Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I have downloaded and installed the Sound Librarian software from the DX7
site that has been the topic of several group discussions, courtesy of
group member Mick. As he has pointed out in several past responses, this
librarian has over 1400 sounds for the VFX. I am having a problem getting
it to work and this is the first time I have tried to hook up my music
gear to my PC.
I'm hooked up with a midi driver via my computer serial port going to the
computer jack on my Roland Soundcanvas. I've got a midi cable going out
of the Soundcanvas into the VFXSD-1 midi in. The Sound Librarian 'sees'
my VFXSD-1 cause it showed up as 'VFX' when I started the Sound Librarian
software. I can't get my VFXSD-1 to receive the sys-ex dump from the
computer. This is probably something pretty simple/stupid. Suggestions??
FYI-I have set the VFXSD-1 as the "current instrument" in the Sound
Librarian. I have also set the VFXSD-1 to 'receive' sys-ex info and the
base channel is set to 1, same as the Librarian. This is a bummer, cause
I'm staring at all these patches I got from the Neopatch site, and I'm
chomping at the bit to play with them. Hopefully someone can point me in
a direction. 

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Try doing this:
1.On the MIDI Control button: press twice to get to SYS-EX=ON or 
change it to SYS-EX=ON if it is SYS-EX=OFF
2.Press the TEST button in the left corner of Soundlib and the VFX 
should jump into EDIT Mode for that patch
3. You don't need to go into SYS-EX receive mode --- that is really 
for receiving SYS-EX dumps from other synths to store on the VFX-SD 
diskettes.





--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, gregconrad@j... wrote:
> I have downloaded and installed the Sound Librarian software from 
the DX7
> site that has been the topic of several group discussions, courtesy 
of
> group member Mick. As he has pointed out in several past responses, 
this
> librarian has over 1400 sounds for the VFX. I am having a problem 
getting
> it to work and this is the first time I have tried to hook up my 
music
> gear to my PC.
> I'm hooked up with a midi driver via my computer serial port going 
to the
> computer jack on my Roland Soundcanvas. I've got a midi cable going 
out
> of the Soundcanvas into the VFXSD-1 midi in. The Sound 
Librarian 'sees'
> my VFXSD-1 cause it showed up as 'VFX' when I started the Sound 
Librarian
> software. I can't get my VFXSD-1 to receive the sys-ex dump from the
> computer. This is probably something pretty simple/stupid. 
Suggestions??
> FYI-I have set the VFXSD-1 as the "current instrument" in the Sound
> Librarian. I have also set the VFXSD-1 to 'receive' sys-ex info and 
the
> base channel is set to 1, same as the Librarian. This is a bummer, 
cause
> I'm staring at all these patches I got from the Neopatch site, and 
I'm
> chomping at the bit to play with them. Hopefully someone can point 
me in

> a direction. 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________
> The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
> Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
> Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Thanks for the reply. I have already done the three things you mentioned
below. Sys-ex is set to 'on' on the keyboard. When I press the 'test'
button in Soundlib the keyboard DOES NOT jump into 'edit mode'. Any other
ideas??

On Sat, 10 May 2003 11:17:15 -0000 "ixohoxi_music"
<ixohoxi_music@...> writes:
Try doing this:
1.On the MIDI Control button: press twice to get to SYS-EX=ON or 
change it to SYS-EX=ON if it is SYS-EX=OFF
2.Press the TEST button in the left corner of Soundlib and the VFX 
should jump into EDIT Mode for that patch
3. You don't need to go into SYS-EX receive mode --- that is really 
for receiving SYS-EX dumps from other synths to store on the VFX-SD 
diskettes.





--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, gregconrad@j... wrote:
> I have downloaded and installed the Sound Librarian software from 
the DX7
> site that has been the topic of several group discussions, courtesy 
of
> group member Mick. As he has pointed out in several past responses, 
this
> librarian has over 1400 sounds for the VFX. I am having a problem 
getting
> it to work and this is the first time I have tried to hook up my 
music
> gear to my PC.
> I'm hooked up with a midi driver via my computer serial port going 
to the
> computer jack on my Roland Soundcanvas. I've got a midi cable going 
out
> of the Soundcanvas into the VFXSD-1 midi in. The Sound 
Librarian 'sees'
> my VFXSD-1 cause it showed up as 'VFX' when I started the Sound 
Librarian
> software. I can't get my VFXSD-1 to receive the sys-ex dump from the
> computer. This is probably something pretty simple/stupid. 
Suggestions??
> FYI-I have set the VFXSD-1 as the "current instrument" in the Sound
> Librarian. I have also set the VFXSD-1 to 'receive' sys-ex info and 
the
> base channel is set to 1, same as the Librarian. This is a bummer, 
cause
> I'm staring at all these patches I got from the Neopatch site, and 
I'm
> chomping at the bit to play with them. Hopefully someone can point 
me in
> a direction. 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________
> The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
> Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
> Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!



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I am just getting started with SoundLib too.  If you select 
Midi...Receive, are your patches downloaded from the VFX to 
SoundLib?  If not, check your MIDI connections carefully.  Can you 
use the VFX to control anything on your computer?  You do have two 
MIDI connections, in to out and out to in, right?

Jim Henry

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, gregconrad@j... wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. I have already done the three things you 
mentioned
> below. Sys-ex is set to 'on' on the keyboard. When I press 
the 'test'
> button in Soundlib the keyboard DOES NOT jump into 'edit mode'. 
Any other
> ideas??