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Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
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Number of topics:2852
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656.0. "Ensoniq ESQ1 Patches and Techniques" by VINO::BRAITHWAITE () Wed Jan 14 1987 19:17

    This note is being opened as a place to communicate
    
    	ESQ1  patches and techniques.
    
    There have been related notes associated with problems and
    information about the product.  I'd like to keep this
    one pure -- asking too much ?
    
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656.1Patch: TibetVINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Jan 14 1987 19:1892
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From: rosen@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Rob Rosen)
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To: esq@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: ANOTHER PATCH


	Yah, this time Jon Hassell has gotten to me.  In case you've never
heard of him, try listening to his new LP "Power Spot", produced by Brian
Eno and Dan Lanois.  He's a trumpeter who has been very influenced by Eastern
scales and intonations.  He also puts his trumpet through a number of electronic
gadgets so it sounds very strange but quite interesting once you get used to it.

	Anyway, since he plays a trumpet I had thought that to get a patch that
approximated his sound, I'd start with the 3TRUMS patch.

		WRONG!!!

	If you look around a little you will find that one of the most 
interesting standard patches built-in to the ESQ is a patch called "HASSEL".
"Gee, what a coincidence" I thought.  Then I listened to the patch and thought
"well, it DOES sound a little like what I want, but only a little."

	So I modified the envelopes and turned on the mono mode, added a little
glide to approximate his technique, and came up with the following patch.

	Let me know what you think, Hassell fans.  I think it actually sounds
pretty decent, as long as you keep the range from about the octaves above and
below middle C (about a 2.5 octave range here, skewed more to the right than
to the left).

	%%Rob

	(I called the patch "Tibett" because until recently I was under
the impression that Hassell actually played a Tibetian trumpet, which is
why I thought the trumpet sounded so strange.  Actually he apparently
plays a normal trumpet piped through electronics, and limits himself to
pentatonic scales so it SOUNDS Tibetian.)


					PROGRAM:Tibett
					--------

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	0	02	00	voice2	env1	08	lfo1	06
OSC 2	0	00	02	saw	env1	-02	lfo2	06
OSC 3	0	07	-04	voice2	env1	08	lfo3	10
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	63		on				lfo1	-41
DCA 2	53		on		env2	29	
DCA 3	63		on		
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	009	00	26		env3	42	
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FINAL VOL. (ENV 4)	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	60			06	kbd			61
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	18	off	off	tri	00	05	20	wheel
LFO 2	21	off	off	tri	06	01	20	wheel
LFO 3	24	off	off	noi	00	01	20	wheel
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	04    02    00    17    63     41    16    39    24    30
ENV 2	59    63    30    23    41     63    63    63    24    32
ENV 3	63    63    63    03    11     12    28    35    14    33
ENV 4	02    60    15    00    00     00    00    63    59    32
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	on	08	off	off	off	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

656.2Technique: PanningVINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Jan 14 1987 19:4431
13-Jan-87 17:31:04,1539;000000000001
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Subject: Re: Can you get *THICK* sounds from an ESQ?
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To: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow)
Cc: esq@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
From: Marc Webster <Webster.henr@xerox.com>
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In using my ESQ, I've noticed in general that the sounds are not
particularly thick, too.  I believe that's just Ensonic's preference
(like back in the 70's Japanesse synths tended to have "not so thick"
sounds).  One advantage is that it leaves you free to add many sounds to
a mix without all the sounds stepping on each other (if a sound is very
fat, it can take over the entire mix, and adding a couple synth lines
from a "fat" synth could turn the mix to mush).

One trick I've used (if your'e working in Stereo) is the old "original
signal panned hard left, processed version panned hard right" trick.
Take your patch and pan it hard left, and a copy of the patch slightly
altered (in pitch, LFO freq, envelopes, or whatever) and pan it hard
right, and layer the two.  Of course, this reduces you to 4 voices, but
it some situations, it can create a good fat sound.

