@Andrew Clock Listen to it with your emotions while your are doing something else and you'll notice the difference, the specialness from whatever else there is. I bought the VFX and I guess I want the TS-10 also, but I have enough beautiful sounds. If you want to buy it, go for it. Yes, 500/12 months in a year = X dollars of enjoyment every month. Think about that.
Such a beautiful sounding synth! I need to grab one! I got an ASR-10, MR-61, SQ1 plus, and a DP2 effects processor! Can't go wrong with Ensoniq! Wish they would come back and manufacture Synths again...
@gridsleep True, with the exp-3 card I program some crazy omnisphere level patches but I have to use midiquest, can't do it from the front panel. I also have a fizmo and the rack doesnt have resonant filters, totally unique arpeggiator or the cool preset insert fx and that makes the Fizmo a unique beast and the Mr incapable of emulating it even though they use such similar synth engines.
Ensoniq was on the top of their game with the asr10/88 and ts10/12 series. The build quality ,finish and the design were so awesome . The ts10 is the most beautifully built synth I’ve ever seen, sound is world class too.
They live on as long as you include their sounds in your music. Preserve them for future humanity well after we are all gone 50-100 years down the road. For me, it's now 50 or less. Living life large and enjoying it! Those who are privileged to create music also have a great chance, a great great opportunity to share it, and it is once in a lifetime. Some of the sounds I'm hearing are pretty epic... movie like but not over top movie like.
I own 2x TS 10, 1x Ts 12, 2x ASR! I love them no modern keyboards can beat these keys!! believe me I have tried different kinds of new Keyboards, ended up returning or selling them away! ensonqs are Glued with me for the rest of my live that's it Midi Controls are 10/10 Volume Expression/Sustain pedal/ 2 switch midi inputs can be used for 4 too with double pedals) / midi command assignable buttons 1 to 10 each have 6 buttons/ pitchband/modwheel/ 2 patch midi buttons/velocity curves/Aftertouch sensitivity ! keybeds are the best 10/10 velocity/Aftertouch are the best I have used from all the keyboards around the world, excluding the Kurzweill 2500, 2600 series! thickness of the sound are 10/10 and the keyboards made in early 1990 aren't they impressive ? hell yessss
Why aren't there similar sounding modern rompers/synths you think? I love the lush, the shimmer, the evolving unique pads of so many 90s synths. There's not much like them today I guess?
@@ivansoto9723 One big reason why nothing sounds like the original Ensoniq TS series is the incredible reverb chip Ensoniq created. Arguably the best reverb algorithm ever -- better than the Lexicon 224, reverse engineering from the original Hall effect on the 224 but significantly improved.
I had a SQ-80 and it wall cool, but the clicking drove me crazy. I wish I still had it, but now I would rather get a TS-10 or 12. I had a fizmo and a VFX. Both were awesome. The fizmo had a midi problem and that's why I got rid of it, and I regret giving the VFX to my stupid shit friend that left it in a basement and it got flooded. but they all had unbelievable sounds that always cut through the mix . I will get another dammmmit!!
not only synths but same with midi controller keyboard technology...modern gear can't hold a candle to my Roland A-70. for that matter the ensoniq synthesizers are way more capable as midi controllers then the new stuff and they weren't even controllers as their primary function.
@@silverlight2004db Manufacturing costs, increased polulation, more and more useless toyish features expected to be released as the same price level as previous generation products and of course China factor. That has happened for almost everthing. Just look at today's cars. Everything used to smell quality before Made in PRC!
God this is so good. Like the Yamaha TG/SY-77, the TS-10 is a synth I could listen to all day but will likely never own because I’m not tech savvy enough to give it the deep programming love it needs to shine.
I thumbed up because i like what i hear and too offset the fool who thumbed down. Some very angelic and ethereal voices there, and they sound sweet... :-) Thanks for posting...
