Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Installing a disk drive-VFXSD and SD-1
2001-05-18 by mishon66@aol.com
In a message dated 5/18/01 8:39:24 AM Central Daylight Time, keithkcummings@yahoo.com writes:
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Installing a disk drive-VFXSD and SD-1
2001-05-18 by keith cummings
Hi Niklas, what s a JP address? Also, when my disk drive did not format any disks it became appartent my drive was toasted golden brown big time. Cheers, Keith
Re: Installing a disk drive-VFXSD and SD-1
2001-05-18 by Niklas Olsson
The installing is almost true, but still missing the most important thing, the JP addresses on the drive. It should set to 0. But I ve still got problem with
Installing a disk drive-VFXSD and SD-1
2001-05-15 by keith cummings
Hi folks, I ve received requests on how to replace the disk-drive, so for all, here s the procedure as written in the Service Manual (a touch abbreviated).1)
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Low battery problem, episode 2...
2001-05-13 by keith cummings
Oh ya Fred, that s the same battery I use in my WS and X3, must be really common for synths of that generation. It ll be interesting to see how the repair
VFX cart into a SD-1
2001-05-13 by keith cummings
Hi folks, I just picked up a VFX cart and plugged it into the old charmer SD-1, et ca function! A third of the total 60 patches show as just a couple zeros on
Low battery problem, episode 2...
2001-05-09 by frederic@hardouin.net
This VFX is really a strange beast ! Following this low battery warning, I opened up the hood to take a look at the battery type and the way to replace it.
som on mp3
2001-05-05 by Charles Hairston
good mornin, i am sorry i haven t updated the webpage recently. i have been a) sick b)crazy c) busy ,or d) lazy in any case i will have some new stuff on soon
VFXSD and SD1 32 Replacement floppy drives available !!
2001-04-30 by mishon66@aol.com
Hello everyone I am happy to announce that after a year and of research Route 66 Studios has solved the incompatibility issues with our custom floppy drive on
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] diskdrive?
2001-04-29 by keith cummings
Hi Niklas, check out Farris and Associates or Syntaur...be prepared to pay unbelievable sums of money for a new drive. The installation of one is a breeze,
diskdrive?
2001-04-24 by Niklas Olsson
Hi! I m wonder where I can get a disk drive to my VFX, or if any one knows what kind of new disk drive would work. regards/ Niklas
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hi, all ...
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Re: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hi, all ...
2001-04-17 by Bill Wilcox
Craig: Greetings from the west side of the big pond. Yeah, I ve got an SD1, it s great stuff. Totally off the subject, are you related to the late Ian
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hi, all ...
2001-04-17 by Craig Beattie
Ye i got a download from the net for the OS,but i couldn t get the thing loaded into my Synth.Just like to add that i had a VFX-SD about 5 years ago and sold
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hi, all ...
2001-04-15 by Suzanne Archibald
... It would be a huge project,unfortunately. The VFX series isn t a simple synth like many modern synths (romplers). As you ve probably discovered, many of
Hi, all ...
2001-04-15 by Albert Freeman
Well, for better or worse, I just got a VFX-SD (no manuals, no disks, blah, blah, blah). I m about to order a set of manuals if the original owner can t find
Need info on battery replacement
2001-04-11 by frederic@hardouin.net
Hi there, Since a few weeks my VFX-SD had strange problems: when holding down a sound the pitch was varying randomly between around 1/2 and -1/2 tone. The
OP version 1.37
2001-03-30 by Fabio García
Hi people, I need to know if somebody know where I can get the operating system 1.37. It s an old version but some guy need it because his synth can t handle
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Okay, here it goes...
2001-03-26 by Bill Wilcox
Also check out www.hometown.aol/mishon66/index.html for interesting Ensoniq goodies including manuals. ... Hello everyone, I just got back from a local music
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Okay, here it goes...
2001-03-26 by keith cummings
Hi, here s my two bits (Canadian funds), as for the disk drive they re expensive, Ferris & Sons might have something as may Syntaur for the price of either an
Re: Okay, here it goes...
2001-03-25 by suzanne@crysalis.com
... Congrats!. ... You might want to get the manual if you can, look back a few days and you ll find that we were discussing manual availability here... ...
Okay, here it goes...
2001-03-25 by Mr. Tuna
Hello everyone, I just got back from a local music store and picked up an old used VFX synth. No manual, no disk drive, no nothing except a little cartridge
Pitch drift
2001-03-24 by Nathan I Smutz
Try pushing the compare button while holding the preset button. See if your pitch wheel is at 64. Sometimes (mabe most of the time) my pitch wheel
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Overheating
2001-03-23 by Bill Wilcox
Cool! (No pun intended....well, maybe it wuz....). Thanks for the info. ... cooling fans specifically for Ensoniq gear and has lots of Ensoniq support stuff.
