Ensoniq ESQ-1

About

Ensoniq ESQ-1 is a synth plugin by Cherry Audio. It uses the original 32 waveforms, licensed from Creative Technology, and models the CEM3379 analog filters of the hardware. The ESQ-1 is a virtual recreation of the 1986 Ensoniq ESQ-1 polyphonic hybrid digital/analog synthesizer, released for its 40th anniversary.

What it sounds like

The original 32 waveforms are used, and the hardware's CEM3379 analog filter is modeled, with oscillator sync and amplitude modulation available.

Features

• Uses the original 32 ESQ-1 waveforms
• Four-slot modulation matrix with 41 sources and 85 destinations
• Two-layer architecture with up to 32 voices per layer
• Per-layer 16x4 polyphonic step sequencer
• Three independent effect chains with 20 effects
• Imports and exports SysEx patch files compatible with the hardware

Good for

• ambient
• funk
• house
• lo-fi