Yeah, so true. Emu not only ruined themselves, they ruined Ensoniq. It was a two-fer :-( And both companies were amazing back in the day. What a bummer. But at least we've still got their gear on the used market :-)
IT WAS CREATIVE LABS.. Ensoniq brought out one of the First PC Soundcards with DSP! "Soundscape". Then Released one of the First PCI Sound cards on the market... Imagine that as A windows users.. No more ISA BS... And not only that, the Ensoniq card could emulate a Sound Blaster.... Yeh Right EMU.,....... NOT. Creative Labs Killed Ensoniq by grabbing EMU FIRST for that sweet sweet precious...... Ensoniq IP. .. So at least the Ensoniq guys sold it to an American company called EMU... NOT
@@crhkrebs That they did... First EMU then EMU acquired Ensoniq. Thats why there was first an "Emulator" on a PCI card, and once EMU acquired Ensoniq , the great Paris DAW , in the end had an EMU logo. (from memory also in a different blue hue colour) Yep.. FK Creative Labs
I have a Roland Xp 50 - not sure if this Ensoniq would fit my style which is currently more 90's and this seems to sound more 80's...what do you reckon and how hard is it to program?
I love these. Just got a TS 12 for film scoring stuff but I am very new sysex and not sure what's the best software/not crazy expensive. Slowly making my way through the manual....definitely not as easy as messing around on a Juno 60 lol.
Love the demo, and I so desperately wanted this board. Had an Ensoniq SD-1 back in 1991. So good, and I loved the programming and the sequencer. But the TS was a step up. I thought this board easily competed with the Kurzweil K2000, which might have been more expandable, but most of that expansion technology went out of style fast.
+Jon Willis Hi, Mr Willis, ..my opinion about this keyboard is , THAT IS FOR MY TASTE BETTER SOUNDING than Kurzweil K2000,..i `ve had K2000,..GemS2,Emax HD,and Ensoniq Vfx .. in that period - workstations in the early `90 s ,..yeah..also Korg T3,Roland D50, and similar Rolands in my hands ..Even properly programmed, Ensoniq VFX is much more thick and interesting for listening, than K2000.. who is a little bit boring after some time. I love all Ensoniqs.. i `ve had also Mirage Esq1, vfx , eps 16+..and those have some special "spice" what cannot be replaced...i don`t have TS 10, but some day i will buy this keyboard..FOR SURE! .. all of those , modern...based on PC.. a la Phantom, Tyros, ,Kronos, and similar, don`t have that character. All the best from Serbia
+MultiSynthfreak ugh.I've got 2 mirages and a sd-1.. in storage though. Purchased a copy of terratec komplexer as well.. now I see a cheap ts-10 in town that has me g.a.s.ing.. sound making seems to be a never-ending obsession for the world
whatever VST samples these exact patches, even if you play a VST with these sounds on weighted keys, them being played on the original hardware sounds always SO SO SO much better.
Thanks for the demo , some great sound in there ! , im having trouble loading up the sysex patches using Sysex Librarian , i loaded some patches from elsewhere with no problem , was wondering if anyone had had the same issue at all ? , thankyou !
I first got in contact with such sounds in 1989 in Köln Germany. I thought they were funny not realizing they were wave tables, i.e. fixed, nothing algorithmic.
I have a TS-12 and an ESQ-1, and love them both! I am glad there are still people around keeping them alive on the net! One thing, and I can't figure it out, but when I try to make the disks for the TS-12... I can never get them to work... should I be able to using WIndows 10? or do I have to dig up an old laptop and put XP or something on it? Any help\links\ideas?
In case you’re still wondering 😊 gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/918958-floppy-disks-today-ensoniq-specifically.html I was just reading that page a few minutes ago when I saw your comment. Cheers, and hope this helps!
Holy WOW. Any Roland D-50s hearing this should be shaking in their boots. Would LOVE a softsynth plugin of the synth/sample engine.
