Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Thanks, this helped a lot.
Jonathan.

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "az_spunky" <danrue@...> wrote:
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> Here's a shortcut for you, and a couple of answers to your original questions:
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> - Only the ROM and CRT sounds banks are permanent.  You can write over custom sounds on the INT bank.  So, you could start with a ROM sound, tweak it, then save it to the INT bank.
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> - You can save and load INT sounds to/from the floppy disk.
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> - You will probably use Sequencer mode to assemble a collection of 12 sounds (a.k.a. Tracks) for each song.  When you load Sequencer files from floppy, it will load the ROM, CRT and INT sounds.
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> - In Sequencer mode, you can assign any Track to an external synth with the MIDI button in the Performance section.  There are three parameters there - STAT lets you choose LOCAL (VFX-SD), MIDI (your JV1080 or whatever).  I don't use EXT, but it's very similar to MIDI mode.
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> - No, you can't preview sounds.  They won't play until they are loaded.
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> - You cannot add samples to the VFX-SD.  The VFX-SD bases all sounds) on samples stored in its ROM. You can layer up to 6 "voices" in a sound  (a.k.a Program), each of which can use a different wave (so there are up to 6 waves loaded in a given Program).  Hit the Select Voice button and this will become pretty clear.  Voices that have parentheses around them are muted...
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> - You can scroll through the various samples built in to the VFX-SD ROM by selecting a voice, then hitting the Wave button.
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> - Most of the SD-1 stuff should work with your VFX-SD.  Not everything, but most...
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> Hope this helps!
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> -- Dan
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> > >   > On Nov 17, 2010, at 4:23 AM, "jonpalman" <jonpalman@> wrote:
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> > >   > > Hello.
> > >   > > I am trying to make songs on the VFX-SD. I have no problem using the sequencer or anything like that (yet - I haven't gone into anything too advanced...), but the only thing that's stopping me make some of these songs (I'm focusing on 80's songs by the way), is how the default sounds on the VFX-SD aren't anything great. They're not bad, but now I really can see why Ensoniq put a floppy drive in this synthesizer...
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> > >   > > Anyway, I have been looking at the sounds stored on here, which thankfully there are many. I now want to know a couple of things. The first is can I sample what these sounds are like before putting them onto my synth?
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> > >   > > The second is can I transfer these via a floppy disk? I have the right floppy type (the low-density), but I can't see any way to transfer .syx to a floppy. I'm moving so half my stuff is in boxes, including the midi cable for my synth.
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> > >   > > The last is can I only use VFX-SD sounds on here, or can I use sounds say for the SD-1? They're all in .syx format.
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> > >   > > Thanks,
> > >   > > Jonathan.
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