Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I would, if budget is tight, probably choose a Yamaha MO6. Preetty easy to get around, and sounds is quite good for the asking price.

This should give You an example of one of the the Piano sounds:
http://www.motifator.com/index.php/musicplayer/listen/chillin

Or look up a KORG M50. Pretty neat, I think.
Among a lot of stuff, I have a KORG microX iow. no sequencer and only 2 octave keybord, and pretty cheaply build. But as a soundmodule, fed from a sequencer or hook up to a way better keyboard via MIDI - Wow! Nice Synth, Organs(!) and ePianos. Definately worth the asking price, the used ones sells for!

Best wishes,
Claus

 
--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Christian Brunschen <cb@...> wrote:
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> On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:17 PM, audiosaucer wrote:
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> > Hi,
> > I've been thinking the same thing and have come to the conclusion that to get a new instrument for replacement of a a VFX series synth is impossible, if the tonal character has to come along too.
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> > On most modern synths and workstations it's pretty easy to switch between different modes too. But to get the 'easy flow' the VFX had/has, one has to search for a long time. Not many (any?) new instruments have so many dedicated physical Edit, Sequencer etc. buttons.
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> I'm not necessarily looking for something that is an "exact replacement". Since there will be a computer available for sequencing etc, that part is perhaps of lesser necessity; more important is the playfulness with sounds, and still having a variety of them available with good polyphony and multitimbrality, so that it's essentially a versatile 'general' keyboard with good synth-ish sounds and good sound programmability. Also the point isn't that it should sound just like a VFX-or-its-descendants, but more that it should be able to offer a similar range of sound-making-and-editing possibilities. Yes, I know that I can put all sorts of software instruments on that computer as well (and those will indeed be there) but there's a lot of fun to be had with something more "synthesizer workstation"-esque, and that's kind of what I'm trying to look for.
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> Perhaps as a contrast, there's already a Clavia Nord Electro present in the context - which has very specific strengths, in the area of organs and pianos. It can also play arbitrary downloaded samples, but the ... user interface for things other than organs&pianos is quite limited and doesn't really lend itself to exploration or play with the sounds as much.
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> > Best, Claus
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> Best wishes,
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> // Christian
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> > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Christian Brunschen <cb@> wrote:
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> >> Hi all,
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> >> One of the delightful things about the VFX series is their ease of access for playing around: the way you can play with the sounds if you want to, but also the good overview you can quickly get over the currently available sounds; how easily you can swap between sounds, presets, etc; and indeed the wide range of sounds available even out-of-the-box.
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> >> What options are there available today for something that would be, in some ways, a modern equivalent to a VFX-SD (or SD-1 or TS-10 or similar) that offers similar easy-to-access, easy-to-play-with, yet also being able to produce a wide range of good quality sounds, ability to change things, etc? 
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> >> Best wishes,
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> >> // Christian Brunschen
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