The TS series were the best synths ever created by man. It is now 2017 and nothing sounds better.
@Andrew Clock Listen to it with your emotions while your are doing something else and you'll notice the difference, the specialness from whatever else there is. I bought the VFX and I guess I want the TS-10 also, but I have enough beautiful sounds. If you want to buy it, go for it. Yes, 500/12 months in a year = X dollars of enjoyment every month. Think about that.
Such a beautiful sounding synth! I need to grab one! I got an ASR-10, MR-61, SQ1 plus, and a DP2 effects processor! Can't go wrong with Ensoniq! Wish they would come back and manufacture Synths again...
Behringer could but it would also be nice if somebody would do a vst rendition of all of them like the Korg series. I have the SQ8L.
It's like an Ensoniq Wavestation. I love it. I think I need it.
@gridsleep True, with the exp-3 card I program some crazy omnisphere level patches but I have to use midiquest, can't do it from the front panel. I also have a fizmo and the rack doesnt have resonant filters, totally unique arpeggiator or the cool preset insert fx and that makes the Fizmo a unique beast and the Mr incapable of emulating it even though they use such similar synth engines.
This is probably my most replayed video on youtube. Love this
Ensoniq was on the top of their game with the asr10/88 and ts10/12 series. The build quality ,finish and the design were so awesome . The ts10 is the most beautifully built synth I’ve ever seen, sound is world class too.
I have a TS10 Fizmo and Asr X with the urban dance board and scsi I miss Ensoniq thanks for a great demo.
I miss Ensoniq too
They live on as long as you include their sounds in your music. Preserve them for future humanity well after we are all gone 50-100 years down the road. For me, it's now 50 or less. Living life large and enjoying it! Those who are privileged to create music also have a great chance, a great great opportunity to share it, and it is once in a lifetime. Some of the sounds I'm hearing are pretty epic... movie like but not over top movie like.
I own 2x TS 10, 1x Ts 12, 2x ASR! I love them no modern keyboards can
beat these keys!! believe me I have tried different kinds of new
Keyboards, ended up returning or selling them away! ensonqs are Glued
with me for the rest of my live that's it
Midi Controls are 10/10 Volume Expression/Sustain pedal/ 2 switch midi
inputs can be used for 4 too with double pedals) / midi command
assignable buttons 1 to 10 each have 6 buttons/ pitchband/modwheel/ 2
patch midi buttons/velocity curves/Aftertouch sensitivity !
keybeds are the best 10/10 velocity/Aftertouch are the best I have used
from all the keyboards around the world, excluding the Kurzweill 2500,
2600 series!
thickness of the sound are 10/10
and the keyboards made in early 1990 aren't they impressive ? hell yessss
Why aren't there similar sounding modern rompers/synths you think?
I love the lush, the shimmer, the evolving unique pads of so many 90s synths. There's not much like them today I guess?
@@ivansoto9723 One big reason why nothing sounds like the original Ensoniq TS series is the incredible reverb chip Ensoniq created. Arguably the best reverb algorithm ever -- better than the Lexicon 224, reverse engineering from the original Hall effect on the 224 but significantly improved.
Fantastic video! Ensoniq synths truly were a work of art, they are able to create some truly beautiful sounds. Thanks for sharing these with us!
I had a SQ-80 and it wall cool, but the clicking drove me crazy. I wish I still had it, but now I would rather get a TS-10 or 12. I had a fizmo and a VFX. Both were awesome. The fizmo had a midi problem and that's why I got rid of it, and I regret giving the VFX to my stupid shit friend that left it in a basement and it got flooded. but they all had unbelievable sounds that always cut through the mix . I will get another dammmmit!!
Anybody noted that these 30 year old synts don't sound much different then the modern stuff?
