Arturia SQ 80 V

[jojoB3]

i wish Arturia would add sysex import via midi directly from the SQ-80 hardware synth, just like the SQ8L can do. But SQ 80 V can do so much else, so I can probably live without

Yes that would be great. It should be possible to add this feature (and Arturia seems to listen to their users a bit better than the others).

[jojoB3]

Really though we can also thank Ensoniq (for a bunch of awesome, the ESQ1/SQ80, the gritty Mirage, the EPS/16+, TS, Fizmo, DP/4). A company that dared to be unique.

Never owned any hardware synth, but SQ80 V sounds awesome to me. Great job, Arturia!

[jojoB3]

Incorrect. I 'did' ($200). And a week and a half another did as well ($300). They're definitely vintage but they're out there, including the ESQ1 and VFX.

As I thought, you can't.

[Sequent]

Now to maybe get a Hydrasynth Explorer, which might be a nice mini controller for this as well as the CS80v besides being a very powerful synth.

[Sequent]

double post

[jojoB3]

Plus you captured the 80's of the SQ80 in the UI feel and look.
I have a vintage SQ80 and your vst sounds great! It's about time a quality Ensoniq ESQ/SQ 80 VST surfaced.

BTW: Your SparkLE (with the Arturia Spark hardware) is still one of my favorites.

Hello people.
I just wanted to say thank you for the kind words here, even the non-fanboys delivered some love, so I felt the need to send some love too
SQ80 was a really fun project, I've enjoyed working on it and I'm really pleased to see the product out now.
I hope you will enjoy exchanging and importing your presets and can't way to hear some songs posted here.
All the best & keep making great music.

[jojoB3]

It's really the closest to the original and I think a must have for those looking for that old Ensoniq sound (but for the fx, which is a feature to most). Made really useful for those working in the box with all the additional features.

UVI's ESQ is sample based so this product is much needed. One can get by with (the old) SQ8L but this is the one to pick up for those digging in deeper than patch hunting with the SQ80.

If you can take advantage of the upgrade offer do it.

Working on the (vintage) board itself is obviously different, every param 1-2 quick button presses away, the beautiful simplicity of it's sequencer, and the crazy/awesome you can come up with via outboard fx make it one of the most important synths.

@JojoB3 - I guess you own the original(s): Did you try this plugin, what is your opinion about the sound?

[jojoB3]

No, I own vintage synths. Those who do know exactly all the differences (from sound to workflow).
But, when mouse/and screen are claimed 'easier/better' than working directly on these Ensoniq boards you're definitely going to hear otherwise.

Also, there's little reason for this banter, everyone including myself is here because THEY FINALLY BROUGHT AN ENSONIQ PRODUCT TO THE MASSES (in full).

Sit
Down

Ok now I know you've received a severe head wound at some point.

[AnX]

Incorrect. I 'did' ($200). And a week and a half another did as well ($300). They're definitely vintage but they're out there, including the ESQ1 and VFX.

As I thought, you can't.

You could say anything without evidence, but evidence of online sales proves otherwise, and 200 is not close, its double, so your point is moot.

[Synth Master Jedi]

This seems like an official license release by Arturia.

Isn't Ensoniq long dead though? Not that any of this is important or matters to any of us users, but did Arturia license it from somebody else?

Which company owns the Ensoniq name these days?

[jojoB3]

You forgot 'free'. I even said 'free'.

Nobody but you is responsible for your inadequacies.

You offer nothing of interest to me. You and I are done talking. Bye.

You could say anything without evidence, but evidence of online sales proves otherwise, and 200 is not close, its double, so your point is moot.

[gaggle of hermits]

Which company owns the Ensoniq name these days?

it wound up at creative labs/creative technology along with e-mu.

https://trademarks.justia.com/735/24/en ... 24524.html

[Scotty]

There is always a benefit to efficient code.I"'m an owner of a 5950x here as well. I think the poster is referencing this to the free plugin which sounds great and sips the cpu.

I just buy a strong enough CPU to handle anything. 5950x. Much better investment than more kinda-slightly-different-than-what-I-already-have plugins, if you have to choose between the two.

[Synth Master Jedi]

it wound up at creative labs/creative technology along with e-mu.

https://trademarks.justia.com/735/24/en ... 24524.html

Creative Labs are the ones who used to make those cheap computer sound cards I think. I never owned one myself so I have no experience with them. So, they are the owners of Ensoniq and E-MU now? interesting.

[AnX]

You forgot 'free'. I even said 'free'.

Nobody but you is responsible for your inadequacies.

You offer nothing of interest to me. You and I are done talking. Bye.

You could say anything without evidence, but evidence of online sales proves otherwise, and 200 is not close, its double, so your point is moot.

So you can't offer any evidence, no surprise there.

Hopefully you'll stick to your word, worthless as it is.