ESQm Controller
Providing complete realtime and hands on control of all the parameters of Ensoniq's ESQ-1 and ESQm synths this controller provides the complete synthesis experience. Bringing the control and user interface of a monster analog synth to the ESQ synths with their modern synth features like memory, polyphony, and stable tuning delivers a throughly powerful and useable synth.
For those of you not familliar with the ESQ synths they are an analog synth with digital sampled oscillators, there are:
* 3x Oscillators per voice, 32 waveforms, sync and ampltude modulation between oscillators 1 and 2
* 4x Envelope generators per voice, 5 point with velocity sensitivity and keyboard scaling
* 3x LFO's per voice, each with integral ramp generators and 4 waveforms
* 1x 24dB/octave analog low pass filter per voice with resonance
The analog signal path is fixed but all the control signals (CV's) are free to be patched between the components which is where the patch bay comes in.
The controllers complete 60 point patch bay allows intuitive control over the routing in real time just like any patchable analog synth. Quickly connect any input to any output, modulate the oscillators by an LFO modulated with an envelope, patch inputs together and run them from a single output, setup a crossfade between all 3 oscillators, anything becomes possible and its all done physically without any menus or computer editors. Then hit save and everything is stored just like any other synth, next time you call up the voice the entire patch is recreated without the need to put all the cables back in. Its also possible edit the routings in a saved voice by simply patching over the parts you want to change, again without the need to rebuild the whole patch.
No longer is real patching limited to the domain of analog modulars.