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Overheating
2001-03-23 by keith cummings
... cooling fans specifically for Ensoniq gear and has lots of Ensoniq support stuff. Recommended site...cheers,
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-22 by Suzanne Archibald
... Real shame, if it was DD/MM/YY, my SD1 was born on my 21st birthday....
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-22 by Bill Wilcox
Um, golly, good question. Mine actually says July xx, 1991 (I forgot the day). Being American made I would presume MM/DD/YY, but that s a guess. ... Is the
thanks, and sysex files to VFX-disks via EDE ?
2001-03-22 by svenburen@hotmail.com
Hi ! first of all I would like to thank for all the replies I received on the hardwireing keyboard boards deal - I followed the instructions and the VFX-SD
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Suzanne Archibald
... Is the format DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY ? Anyway, mine is somewhere around 9 years old looking at it...
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Overheating
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
We have the answers because we learned em the hard way. Yep, Ensoniq heat sinks get hot. Best procedure is an air conditioned studio (not trying to be a
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
So I take it that yours sits put in a studio and doesn t go out on the road at all. That s probably a good thing, it will live long and prosper. Btw, date of
Overheating
2001-03-21 by oize@angelfire.com
You guyz seem to have all the answers :) Here s another question for you: my VXF-SD seems to be overheating - at least the heat sink gets extremely hot within
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Suzanne Archibald
... I don t know when it was manufactured, so I can t be sure. I bought it used about 10 months ago. So far not had any major problems, it will sometimes
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
Good point about the interchangability of sounds. I ve only had experience with VFX-to-SD transfers, and they work fine in that direction. There may also be
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Suzanne Archibald
... Afaik, the SD1-24 s were actually rebadged VFX-SD II s (only a few made it to market with that name, from what I remember). Probably the PCB ribbon cable
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
One more and I ll go away. The beauty of these 3 machines (4 if you count the short lived VFX-SD II....) is that sound programs, presets and sequences are all
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Suzanne Archibald
... Probably the SD1, since it includes the sequencer. The differences between the VFX-SD and the SD1 (VFX-SD2 basically) are really only in a handful of
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
Early SD1 s (the 21-voice version) had the 25,000 note sequencer on board with an upgrade available to 75,000 notes. The later 32-voice SD1 s came with the
Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by oize@angelfire.com
Thanks, Suz & Bill (see previous reply): Syntaur is out of musician s manuals for the VFX-SD with no plans to re-stock. However, they still have manuals for
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Everett, Jimmy
the SD-1 ... From: oize@angelfire.com [mailto:oize@angelfire.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:09 PM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject:
[Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
F, The SD1 would be most similar since it also has a disc drive and sequencer. Not sure of what other differences may exist in hardware, but the SD1 does have
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Suzanne Archibald
... I believe Syntaur have them for $20. http://www.syntaur.com/ There was another company that I came across while looking for RAM modules, they had both the
Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by oize@angelfire.com
Can anyone tell me where I can get an owner/user manual for the VFX- SD? I just got a previously enjoyed unit and I would really like to get up and running
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Owner's manual - anyone?
2001-03-21 by Bill Wilcox
Try an outfit called Syntaur Productions. They sell lots of sounds for Ensoniq instruments plus manuals. Bill Wilcox bwilcox@hcarchitects.com 1-314-863-5717
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD hard wireing "keyboard boards" -HELP
2001-03-13 by Bill Wilcox
Sven, I had an unrelated, but equally baffling, problem with my SD1 not long ago. It froze up spontaneously and would not reinitialize at all. On the advice
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD hard wireing "keyboard boards" -HELP
2001-03-13 by Everett, Jimmy
What Up fellows, have any of your tried an authorized Ensoniq repair shop or called Ensoniq/Emu? Go to their web site at www.ensoniq.com
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD hard wireing "keyboard boards" -HELP
2001-03-13 by Todd Bryant
Running into the same problem, I tried cleaning the connections, which didn t work. My next course of action is to find a electronics repair company who can
VFX-SD hard wireing "keyboard boards" -HELP
2001-03-13 by svenburen@hotmail.com
Hi ! I have a VFX-SD that havent been used for 3 years. Now it always works well for 7-10 minutes - then some keys doesnt work at all whereas other play
Selling Transoniq Hacker Back Issues
2001-02-20 by Phillips Tony
I apologize for the cross-post, but I thought there might be folks on both lists that would be interested. E-mail me privately if you have questions.
Fwd: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Foot Switch Problems! HELP!!!
2001-01-26 by manicmaestro@gateway.net
Fatar or Music Products Inc. CVP-1/10 (normally open) or 1/25 (switchable, in case you have different brand equipment requiring different gender) Cheers Mike