Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On Saturday 03 November 2001 05:42 pm, you wrote:

> I wish they reproduce synth like ESQ or SQ-80 with powerful
> effects and few knobs or ribbon or any real time controller.....
> I think it would be a hit......I love ESQ/SQ-80's Digital Analog
> Hybrid Sound....   :-)

Oh, btw, if you want to add a ribbon to your Ensoniq, don't forget there is 
also the Kurzweil 'ExpressionMate'. I was floating around the net looking to 
make sure I have the best price for the K2600 on my list :) And ran into a 
place selling the ExpressionMate for about $300 - which seems to be the 
current 'good' price on them. My instant reaction was 'hey, that thing would 
go great with the SD1' :)

(in case you don't know, its a 600mm ribbon + external control box/midi 
IN/OUT merger/arpeggiator -it also has breath controller and foot 
pedal/switch inputs)

I'm not sure if it is the right size to stick on the angled blank area above 
the keys on ensoniq, but it should fit.



Oh, and for anyone trying to keep track of my SD1, I have ordered the 
replacement fuses (www.jameco.com - part #103915 - if anyone needs any 
replacements - the 2A fuses run about $1.70/10), they'll be here in a few 
days. Tracing the PCB, it seems that the 5 circuit-mounted fuses are ordered 
rather stupidly - 2 2A fast blows in parallel, plus 3 1.6A fast blows in 
parallel - at a guess the 2A's on the 12V (FDD + analog) line and the 1.6A's 
on the 5V (digital) line.

Why is this stupid? because running fuses in parallel guarentees you one 
thing, you blow one fuse, you blow ALL of the parallel fuses. Given that the 
PSU on the SD1's is 'twitchy' at best (we've all lost sequences because we 
had to reset to factory defaults after a slight power fluctuation, right?), 
my hopes for the fuses BEING the sole problem with my SD1 are growing, 48W of 
power from the 12V rail seems excessive, but these aren't modern 'low power' 
components after all :)