Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Yep and I've talked to one of the development team for it on KVR. Pretty 
responsive to *some* questions, not very responsive to others, and the 
*only* suggestion they took was to include a 61 key version.

And I pretty mush said on KVR that its cheaper to find an old working VFX, 
and that the new controller really doesn't give any advantage  (partly 
because they went with almost no controls beyond the most basic knobs, only 
7-biit MIDI, etc. That and no background from the builders...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Brunschen" <cb@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 6:20 AM
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Polyphonic Aftertouch \ufffd a new(er) take


Ensoniq owners have long been spoiled with polyphonic aftertouch. But, for 
anyone who is looking to get another keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch (or 
something similar), there aren't that many affordable options, other than 
another used Ensoniq keyboard \ufffd and those are getting rarer, and are of 
course no longer particularly new; but there just might be another option in 
the making. There's an IndieGoGo campaign for the "NDVR Note" master 
keyboard, to be available in 25, 49 and 61-key variants, starting at US$235 
for the 25-key variant:

  http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/07/07/ndvr-note-master-keyboard-promises-polyphonic-aftertouch-starting-at-235/

NDVR Note Master Keyboard Promises Polyphonic Aftertouch, Starting At $235

Endevour.de has announced a new MIDI keyboard controller, the NDVR Note 
Master Keyboard, that promises to deliver polyphonic aftertouch, full-size 
keys and an aluminum body \ufffd all starting at $235.

The NDVR Note is a USB MIDI Master-Keyboard, with what the designers call 
\ufffdanalog keys\ufffd. The NDVR has 25 or 49 analog keys that respond based on how 
deeply they are pressed.

While the dimensions and playing feel are much like on other keyboards, it 
includes optical distance sensors that determine how deeply each key is 
being pressed.

These sensors function continuously, smoothly determining the interval 
between the upward and downward movements of each key. It\ufffds like Polyphonic 
Aftertouch, but with a continuous range of expression for each key.

The campaign alas doesn't seem to have gotten very close to its goal: 
they've raised just under $10000 of their $65000 goal, with only 20 days 
left. Nevertheless, I'm tempted.

(Note: I have no connection to the campaign \ufffd I was just searching for 
keyboard controllers that support polyphonic aftertouch, and came across 
this.)

// Christian