Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "soulfingers1" 
<soulfingers1@...> wrote:
>
> Can someone tell me how to use the VFXsd's click so I can hear it it 
> thru my module.  


Alot of systems are built to share parameters with other midi systems.
The machine code pseudo op of it- is called "System Exclusive Messages"
The problem with 'SYSx'(SEM sounds kind of nasty) is when you start 
transferring alot of special data, the systems have to be 
re-synchronized before they are properly in time together..this can 
make a mess out of good hard work.

If you know that the "click" system in one system is a SYSx variable 
but you are not sure of the other one, you should disable click. 

Almost all system have their own click systems, some have options to 
use external click settings,(such as the VFX and SD-1 ensoniqs which 
is to set the count off to 'EXT') and some have use midi click systems 
that are built in so that the SYSx of a connected device can control 
the click.  Most midi nuts disable click because it is a real pain to 
synchronize, by the time you speed up or slow down the system and get 
it right, you could have years invested.  The only place I have ever 
heard of that actually did it was during the 70's disco era, and they 
only did it once and it did not produce a good enough similarity 
between live and recording to use as a promo for stage work.