I have an Ensoniq VFX-SD II and I've purchased a TS-10 for a great price. I know that the TS-10 is more powerful but is there anything I will be missing out on if I sell the VFX-SD II? I know more powerful and capable doesn't always equal better in synth-land. Ensoniq TS-10 vs VFX-SDII / SD-1. Post by coastalscrub ยป Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:43 am.
The piano in the VFX-SD is definitely not perfect.
Its very 90s, and a little thin, as I guess you've discovered.
I paid just over a hundred bucks for my VFX-SD, and it's been one of the best buys I ever made. Its so much fun to program, and I can always cook up something really strange and weird. The drum sounds are totally ****ty, and I love them to death.
Oh yeah. I should point out that I like experimental music and sounds. And I REALLY LIKE that there aren't any resonant filters.
And I personally love the crap out of the sequencer. It's so simple and easy.
I've looked into later model Ensoniqs, and realized that they're too bright for me...even what I've heard of the SD-1 sounds too High-Fi. I like that the VFX has a really dark, dingy character.
Really, I can't shower enough love on the VFX-SD. But mind you: it's not for everyone. It definitely is digital sounding. Any modern VA sounds way 'warmer.' And yes, many are prone to hardware issues. And the transwave programming isn't as flexible as later Ensoniqs like the TS-10.
But for just the right open-minded individual, a VFX can be a rad instrument.
Its very 90s, and a little thin, as I guess you've discovered.
I paid just over a hundred bucks for my VFX-SD, and it's been one of the best buys I ever made. Its so much fun to program, and I can always cook up something really strange and weird. The drum sounds are totally ****ty, and I love them to death.
Oh yeah. I should point out that I like experimental music and sounds. And I REALLY LIKE that there aren't any resonant filters.
And I personally love the crap out of the sequencer. It's so simple and easy.
I've looked into later model Ensoniqs, and realized that they're too bright for me...even what I've heard of the SD-1 sounds too High-Fi. I like that the VFX has a really dark, dingy character.
Really, I can't shower enough love on the VFX-SD. But mind you: it's not for everyone. It definitely is digital sounding. Any modern VA sounds way 'warmer.' And yes, many are prone to hardware issues. And the transwave programming isn't as flexible as later Ensoniqs like the TS-10.
But for just the right open-minded individual, a VFX can be a rad instrument.