Ensoniq ESQ-1 40 patches for Synthpop, Synthwave, Soundtrack, Games, Italo Disco ++

40 brand new patches for the Ensoniq ESQ-1 / ESQ-M /SQ-80, the SQ8L free emulator and Arturias SQ80 V. For Arturias plugin, please use the "Espen Kraft ESQ1 Bank" file for import.

Brass, strings, pads, keys, synths, bass and bells. All ready to go into your own music. These are sounds tailored for pop, synthwave, Italo Disco and Soundtracks. These are not particularly tailored for industrial- or darker experimental electronic music.

The download files is in sysex format and must be imported to your own hardware synth from a computer with a sysex transfer program, through your midi interface and into your synth.On an emulation you can just load the sysex file internally in your computer.

Some emulations that can import original sysex data, like the SQL-8, are capable of using these patches, but some, like the Arturia SQ-80 V, can be tricky. Software emulation compatibility must be regarded as a bonus usage.

The patches are the copyright of Espen Kraft and can be used in any commercial production without limitations. The patches cannot be resold or assembled into any other collection- or distribution online, or otherwise.

The Ensoniq ESQ-1 from 1986 is on of those classic hybrid synths from the 80s. It has digitally stored waveforms and analog filters. The ESQ-1 was the first synth of many aspiring synth people and it still holds a strong nostalgic grip on most of us. And it's still very much alive. It has a certain sound that many likes.