"The synth is been serviced in 2017 (service report included) and last week (service report included). Technically it's perfect condition now. It sounds very good, warm and analog. Cosmetically it's in nice condition for its age, but there are signs of use of course: some little scratches and wear and tear on the case and the keyboard (see photo's). Overall it's a nice piece of gear which deserves a good new home. The psu adaptor with European plug installed, original brochure and service notes are included in the sale. The serial number is: 402771."
"In this video we’ll experiment with the onboard processing on the ASR 10 sampler to create Lo-fi samples.
You guys know how intrigued I am about simulating low bit rate samples. Remember the techniques in this video can be done with other samplers that have a sample rate reduction feature sampler and an outboard compressor."
"The Ensoniq ESQ-1 is a special keyboard at UVI. Used by many on our team, including being a personal favorite of one of our founders, our USQ-1 had to be great. We’ve leveraged years of experience with this synth and put our hearts into creating a collection of sounds that we're proud of and that we’re sure you’ll enjoy.
Released in 1986, the Ensoniq ESQ-1 was one of the first affordably priced workstation-class keyboards on the market, combining an 8-voice, multitimbral digital/analog hybrid synthesizer and a featured 8-track sequencer. The ESQ-1's voice architecture allows customization of up to 3 digital oscillators, assignable to any one of 32 waveshapes, followed by a Curtis 4-pole 24dB/oct resonant low-pass analog filter and 15 routable modulation sources. The sound quality of the ESQ-1 is all-at-once digital, warm and unmistakably '80s - a true gem of the time whose sounds still ring with a brilliant depth and character.
USQ-1 offers 268 selectable layers made from over 22,000 samples. To showcase the sonic potential we've included 400 all-new patches including everything from rich bells, strings and leads to thick basses, textured pads and modulating atmospheres. The versatile design of the ESQ-1 allowed us to create both classic sounds that you’d expect from a vintage-era synth and also modern patches utilizing more contemporary sound design techniques. All-in-all these sounds ring with a special "vintage digital” vibe that synths of this era, and the ESQ-1 especially, do so well."
All sounds are from the Buchla Music Easel being looped with an Electro Harmonix 45000. Some of these recordings may include reverb from a Strymon Blue Sky.
"We're looking at Behringer's latest analog synth - the Neutron Analog Semi Modular Desktop synth.
How good can a $300 synth sound?"
Note the CEM 3340 VCO was used in a number of synths including the Crumar Spirit, Moog Memorymoog, Oberheim OB-8, OB-Xa, and OB-Sx, Octave Plateau's Voyetra 8, Roland's SH-101 & MC-202, Jupiter-6 and MKS-80, and Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Rev 3, Prophet-10, Prophet-600, Pro-One, and Prophet TS. [source]
