16th October 2014:
What is the “Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reboot”?
It is an opportunity to download and try out for FREE the 40 factory sounds sculpted on the original Ensoniq ESQ-1 Digital Wave Synthesizer. Each of the original factory [Int v3.2 Orig] presets have been re-sampled and loaded up into an NN-XT sampler, and put into one of 4 Song Demos that are contained within this Free “Reason Refill”.
It is possible to save these re-samples from the 4 Song Demos locally on your hard drive, and save the NN-XT devices for future use.
(Note: there is also an sfz version and a Kontakt version of this Reboot – for non Reason Users)
Basically, it is the easiest way to use the factory sounds from the ESQ-1 in Reason without actually owning one.
Note: The sounds on the original ESQ-1 are only transferable by cassette tape or Ensoniq cartridge, which are now getting harder to obtain due to their age, so re-sampling them seemed to be the best way of being able to reuse the sounds easily in Reason. The next model, the SQ-80, had a floppy drive, but the ESQ-1 did not.
You can use MIDI-OX, (to move midi data back and forth from the ESQ-1 to a computer) but I only recently found out about that!
These are the voices that are included:
| REF | VOICE | TYPE |
| 1 | +KOTO2 | String |
| 2 | 2 COOL | Synth |
| 3 | 3TRUMS | Brass |
| 4 | 4XFADE | Synth |
| 5 | ANABRS | Brass |
| 6 | BL PNO | Piano |
| 7 | BOTTLS | Synth |
| 8 | BRASTR | Brass |
| 9 | CLAV 1 | Piano |
| 10 | DIGPNO | Piano |
| 11 | ECHO1 | Piano |
| 12 | HARP2 | String |
| 13 | HEVBRS | Brass |
| 14 | HI-RES | Synth |
| 15 | ICYORG | Organ |
| 16 | ISLAND | Perc |
| 17 | K+SIMS | Drum |
| 18 | KALMBA | Perc |
| 19 | KICK | Drum |
| 20 | KLUNKS | Synth |
| 21 | MINI M | Synth |
| 22 | MIXED | Voice |
| 23 | MOODS | Synth |
| 24 | MRIMBA | Perc |
| 25 | NOISTR | String |
| 26 | ORGAN1 | Organ |
| 27 | PIANO1 | Piano |
| 28 | PIANO2 | Piano |
| 29 | PLKBRS | Brass |
| 30 | PLKMTL | Synth |
| 31 | SAX 1 | Brass |
| 32 | SHAKER | Perc |
| 33 | SINPAD | Synth |
| 34 | SLDRUM | Drum |
| 35 | SLOSTR | String |
| 36 | SNAPS1 | Perc |
| 37 | SYNBAZ | Bass |
| 38 | TRIBEL | Bell |
| 39 | VELBAS | Bass |
| 40 | WAVBEL | Bell |
| Internal Banks v3.2 – as per ESQ-1’s Patch Display | ||||
| Bank 1 | ||||
| PIANO1 | ORGAN1 | 3TRUMS | VELBAS | SLDRUM |
| SLOSTR | MIXED | SINPAD | WAVBEL | 4XFADE |
| Bank 2 | ||||
| BL PNO | CLAV 1. | HEVBRS | SYNBAZ | SNAPS1 |
| BRASTR | SAX 1. | MOODS | HI-RES | ECH01. |
| Bank 3 | ||||
| PIANO2 | ICYORG | ANABRS | PLKMTL | SHAKER |
| MRIMBA | HARP2. | MINI M | BOTTLS | NOISTR |
| Bank 4 | ||||
| DIGPNO | ISLAND | PLKBRS | KLUNKS | KICK |
| KALMBA | +KOTO | 2. COOL | TRIBEL | K+SIMS |
If you want more avid descriptions of each patch, check out:
http://www.synthmania.com/esq-1.htm
This track “Bach” composed by James Paddock (just released on Bandcamp) was created purely using sounds from the ESQ-1:
Here is a video walkthrough of the ESQ-1 Refill, how to use it and what it sounds like:
Please read the associated End User Licence Agreement (EULA) prior to use. Thank you and Enjoy! : )
Note: Don’t download this unless you are a licensed Reason User as you will not be able to use it.
Non Reason Users should read this article instead – Click Here:
http://www.howtoprogramdrums.com/ensoniq-esq-1-free-samples-available/
Check in at our new shop to see our current deals – You can now grab this FREE Reason Refill directly from here:
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