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2009-05-30 by rhorton@hughes.net
bad idea...open up the unit and clean the connectors between the two big boards under the keys with De-Oxit for a more permanent fix, and you are less likely
2009-05-30 by Dean
The same thing with mine. Calibration error --- hard solder fix ---- Calibration Error. Look this is some bad advice but it does work. Put a phone book under
2009-05-30 by neurokrash
Greetings, My brother sold me his VFX, which has the keyboard calibration error issue. I opened it up to perform the hard wire modification only to find that
2009-05-30 by bbrock1313
I have rom version 1.37 and wore out my disc. Could someone upload image or email copy. Thanks a million.
2009-05-30 by Rich Horton
You might consider a careful final rinse with rubbing alcohol and a soft brush afterwards. Drink spills usually have sugar and sometimes acids or protein in
2009-05-30 by David Lane
1st of all: Smack the crap out of your spiller--and I am not even kidding. 2nd: You are probably going to have sticky residue inder your buttons for life IF
2009-05-29 by Rodney Mcdonald
I d recommend to use distilled water (maybe use a old toothbrush, as well) and after drying, I d still let them air dry for a couple of days. Rodney
2009-05-28 by Gordon JC Pearce
... Well, the bad news is that any conductive goo may well have scrambled the memory. The good news is that you can probably wash any crap off the boards with
2009-05-28 by Charles Hairston
I was at a gig 3 days ago when my vocalist, A known spilled drink offender, spilled his adult beverage on my Sd1. I was using it at the time fairly sparingly
2009-05-28 by Gordon JC Pearce
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hi Dennis, At the bottom of every message (including this one) is the bit of text shown
2009-05-28 by homes
I would like my email address to be removed from this group. Dennis Smith ... From: Steve Wahl Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:20 PM To:
2009-05-28 by Steve Wahl
... Dan, You re right, but sys-ex is probably the best way to handle things if he s going to change the contents of the multi between songs. For instance, it
2009-05-27 by Dan Rue
Hi Gordon, It should work as you expected, no SysEx needed, if you: #1) setup MIDI Type for each multi track to BOTH (MIDI and local keyboard) #2) make sure
2009-05-27 by Rish
Gordon The Rom Images are available at www.Route66studios.com Richard ... From: Gordon JC Pearce To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 27,
2009-05-27 by Gordon JC Pearce
... That s exactly what I m doing - I have a sequencer and a few other bits and pieces hooked up. So to recap - Presets don t work the way I thought they did
2009-05-27 by Steve Wahl
I see it on page 5-4, actually. :-) And like I was saying before, I think *OFF* has been replaced by *EXT* in up-to-date (vanilla) VFX firmware, to match the
2009-05-27 by Dan Rue
See page 5-10 in the VFX manual for setting the MIDI Type in Multi mode.
2009-05-27 by Steve Wahl
Just FYI, I think the later erratta / update pages for the vanilla VFX, and the matching firmware they came with, updated the MIDI status so it does all four
2009-05-27 by Steve Wahl
And one thing I forgot to add: Unlike my Roland in its multi-timbral mode, I believe the VFX series must have a different midi channel number for each sound.
