 
productions and arrangements be heard as it was intended. And I 
personally think that is even more important when it comes to music 
produced with synthesizers and the like.

I have made the music I have produced with my synthesizers and 
associated equipment available from time to time for downloading from 
the Internet like many of you have also done. But I am reaching a 
point where I feel I no longer am going to do that because I feel the 
work I have put in to the mixing and dynamics of the arrangements of 
my music is never being heard as it was intended. And under those 
conditions, I would just as soon it not be heard at all. At best, 
most music that is downloaded like that usually doesn't make it past 
the downloader's computer sound system anyway I would guess. And if 
one does eventually put it on a CD so that they can play it as it was 
intended, they have to have the software and knowledge to do so. 

I often wonder how recording and production engineers these days 
actually feel about this subject. Assuming a bit of their heart and 
soul goes into their productions, don't they feel cheated to some 
degree because their music is not being listened to as intended?

Other thoughts.....???