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sequencer disk

2010-10-19 by qwiksilvertheband

What is the correct name for the Disk to run and load the sequencer ? When I go to the vendors I m getting all kinds of names . I need to load the operating

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VFX-SD's Factory conversions to SD1-32

2010-10-05 by surfermarketing

Hello Group I have 2 VFX-SD s that were Factory conversions to SD1-32 voice. I used to work at a music store and I know the factory came up with this upgrade

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Re: Similar sounds to VFX-SD?

2010-09-24 by franzschiller@rocketmail.com

That would be great, but around me, the cheapest possible repair tech is at least $60 an hour. They always quote a MINIMUM of 2 hours. Then there s parts. So

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Re: Similar sounds to VFX-SD?

2010-09-24 by franzschiller@rocketmail.com

Alright, so we have an opposing opinion. I might have to try out the TS-12 then. I m only hesitant because I usually dig 5 octave synth action keyboards. I m

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Re: Similar sounds to VFX-SD?

2010-09-23 by franzschiller@rocketmail.com

Vince, thanks! That s great to know. Did you sell your TS? Or do you keep it around for certain things?

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Similar sounds to VFX-SD?

2010-09-23 by franzschiller@rocketmail.com

Hi there all. I m a long time lurker who has never posted before. I had an ESQ-1 which I loved, so I got a VFX-SD...then promptly stopped using the ESQ cause I

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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Digital crapulence!

2010-09-16 by tomlinson6050@roadrunner.com

... ============= What is the ESP chip ? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ensoniq Signal Processor. Their custom chip that handles effects. You

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Re: Digital crapulence!

2010-09-15 by Bill Tomlinson

... EDIT: before you replace the keyboard into the VFX, hook it up to MIDI and adjust the trimmer near the right edge of the mainboard to get the best

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Re: Digital crapulence!

2010-09-15 by Bill Tomlinson

... NO! Did nothing. Further checking revealed the ESP chip had failed. Ordered one from www.syntaur.com and BINGO !: beautiful music again !

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Re: Digital crapulence!

2010-08-30 by Bill Tomlinson

Just got a VFX-sd on the bench. WORST SOUND EVER !Buzzy. distorted. crappy. no semblance of timber. Found the AD1856 D/A converter had died. could not find an

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Re: Stor-cart question

2010-08-25 by rrsw_ccs

Well, it must be a service cart. Although it says it is a Storcart 32 the chipset EEPROM inside is the same as a read only cart. (27C256)and the resistors are

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Stor-cart question

2010-08-23 by rrsw_ccs

Just got a storcart for my VFX. It has a handwritten lable stating inburn V1.65 on it. Any Ideas on what that is before I format the cart and erase it?

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digital crapulence VFX

2010-08-18 by Bill Tomlinson

hi there is a screwdriver trimpot on the main board toward the right end about middle verticaly. this is the DA bias. try adjusting it SLIGHTLY and see if you

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Digital crapulence!

2010-08-18 by chris_i_rolland

Like many here I am on my second VFX, having sold the first one (which I bought about a week after it arrived in the UK) like an idiot when I got a Korg O1-W

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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Mega Piano

2010-08-17 by Joe Wright

The SD-1/32 Voice does not contain the same mega piano waves that were originally introduced in the later VFXsd/II series. The comparable SD-1 mega piano

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Overheat- no output

2010-08-17 by lakeys5

My VFX sd has stopped operating .. No main/headphone output ... The heat sink is intense HOT .I opened it up and it appears that a component attached to the

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question about the floppy disk reader

2010-08-16 by chabot652002

Hello Everybody, I have owned a VFX-SD from 1990 to 1995. I originally joined this group to ask questions for a friend of mine. But to talk and read about the

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Re: Mega Piano

2010-08-15 by todamoonmusic

... So is there a patch called Mega Piano or is there certain patches that use it?....I m a little confused what the Mega Piano is exactly....Anyone?....moon

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