Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] better feel for my vfx sd keyboard
2009-10-24 by Jon Carroll
unless I m mistaken, that s just how the vfx action is. I dont see a new keybed giving it the springy actino of a newer synth. what, specifically, are you
Messages
Browse messages
Page 28 of 90 · 4465 messages matched
better feel for my vfx sd keyboard
2009-10-24 by eightiescrisis
love my vfx sd, but feel the action is a little stiff. my modern synths have a softer, more responsive action. Is there a way to make the keybed more
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Keyboard calibration error repair
2009-10-17 by Rish
Eric If you download the PDF file polyb12 it tells you how to remove the keys, this service bulletin is the Factory Ensoniq repair guide on the poly board fix.
Keyboard calibration error repair
2009-10-17 by Eric Hall
Everything seems clear in the how-to PDF except how to remove the keys. Anyone have any pointers? Thank you, Eric
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-17 by Jon Carroll
Buggy whip makers agree with you :) ... From: Eric Hall To: Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:11 PM
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-16 by Eric Hall
I was very lucky I had a few low density diskettes on hand. It s a shame that so many things become obsolete. ________________________________ From: Steve Wahl
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-16 by Steve Wahl
... You re welcome! Unfortunately, as time moves on it s getting harder and harder to find a computer with a floppy disk that will work for this. :-( --
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-15 by Eric Hall
I did find that, and finally managed to get a working diskette. It s actually not in the file section though, it s on another site.
Re: Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-15 by tomlinson6050
It does need the keyboard fix, I ll get around that soon enough. ... my vfx-sd came with keyboard problems too. Top-most 16 dead, one lower key dead. opened it
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-15 by Hans Artmann
Check the file section and the archive. Someone has made a free dos floppy for that purpose which you can use without wiping out your windows system. Hans ...
Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
2009-10-15 by Eric
Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the keyboard fix, I ll get around that soon enough. At the moment, I m trying to build a
Searching for specific VFX soundbanks
2009-10-09 by morten_karm
Hi all, I m still searching for the following Ensoniq VFX soundbanks: - Sound Source Unlimited vol.2 Super Stage & Studio - KidNepro Volume 1 - Valhala
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-30 by jammie
no i have made wave tables for complexer with the help of assi but they are not as smoth as transwaves they are made up of 32 single cycle waves and the vsti
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-29 by Hans Artmann
Wow, this is exciting. I ve three EPS16+ waiting, 2 rack and one keyboard and I was about selling one or two of them. Now I ll wait for what s gonna come up
Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-29 by somethingkillingyou
great news indeed! I did hope I was gonna read something like that, because I knew that this would not have been possible with the VFX/SD1 (not without big
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-29 by jammie
its a software program ive been working on its going to be a vsti instrument when finished which is going to be free when done as i cant charge as its based on
Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-29 by somethingkillingyou
he s not gonna tell us! it s top secret!!!
Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-27 by somethingkillingyou
of course it is, but you can t use your own transwaves with the VFX, I think only EPS TS and ASR can...
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-27 by Neil Wakeling
How do you do doing resynthesis of samples into transwaves ? i didnt know you could put samples back into the VFX? Cheers neil
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-27 by jammie
is not the vfx the first transwave synth of its ensoniq class upto the fizmo i was just stating the fact of how a great synthesis techneique it is ... From:
Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-27 by somethingkillingyou
ok, but this is not related to the VFX/SD1 or to welsh s cookbook... or is it?!
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-26 by jammie
i think transwave synthesis is a great synth feature and i have been creating a massive amount of transwaves some are ppg emulations of there wavetables also a
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-26 by Jon Carroll
i found the section (ok, about a quarter of the book) talking about sound structure for synthesizers to be great. the cookbook section is mostly classic
Re: Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-26 by somethingkillingyou
I have it and it s very good indeed... the different approach is the main idea to reverse engineering a sound before you try to make it from scratch... so you
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-26 by jammie
dont bother its just the same basics for all sytnths telling you about oscilators amp envelope and filter envelope pitch envelopes lfo and the like ideas
Welsh's Synth Cookbook
2009-09-26 by jeff
Has anyone here ever checked into Welsh s Sythesizer Cookbook? I ve a number of different synths and am always looking for ideas. I m wondering if any of you
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-23 by Gary Brumm
Thanks Jamie!, I will check this out and see what I can find. I appreciate your help! Gary From: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-23 by jammie
thers no +50 the biggest voltage is a 38vac which goeos into a bridge rectifier circuit which is tied at c.t to give 19v 0v -19v ac then the 38vac goes to a
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-23 by jammie
it sounds to me that you are loosing the power to the upd 7538 this gets its power from the +5x votltage regulator from the psu this ic does the push buttons
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-23 by Gary Brumm
Hi Jon, You wouldn t happen to have a PDF of the service manual.... Thanks, Gary From: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com]
Re: newbie
2009-09-23 by tomlinson6050
... thanks. it s good to have people who know what they re talking about to catch your screw-ups!