Marc 
656.3Patch: MallotVINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Jan 14 1987 20:2074
11-Jan-87 16:35:30,3442;000000000001
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Subject: Another patch


Here's a patch I made a few week ago:

                                        PROGRAM:MALLOT
                                        --------
 
        OCT=    SEMI=   FINE=   WAVE=   MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1   +0      00      00      el pno  off     00      off     00
OSC 2   +0      09      00      formt4  off     00      off     00
OSC 3   -1      00      00      synth1  off     00      off     00
        -------------------------------------------------------------
 
        LEVEL=          OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1   63              on              off     +00     env2    +63
DCA 2   40              on              off     +00     env3    +63
DCA 3   40              on              kbd2    +63     env3    +63
        -------------------------------------------------------------


	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	037	00	04		env1	+23	env3	+22
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FINAL VOL. (ENV 4)	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	63			08	off			00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	00	off	off	tri	00	00	00	off
LFO 2	00	off	off	tri	00	00	00	off
LFO 3	00	off	off	tri	00	00	00	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	+63   +00   +00   29    00     00    15    00    15    00
ENV 2	+63   +43   +00   51    00     00    44    63    24    48
ENV 3	+63   +00   +00   36    00     00    46    00    46    00
ENV 4	+63   +50   +25   32    32     10    20    27    23    00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	off	00	on	off	off	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------


Christopher Chow
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656.4RDGE28::NORTONThu Jan 15 1987 10:06114
    
    Good idea !!
    
    Are all you ESQ1 owners on the ESQ mailing list - if not then send
    mail to Rob Rosen @ucbarpa.berkeley.EDU (correct syntax is somwhere
    else in this notes file)
    
    I've collated all the Ensonic factory patches that I can find and
    summarized them below. Has anybody out there got any different ones
    as there seems to be a variety of different expander cartridges
    on sale (ie same cartridge but different sounds and nothing externally
    to differentiate the cartridge contents!!). Perhaps if we can track
    them all down we can do swapsies !!
    
    
    Here's what I've got :-
    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               CARTRIDGE 1                    
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
               CART A                 !                  CART B               
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
BANK 1    BANK 2    BANK 3    BANK 4  !    BANK 1    BANK 2   BANK 3    BANK 4
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
PIANO1    BOTTLS    PIANO2    TRIAGL  !    ELPNO2    PIPES    TEETH2    D BELL 
MRIMBA    ORCBEL    ELEPNO    MIAMIW  !    DIGBAS    PWRSNK   TALKIT    BNGVOX
HORN3T    REED      SYNLED    AFTGLO  !    DINGER    LUCY     SYNBAS    CHIME1
BO STR    2 COOL    PLKBRS    PNOSTR  !    ECHO      STRSTR   SALING    3OCT.X
DIGPNO    BNDBEL    ISLAND    KALMBA  !    COMP1     CHOIRX   HRNSEC    ROTARY
WARBEL    BASS10    ICYORG    BL PNO  !    REP 1     KLUNKS   AHHHHS    BELPAD
ORGAN     BASIC     3TRUMS    GOBELL  !    STARS*    DIGPAD   F-111     PIANO3
ANABRS    GONG1     FUZGTR    4XFADE  !    GUITAR    CHNSAW   SHEMP1    T.GRIT
VELBAS    ANSYN1    CELLOS    KICK    !    DRIPX     FLUTE    BIG       KICK
'AIRS'    "EOWW"    TEETH     K+SIMS  !    SHAKER    CHOIR2   PUZZGE    +DRUM4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               CARTRIDGE 2                    
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
               CART A                 !                  CART B               
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
BANK 1    BANK 2    BANK 3    BANK 4  !    BANK 1    BANK 2   BANK 3    BANK 4
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
PLKMTL    +KOTO2    HITMAN    ORCBL2  !    BERGER    HARP     COQUI     DRORGN
FRIDAY    WETBAS    VIOL 1    BUBBY   !    CLAMBO    BRASTR   WHIPER    NOT ME
HARPSI    MOODS     ICEBEL    JAZORG  !    CHANTZ    "L"      ORGBRS    PRCORG
SOLICE    HEVVY     NOISTR    STR4RT  !    BLLCLV    POOPY    KALMEM    TAP-N2
CHFBAS    LAUGHS    SFDBK3    BUBBLY  !    TEKNO?    VIBES1   2PNOS+    BELLS0
SINPAD    VELPIN    SAXBUT    SKID    !    OBOE      BUBBY2   HIT ME    SORBEN
"MACH"    NLESS     HOWNOW    ANYLOG  !    STEEL     BUBBY3   ACCRDN    PNGPNG
HI-RES    REPBEL    WYDOPN    SNAPS1  !    TAPELP    COPTER   ORIENT    EVOLVE
METAL1    LUVPIG    SCI-FI    STLUNK  !    BELAIR    WHISTL   ARTIC     HARPY
TRIBEL    ROKORG    SKETTY    WHLSTR  !    BASS.T    SWELL    SPDWA2    PUTERS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Cartridge 1 patches - Same sound / different name:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               CARTRIDGE 1                    
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
               CART A                 !        ALTERNATE NAME - SAME PATCH    
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
BANK 1    BANK 2    BANK 3    BANK 4  !    BANK 1    BANK 2   BANK 3    BANK 4
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ELEPNO    ......  !    ......    ......   ROADT     ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    2 COOL    ......    ......  !    ......    LYLE     ......    ......
DIGPNO    ......    ......    ......  !    ROADQ     ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
ORGAN     ......    ......    ......  !    BELFOUR   ......   ......    ......
ANABRS    ......    FUZGTR    ......  !    OB BRS    ......   LES P.    ......
......    ANSYN1    ......    ......  !    ......    O.B.EX   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               CART B                 !        ALTERNATE NAME - SAME PATCH   
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
BANK 1    BANK 2    BANK 3    BANK 4  !    BANK 1    BANK 2   BANK 3    BANK 4
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
ELPNO2    ......    ......    ......  !    ROAD"3    ......   ......    ......
DIGBAS    ......    ......    ......  !    DEXBAS    ......   ......     ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    BELPAD  !    ......    ......   ......    PPGPAD
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Patches I've not heard:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               CARTRIDGE 1                    
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
               CART A                 !                   CART B
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
BANK 1    BANK 2    BANK 3    BANK 4  !    BANK 1    BANK 2   BANK 3    BANK 4
--------------------------------------!-----------------------------------------
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    HASSEL  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
......    ......    ......    ......  !    ......    ......   ......    ......
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    
656.5Patch: (updated) HarpsicordVINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Jan 15 1987 15:1880
14-Jan-87 20:19:55,2972;000000000001
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Subject: Harpsichord patch
To: esq@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
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From: Marc Webster <Webster.henr@xerox.com>
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Message-Id: <870114-150018-749@Xerox>

