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RESULTS - Re: Well, how about an old ensoniqs VFX and sysex control???

2008-05-25 by k5kip_1999

Royce,

I do have vfx sending sysex....

See new screen shot in file section, this was tweaking the filter
cutoff #1.
I did not compare it to what you have sent me yet, my son needs
attention, so this is just a quick email.
Kip



--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "k5kip_1999" <k5kip_1999@...> wrote:
>
> Hey...
> I have the vanilla VFX no sd or sdII.
> I have the midi base chans set to 1 no 0 option.
> Alright, Royce, I will play around with midiquest to see if i can get
> ANY realtime control over a patch edit.  
> If I do, then I will come back with more.
> I am feeling very pessimistic at this point.  
> I remember how often I got a crash out of midiquest and the vfx in the
> past.
> I will try some more, sigh!
> 
> Thanks for your time.
> Maybe it's time for this thing to get the boot! 
> The vfx that is...
> 
> Kip 
> 
> --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "rpcfender" <rpcfender@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > > First .tx string no result, will reinitialize after a little
while of
> > > turning the knob.
> > 
> > dash it all !
> > 
> > > Second .tx string causes sysex err and keyboard reinitialize
> > immediately.
> > So we are both wrong
> > 
> > > Judging by the midiquest dump i posted in the sysex section, from
> > > midiquest, filter cutoff #1 has a 13 where yours has a twelve.
> > 
> > I noticed that too but
> > pp 12 -
> > Page 12 Filter #1
> > Page 13 Filter #2
> > Both the Page and Slot start at 0 so there isn't that sort of problem.
> > I have had to make quite a few "adjustments" to MidiQuest over the
years
> > to get it to work.
> > 
> > Have you checked  that the VFX  is set to channel 1 (or 0 if they work
> > that way) for the global Midi channel or Sysex Global channel or
> > whatever it is called?
> > 
> > > I tired to do this with the second .tx string. Which btw matches the
> > > dump from midiquest, however, crash.
> > 
> > >
> > > Hmmmm... my sysex knowledge is not so good, yet.
> > We all seem to be learning.
> > 
> > Can you get the VFX to output parameter sysex?
> > 
> > I see that there is a VFX - SD and a VFX-SD II in MidiQuest. What
model
> > is yours?
> > 
> > Can you get your Editor to work on any parameter on the VFX?
> > (what is it and what is the sysex string in MidiOx?)
> > If you can, try to modify the .tx line and see if you can control the
> > VFX from the BCR.
> > 
> > Royce
> >
>

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