ENSONIQ VFX - MIDI System Exclusive Packet Pieces; MIDI System Exclusive Packet Head;Tail; Mesage Format; Receiver Errors

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Grounding Instructions2
Table of Contents4
Power8
AC Line Conditioning8
Amplification8
Running Your VFX through a Home Stereo System9
Rear Panel Connections10
Data Entry - Communicating with the VFX12
Soft Buttons12
Parameteric Programming12
Pages13
Sub-Pages13
Changing a Parameter14
Performance Controllers15
Pressure (After-Touch)15
Cartridge Insertion and Removal16
Re-Initializing the Unit17
Low Battery Voltage - When to Replace the Battery18
Available Options18
Playing Sounds and Presets20
Program Memory20
Bank Buttons21
Selecting a Sound21
Choosing Internal, ROM and Cartridge Sounds21
Layering (Stacking) a Sound with the Selected Sound22
Primary Sound Vs. Layered Sounds22
About Tracks23
Preset Mode Vs. Multi Mode23
About Presets24
Preset Memory25
Selecting Presets25
Editing a Preset25
Saving a Preset27
Avoiding Confusion When Using Presets27
Replace Program28
Replacing a Program in a Preset28
Performance Tip - Creating Keyboard Splits29
Performance Parameters30
Volume Page31
Pan Page32
Timbre Page32
Key Zone Page33
Setting the Key Zone33
Transpose Page34
Release Page35
Track Control Parameters35
Patch Select Page36
Latching Patch Selects36
Pressure Page37
Sustain Page38
Using Effects with Performance Presets38
Performance MIDI Parameters Page39
MIDI Status39
MIDI Channel40
MIDI Program Number41
Entering Program Change Numbers Directly41
Program Changes in the Unit41
Effects42
Program Effects43
Preset Effects43
Multi A/B Effect43
Programming Effects44
The Effects Busses44
Single Function Effect44
Effects Mixing45
Multiple Function Effect45
Selecting Effects46
Modulators Which Can be Applied to the Effects46
Programs and Presets47
When Are New Effects Loaded into the ESP?47
Performance Control48
Controllers Routed to Effects48
Effect Parameters49
Single Effects49
Decay-Time49
Pre-Delay50
Early-Refl. Level50
FX2-Mode50
HF-Damping50
Decay-Mod51
Modsrc51
Rate51
Depth51
Combined Effects52
Feedback52
Waveshape54
Reverb.hf-Cut54
MIX-Level57
Flange+Dly+Rev.1 & 259
Mode61
Stereo-Width61
Feedback - LAG61
Feedback - Amount61
Using the Multi; Multi a and Multi B62
Replacing Programs in the Multi63
Layering a Program in Multi a (or Multi B)63
Multi and the Performance Parameters63
Copying a Preset into Multi a or B65
Multi Mode - Receiving on 12 MIDI Channels65
Using the Unit with an External MIDI Sequencer66
System Control68
Master Page68
Tune68
Touch68
Bendrng69
Footswitch69
Slider70
CV-Pedal70
System Pitch-Table70
MIDI Control Page71
Base-Chan71
XPOS-MIDI Transpose Enable71
Send-Chan72
XCTRL - External Controller72
Mono Mode73
Global Controllers74
Sys-Ex74
Controllers74
Prog CHG74
Receiving Program Changes75
Selecting a New Multi Effect75
Programming the Unit76
What Is a Program?76
Unit Program Structure76
Voices and Polyphony77
Patch Select Buttons77
Compare - Using the Compare Button/Led78
Edit Buffer78
Abandoning Your Edits78
Select Voice Page79
Short Cuts (Using the Soft Buttons)80
Group Edit Mode - Selecting more than One Voice at a Time80
Using the Group Edit Feature80
Programming the Patch Selects81
Program Control Page82
Pitch-Table82
Bend-Range82
Delay82
Restrike83
Glide-Time83
Write Page - Saving a New Program into Memory84
Copying an Existing Program to Another Location85
Voice Programming86
Unit Voice Configuration86
Modulators88
Selecting a Modulator88
Modulator Amount88
Modulation Sources89
LFO - Low Frequency Oscillator89
Env 1, Env 2, (Env 3)89
Noise - Noise Generator89
Mixer - Mod Mixer/Sharper90
Veloc - Velocity90
Keybd - Keyboard Tracking90
Timbr - Timbre Control90
Pedal - Voltage Control Foot Pedal91
