Sampled Instruments
Synthesizers, Keyboards & Modules
Akai AX-73 SynthCasio CZ-101
Casio VZ-1
EDP Wasp Synth
Ensoniq SQ-1 Plus
Korg MS 10
Korg MS 20
Korg Poly-800
Novation Super Bass Station
Roland JP-8080/JP-8000
Roland Juno 1
Roland Juno 106
Roland JX-3P
Yamaha TX802
Budget Samples
Access Virus CCasio HT-6000
Cheetah MS6
Clavia Nord Lead 2X
KAWAI K1/K1m/K1r
Korg DW8000
Korg Triton
Novation Supernova II
Quasimidi Technox
Roland D 50
Roland JD800
SCI MAX / 6-Track
SIEL DK 80
Ensoniq
Ensoniq was an American company, founded in 1982 by Al Charpentier, Bruce Crockett and Bob Yannes (famous for designing the, still popular, SID chip), which produced electronic musical instruments and software during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1998 the company was aquired by Creative and merged with their EMU section however, by 2002 Ensoniq was basically dead when Creative ceased support of legacy products. To this day people send requests to the company asking them to place the legacy files (for E-MU & Ensoniq) back on their site but, although they have stated that they are considering it there is no sign in 2011.
Ensoniq started in business creating a little software drum machine and they are known for their "Mirage" range of samplers. Their first keyboard was the SQ 1 which featured digital waves, 8 stage envelopes and an analogue filter section.
If you are considering buying an SQ-1, or you just fancy a comprehensive sample set of the keyboard, please take a look at our Ensoniq SQ-1 sample DVD