Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Roger Campbell
<roger17@...> wrote:
> Orrrrrr.....
>
>
> The BEST way to do it (as time consuming as it may sound at first), is
> to SYNC the SD-1's clock to your computer with the SD-1 as Master  (i.e.
> set your computer to lock to an external midi clock whilst in record
> mode), assign all the SD voices to separate midi channels and RECORD all
> the songs across. Then having done that, set the tempos in the songs
> back to their correct value, (including mapping out any tempo changes as
> they occur in songs), and CLEARLY LABEL the track name of each part of
> your sequence on the computer so you know exactly what is where and
> where it came from. Then Bob's your deviant Aunty!!

Yes, this is exactly the process. It is very fiddly and extremely
manual, but at the end of it you have real sequences in whatever your
favorite sequencer is. (I'd still recommend saving a copy as a Type 1
SMF in case your favorite sequencer's company goes belly-up.)

 --- Joe M.