RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-08-01 by Gary Brumm
You may still be able to get a floppy to work a good thing to use. I realize if may be the economical way to go especially on an old inexpensive keyboard.
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-08-01 by Christian Brunschen
... Well, programs like OmniFlop and possibly TotalCommander manage work around that, since the actual floppy controllers used are still very much standard.
RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Gary Brumm
…same reason they don’t support large floppies…the floppy format is obsolete. There is a program; I believe it’s called Format Factory, (not to be
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Mark Wiens
Keep in mind that Microsoft, in their great wisdom decided it was not necessary to low level floppy support, including 720k floppy creation in their operating
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Christian Brunschen
Sounds are encoded very simply in a .SYX fie; they contain a short header, then a nybble-encoded dump of the sound data as it is stored in memory and indeed as
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
so it can do .mid with sysex data dump in the file did not realise the program did that i just used it to change standard smf to the format of the sd1
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
Jammie, SMF is used not only for songs, of course also for SysEx memory bulk dump... It differs from SYX format just in small details in header. Daniel ...
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
it only does midi song data not sysex data as i have the soft on a win98 pc and it needs to use the msdos ... From: Daniel Forró To:
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
This software works with SMF, not SysEx format, and it s MS-DOS software. Daniel Forro On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:31 PM,
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by tomlinson6050@roadrunner.com
... ============= Hello, I have actually managed to find 2 decent sites with Ensoniq VFX-SD sounds on it! I only have one further problem - I now can t get
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
Sorry to be late, Jammie, I will answer ASAP :-) Daniel ... Sorry to be late, Jammie, I will answer ASAP :-) Daniel On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:03 PM, jammie wrote:
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
no that that message the private one you sent me i sent a message back did you get it ... From: Daniel Forró To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
I mean in my previous answer to Jonathan few minutes ago, maybe you still didn t receive it. Daniel Forro ... I mean in my previous answer to Jonathan few
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
hay daniel you never replied to my message you did not say what you wanted ... From: Daniel Forró To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 31,
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
Well explained, I just tried to say the same :-) Daniel Forro
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Daniel Forró
... I maybe know :-) There s no reason to think about such a way. Everybody just uses floppies to save internal data of instrument, or uses MIDI for bulk dump
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
it will work just use a editor as long as you set up the usb midi device properly and have the editor set to the correct channels of the synth there should be
Re: .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Jonathan
Thanks for the quick reply! Ok, now I understand how floppies work with the VFX-SD now. It s a shame that there isn t a way to create image files from .syx on
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] .SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by jammie
unless some one sends the sysex to the the synth then saves to floppy for you make an image so that you can write the image to floppy there is no other way to
.SYX on Floppy?
2012-07-31 by Jonathan
Hello, I have actually managed to find 2 decent sites with Ensoniq VFX-SD sounds on it! I only have one further problem - I now can t get these files onto my
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: For sale VFXSD near mint.
2012-07-29 by Rish
The sounds are all on a CD and in SYSEX banks for all three VFX, VFXSD and SD1 32. These are Ensoniqs entire Lib and many others, I could make you a CD or
Re: For sale VFXSD near mint.
2012-07-29 by Jonathan
Hello. I am perhaps being a bit cheeky here, but am not interested in the synthesiser myself (partly down to living in the UK, but I do own one of my own and
For sale VFXSD near mint.
