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Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....

Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....

2008-04-11 by Bob S.

I just received the SD-1/32 I scored on Ebay for $132....didn't
realize it was a 32 until after I won when I noticed a red bar in the
photo under the SD-1 logo.  And it works!  Here are some differences
between this SD-1/32 and the VFX I have had for a few years.....

- Key action is a lot looser on the SD-1 than the VFX....actually, non
of my keyboards feel as soft as the SD-1.  Not a bad soft....just low
key spring pressure than other keyboards.

- Aftertouch is definitely not as sensitive as my VFX....I tried with
a few patches I had designed with noticeable aftertouch and they just
don't seem to be affected as much with aftertouch on the SD-1

- Have no clue what OS version the SD-1 is at...can the OS be loaded
via floppy instead of PROM like the VFX?  What is the latest OS and
what keystrokes to see?

- It is DEFINITELY much quieter, hiss wise, than the VFX was.  I also
sounds a bit cleaner....maybe too clean and I might have to adjust
some of my presets like the overdrive organ.....

- Can decide if I will sell the VFX yet.....

Bob
El Segundo, CA

Re: Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....

2008-04-12 by Bob S.

Thanks Gordon !

My ROM=4.20....I presume that is the OS version that is loaded into
EEPROM for the SD-1...making it up-to-date....but what is the KPC number?

Thanks
Bob
El Segundo, CA


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> To view the information you need:
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> 1. Press and hold (PRESETS)
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....

2008-04-13 by Bob S.

Thank You Claus for all your responses !!
The SD-1 I bought did not look so good in the photos but a little cleaning and tape removal made it look as good as any keyboard that is over 15 years old.....and it sounds good.....(I am still sorry I sold my Fizmo last year but needed cash and I still have over 20 hardware synths....)
I am going to guess the keyboard mechanism is a little different for the VFX and the SD-1....since the feel is different and the polyAT sensitivity seems different. Later this year I'll open the keyboard part of the SD-1 and see if there is anything I can do to improve sensitivity. On my Yamaha AN1x, there was a sensitivity gain and offset pot on the keyboard circuit card that let me adjust the AT make the it more sensitive.
I found a zip of EDE109....is that the sequencer?
Thanks
Bob
El Segundo, CA
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----- Original Message -----
From: Claus
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....

That was CHEEEEEEEAP :O Lucky You!!


As I remember, the VFX-series uses the Phillips 1541 converter. The SD's the 1542 (less noisy), a little more distortion (inaudioble btw.)

The SD's probably run on the same ~39 KHz sampling rate, allthough it might have been 44.1. Not 100% sure about that.


Claus, Denmark.



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From: tttsystems@earthlink.net

Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 3:01 AM -07:00

To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Had VFX & now an SD-1......question on differences I hear & feel....


I just received the SD-1/32 I scored on Ebay for $132....didn't

realize it was a 32 until after I won when I noticed a red bar in the

photo under the SD-1 logo. And it works! Here are some differences

between this SD-1/32 and the VFX I have had for a few years.....


- Key action is a lot looser on the SD-1 than the VFX....actually, non

of my keyboards feel as soft as the SD-1. Not a bad soft....just low

key spring pressure than other keyboards.


- Aftertouch is definitely not as sensitive as my VFX....I tried with

a few patches I had designed with noticeable aftertouch and they just

don't seem to be affected as much with aftertouch on the SD-1


- Have no clue what OS version the SD-1 is at...can the OS be loaded

via floppy instead of PROM like the VFX? What is the latest OS and

what keystrokes to see?


- It is DEFINITELY much quieter, hiss wise, than the VFX was. I also

sounds a bit cleaner....maybe too clean and I might have to adjust

some of my presets like the overdrive organ.....


- Can decide if I will sell the VFX yet.....


Bob

El Segundo, CA

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