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-22 by Jon Carroll
Looking at the power supply schematics, i dont see a +35... i see a +50... ... From: Gary Brumm To: Sent:
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-22 by Gary Brumm
Hi Jamie, I do not remember a -35 from the PS....I will check. Sometime the display lights up all segments and sometimes it is blank....the buttons are
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-22 by Gary Brumm
There may not be a -5....it s been a while since I looked at it....whatever voltages were printed next to the connector were present. I will check the
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: newbie
2009-09-22 by jammie
its +5v and -5v for the filament of the fip then theres a -35v from psu for the anode and cathode suplly via 2 display drivers 1 does the row 1 does the colume
Re: newbie
2009-09-22 by tomlinson6050
i m in Richmond KY. about 100 mi south of Cincinatti. my thoughts on your VFX: i don t think there is a -5 volt line: two +5s there should be a 50-volt output
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] newbie
2009-09-22 by Gary Brumm
Hi Bill, Yeah I bought this one cheap at the Santa Cruz, CA flea market and figured I would work on it as I had time. The power supply seems ok
newbie
2009-09-22 by tomlinson6050
hello. new guy here. SQ-80 was my first synth. just picked up a broken VFX-sd for cheap. replaced the +5 regulator and she works. top 16 notes are dead, and
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX Problems
2009-09-08 by Leo Magpoc
Check the fuses on the power supply board is something you might want to check ... From: gbrumm@ymail.com Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX
VFX Problems
2009-09-06 by gbrumm@ymail.com
Hello....new to this group..... I have a VFX that has issues...when it powers up the display lights up all segments and is inoperative. I want to know if this
Re: sd1 and effects...
2009-08-18 by Dan Rue
I ve seen this too. It can be annoying, but I don t think anything can be done about it. I don t think your SD1 is dying; mine s been doing it for years.
Re: New to VFX-SD! A few questions
2009-08-18 by Dan Rue
You can get the manual in .PDF form here: http://soundprogramming.net/synthesizers/ensoniq/ensoniq_vfx_sd The VFX-SD is fully programmable. Each program is
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] New to VFX-SD! A few questions
2009-08-18 by Joe McMahon
... Welcome! The VFXsd was my first as well, and it s a great learner machine. ... This is a bigger subject than I can go into in an email to the group; I ll
New to VFX-SD! A few questions
2009-08-17 by chartrusemag
Hey all, I got a vfx-sd a few weeks ago and I ve been having some fun with it. (It s my first synth so bear with me if I m not that eloquent with the
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: SD-1 32 & battery
2009-08-08 by Rish
Ensoniq used the 2/3a because it is a vary high quality 10 yr bat, put in what you like but I replaced mine like 6 years ago no issues. I have supplied
Re: SD-1 32 & battery
2009-08-08 by somethingkillingyou
why shouldn t be any 3v battery good?
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 32 & battery
2009-08-08 by Rish
Your SD uses a little bit differnt battery, open the hood you will see it. It s yellow, we have them in stock at www.Route66studios.com Richard ... From:
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Power-up re-initializes wiping stored sounds??
2009-08-08 by Rish
Yes the VFX need a standard cr2032 and I do also have the holders for these batteries as well. If you purchase a crappy battery your going to get a short life
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Power-up re-initializes wiping stored sounds??
2009-08-08 by Rich Horton
I changed out the lithium soldered-in batt in my SD1 to a CR2032 about 8 yrs ago, works fine, found the holder at Radio Shack for a few bucks, and a snap to
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Power-up re-initializes wiping stored sounds??
2009-08-08 by jammie
check to see what batery you have if its a disc type with 2 prongs then its changable with a cr2032 if its the barrel type change it for a aa holder and use