2012-06-22 by mishon53511
Moderators spare Ensoniq VFXSD for sale, pickup only in Janesville WI, citys near are Madison, Milwaukee, Rockford and Chicago. Near mint condition VFXSD,
ZR-76 Mainboard
2012-06-22 by acamocardi
Hello everyone. Recently I bought a Ensoniq ZR-76 no longer worked, despite having a very new appearance. The case is that the keyboard does not have the
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by jammie
my sequencer saves fine never have to reload it unless i do a software reset or hardware reset when changing battery the eps has to load in its os system to
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by Eric Hall
My VFX-SD saves the sequencer fine. The only time I have to reload it is after a crash - and that happens very seldom. Eric ________________________________
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by tomlinson6050@roadrunner.com
Sorry if I have mis-read this thread. The sequencer OS IS NOT SAVED at power down ! This code must be reloaded via floppy each time you want to use the
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by jammie
yes im in the uk i saw one on the bay that sold for £90 becuase of this same problem as he put spares or repair i was thinking of bidding but already have 2
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by Christian Brunschen
... I was checking the voltage from the battery, via the diode and on the actual RAM Vcc pin while the keyboard was switched off: Battery was providing just
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by jammie
the battery should not be charged thats what the diode is for the battery circuit only comes into play when switched off as the ram circuits are feed by the
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by Tal Rodriguez
Hi Christian, No help here except to advise to email the guy in California and see if he has a solution. If the battery is being charged then I wouldn t
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by Christian Brunschen
Hmm. Brief perusal of the service manual, page 23, chapter TEST PROCEDURE, section 11. Disk Change Test/Battery Backup Test (SD-1/VFX-SD Only) , suggests that
SD-1/32 forgets sequencer &c, though battery seems OK
2012-06-17 by Christian Brunschen
I have a strange problem with my SD-1/32. I bought it used on eBay a couple of years ago; when I received it, it still had sequences and such in memory,
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2012-05-31 by Max
I was told that id never be able to bounce back from my debt this really intrigued me I had hit an all time low
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] sysex bulk
2012-05-30 by Daniel Forró
Great. So elimination method works, one by one try to check everything and the reason must be found :-) Daniel Forro
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] sysex bulk
2012-05-30 by PRINTZ Jean-Charles
Everything s ok. Wrong midi cable. Works fluently.
Re: sysex bulk
2012-05-30 by whoi.geo
... OK can you dump sysex to your computer? In other words have you reversed he midi in/out cables? HTH sonofspy
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] sysex bulk
2012-05-30 by Daniel Forró
Same MIDI channel? Same Device Number if applicable? All MIDI setting in computer OK? Does your setting work with another synthesizer? If not, problem can be
sysex bulk
2012-05-30 by jeancharles.printz
I m trying tou send sysex files to my VFX SD, but it does not respond ... Everything is correctly set, sysex=on, sending from midiox ok with a motu microlite,
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD and SD-1/32 service manuals & schematics?
2012-05-25 by Christian Brunschen
I m so sorry about sending the first reply to the mailing list - I only intended that reply for Rish, noone else. My apologies :( // Christian
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD and SD-1/32 service manuals & schematics?
2012-05-25 by Christian Brunschen
... Awesome! :) (Will that include the still-missing battery holder as well?) Many thanks, ... // Christian
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD and SD-1/32 service manuals & schematics?
2012-05-25 by Rish
Hey I got your manuals, I will get them coming to you after the holiday weekend. Rish Life is like MIDI, your either IN, OUT or THRU.
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX-SD and SD-1/32 service manuals & schematics?
2012-05-25 by Christian Brunschen
Anyone? I m still trying to find a set of schematics and service manual(s) for the VFX-SD and the SD-1/32 - to buy or borrow. Best wishes, // Christian
Ensoniq keyboard emulation
2012-05-25 by Christian Brunschen
I have been thinking that it would be highly useful if there were emulation available for my VFX-SD and/or my SD-1/32 . To that end, I ve actually been
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Slightly off-topic: Google's Doodle today
2012-05-23 by Tal Rodriguez
Yeah, just woke up to that and played Mary Had a Little Lamb. Tal Rodriguez ... Yeah, just woke up to that and played Mary Had a Little Lamb. Tal Rodriguez
Slightly off-topic: Google's Doodle today
2012-05-23 by Christian Brunschen
... at the usual place: https://www.google.com/ There s a user s manual: http://www.moogmusic.com/content/google-doodle-how // Christian Brunschen
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Replacement for the floppy drive
2012-05-20 by Christian Brunschen
... Well, 6 months ago the floppy-drive-shaped one didn t exist; that one is only now entering volume production. You d have had to either fit it externally
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Replacement for the floppy drive
2012-05-20 by Christian Brunschen
... But it isn t an ad, nor do I have a vested interest. My interest in this is simply because, well, floppy drives fail, and so do floppies! - and I ve been
Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Replacement for the floppy drive
2012-05-19 by w.james.meagher@gmail.com
Arrrggghhh... I wish I d known about this 6 months ago when I replaced the drive on my SQ80. I might do it again anyway - this looks great! James Sent from my