Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

At 01:38 AM 9/19/00 -0000, you wrote:
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>--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@egroups.com, ffort2@a... wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings.  Unfortunately the VFX-SD does not support sound bands. 
>That 
>> feature was added to the TS series.  If you can find a used 
>writable 
>> cartridge for the VFX  that will give you an additional 60 sounds, 
>however.  
>> Yours, Frank Fortunato
>
>Not quite true, the VFX series do in fact use 'banks' (INT0, ROM0, 
>ROM1, CAR0) unfortunatly though, they're not implemented using GM 
>style bank switches (CC#0/32), but instead uses an ugly hack of 
>sending a Patch Change 124 (or around there, i don't have the manual 
>to hand) followed by another patch change, to select between the 4 
>internal banks.
>
>The net result is the same, the original poster's question about 
>whether they could control an external module's bank select with the 
>VFX's patch select button, results in an answer of 'no'.
>
>Remember that bank select messages weren't part of the standard MIDI 
>spec, and were only 'standardized' with General MIDI (which the VFX 
>series didn't adhere to)...
>
>To be honest, I think it would be more irritating if it DID send Bank 
>Selects... I find myself continually being annoyed that the VFX sends 
>patch changes at annoying times (when you switch it on or off, it 
>seems to send a patch change), you can turn off 'patch change' in the 
>MIDI setup, but then you can't remotely sequence patches on the VFX 
>either... It REALLY needed a 'off/recv-only/on' option instead 
>of 'off/new/on'.
>
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>If you are sending bank changes to the vfx via say cakewalk etc, you need
to use a series of program changes...for internal sound bank, prog #1-60
its 126 then the program # also 126  is for cartridge prog 61-120 If its
for the ROM     program bank #1-60 you send 127 first, then program # 128
is for the presets 1-20 internal, 21-41 cartridge, 41-60 rom.  Prograsm
change 126 says look at internal 1-60 and cart 61-120. Program change 127
says look at ROM 1-60 and cart 61-120. Program change 128 says look at the
presets. To get more confused there's program change 125 which looks at the
effect program assigned.
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