Ensoniq ESQ-1 Factory Patches (OS 3.53)

How does the patches in Ensoniq ESQ-1 sound from factory? Well at least from the OS 3.53. The one with the hidden wavefiles.
I got the question and here is my answer.
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[@craigsg01]

I had one of these about 25 years ago. I can't even remember what I did with it 🤣 I don't recall selling it I think I gave it to a friend. Was good synth back in the day.

[@synthfellow]

It was a good synth and still is.. very underrated in my opinion.

[@ellucerodelteclado548]

Very good. Thank you teacher for sharing the factory sounds of the synthesizer, Ensoniq esq1. Very good video, we will wait for more interesting videos about the beauty of synthesizers.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@synthfellow]

Thank you for watching and a reason to do this video. :)

[@ellucerodelteclado548]

Thanks, teacher ❤❤

[@Gasparzinho311]

Omg thank you for this opportunity to listen all sounds 😮 🙏 this synth it’s amazing. Thank you

[@synthfellow]

Agree! It’s amazing and underrated.

[@senormidi2142]

Thanks lot for sharing this video. Very resourceful!

[@synthfellow]

Thank you for watching!

[@earthelder2065]

Great keyboard! I had one.

[@synthfellow]

I love my esq-1 :)

[@mathumphreys]

Thanks for giving the ESQ1 some love (I love mine). I've got the 3.50 ROM and I'd be interested to hear the extra waveforms accessible with the 3.53 ROM.

[@synthfellow]

Thank you for watching... that could be shown in a future video :)

[@PeranMe]

Yay, new video!!! ❤❤❤

[@synthfellow]

Not a day too late :)

[@HereXEG]

Okay so when I go to internal, all I get is a bunch of Brass1. Its in every setting 1-4. I did the factory reset like you said, but it still says Brass1 on all the internal setings. Cart A and Cart B have different sounds. Do I need the 3.2 upgrade to get sounds in my internal banks?

[@synthfellow]

Yes you need to update the os. Mine is 3.52. But you can send the patches via sysex. Then you don’t need to upgrade. BUT if you do a factory reset or the battery dies your back to the Brass sounds and you’ll have to do the sysex thing again.

[@HereXEG]

How do you update, mine said 2.0 how do I get the 3.53?

[@synthfellow]

You need an Eprom and switch with the old. Which is a hardware update. I think you can get the 3.53 on eBay. You need two. Upper and lower.

[@HereXEG]

Thank you!

[@macavree9464]

Do you have any sound cartridges?

[@synthfellow]

I got a sound cartridge yes.

[@macavree9464]

13:22 x-files?

[@synthfellow]

Ah.. no... ;)

[@larslevinberget9558]

Very boring meat and potatoes synth for the bedroom synth geek, but most useful for the gigging musician. With the DP4 this could be a studio-monster :) The Kurzveill K1000 and Peavey DPM3 / 4 were her cousins

[@synthfellow]

I'm not so sure about the boring part ;) .. but agree about the DP4. Or should I say.. every synth needs effects to grow to it's full potential.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

It's not boring at all. it's a wavetable synth it's sound neat for its time kinda like a ppg wave. I've made really good sq-80 patches with more waveforms, but mines broke . I do fm synthesis now. You probably find fm synthesis boring, too, right? Limited gear can make you creative. Also, the esq was made by the same dude who made the commodore 64 sid chip.