Folks,

As promised, here's the harpsichord patch.  The initial metalic pluck is
modeled by the noise2 oscillator, and the metalic release buzz by
instantaneously opening the filter all the way upon release.  The sound
is quite good, particularly in the middle range (the very low bass lacks
a little resonance and the very high treble lacks definition).  On the
whole, I would say it's very usable and one of the better patches (and
certainly better than any of my efforts to create a harpsichord!).  Hope
you like it.

Marc
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* * * * * * * * *

					PROGRAM: Harpsichord
					--------

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	0	0	0	bass				
OSC 2	+1	0	1	bass				
OSC 3	-3	0	0	noise2	kbd2	-63		
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	63		on		env1	-63		
DCA 2	63		on		env1	-63	
DCA 3	0		on		env2	+63
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	127	7	13		env3	63	
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FINAL VOL. (ENV 4)	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	63			08				
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	
LFO 2	
LFO 3	
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	 L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	 00    63    63    00    00     00    47    00    00    06
ENV 2	 58    00    00    00    00     00    00    00    05    00
ENV 3	-57   -57   -57    00    00     00    00    00    00    00
ENV 4	 63    20    21    21    00     00    43    55    16    45
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	off	0	on	on	on	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------


 
656.6Patch: T/STR2VINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Jan 15 1987 15:2369
    [[[[[THIS BEING COPIED HERE FROM ANOTHER NOTE FOR COMPLETENESS]]]]]]]
    
                 <<< NOVA::$222$DUA16:[NOTES$LIBRARY]COMMUSIC.NOTE;1 >>>
                        -<   **  Computer Music  **   >-
================================================================================
Note 584.14                     ESQ1 Help needed                        14 of 16
BRAHMS::KLOSTERMAN "Stevie K"                        59 lines   9-DEC-1986 09:44
                               -< Try this one >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	I agree on the presets, generally.  The e piano doesn't like much and
the presets generally don't take advantage of the three ocsillators.  I
programmed this following sound on the ESQ-1 which received via the ESQ mailing
list.  It's the first sound that's really impressed me using the three
oscillators. 


    					PROGRAM: T/STR2
					--------
	Patch sounds like the trumpets and a string patch layered together.  

