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Ensoniq

20 products

Workstation

  • ESQ-1

    The Ensoniq ESQ-1 is an 8-voice hybrid synthesizer combining digital oscillators with analog filters, offering three oscillators per voice, an 8-track sequencer, and a ring modulator. Released in 1986, it bridged vintage analog warmth and modern digital flexibility at an affordable price point.

  • Halo

    The Ensoniq Halo is a 64-voice performance keyboard featuring 32 MB of ROM sounds including the acclaimed Perfect Piano, with three expansion slots for up to 128 MB total. Designed for live use, it offers 16 real-time controllers, programmable arpeggiators, and E-mu's Super BEATS interactive Groove Mode.

  • KT-88

    The Ensoniq KT-88 is a MIDI synthesizer workstation released in 1994 that combines synthesizer capabilities with the feel and sound of an acoustic piano. It features 64-voice polyphony and comes equipped with two sampled pianos, organs, vintage synths, and electric pianos in ROM, with a weighted 88-key action keyboard providing dynamic response comparable to a real piano.

  • MR-61

    Ensoniq's composer-focused 61-key workstation featuring the innovative Idea Pad MIDI capture buffer, onboard drum machine, 16-track sequencer, and three expansion slots for up to 72 MB of additional sample content.

  • SD-1

    The Ensoniq SD-1 is a wavetable workstation synthesizer featuring Transwave synthesis, a 24-track sequencer, 24-bit multi-effects, and polyphonic aftertouch, representing the evolution of Ensoniq's acclaimed ESQ/VFX line.

  • SQ-80

    The Ensoniq SQ-80 is an enhanced version of the ESQ-1, combining 75 digital waveforms with analog four-pole lowpass filters, a floppy disk drive for patch storage, and an 8-track multitimbral sequencer in a 61-key keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch.

  • TS-10 / TS-12

    The TS-10 and TS-12 were the culmination of Ensoniq's workstation lineage from the ESQ-1 through the SD-1, combining 32-voice polyphony, four synthesis technologies including Transwave and Hyperwave, sample loading from EPS/ASR formats, and a powerful 24-track sequencer. Widely considered the best of Ensoniq's workstations, the TS-12 features a 76-note hammer-action Fatar keyboard while the TS-10 offers a 61-note synth-action keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch. A later TS-10 Plus model added a conventional LCD screen, SCSI interface, and fully loaded RAM as standard.

  • VFX

    The Ensoniq VFX is a 21-voice digital synthesizer offering PPG-style wavetable synthesis with 109 waveforms, dual multi-mode filters, and a 24-bit effects processor. The VFX-SD variant added a professional 24-track sequencer for full workstation capability.

  • ZR-76

    The Ensoniq ZR-76 is a 76-key weighted-action workstation offering 64-voice polyphony, over 1,200 ROM sounds including the acclaimed Perfect Piano sample library by W. Coakley, and a 16-track sequencer with sketch pad recording. Its sound-finder interface allowed performers to locate patches by typing the first letters of a name or browsing by category, making it exceptionally practical for live use. The 24-bit effects processor provided six simultaneous effects units covering 40 different effect types.

Sampler

  • ASR-10

    The Ensoniq ASR-10 is a 16-bit sampling workstation with 31-voice polyphony, a built-in effects processor with vocoder, and a 16-track sequencer, widely adopted in hip-hop production.

  • ASR-X

    The Ensoniq ASR-X is a tabletop sampler and sequencer workstation with pressure-sensitive pads and Transwave synthesis, designed as an alternative to the Akai MPC series for beat-driven production.

  • ASR-X Pro

    Enhanced version of the ASR-X sampling workstation with expanded polyphony, more effects, and additional outputs.

  • EPS

    The Ensoniq EPS is a performance-oriented 13-bit sampler with variable polyphony up to 20 voices, 8-part multitimbrality, and the ability to load samples while playing. Released in 1988, it bridges sampling, synthesis, and live performance with dedicated instrument-switching buttons and an integrated sequencer.

  • EPS-16+

    The Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus is a 16-bit sampler workstation released in 1990, combining sampling, synthesis, and an 8-track sequencer in a single integrated instrument. It features variable sample rates up to 44.6kHz, dual switchable filters, onboard effects with resample capability, and a 61-key velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard.

  • Mirage

    The Ensoniq Mirage was one of the first affordable sampler workstations and Ensoniq's debut commercial product, combining 8-bit sampling with analog filters and a built-in sequencer in a package that originally listed under $1,700.

  • Mirage DMS-8

    The rack-mount version of the Ensoniq Mirage sampler, offering the same 8-bit sampling engine and analog filters as the DSK-8 keyboard in a compact rack format.

  • Mirage DSK-1

    The revised keyboard version of the Ensoniq Mirage sampler with a lighter plastic body, relocated disk drive, unweighted keys, and stereo outputs.

Synthesizer

  • Fizmo

    The Fizmo is a 48-voice synthesizer built around Ensoniq's second-generation Transwave technology, producing evolving, organic sounds through wavetable-based timbral modulation. With dedicated knobs for every parameter, a built-in arpeggiator, and a 24-bit effects section including a vocoder, it remains a unique instrument for electronic sound design.

  • Sq-R

    The Ensoniq SQ-R is a rack-mounted version of the SQ-1 keyboard, offering 21 voices of polyphony with three digital oscillators per voice, Transwave wavetable support, and an 8-zone MIDI controller function that transforms any connected keyboard into a multi-channel setup.

  • SQ-R Plus/32

    An upgraded version of the Ensoniq SQ-R rack-mount synthesizer with expanded 32-voice polyphony, three digital oscillators per voice, Transwave wavetable support, and an 8-zone MIDI controller function.