Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

My thought was to use a MIDI foot controller (i.e., Roland FC200) to access the patch selects, leaving both hands free for playing. It does appear that this might be doable, by setting the footswitches to send the appropriate value on controller 70.

   >  > As for the patch selects, they are one of the greatest features of
   >  the VFX - an all around awesome controller - even today. The only
   >  issue I have with using the foot pedal for the patch selects or other
   >  features was that you then lost the sustain pedal! I have often
   >  considered openeing the VFX up and running a seperate jack up to the
   >  patch select buttons, freeing the sustain pedal.
   >  
   >  It sure would have been nice to make that a voice level, sequence or
   >  preset level function rather than a global.
   >  

Hmmmm.... Controlling via MIDI may allow that to some extent.

-Geren



Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
Catonsville, Maryland  USA

On the web at:
http://www.gerenm.net

I never thought about looking to see if global things can be changed 
via midi sysex. Sounds like a project.

I use a Kenton Control Freak to take care of controlling things via 
MIDI and setting up my synths - could be a fun thing to explore.

Dan

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Geren W Mortensen Jr" 
<gerenm@g...> wrote:

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> Hmmmm.... Controlling via MIDI may allow that to some extent.
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> -Geren
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> Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
> Catonsville, Maryland  USA
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> On the web at:
> http://www.gerenm.net