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Average rating:
4.3 out of 5
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Hi, all First, I replace the battery myself. As you know the Ensoniq company is gone but Emu is still keeping some people who can fix it (Emu) in the bay area. The technician was nice but would charge $80 for the battery changing. So, I went to radioshack and bought myself a soldering kit. The manual says it will restore its factory memory (Sound etc) but you will have to do something for your stuffs (seq, song, sound...). I opened the machine, the battery looked like a coin. Basically I tried to make the new battery look like the old battery...half a year ago. My beloved SQ-1 is working greatly so far. I feel I will live forever with this lovely machine (I love its minimalistic/dark appearance too!). Good luck (again, you change the battery very easy. Just store YOUR data somehow).
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First, this site is awesome.
Second, I am revisiting the world of composition since a friend turned me on to Spock's Beard which this group's music has inspired me to write music once again. I have had my sq1+ for over 10 years. The first 3 years I used it as my main board on stage in addition to using it to compose "thoughts" from my head. I then would use it as a 20-minute daily therapy session as I would play.
When writing, I found the sequencer priceless. Very powerful. Great sounds...which brings me to my issue...
I would like to know where I can pick up more sounds for it. In addition, after a number of years of not playing it, like everyone on the board, by battery is nixed! I must replace it.
any help on these 2 issues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! - Joe
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For low battery problems I highly recommend the battery be replaced by a professional. Just take it to any shop that repairs keyboards and they should be able to do it. The battery itself costs about 3 dollars and needs to be soldered in. The labor charge is where you will shell out the cash as most shops have a minimum fee. It's worth it though.
For a short review:
I really do love this keyboard. You won't get any acidy or warm analog sounds from it (as it's digital) but the sequencer is simple, fun to use and won't get in your way. Pretty good for synth-pop I'd say. Programming sounds is tedious without computer assistance. If something happened to mine I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
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used to be a professional and the sq-1 plus that I owned was the easiest keyboard I know of to build songs on. Very intuitive sequencer interface. The sounds were warm and had good programmability. Controllers were versitile as well so a dedicated programmer could easily add his/her personal touch to the sound.
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i've had my sq1+ for over 5 years now and i still love it. the strings sounds are warm,the piano sounds are cool and since i don't really play all the time, i am still learning from it. the fact that you can layer sounds gives you many possiblities that make it not necessary to purchase upscale keyboards (triton, motif). the sounds on the latter are very powerful though, but just think with a little creativity and some programming chops, you can create your own vibe. And especially on the sq1 + (along with a nice sampler and some simple effects. Period
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