Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Good stories
2010-01-08 by Joe McMahon
... But in the nicest possible way. ... Still have my VFXsd and SD-1/32. I ll keep them till they don t work anymore and I can t get them fixed.
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2010-01-08 by Joe McMahon
... But in the nicest possible way. ... Still have my VFXsd and SD-1/32. I ll keep them till they don t work anymore and I can t get them fixed.
2010-01-08 by Rish
Yup the VFXSD is the SQ80 on crack. Richard ... From: svbeats To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:53 PM Subject:
2010-01-08 by svbeats
Thanks Guys for all the responses I m definitly won t give up on it. Most of the gear I use is kind of vintage (MPC60, ESQ-M, etc...) so Ive grown used to
2010-01-08 by Rish
Well Im starting an anger management group for tech based issues and I was thinking Dwight might want to join. It s called The Angry Luddite Yahoo group LOL
2010-01-08 by somethingkillingyou
maybe he s waiting that someone kick him off the group.
2010-01-08 by David L. aka UCanDream
Hey guys, I bought my SD-1 32 in the summer of 92. I had owned a VFX-SD (V2 I think) and I loved it!! I could not agree with Richard more...these things are
2010-01-08 by neal_koumjian
I joined this group in 2003 when I purchased my VFX-sd. It had the board fix, because it s never wanked on me. Hey, I think the VFX-SD is great. When I got
2010-01-08 by Rish
Dwight if you don t have one ...why are you still on the group? Richard ... From: Dwight Sanford To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 08,
2010-01-08 by Sonic Amigos Support
... The VFX-SD, like many older synths, just requires some TLC. Namely, you ll want to apply the solder fix that is the source of most problems that people
2010-01-08 by Dwight Sanford
i throwed that piece of shit in the garbage a long time ago ________________________________ From: Stan To:
2010-01-08 by Stan
I ve used mine for about 18 years now...have had the same calibration issues early on, but had the contacts resoldered and worked fine in that aspect...now
2010-01-08 by Ed Talbot
I bought my SD-1 new in 1990/91. I had the factory upgrade to 32 voice. It has been powered up almost constantly and still gets plenty of use. It has never
2010-01-08 by Rish
Dwight do you still own a VFX, VFXSD, or SD1? I have 2... a SD1 32 voice works 100% never a issue and a VFXSD I purchased in Mexico new in the box for $400
2010-01-08 by Dwight Sanford
goog luck i throwed the piece of shit i had in the garbage ________________________________ From: svbeats To:
2010-01-08 by svbeats
So I just bought a VFX-SD in GREAT condition for $180, V2. Still waiting for my sequence floppys to come in. Reading up around the net all I hear about
2010-01-08 by Stan
well, the one that is currently working has been repaired so many times already...plus I really don t want to haul the thing around anymore. Carrying an MP3
2010-01-08 by Jon Carroll
Haven t really had a chance to yet, i have a list of stuff to check and am trying to get the maintanance manual so I can check the correct test points. ...
