----- Original Message -----From: JonathanSent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:31 AMSubject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?Thanks for the quick reply!
Ok, now I understand how floppies work with the VFX-SD now. It's a shame that there isn't a way to create image files from .syx on a computer, don't know why no one thought of it!
I think I'll just keep my spare computer upstairs from now on. I'll try my usb to midi cable, but it probably won't work!
Thanks again,
Jonathan.
--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" wrote:
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> unless some one sends the sysex to the the synth then saves to floppy for you make an image so that you can write the image to floppy
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> there is no other way to get the sysex into your synth if you do not have a comp near by
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> a laptop with a cheap usb interface would be better then you send the sysex your self and save that to disk
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> or take your synth to where your comp is do the transfers save to disk
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> then put your synth back to the room and load the disks to your hearts content
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jonathan
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:13 AM
> Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
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>
>
> Hello,
> I have actually managed to find 2 decent sites with Ensoniq VFX-SD sounds on it!
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> I only have one further problem - I now can't get these files onto my synthesiser, or so it seems!
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> It looks like you need a midi card installed in your computer to transfer the .syx files across via midi. Well, I don't have one of these, and in fact there aren't even any computers on the same floor as my synthesiser, so this really isn't practical!
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> I was wondering if there's any way that you can put these .syx files on a floppy to then read on the synthesiser? I'm sure there must be some way as on the VFX-SD operating system disks it has sound banks on it. All I want to do is put my own sound bank from my computer onto a floppy, so is this possible?
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> Many Thanks,
> Jonathan.
>
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
it will work
just use a editor as long as you set up the usb
midi device properly
and have the editor set to the correct channels of
the synth there should be no problem dumping single patches or banks to the
vfx-sd
there has never been a program that converts sysex
to floppy disk format its to difficult in transfer routines as both are totally
different formats
its the same for any synth
ones midi protocol language and the other is
processor and floppy control language of the instrument os
and seeing as every os is totally different and
every ones disk format is different and how they impliment the data to disk is
different to every machine to do a conversion software would be a coders
nightmare thats why it has never been done and never will
when its easy just to dumpthe sysex to the
synth