Marcel Maes Frankly, sound better, more appealing sonically to my ears ...... 😷👍🎹🎵
sounds better...
not only synths but same with midi controller keyboard technology...modern gear can't hold a candle to my Roland A-70. for that matter the ensoniq synthesizers are way more capable as midi controllers then the new stuff and they weren't even controllers as their primary function.
@@silverlight2004db Manufacturing costs, increased polulation, more and more useless toyish features expected to be released as the same price level as previous generation products and of course China factor. That has happened for almost everthing. Just look at today's cars. Everything used to smell quality before Made in PRC!
Drum sounds crushed by the internal dsp distortion/vcf sounds great too.
God this is so good. Like the Yamaha TG/SY-77, the TS-10 is a synth I could listen to all day but will likely never own because I’m not tech savvy enough to give it the deep programming love it needs to shine.
I thumbed up because i like what i hear and too offset the fool who thumbed down. Some very angelic and ethereal voices there, and they sound sweet... :-) Thanks for posting...
After diggin out into your channel, I found this awesome one too! Really thanks! So relaxing piece!
Thank you Jake! TS 10 is on of our favorite synthesizers!
I'm lucky enough to own a TS-10 and 12. When E-MU bought Ensoniq they ruined them.
Yeah, so true. Emu not only ruined themselves, they ruined Ensoniq. It was a two-fer :-( And both companies were amazing back in the day. What a bummer. But at least we've still got their gear on the used market :-)
YEP..EMU, ruined Ensoniq.. You left out the great PARIS recording system. Still one the best sounding DAWs ever..
IT WAS CREATIVE LABS.. Ensoniq brought out one of the First PC Soundcards with DSP! "Soundscape". Then Released one of the First PCI Sound cards on the market... Imagine that as A windows users.. No more ISA BS... And not only that, the Ensoniq card could emulate a Sound Blaster....
Yeh Right EMU.,....... NOT.
Creative Labs Killed Ensoniq by grabbing EMU FIRST for that sweet sweet precious...... Ensoniq IP. .. So at least the Ensoniq guys sold it to an American company called EMU... NOT
I thought that Creative Labs bought both Emu and Ensoniq and effectively ended both of them.
@@crhkrebs That they did... First EMU then EMU acquired Ensoniq. Thats why there was first an "Emulator" on a PCI card, and once EMU acquired Ensoniq , the great Paris DAW , in the end had an EMU logo. (from memory also in a different blue hue colour)
Yep.. FK Creative Labs
What a brilliance pads! Super synth! Reminds the Korg Wavestation and the king of the pads - Roland JD-800.
I have a Roland Xp 50 - not sure if this Ensoniq would fit my style which is currently more 90's and this seems to sound more 80's...what do you reckon and how hard is it to program?
Wavestation, Wavestate or Modal Argon or Modal might be better and easier options or trying some soft synths like Arturia Pigments.
I love these. Just got a TS 12 for film scoring stuff but I am very new sysex and not sure what's the best software/not crazy expensive. Slowly making my way through the manual....definitely not as easy as messing around on a Juno 60 lol.
Love the demo, and I so desperately wanted this board. Had an Ensoniq SD-1 back in 1991. So good, and I loved the programming and the sequencer. But the TS was a step up. I thought this board easily competed with the Kurzweil K2000, which might have been more expandable, but most of that expansion technology went out of style fast.
+Jon Willis Hi, Mr Willis, ..my opinion about this keyboard is , THAT IS FOR MY TASTE BETTER SOUNDING than Kurzweil K2000,..i `ve had K2000,..GemS2,Emax HD,and Ensoniq Vfx .. in that period - workstations in the early `90 s ,..yeah..also Korg T3,Roland D50, and similar Rolands in my hands ..Even properly programmed, Ensoniq VFX is much more thick and interesting for listening, than K2000.. who is a little bit boring after some time.
