I can't offer an explanation. However, I can say that mine works fine, talking to either my PC or to my Mac. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Personal Web Site (UPDATED 11/28) http://gerenm.tripod.com The On30Guy On30 Web Site (UPDATED 11/28) http://on30guy.tripod.com Geren's Photography Site (UPDATED 11/28) http://gerenphoto.tripod.com Geren's Boating Site (UPDATED 11/28) http://gerenboat.tripod.com UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience http://www.ugotawanit.com Four County Society of Model Engineers http://www.fcsme.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: zappedguy [mailto:zappedone@...] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:47 AM > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: VFX-SD with Computer problem > > > Nathan, you are right. The touch is completely different when > attempting to use the VFX to drive the computer synth. I've had my > VFX for years and have come to really appreciate it's touch when > playing it. The touch is almost un-useable when used with the > computer. I hope someone has an explanation. Thanks for responding! > > > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y..., Nathan I Smutz <n.smutz@j...> wrote: > > Howdy, > > Actually, I think you can set different velocity curves for > different > > envelopes within a patch. However, I think he's saying that > somthing is > > different when he connects his keyboard to his computer. > > > > Nathan > > > > > > On 9 Dec 2001 23:16:40 -0000 Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y... writes: > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@e... > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > > > There are 2 messages in this issue. > > > > > > Topics in this digest: > > > > > > 1. VFX-SD with Computer problem > > > From: "zappedguy" <zappedone@a...> > > > 2. Re: VFX-SD with Computer problem > > > From: Suzanne Archibald <suzanne@c...> > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 15:57:30 -0000 > > > From: "zappedguy" <zappedone@a...> > > > Subject: VFX-SD with Computer problem > > > > > > Have any of you ever connected your VFX to a PC and tried to use > it > > > > > > with Cakewalk? When I tried it, I found that the touch > sensitivity > > > was way off. I had to pound the keys to get much of anything from > > > it. > > > I'm sure there must be a simple solution. Help Please... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 11:10:19 -0500 > > > From: Suzanne Archibald <suzanne@c...> > > > Subject: Re: VFX-SD with Computer problem > > > > > > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:57 am, you wrote: > > > > Have any of you ever connected your VFX to a PC and tried to > use > > > it > > > > with Cakewalk? When I tried it, I found that the touch > > > sensitivity > > > > was way off. I had to pound the keys to get much of anything > from > > > it. > > > > I'm sure there must be a simple solution. Help Please... > > > > > > > > > > Yes, there is a simple solution :) Practice! > > > > > > Honestly, the Ensoniq's have fairly 'hard' velocity curves, even > the > > > 'soft 1' > > > curve is relatively heavy compared to other synths (btw, make > sure > > > you have > > > it set to Soft 1). > > > > > > Really though, the more you play it, the more you'll get used to > it, > > > > > > eventually you'll find that you expect velocity to be so heavy > and > > > other > > > synths will seem too 'spongy'. > > > > > > The Ensoniq's do lack some major control over velocity though, a > > > level of > > > control that you cannot achieve with just getting used to it. For > > > example > > > there is no 'flat' curve, or any of the weird curves that are on > > > other > > > synths, the Ensoniq is either 'soft' or 'hard' or somewhere > between. > > > > > > Personally I gain back a lot of control over the velocity by > using a > > > Logic > > > environment page that gives me a 9 level curve selector (with > > > exponential and > > > custom (drawn with a input vs output graph) curves, including a > > > 'flat' > > > curve). Its not that easy in cakewalk, but you MAY be able to get > > > some > > > velocity modification out of the 'MIDI FX' feature. > > > > > > Its a shame that ensoniq didn't put a little more thought into > the > > > velocity > > > control (take a look at kurzweil's user defined velocity maps - > up > > > to 100 can > > > be stored - for an idea of perfection), but its something we have > to > > > live > > > with. > > > > > > Btw, If you've never taken proper lessons, most teachers will > tell > > > you that > > > you don't play near the end of the keys, but play each key with > your > > > finger > > > pressing around the area where the black keys end . Doing this > gives > > > you a > > > lot more leverage on velocity, since you're moving the key closer > to > > > the > > > pivot point (it also makes the difference between a sharp and > > > natural more > > > fluid, making sharps less of a pain to play). So, if you play > with > > > your > > > fingers coming into contact nearer the key ends, you may want to > try > > > and > > > re-adjust to playing 'properly'. > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: VFX-SD with Computer problem
2001-12-13 by Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.