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Soundscapes & Atmospheres with the VFX
One of the nicest things about old digital synthesizers is being able to delve into the 'cracks' left in the synth engine: the bits of software that were never ironed out, the bugs that ultimately give character to the sound. The Ensoniq VFX (c. 1989) for instance, is a perfect example. Using digital wavetables as the starting point for its sounds, it has in its very architecture in-between waves that weren't perhaps intended to be tapped into or reproduced (at least if you wanted to play a straight piano, organ or brass preset!), but can nevertheless create weird and wonderful textures. The sound below is simply triggered by pressing a single key, which I programmed to cycle through a number of waves, layered and filtered for a richer effect.
