Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Depending on your setup, the practice varies.  If you
have a computer, you can use the method recommended in
the previous post.

If you do not have a computer to record to, you can
record to a stand alone recorder; DAT, CD-Burner, DCC,
High End Cassette Deck, etc...

Just take the outputs from your mixer and convert them
to whichever input your recorder allows.

Example, 

I had a VFX-SD well over 10 years ago and I wanted to
archive my music before I had to give it back.  I had
a Mackie mixer and an Optimus DCC (Digital Compact
Cassette Recorder - yep still got it too and it still
works...).  I simply used the RCA tape outputs from
the Mackie and went directly into the DCC's analog
inputs.  Since the DCC is digital, I was able to have
a CD quality backup of my music.  I have tried to
archive to my machine (mainly my ripping a CD to MP3
file), I get a jagged result.  For me, running an
archice to a stand alone recording source other than
computer was sufficient for my needs.

Making an archive to cassette is difficult at best,
mainly because of the inherent introduction of noise
that is characteristic of analog tape.  You will have
to use Dolby C (minimally....dbx is reccomended) and
use a higher end deck (like technics, marantz,
nakamichi, tascam, etc...) and make sure your signal
going to the unit is as high as can allow without
distortion.

If you have another digital recorder of some kind, you
can archive it to that and then digitally transfer
that to a CD for archival purposes.  If you do not
have access to a CD burner, I am sure you can work
something out with someone to get it burned for you.

I own a studio and do media transfers quite
frequently.  I own a cassette deck (with Dolby
b,c,HX-pro), DCC Recorder, DAT Recorder, Philips
CD-Burner....

Thank you, 
Harry Ebbeson III
Ebbeson Management Group
www.geocities.com/ebbrecords




	
		
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