Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:06:35PM -0000, Dan Rue wrote:
> Hi Gordon,
> 
> It should work as you expected, no SysEx needed, if you:
> #1) setup MIDI Type for each multi track to BOTH (MIDI and local keyboard)
> #2) make sure the MIDI channel on the track you selected on the VFX keyboard matches the MIDI channel of the track on your computer sequencer.  

Dan,

You're right, but sys-ex is probably the best way to handle things if
he's going to change the contents of the multi between songs.  For
instance, it will propperly restore any effect settings for the multi.

The manual agrees; On page 11-3, in the "MULTI-A+B" "Sending the Multi
A & B track setup out via MIDI Sys-Ex" section, it says, "This is the
best way to save and restore a VFX setup used for multi-timbral
sequencing."

If you've got a vanilla VFX, and it's already a given that its
connected to a computer, you really want to learn how to use SysEx in
general anyway; it's the only way to get at the patch sets on the
internet.

However, for just getting it to work the first time, I conceed there's
no need to dive into SysEx right away.

--> Steve

> -Dan-
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 15:10 -0500, Steve Wahl wrote:
> > 
> > > BTW, Gordon, I saw your message that you have a vanilla VFX.  What
> > > exactly are you trying to accomplish?  Controlling the VFX from a
> > > computer or sequencer, 
> > 
> > That's exactly what I'm doing - I have a sequencer and a few other bits
> > and pieces hooked up.
> > 
> > So to recap - Presets don't work the way I thought they did can can't be
> > used for multi-channel multitimbral settings, but I can blat the
> > appropriate sysex across to set up a Multi.  Is that right?
> > 
> > Gordon
> >
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