As with all used gear, sold as is but guaranteed not to be doa. This was, as one fan of the instrument once put it, a killer keyboard. Unit in very good codition some miner scratch on the unit but everything work and latest os 3. This page contains information about the reference manual for the dp2 from ensoniq corporation. Each processor was a parallel processor capable of about 300 vliw instructions per sample period. Each track has ten 512 byte sec tors numbered consecutively from zero to nine. This is ensoniq ts10 keyboard 61 notes that i have here. Test of ts12 by the hitech music recording magazine, harmonycentral. Check out the reinitializing the ensoniq dp2 page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. The ensoniq vfx owners manual is a 174 page black and white scanned pdf file.
Ensoniq dp2 sound demo with korg volca sample youtube. The card represented a shift in ensoniqs market positioning. Ensoniq dp2 parallel effects processor from 1995 vintage digital. The ensoniq dp2 is equally at home in a professional recording studio, home studio, guitar rig, midi setup, or pa system. Page 75 using foot switches the dp2 allows you to use the ensoniq sw10 dual foot switch to turn the dp2s two effects processors on and off. The eps ensoniq performance sampler was one of the first few affordable samplers on the market. This wound up on the 16plus, but for some reason ensoniq never releasedadapted the backuprestore feature for the original eps.
It is patchcompatible with the ensoniq sq1 the 61key version with the same engine and the ensoniq ks32 the ensoniq mc32 ram and sc2pc2 rom cards work with this synthesizer. Theres no need to back up the factory sounds and data because they will reload automatically after the battery change. Most parts we sell are used all electronic parts have been tested, though some parts are new. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in ontario. It has 32 digital waveforms and analog lowpass filter.
Also, no sound is made by either external midi control or the internal keyboard. Complete documentation of the functions and abilities of ensoniq disk tools. The esp chip is designed specifically for digital audio signal processing, and in the dp2, two esp chips work in conjunction with 16bit analogtodigital and digitaltoanalog converters to provide a studioquality. It is in very good condition and was recently pulled from a. There were four esp dsp chips designed into this unit, which means four distinct channels of processing. It was ensoniqs last sound card product before they were acquired by creative technology. I owned an emu px7 for a couple of years and when i was preparing to sell it on ebay i flipped it over to take a photo of the bottom and was surprised to see the ensoniq logo next to the emu. Whereas the soundscape line had been made up primarily of lowvolume highend products full of features, the audiopci was designed to be a very simple, low.
The ensoniq audiopci is a pcibased sound card released in 1997. This story shows how to change the backup battery in an ensoniq sq2 digital synthesizer. Syntaur productions carries an extensive stock of ensoniq repair parts. Similar to the mirage synthsampler, the esq1 was ensoniqs highly affordable and impressive digital synthesizer, released in 1986. The vfxsd was ensoniqs attempt to corner the market on lowcost, highperformance workstation synthesizer keyboards. I took it to the dealer and the tech guy built a new power supply. Following the success of these products, ensoniq established a subsidiary in japan in 1987. Ensoniq corporation was an american electronics manufacturer, best known throughout the mid 1980s and 1990s for its musical instruments, principally samplers and. The ensoniq sq2 is a digital synthesizer based on rom waveforms a rompler.
Ensoniq epsm sampler module by david bradwell rather than keep the moduleaddicts happy with a rack version of their eps sampler, ensoniq have incorporated some attractive improvements into their epsm like quadrupling its memory. It has 11 notes of additional polyphony beyond the original vfx and adds a 1mb piano rom. The ensoniq dp2 parallel effects processor has over 60 highfidelity effect algorithms. It was also available in 76key form with the same sound set as the ensoniq sq2. Contains four sampled instruments from syntaurs sample sets and hiphop master series. Starting with the esq1, they began producing samplebased synthesizers. There isnt a single decent video on youtube about the awesome ensoniq dp4 until now.