I love all Ensoniqs.. i `ve had also Mirage Esq1, vfx , eps 16+..and those have some special "spice" what cannot be replaced...i don`t have TS 10, but some day i will buy this keyboard..FOR SURE! .. all of those , modern...based on PC.. a la Phantom, Tyros, ,Kronos, and similar, don`t have that character. All the best from Serbia
+MultiSynthfreak ugh.I've got 2 mirages and a sd-1.. in storage though. Purchased a copy of terratec komplexer as well.. now I see a cheap ts-10 in town that has me g.a.s.ing.. sound making seems to be a never-ending obsession for the world
They are all over eBay for 600-700
Really lovely demo. Thanks for making this. Makes me want to go pick up a TS! This is a really unique sound.
Indeed it is a very unique synth!
I have an ESQ-1, ESQ-M, SD-1, EPS and had a VFX SD then sold it when I got the SD-1. I want to get this one next.
I think I got a good deal on this thing for the price of 'free'. They wanted money for the stand and case, but I already have some of those.
whatever VST samples these exact patches, even if you play a VST with these sounds on weighted keys, them being played on the original hardware sounds always SO SO SO much better.
Insane board
Thanks for the demo , some great sound in there ! , im having trouble loading up the sysex patches using Sysex Librarian , i loaded some patches from elsewhere with no problem , was wondering if anyone had had the same issue at all ? , thankyou !
beautiful pads 😉
Great Demo!!!
I first got in contact with such sounds in 1989 in Köln Germany. I thought they were funny not realizing they were wave tables, i.e. fixed, nothing algorithmic.
great reverb demo
love it
Massive! wow
Very much early gabriel - superb !
8:50 ❤️🎹
I have a TS-12 and an ESQ-1, and love them both! I am glad there are still people around keeping them alive on the net!
One thing, and I can't figure it out, but when I try to make the disks for the TS-12... I can never get them to work... should I be able to using WIndows 10? or do I have to dig up an old laptop and put XP or something on it? Any help\links\ideas?
In case you’re still wondering 😊
gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/918958-floppy-disks-today-ensoniq-specifically.html
I was just reading that page a few minutes ago when I saw your comment.
Cheers, and hope this helps!
i'm selling a TS12 in Richmond, VA !
hey! someone have a link to this patch because i didn't to be facebookized. thanks!!
HI Guys I own from new a TS12, full working order, very tidy, I came here wondering what its value might be?
Ensoniq vfx have this sounds??
You could achieve a lot of these sounds with layering. Or get a Korg Wavestate and sample in some sounds and you can get close.
VFX has more waves. TS10 has the ability to import waves from ASR10.
Hoho. Wonderful synth.
I'm so torn should I get this or the SQ-80 :( -- recieved a decent offer on the sq-80
Totally different instruments... Just curious what did you get?
Which one specifically to download. Specific link.
Great! Can they be used with other Ensoniqs, like VFX?
does anyone know where I can get an vsti emulation of this?I'm in love with it and can't afford the real thing. thanks in advance!
Sadly there's no VST emulation of this synth...
Give the free Sq8l or Kawai K1 plugin a go and try layering it with the wavestation plugin and you wouldn't be too far from the sound.
@@maccagrabme you're a star, I'll definitely take a look at those. thank you!
@@maccagrabme I'm impressed with the K1, I'm shocked it's free. huge thanks again sir!
I hope UVI samples it one day
0:11 samples korg wavestation:)
Which *.syx file(s) on the FB group file section?
5:42 is that good good
Fantastic!! These patches work for the ts 12 too, right?
What is that opening patch and where can I find it? I just got a TS12 .
did you find it?
że też chciało się komuś samplować caaaałego korg wavestation he he :) A może to jednak taki dobry że go samplowali :)
All the sysex files on the FB page, I assume they are all the TSD-####.syx files?
se os timbres são originais não sei. mais é voltar no tempo
UZBEKISTAN+ ENSONIQ TS-10
I loved this when I had it... however it kept on glitching in the effects and ruined the experience for me. I'm sure I must have had a lemon.