Digital Wave Synthesizer. This gem of a synth offers three digital oscillators, each with its own digitally controlled amplifier (DCA), which are mixed together to pass through its analog low pass filter. Modulation of pitch, volume, filter cutoff, etc. can be achieved using its three LFOs and/or its four envelopes. These ESQ-1 patches should also work nicely with any ESQ1 software emulation or with the Ensoniq SQ-80.
Harsh, but rich sawtooth lead-y thing with moderate decay.
Monophonic lead tone with a bit of growl on the attack and a touch of glide between notes.
That “wow” sound comes from using oscillator sync together with envelope control of Oscillator 2’s frequency.
This monophonic tone can be used as a lead or a monster bass. The mod wheel is used to sweep the filter as needed.
A mellow, almost flute-like lead tone. Use the mod wheel to bring in a touch of vibrato for a human feel.
Ring modulated distortion make this lead tone grab your attention. Mix with a heavy arrangement for stark contrast.
A slightly fuzzy lo-fi-ish lead with a quick delay. Don’t know why I called it Download$.
A monophonic bass with resonance—also works for lead. Use the wheel for vibrato.
Monophonic lead tone. Use the mod wheel to open the filter as needed.
The “hello world” of patches. This is your basic starting point—a one oscillator Saw patch.
To load a patch sysex file, set up the ESQ-1 to receive sysex data: press the “Master” button and set ENABLE=KEYS+CT+PC+SS+SX. Then access any of the program select pages (where you choose a sound to play). Send the sysex data from your computer using any sysex utility. Upon completion, the ESQ-1 should prompt you to save the new patch. Play keys to audition the patch before saving.
If nothing happens when sending the file from the computer, try setting up the ESQ-1 to receive on different MIDI channels on the “Master” page.
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