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2003-04-25 by mishon66@aol.com
How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that would allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the other four Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available and you would still be able to save to and from the 4 positions. Rich at Route 66
2003-04-25 by tim sullivan
interested - yes but at what price point ? tim
On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 11:01 AM, mishon66@... wrote: > > How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x > expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? > This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that > would allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the > other four Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available > and you would still be able to save to and from the 4 positions. > Rich at Route 66 >
2003-04-25 by Simon Rod.
It would be very nice (indeed) if these extra memory locations could be accessible via midi pgm selections (i.e., bank select). Even nicer if sequences using sounds from these extra locations can correctly point to these extra locations. This would open up the range of sounds for composition (or help establish a reasonable 'semi-permanent' library) without having to keep shuffling the internal memory and cartridges which would be a big advantage. It seems that these mods could only be possible if you were modifying the actual OS / program code in which case, wow! Another question - would this mod still allow the cartridge slot to be used - in addition to the 4 x RAM? Regardless, I would be interested - price depending ofcourse.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <mishon66@...> To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:31 AM Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Internal 4x expander Ram for the VFX/SD1 Series > > How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? > This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that would allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the other four Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available and you would still be able to save to and from the 4 positions.
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2003-04-26 by gregconrad@juno.com
As others have said, it depends on the cost and if the sequencer can find and save to these locations. Greg On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:01:20 -0400 mishon66@... writes: How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that would allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the other four Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available and you would still be able to save to and from the 4 positions. Rich at Route 66 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
2003-04-26 by mishon66@aol.com
In a message dated 4/25/2003 10:34:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, stek@... writes: > > > It would be very nice (indeed) if these extra memory locations could be > accessible via midi pgm selections (i.e., bank select). > > Even nicer if sequences using sounds from these extra locations can > correctly point to these extra locations. This would open up the range of > sounds for composition (or help establish a reasonable 'semi-permanent' > library) without having to keep shuffling the internal memory and cartridges > which would be a big advantage. This acts just like a cart but is switch-able between 4 additional memory banks and the original cart. You would have to manually select which memory bank you wanted to work from. > > It seems that these mods could only be possible if you were modifying the > actual OS / program code in which case, wow! No OS mod is necessary at all. > Another question - would this mod still allow the cartridge slot to be > used - in addition to the 4 x RAM? Yes..but you would have to switch to the cart position. > > Regardless, I would be interested - price depending ofcourse.. > My thoughts on the pricing: We all know that the VFX series is not a $1000 machine, it's prices range is now around $300 to $600. With this in mind it's clear that no one is going to spend hundreds of dollars on a memory expander and the ability to manufacture memory boards now is quite inexpensive. I can't give an exact pricing but the range could be around $50 to $80.
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mishon66@...> > To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:31 AM > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Internal 4x expander Ram for the VFX/SD1 Series > > > > > > How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x > expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? > > This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that would > allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the other four > Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available and you would > still be able to save to and from the 4 positions. > > Rich at Route 66 > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2003-05-02 by Paul
I could see this being useful. The $50 to $80 is fine. As long as we're disussing innards: Have you found if a S/PDIF output could be accomplished? I may have to buy the schematic myself, I guess.
2003-05-03 by gregconrad@juno.com
I would be interested. Keep me informed. Greg On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:15:04 -0400 mishon66@... writes: In a message dated 4/25/2003 10:34:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, stek@... writes: > > > It would be very nice (indeed) if these extra memory locations could be > accessible via midi pgm selections (i.e., bank select). > > Even nicer if sequences using sounds from these extra locations can > correctly point to these extra locations. This would open up the range of > sounds for composition (or help establish a reasonable 'semi-permanent' > library) without having to keep shuffling the internal memory and cartridges > which would be a big advantage. This acts just like a cart but is switch-able between 4 additional memory banks and the original cart. You would have to manually select which memory bank you wanted to work from. > > It seems that these mods could only be possible if you were modifying the > actual OS / program code in which case, wow! No OS mod is necessary at all. > Another question - would this mod still allow the cartridge slot to be > used - in addition to the 4 x RAM? Yes..but you would have to switch to the cart position. > > Regardless, I would be interested - price depending ofcourse.. > My thoughts on the pricing: We all know that the VFX series is not a $1000 machine, it's prices range is now around $300 to $600. With this in mind it's clear that no one is going to spend hundreds of dollars on a memory expander and the ability to manufacture memory boards now is quite inexpensive. I can't give an exact pricing but the range could be around $50 to $80. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mishon66@...> > To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:31 AM > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Internal 4x expander Ram for the VFX/SD1 Series > > > > > > How many people here would be interested in having a internal 4x > expanded Ram in the VFX/SD1? > > This setup would consist of a special card inside the VFX/SD1 that would > allow the user to switch to either the cart slot or one of the other four > Ram banks. It would be like having 4 extra carts available and you would > still be able to save to and from the 4 positions. > > Rich at Route 66 > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
2004-02-24 by chokani610@aol.com