Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Yes the ESQ-1 and the SQ-80 are lovely. But to reproduce synths like 
the ESQ-1 is to put in 40Gb HD in an old 386...

I can also say that the ESQ-1 and SQ-80 can not and should not be 
compared to the VFX and the SD, what I mean is in sound. I did really 
love my old ESQ-1, and when I bought VFX-SDii and sold my old ESQ was 
big mistake. But as time goes by the sounds changes and the 
technology is still moving forward.

Personally I think that the Ob-12 is really some thing in sound 
design… 

cheers
/niklas


--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y..., Suzanne Archibald <suzanne@c...> wrote:
> 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 :)