I am selling my ensoniq dp2 with a small defect which is that input 1 on ther rear side is not working. After unzipping the downloaded file, you will need the ensoniq disk extractor software to write this file to a highdensity hd disk. Historically, the mirage was also one of the earliest affordable samplersequencer workstations. The eps, vfxsd, sd1, and the eps16 plus share the same disk format although the directory information is slightly dif ferent. Although the waveforms are digital in nature, the filters are all analog as on the mirage. Available in this download is the latest standalone driver update for creative ensoniq audiopci on windows 9598. It was manufactured from 1988 to 1991 by ensoniq in malvern, pennsylvania, usa. Up for sale is an ensoniq dp pro digital effect processor. Endiskex is a commandline tool that bulk extracts instruments, sequences, songs, and banks from ensoniqformatted disk images raw, gkh, ede, and eda for the epsasr family of samplers. View and download ensoniq eps musicians manual online. The effects the ensoniq dp2 parallel effects processor has over 60 highfidelity fully programmable digital effect algorithms. Ensoniq vfx and vfxsd documentation ensoniq vfx manuals. Is it just a case of trying to download different kind of packs or do i need to go into sound creation its self. Ensoniq entered the instrument market with the mirage sampling keyboard in 1985.
Here you can hear the results on korg volca sample. Download ensoniq disk tools documentation in pdf format. In fact, for a digital synth the esq1 has many good old analogsynth features such as a ring modulator, sequencer, and oscillatorsync. The ensoniq dp2 is equipped with an advanced digital signal processing system based on the ensoniq signal processor esp chip. A locally cached version of reference manual is available at. Best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. If ensoniqs esq1 left some folks feeling a bit cold, even with its warm, fat analog sounds, the vfxsd tried, perhaps vainly, to destroy those old misconceptions. This copy of reference manual was originally available from. A compressed zip file ensoniq dp2 eprom firmware v1. The ensoniq esq1 is a hybrid synthesizer from 1986. Like the vfx, it can use up to 6 waveforms together in a single patch and has 11stage envelopes.
The disk contains data on both sides with 80 tracks numbered 0 79 on each side. Endiskex endiskex is a commandline tool that bulk extracts instruments, sequences, songs, and banks from ens. Another version, with 76 weighted keys, but otherwise identical features except polyphonic aftertouch, was offered as the ts12. In truth, the daft punk phaser effect comes from the ensoniq dp4 effects processor.
A friend has asked me to look at his aging ensoniq ts12. The reborn emu is a joke, im half glad they didnt do that with the ensoniq brand. In this 1 voice pad 21 year old ensoniq dp2 is practically doing all the pad work for the strictly monophonic arturia microbrute. The eps was a bit sampler and replaced the mirage widely regarded as the first truly affordable sampling keyboard. It is flexible, since it employs 3 oscillators, 4 envelopes, 4 dcas and 3 lfos per voice. The ensoniq ts10 was a synthesizermusic workstation introduced in 1993. Endiskex is designed to extract ensoniq banks for recreation within a different daw. They power supply of my dp2 died quite a few years back. Home manuals ensoniq corporation dp2 reference manual. Find ensoniq in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. This update is meant for users who are using the version 1x series driver. The extracted files are saved as efe smf txt files. The rare prototype ensoniq pro cussion features in the new book rhythm machines 2 the 1980s drum computers by alex graham, along with not only the classic linns, roland tr series, emu.
Ensoniq zone read about new products in synthesites ensoniq press releases. Thanks for samples option you can download samples of real instruments inside. Im not techie at all but afaik he used a different design approach than the original but was able to provide the correct voltages for my unit. The ensoniq vfxsd owners manual is a 257 page black and white scanned pdf file. This short video is more about the stunning ensoniq dp2. It featured synthesis, user sample playback, sequencer, effects and performance parameters with a 61 note keyboard. Oh well, i guess i can just replace it with the same type or i can get the one with the seperate battery and clip a better idea but it means ill have to wait longer for it to arrive.