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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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Esq is very warm and nice indeed .i owned one when it came out until 1994 . It�s very easy to program and the sounds u can make is very warm analog pad sounds espacially .. I must buy one again as soon as possible .. (get a good stereo reverb to connect to it then u get a super sounding synth)
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I just got this board last week and I have instantly fallen in love with it.. The sound of it is just incredibly unique and brilliant. Haven't got into editing it much yet, but patches that I have got off the internet seem to show it's abilities pretty well. I can tell this is going to be a love affair that will last.. This little gem shines among my rig of other more costly and sophistocated gear... Highly recomended.
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Just got another ESQ-1 after over a year without one. I shall never let it go again. Just a phenominal board for the low cash outlay. And there are some raw sounds it can get that I just can't accomplish with my other boards. If you want some rough, raw power for low $$$... you cant beat the ESQ-1. 5 out of 5 for bang for the buck!
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I got one of these a few weeks ago and it is my first synth. I too have no manual so i really have no idea how to use the internal sequencer, however I do know that in order to use the multitimbrality with and external sequencer, you need to use the page under the Sequencer Tracks that shows numbers representing different voices. I didn't figure that out for a while. Anyway, I don't paln on internally sequencing anyway, so I am all right, but I'm sorry I can't help you in this department, Chris. I researched as much as I could before purchasing mine, and I really don't think there is another synth out there that you can get ~$200 that has this much sound shaping ability along with 8 part multitimbrality. For this reason, I think this is a great board to start with because of its flexibility. A friend of mine has a JP-8080, and it is definitely a great board, but only two part multitimbral. These two really have very little in commomn, but I bring it up because I find that the ESQ1 can achieve some great, messed up sounds not achievable on even something that much more advanced. There are a few presets that sound all right, but for the most part they are just as starting points to create the sound you imagine. Using the modulation wheel can also help with the lack of knobs. Actually, that's really about the only area in this instrument is lacking, compared to anything else in the price range. If you are looking for a synthesizer that has a lot of great features (3 oscilators, 3 LFO's, 4 analog envelope generators and an analog filter (high/low pass) with resonance, and the aforementioned multitimbrality for which you will not get ripped off like it seems so much gear is designed to do, get this one.
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a very easy and straight-forward synth to use...especially good for dark, strange, and very electronic sounds but also for lush pads. nearly all modern synths lack the grittiness of the ESQ-1. the sequencer is maybe a bit clumsy, but after a while you'll get used to it.
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