2010-01-08 by Gary Brumm
Hey Jon, Did you ever get a chance to look at the VFX I dropped off? I an curious what it s problem(s) is(are). Sorry I was in such a hurry to get to Palm
2010-01-07 by Jon Carroll
First, cannibalize one VFX-SD to repair the other... :D ... From: pianomanstan88 To: Sent:
2010-01-07 by pianomanstan88
Hi, I have two VFX-SD s and tons of midi sequences (discs) formatted to play on them. Neither of the keyboards are reliable anymore for live performance. Does
2010-01-02 by Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Ensoniq-VFX-SD group. File : /OS
2010-01-01 by todamoonmusic
Thanks for the replies everyone....That gives me somewhere to start anyway....Happy New Year!....moon
2010-01-01 by Rish
No sorry, our top tech took a job with IBM so we stopped doing repairs about 4 years back. Try http://www.thesoniq.com/ but dont expect him to tell you how to
2010-01-01 by nexuszen
does route 66 repair vfx-sd synths? or is there somewhere reputable that I can send my Vfx-sd(s) to be repaired? I have tried to use the tips I have gotten
2009-12-31 by Toby Brown
This does sound like the hardwire fix ; however, you might try reseating the chips on the board. This cleared up some of the errors I found on two SD-1s. Be
2009-12-31 by Gary Brumm
Hi Jon, You are welcome to it...just let me know when you are planning to be in this area. I have been working for a client on alternate weeks in Palm Springs
2009-12-31 by Jon Carroll
I could pick it up next time i go upstate... ... From: Gary Brumm To: Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
2009-12-31 by Gary Brumm
Hello, I have a VFX that needs work and just don t have time to deal with it. I have plenty of synths to cover everything I need. I would be happy to donate
2009-12-31 by Rish
It could be a poly board separation issue, go to our files section here and learn how to check. The poly board fix is visual, if you don t have the ribbon
2009-12-31 by Rish
I do...it s called a trapv instruction error, but don t ask me what causes it...seriously Richard Sent from my iPod On Dec 30, 2009, at 8:32 PM,
2009-12-31 by todamoonmusic
Seriously, No one knows???....Thanks....moon
2009-12-30 by todamoonmusic
Hello All!....Just joined the forum though I ve been a user of the VFX series off and on for many years....I just picked up an SD-1 32 voice off ebay and it
2009-12-28 by senster2001
In light of the discussion about distribution of EDE, perhaps people would find it interesting that Wade Bowmer has managed to get Ensoniq EPS and VFX-SD
2009-12-21 by NateofCA
Hi. Don t know if anyone has had this problem. I bought a used VFX-SD and then bought the upgrade eproms and 2.10 sequencer OS disk. I installed the eprom
2009-12-20 by tomlinson6050
many thanks to all. bill
2009-12-19 by jammie
its the same power supply as the eps eps16+ ... From: tomlinson6050 To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:44 PM Subject:
2009-12-19 by Hans Artmann
The schematics in the file section include the power supply. They are for the vanilla vfx but the sd isn t really different Hans ... -- Hans Artmann
2009-12-19 by tomlinson6050
hello. an edit to my last post: I have the schematic bundle from Route66, but they do not include the power supply. Anybody have a copy...or know where i can
2009-12-12 by john bluhm
Beware elecshopcn.com is a chinese scam site - DO NOT SEND MONEY! Google elecshopcn.com, scam - all the info will come up. Thought I d let the group know.
2009-12-12 by john brusseau
High quality good service! i would like to introduce a good company who trades mainly in electornic products. Now the company is under sales promotion,all the
2009-12-12 by Eric Hall
It could be the disk is damaged. Did you follow this procedure? 1. Put the disk in the drive. 2. Press the storage button. 3. Press DISK 4. Press LOAD 5.
2009-12-12 by nexuszen
I have two Vfx-sd one recently purchased. I thought that would be cheaper than repairing my old one but they are both in need of repair. it seems the newly
2009-12-04 by Claus
Hi. You ll need bothe the EPROM and the OS Disc for a version number updates. Best, Claus
2009-12-04 by cheshurecat@yahoo.com
i just got a vfx-sd a few weeks ago.it s os is 2.10 i beleive. it is also having the recalibration problem along with notes sustaining or cutting out. im
2009-11-18 by mishon53511
When I have them back in stock they will go for about $30.00, this beats the hell out of any cheap fan setup you can buy from wal mart. Richard
2009-11-11 by wjwilcox@sbcglobal.net
Golly, my SD1 has stayed cool all week. Oh, wait...I haven t turned it on all week. But seriously, folks, the cheapo fan aimed at the heat sink works wonders.
2009-11-10 by somethingkillingyou
got your point, I just wanted to remark the fact that things get damaged, things get broken like our friends D.M. sing in one song of their...
2009-11-09 by David L. aka UCanDream
I totally agree with ya.... I wasn t taking him at all serious. I was just toying with the man s idiocy. In view of the comments he made about his
2009-11-09 by somethingkillingyou
maybe he was meaning HE will stop mailing... but he could have just quit without saying those bullshits... even if his own synth was beyond repair, it s very
2009-11-09 by David L. aka UCanDream
LOL. Nicely put, Somethingkillingyou! Oh yeah, he also told us to stop mailing... Is this Yahoo group closing down now to accomodate Dwight?