2009-05-27 by Dan Rue
OK, here s a link to the VFX manual: http://soundprogramming.net/manuals/Ensoniq_VFX_Manual.pdf So, it s very similar -- you still want to look at the
2009-05-27 by Steve Wahl
I have a few things to add: ... I don t think I ve tried it, but if you REALLY want to use 3-sound presets via midi, in POLY mode you may be able to play
2009-05-27 by Gordon JC Pearce
... It s a VFX, not a VFX-SD, so I don t have sequences... Gordon
2009-05-27 by Dan Rue
Hi Gordon, Here s a link to the better-than-average user manual: http://soundprogramming.net/manuals/Ensoniq_VFX-SD_Manual.pdf The global MIDI setting to Multi
2009-05-27 by Gordon JC Pearce
Hi all, two questions First off, I m having some problems getting Presets working. If I set the MIDI mode to MULTI then it just picks up whatever the
2009-05-22 by drew
Hi group... I have an VFXsd ,with Manual, power cord,operating system disc Ver 2.1 I replaced the Floppy drive several years ago... The keyboard is in great
2009-05-08 by Gordon JC Pearce
... Silver solder has a really high melting point, and may damage your board. Perfectly ordinary lead/tin solder should be okay (lead-free solder is a waste
2009-05-08 by jeffsbluesdeville
... You will find the fix for this in the files/tools and service folder on this group s message board. I did the fix a few years ago and have had no problems
2009-05-07 by Paul Sparkes
Thanks for the help guys. The Ensoniq has decided to come to life again but I suspect that the split keyboard connection is probably one of the issues. I did a
2009-05-05 by Gordon JC Pearce
... Mmmm, that s not *quite* it. Flux is used when you re soldering to help burn off grot and oxidisation on the solder joint. It s basically rosin, same as
2009-05-05 by Hayward Redd
Years ago I had the same when my VFX-SD was practically new. The solder that they use on the circuit board in the earlier models deteriorates and creates a
2009-05-05 by eightiescrisis
... turn your vfx off and on about a dozen times and it the error message will go away silly i know but it works
2009-05-04 by Roger Campbell
As far as parts supply here in Down-under (i.e. Australia) go to www.elfa.com.au, they have a few Ensoniq parts left, and service documentation to suit.
2009-05-03 by Paul Sparkes
Hi Guys, Got a problem with my VFX SD where it comes up with system error 144 then asks to recalibrate or ignore. If I recalibrate it comes up with the same
2009-04-24 by randyinellijay
I have a VFX SD in excellent condition with the manual for sale. I am asking $300. It is located north of Atlanta, Ga. Anyone interested, contact me. Thanks!
2009-04-24 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... Got it in one. Good guess ;-) You ve basically got 61 little metal detectors... ... I d make sure that it wasn t some keyboard split thing, by using one
2009-04-24 by Steve Wahl
... When I took my VFX apart, it looked like each of the keys had a piece of metal in it, and the circuit board running beneath the keys had different shaped
2009-04-24 by psionic11
Alright, have it all figured out, and here are the results: All black keys respond well enough to polypressure. Most of the white keys also respond ok, many
2009-04-23 by formanmatthew
... parameter? In other words, if you wanted aftertouch to open up a filter or even be trasmitted via MIDI to a synth that receives polypressure commands (my
2009-04-23 by psionic11
Yes, thx for that info, will try it out later when I get home, altho I did a bit of experimenting already. Was wondering tho -- where do you actually assign
2009-04-23 by formanmatthew
... [Good explanation of touch parameter snipped] Thanks for that. I was wondering whether I should have been clearer myself! MEDium velocity sensitivity,
2009-04-23 by Bob S.
Wow...thank you for that clarification....it may explain my differences in aftertouch between the VFX & SD1. I ll have to try the alternate settings.... Bob
2009-04-23 by Roger Campbell
Hi Folks Just a bit of clarification BEFORE anyone goes ripping their VFX-* apart to change the keyboard pressure responsiveness. to quote a recent post......
2009-04-23 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... Mine had been done when I got it, second hand quite some time ago. I redid it before I sold it, because the soldering was a bit blobby. I haven t even
2009-04-22 by Bob S.
I found my older VFX also responds/feels better than my SD1 with the PolyAT.....maybe the keyboard bed is different. I was hoping there was a AT sensitivity
2009-04-22 by formanmatthew
... When my VFX arrived, only a couple of months ago, the keyboard had some of the same symptoms. I gave the whole unit a thorough check over and clean inside
2009-04-22 by Hans Artmann
I had a vanilla vfx before I got an sd and an sd-1 and the keyboard of the vanilla vfx was built differently and responded better to aftertouch than the later
2009-04-22 by Jon Carroll
Does the VFX-SD ever need the keybed fix? Have you had the keys cleaned? ... From: psionic11 To: Sent:
2009-04-22 by formanmatthew
... Hi - another fairly new member here with first post. +1 on Koto-Dreams, if that s the one you mean, and I also love the Double-Reed oboe. I ve spent some
2009-04-22 by psionic11
I tried Koto Dreams this morning. The upper right of the keyboard, when I press down harder (and I mean harder ), there is indeed a pitch bend up of the main
2009-04-22 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... You should have backups anyway, and 720k floppies are cheap - or at least, they were when I bought 500 off eBay (new, boxed, with date codes in the last