Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.

At the moment, I'm trying to build a diskette with the sequencer on it, but I'm not having to much luck. I run primarily on an old g4 mac so there is no hope there.

I have an old laptop that I'm going to install freedos on to see if I can get it going that way. That will wipe out the Windows 2000 installation on it, but I can always reinstall, I guess.

I also have a Yamaha DX7 mk1, if I can get the sequencer going I will have a cool vintage midi setup for sure. 

Regards, Eric H

Check the file section and the archive. Someone has made a free dos 
floppy for that
purpose which you can use without wiping out your windows system.

Hans

Eric schrieb:
>  
>
> Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the 
> keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.
>
> At the moment, I'm trying to build a diskette with the sequencer on 
> it, but I'm not having to much luck. I run primarily on an old g4 mac 
> so there is no hope there.
>
> I have an old laptop that I'm going to install freedos on to see if I 
> can get it going that way. That will wipe out the Windows 2000 
> installation on it, but I can always reinstall, I guess.
>
> I also have a Yamaha DX7 mk1, if I can get the sequencer going I will 
> have a cool vintage midi setup for sure.
>
> Regards, Eric H
>
> 

-- 
Hans Artmann
Fl\ufffdggenstr. 10
80639 M\ufffdnchen
Tel +49 89 17095720
Fax +49 89 17095722
Mob +49 151 17413090

It does need the keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.
> 
>welcome !!

my vfx-sd came with keyboard problems too. Top-most 16 dead, one lower key dead. opened it up and found the jumper had alreasy been instaled.
Could have been mouse piss, but I found three tiny defects in the copper traces. could have been corrosion, or (my guess) defects in the circut board that finaly went open. Jumpered these points and ##WIN## !!!
good luck on yours.

bill

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 09:48:31AM -0700, Eric Hall wrote:
> I did find that, and finally managed to get a working diskette. It's actually not in the file section though, it's on another site. 
> 
> http://ensoniq.jrwhitesel.com/software.html
> 
> The VFX is happily playing the demo as we speak. I'm glad I didn't have to install the full version of freedos, as that would have wiped the  only windows machine I have. It has all my sysex utilities and patches for my DX7 as well. 
> 
> Thank you!

You're welcome!  Unfortunately, as time moves on it's getting harder
and harder to find a computer with a floppy disk that will work for
this. :-(

--> Steve Wahl (Originator of the fdvfx.zip VFX Freedos Floppy) 

> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Hans Artmann <hans.artmann@...>
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 10:11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
> 
>    
> Check the file section and the archive. Someone has made a free dos 
> floppy for that
> purpose which you can use without wiping out your windows system.
> 
> Hans
> 
> Eric schrieb:
> > 
> >
> > Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the 
> > keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.
> >
> > At the moment, I'm trying to build a diskette with the sequencer on 
> > it, but I'm not having to much luck. I run primarily on an old g4 mac 
> > so there is no hope there.
> >
> > I have an old laptop that I'm going to install freedos on to see if I 
> > can get it going that way. That will wipe out the Windows 2000 
> > installation on it, but I can always reinstall, I guess.
> >
> > I also have a Yamaha DX7 mk1, if I can get the sequencer going I will 
> > have a cool vintage midi setup for sure.
> >
> > Regards, Eric H
> >
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Hans Artmann
> Fl\ufffdggenstr. 10
> 80639 M\ufffdnchen
> Tel +49 89 17095720
> Fax +49 89 17095722
> Mob +49 151 17413090
> 
>    
-- 
Steve Wahl    steve@...

/* Halley */ (Halley's comment.)

Buggy whip makers agree with you :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Hall" <jester_123@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd


I was very lucky I had a few low density diskettes on hand.

It's a shame that so many things become obsolete.




________________________________
From: Steve Wahl <steve@...>
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, October 16, 2009 2:02:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd


On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 09:48:31AM -0700, Eric Hall wrote:
> I did find that, and finally managed to get a working diskette. It's 
> actually not in the file section though, it's on another site.
>
> http://ensoniq. jrwhitesel. com/software. html
>
> The VFX is happily playing the demo as we speak. I'm glad I didn't have to 
> install the full version of freedos, as that would have wiped the  only 
> windows machine I have. It has all my sysex utilities and patches for my 
> DX7 as well.
>
> Thank you!

You're welcome!  Unfortunately, as time moves on it's getting harder
and harder to find a computer with a floppy disk that will work for
this. :-(

--> Steve Wahl (Originator of the fdvfx.zip VFX Freedos Floppy)

> Eric
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Hans Artmann <hans.artmann@ arcasys.de>
> To: Ensoniq-VFX- SD@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 10:11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX- SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
>
>
> Check the file section and the archive. Someone has made a free dos
> floppy for that
> purpose which you can use without wiping out your windows system.
>
> Hans
>
> Eric schrieb:
> >
> >
> > Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the
> > keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.
> >
> > At the moment, I'm trying to build a diskette with the sequencer on
> > it, but I'm not having to much luck. I run primarily on an old g4 mac
> > so there is no hope there.
> >
> > I have an old laptop that I'm going to install freedos on to see if I
> > can get it going that way. That will wipe out the Windows 2000
> > installation on it, but I can always reinstall, I guess.
> >
> > I also have a Yamaha DX7 mk1, if I can get the sequencer going I will
> > have a cool vintage midi setup for sure.
> >
> > Regards, Eric H
> >
> >
>
> -- 
> Hans Artmann
> Fl\ufffdggenstr. 10
> 80639 M\ufffdnchen
> Tel +49 89 17095720
> Fax +49 89 17095722
> Mob +49 151 17413090
>
>
-- 
Steve Wahl steve@pro-ns. net

/* Halley */ (Halley's comment.)