Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Hello Douglas

 

I've been using MIDIOX to save and restore sequencer data (one sysex per
sequence, usually) with no problems these last

years. I write below my VFX-SD settings and the main procedure to do it
(maybe you already know it):

 

VFX Midi page 1:

 

BASE_CHAN=01

SEND_CHAN=TRACK

MODE=MULTI

 

VFX Midi page 2:

 

SYS_EX=ON

PROG_CHG=ON

LOOP=OFF

CNTRLS=ON

SONG_SEL=OFF

 

1) To save a sequence to the computer in a sysex file (using the MIDIOX):

 

- Open MIDIOX

- Press the toolbar icon (3rd from the left) "Show the system exclusive
window" (a new window opens)

- Select Menu "SyseX"

- Select Submenu "Receive manual dump" (MIDIOX enters into "waiting mode")

 

In the VFX:

- Go to "SEQ" section and select the sequence you want to save by pressing
the required display button

- Select "STORAGE" section

- Select "MIDI SYS_EX"

- Select "SEQUENCER"

- Select "CURRENT SEQ/SONG" (the VFX starts to send data, MIDIOX shows
increasing numbers indicating received bytes.

  If nothing happens this is a warning that something is NOK)

- The transmission finishes and a series of HEX data is displayed

 

In the MIDIOX:

- Select Menu "Display window"

- Select Submenu "Save as"

- Give a name to the sysex file (ZZZ.syx) to save it into the computer

- You have finished the saving process.

 

 

2) To load a sequence from a sysex file to the VFX:

 

- Open MIDIOX

- Press the toolbar icon (3rd from the left) "Show the system exclusive
window" (a new window opens)

- Select Menu "File"

- Select Submenu "Send sysex file"

- Select the sysex.syx file to load

- The MIDIOX starts transmitting to the VFX

- When finished, the sequence is loaded in the last empty location of the
sequencer section

 

This procedure has worked fine for me. Of course, there are some shortcuts
(for example: if you have set the file

association ".syx ---> opens with MIDIOX" in Windows, you can select
directly the file to send, just by double clicking it

from an Explorer window.

Remember that you can save sequences one by one, or all the sequencer data
in a single .syx file.

 

I admit I'm a low-level MIDIOX user, but if this procedure doesn't work for
you, I can check my other MIDIOX settings and

try to give you a hand.

 

Hope it helps. Cheers,

 

Alfons,_._,___