Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Would SD-1 patches be welcome in the SoundBank area ? I don't know 
how compatible they are with the VFX-SD (I know the SD-1 can read VFX 
patches just fine)

If so, I have a SD-1 version of the drone gated bass from Pink 
Floyd's 'On the Run' I made, that I can post (though not til 
tomorrow, because we've had storms here, and my 'studio' PC is shut 
down until then..

Suzanne.

Ok, I uploaded it to the files area, the filename is 'OTR-Like.syx'. 
It should work on any VFX (it only uses one waveform from the 
Waveform group (I can't remember if I used sawtooth or square) all 
the rest of the 'sound' is done via the filters and LFO.

The way to use the patch is to hold the lowest C on the keyboard and 
vary the filtering with the mod wheel while holding higher notes (and 
letting the voice glide to the second note), creating the sort of 
doppler-like effect that Rick achieved, then letting go of the higher 
note so that the glide slides back down to the original C.

There are probably ways to improve this patch, I haven't compared it 
to the record of 'On the run' so its only an approximation from 
memory, but it sounds close to me (I was amazed I could even get 
that 'EMS' sound out of the SD1 :) Certainly beats buying a Kurzweil 
K2000 just for the sound (since thats what Rick used for the drone 
when he played it live in 94/95)