Pitch - Pitch Bend Wheel91
XCTRL - External Controller (MIDI Only)91
PR + VL - Pressure + Velocity/Wl + PR - Wheel + Pressure91
Wheel - Modulation Wheel92
Press - Pressure (After-Touch)92
Wave Page93
Wave Class93
Wave List94
General Wave Parameters (All Wave Classes)95
Wave Name95
Wave Type95
Type-Specific Wave Parameters96
Start96
Vel-Startmod96
Forward/Reverse96
Trans-Wave Parameters97
Modamt97
Waveform and Inharmonic Parameters98
Multi-Wave Parameters98
Pitch Mode Page100
Glide100
Filters Page102
Low-Pass/High-Pass102
Poles: Rolloff Curves102
Cutoff Frequency102
Output Page106
KBD-Scale106
Setting a Keyboard Zone107
Lo/Hi-Key107
Destination Bus107
Pan108
Pre-Gain108
Voice Priority109
Velocity Threshold109
LFO Page110
LFO Waveshapes112
Noise Source Rate112
ENV 1, ENV 2, ENV 3 - Envelopes113
Editing the Envelopes114
Sustain114
Attack115
Decay 1, 2, 3115
Release115
Kybd-Track116
Vel-Curve116
Mode - (Env 1 and Env 2)117
Mode (Env 3) - Voice Triggering/Stealing Notes117
Vel-Lev - Velocity Level Control118
Vel-Atck - Velocity Attack Control118
Mod Mixer Page119
Scale120
Shape120
Using Pitch-Tables122
How to Create a Custom Pitch-Table123
Editing a Custom Pitch-Table124
Removing a Custom Pitch-Table125
Creating and Extrapolating a Custom Pitch-Table125
Creating and Interpolating a Custom Pitch-Table127
Alternate Tunings for the System Pitch-Table127
Using the Copy Functions129
Make Copy130
Recall131
Special Recall Functions131
Special Copy Operations132
Default132
Copying an Effect from One Program to Another133
Copying All Parameters from One Voice to Another133
Copying a Complete Program to a New Location134
Making a Copy of the Compare Buffer134
Collecting Parts from Several Sources into the Copy Buffer134
Storage Functions135
MIDI Sys-Ex136
To Send MIDI Sys-Ex Messages136
To Send Programs out Via MIDI Sys-Ex136
To Set Presets out Sys-Ex137
Sending Multi a and B Track Setup out Via MIDI Sys-Ex137
Sending Programs, Presets, Multi a and B Tracks out Via MIDI Sys-Ex137
Receiving MIDI Sys-Ex Messages137
To Copy Program Banks from Internal to Cartridge138
To Copy Programs from Cartridge to Internal139
To Copy Presets from Cartridge to Internal139
To Copy Presets from Internal to Cartridge140
To Copy both Programs and Presets from Internal to Cartridge141
To Copy both Programs and Presets from Cartridge to Internal142
MIDI Implementation Specification - Version 2.10143
Universal System Exclusive Device Inquiry Message143
System Exclusive Device Identity Reply Message143
MIDI System Exclusive Packet Pieces144
MIDI System Exclusive Packet Head/Tail144
Mesage Format144
Receiver Errors144
Message Type List145
Command Messages (Message Type = 00)145
Virtual Buttons (Command Type = 00)145
Button Numbers145
Parameter Change (Command Type = 01)146
Edit Change Status (Command Type = 02)146
ESP Microcode Program Load (Command Type = 03)146
Poke Byte to RAM or Cartridge (Command Type = 04)146
Error Messages (Message Type = 01)147
Track Parameter Dump Request (Command Type = 07)147
Dump Everything Request (Command Type = 08)147
Command Message Error Codes147
Bulk Dump of Programs, Presets and Multi-Set148
Parameter Block Data Descriptions149
Program Parameters149
Preset Parameters151
Preset Track Parameter Structure151
Multi-Set Message Vs. Track Parameter Message152
Preset Effect Parameter Structure152
Preset Dump Structure152
Multi-Set (Multi a and B) Parameters153
(Multi a and B) Track Parameters154
Parameter Page and Slot Definitions155
Index164
Voice Configuration Chart167
Effects Routing168
Envelope168
Tracking Curves168
Safety Warnings174

ENSONIQ VFX - MIDI System Exclusive Packet Pieces; MIDI System Exclusive Packet Head;Tail; Mesage Format; Receiver Errors

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