Ensoniq ESQ-1
Incl. IVA • B2B excl. IVA
Ensoniq ESQ-1 af Cherry Audio
Ensoniq ESQ-1 af Cherry Audio er en banebrydende virtuel synthesizer, der fanger essensen og de ikoniske lyde fra den klassiske ESQ-1 polyfone hybrid digitale/analoge synthesizer, perfekt timet til fejring af dens 40-års jubilæum. Denne plugin har de originale 32 waveforms, hvilket gør det muligt at genskabe de komplekse, udviklende og rigt teksturerede lyde fra 1986 ESQ-1 i softwareform. Derudover kommer den med avancerede funktioner designet til nutidens musikere og producenter. Dens elegante design inkorporerer omfattende modulationsmuligheder, rytmiske mønster-generering og forbedrede ydeevnekapaciteter gennem polyfonisk aftertouch og MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE). Ensoniq ESQ-1 har også et bibliotek med næsten 400 exceptionelle presets, inklusive de originale fabriks-preset fra hardwaren, der fremhæver det bedste fra både klassiske og helt nye lyde.
I et først-i-sit-slag samarbejde har Cherry Audio indgået partnerskab med Creative Technology, den nuværende ejer af Ensoniqs intellektuelle ejendom, for at opnå officiel licens til de originale 32 ESQ-1 waveforms til denne udgivelse. Lige så vigtigt er det, at vi omhyggeligt har emuleret den lydmæssige signatur og adfærd fra de legendariske analoge filtre fra den originale hardware, leveret af den anerkendte CEM3379 IC. Vi har også præcist genskabt dens fire DCAs, fire uafhængige multistage envelopes, tre LFOs, amplitude modulation, oscillator sync og udvidet dens modulationssystem. Dens nøjagtighed er sådan, at ESQ-1 softwaren understøtter drag-and-drop import af individuelle patches og patch banks fra ESQ-1 SysEx-filer, eller direkte via MIDI fra hardwaren. Derudover kan softwaren eksportere SysEx patch-filer, der er kompatible med den originale hardware.
Ensoniqs ESQ-1 var en kraftfuld synthesizer, men den krævede, at brugerne programmerede meget af dens funktionalitet via et letterbox vakuum-fluorescerende display, bløde knapper og en dataskrider. I kontrast hertil bringer Cherry Audios ESQ-1 kontrollerne og visualiseringen direkte til overfladen, hvilket gør det muligt for brugerne nemt at redigere indstillinger på tværs af flere sider og få en mere omfattende forståelse af dens kraftfulde signalvej.
Cherry Audios ESQ-1 har en højt optimeret stereo dual-layer arkitektur, der understøtter en fantastisk 32 polyfone stemmer pr. lag, hvilket muliggør multitimbral split keyboard og dual-stacked tilstande. En omfattende modulationsmatrix inkluderer fire slots med brugervenlig klik-til-tildeling funktionalitet og tilbyder dusinvis af kilde- og destinationsmuligheder.
Den indbyggede arpeggiator og 16x4 programmerbare polyfone step sequencer er begge synkroniserbare og transponerbare, med fleksible humanize-indstillinger og makrobevægelser til mønstre, der går langt ud over den originale hardware. ESQ-1 har også tre uafhængige effektkæder og leverer 20 studio-kvalitets effekter til kæder, der kan tilpasses, gemmes, hentes og deles med andre Cherry Audio synthesizere.
Ensoniq ESQ-1 af Cherry Audio er mere end en nostalgisk hyldest til, hvad der var den første synthesizer for mange musikere, inklusive os! Den genfortolker mesterligt denne ikoniske workstation som et friskt, inspirerende værktøj til at hjælpe nutidens producenter med at udforske både den musikalske fortid og nye, ukendte horisonter.
Highlights and Features
Features
- Exceptionally comprehensive four-slot modulation matrix with macros and simple click-to-assign functionality: 41 sources (with MPE options) and 85 destinations, including ESQ-1's integrated arpeggiator, sequencer, and effects
- Syncable and transposable per layer 16x4 polyphonic step sequencers for notes and modulations, with four independently assignable macro motions and 33 presets, humanize options, with precision clock and step synchronization
- SysEx compatibility with the original hardware: drag-and-drop import of individual patches and patch banks from ESQ-1 SysEx files, or directly via MIDI from the hardware
- Export SysEx patch files from the software compatible with the original hardware
- Cherry Audio’s acclaimed Effects system, with three independent customizable effects chains, one for each layer plus the global layer, and an individual effects modulator for each layer
- BBD Flanger, Compressor, Digital Delay, Digital Reverb, Distortion & EQ, Dual Delay, Dual Ensemble, Dual Phaser, Envelope Filter, Flanger & Chorus, Galactic Reverb, Lo-Fi, Lushverb, Ring Modulator, Seven Band EQ, Spring Reverb, and Tape Echo. New in Mercury-8 are DCO Chorus, Panner, and Pulser
- An exacting emulation of the sounds and functionality of the original Ensoniq ESQ-1 hybrid digital-analog synthesizer released in 1986
- Engineered by Cherry Audio with comprehensive circuit and behavior modeling techniques to provide unparalleled accuracy and exclusive compatibility with the original hardware
- 20 studio-quality effects that can be arranged, saved, and recalled within their effects chains, which are interchangeable with other Cherry Audio synthesizers:
- Mini UI effects control tray for on/off, solo, bipolar modulator amount slider, and dry/wet mix for each effect. Global FX on/off, level, and stereo expand
- Standalone virtual instrument and plug-in versions included
- User-adjustable oversampling control
- Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)
- Cherry Audio's popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
- Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
- Expertly designed and rendered user interface organized into five context-sensitive sections: Play, Edit, Modulation, Envelopes, and Sequencer
- Three digital oscillators per voice, individually animated in the interface
- Utilizes the original 32 ESQ-1 waveforms, licensed from Creative Technology, in four categories: Basic and Noise, Samples, Additive/Formant, and Band Limited
- Oscillator sync and amplitude modulation (AM) options for additional rich harmonics and aggressive, metallic, and bell-like timbres
- Voice Modes: Mono Legato and Mono Retrig (with note priority), Unison, Polyphonic, and MPE, with detune and portamento and glissando modes
- Highly optimized, massive stereo dual-layer voicing architecture with up to 32 polyphonic voices per layer. Keyboard split and stacked layer modes allow two simultaneously playable layers, with separate per-layer controls for all parameters, including synthesis, modulation, patterns, and effects
- Precision modeling of the Curtis CEM3379 analog resonant low-pass filter (4-pole 24dB/oct), expanded with 2-pole 12dB/oct low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass options
- Three LFOs for each layer, each with tempo sync, reset, and human timing variation options, delay, and 18 possible modulation assignments
- Four independent multistage (four levels, four rates) envelopes with velocity stages, visualized with click-and-drag handles
- Enhanced expressive performance options with compatible MIDI controllers through channel aftertouch, polyphonic aftertouch, and a new, more flexible MPE system
- Independent per layer arpeggiators with four pattern modes – Arp, Leap, Order, Random – with swing, chance, and feel to add degrees of randomness to patterns
- 350 professionally designed presets in 15 categories
- Also includes the 40 original ESQ-1 hardware preset patches
System Requirements
macOS
Windows