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	+0	00	02	saw	lfo1	-02	env1	+03
OSC 2	-1	11	30	piano	lfo2	+02	env1	+02
OSC 3	+0	00	00	pulse	lfo3	+03	env2	-02
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	54		on		off	00	off	00
DCA 2	54		on		off	00	off	00
DCA 3	63		on		off	00	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	32	02	31		env3	+41	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	VOLUME MOD	DEPTH	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	ENV4		63	08	off			00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	20	off	on	tri	00	01	20	wheel
LFO 2	22	off	on	tri	00	21	20	wheel
LFO 3	22	off	on	tri	00	05	25	wheel
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=  T1Y= T1=  T2=  T3=  T4=  TK=
	--------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	+16   +00    +00  +30   00  15   19    03  20   09
ENV 2   +27   +00    +00  +00   00  00   17    00  63   15
ENV 3   +63   +63    +56   63   00  15   00    26  09   00
ENV 4   +42   +61    +43   22   32  15   29    63  36   09
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES   off	off	off	00	off	off	on	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SPL/LAY-->PROG	LAY-->PROG	SPL-->PROG	SPLIT KEY
	-------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/	
LAYER	   <<< no splitting, no layering >>>
656.7Patch: Pang1VINO::BRAITHWAITESat Jan 17 1987 14:2976
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 86 20:45:26 PST
From: rosen (Rob Rosen)
Message-Id: <8611110445.AA25926@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU>
To: esq
Subject: Finally, a patch
Status: O


	I decided to take well!flash's suggestion (since that was the only one
I received anyway) and format my patch, which I call "PANG 1", in the exact
manner that the "ESQ1 PROGRAM SHEET" in the back of the ESQ-1 manual does it.
The patch is basically derived from the GONG patch that comes standard on all
ESQs; I added more noise and took out the sustain to get the essence of the
effect.  In case you didn't get my last mailing, the patch is supposed to
resemble the large trashcan-like cymbal that many drummers use to punctuate
a passage with (c.f. Bill Bruford on King Crimson's "One More Red Nightmare" 
from RED, 1975).  Feel free to make any comments and suggestions about how
to tweak certain parameters to make the patch sound "better."  Since I 
basically guessed at the parameter settings anyway, I'm open to anything.
I also suggest that we keep using the form used below to send future
patch info.

	%%Rob


					PROGRAM: PANG1
					--------

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	-1	00	00	noise1	off		off	
OSC 2	+2	10	00	noise2	off		off
OSC 3	-2	05	00	noise2	lfo1	+25	kbd2	-63
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	00		on		env2	+63	lfo2	+63
DCA 2	44		on		env3	+18	lfo3	+63
DCA 3	63		on		env2	00	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	071	01	00		env4	+57	lfo1	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	VOLUME MOD	DEPTH	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	env4		63	08	wheel			00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	39	on	on	noi	63	00	63	off
LFO 2	10	on	on	tri	09	63	09	off
LFO 3	63	on	on	tri	07	63	07	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=  T1V= T1=  T2=  T3=  T4=  TK=
	--------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	-63   -63    00   00   00   33   00   00   00   09
ENV 2	+63   +21   +12   00   00   00   00   00   00   00 
ENV 3	+63   +06   -61   32   24   00   00   00   00   00
ENV 4	+63   +25   +00   00   00   00   23   36   11   00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	on	of	of	00	of	of	of	on
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SPL/LAY-->PROG	LAY-->PROG	SPL-->PROG	SPLIT KEY
	-------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/	off		off		off	
LAYER
656.8Patch: ROADT2VINO::BRAITHWAITESat Jan 17 1987 14:3669
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 86 20:55:51 PST
From: ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Message-Id: <8611220455.AA04469@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
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Status: O

Rob,
	Here's a patch for the library, and some misc. notes:

				PROGRAM: ROADT2
				--------

Description: This patch is like the ROADT2 supplied on the voice eprom.
	     The difference is that the depth of the vibrato is controlled
	     by the wheel (base level) and by velocity.  The harder you 
	     play, the more the vibrato effect.  Great for emphasising
	     a melody...


	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	-1	00	00	el pno	lfo1	 00	env1	 00
OSC 2	-1	00	03	el pno	lfo1	 00	env1	 00
OSC 3	+1	07	00	synth1	*off*  	 00	*off*	 00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	63		on		lfo3	-63	*off*	+00
DCA 2	63		on		lfo3	+00	*off*	+00
DCA 3	00		on		env1	+42	*off*	+00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD= 		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	006	00	27   		env3	+63	env2	+37
	----------------------------------------------------------

	VOLUME MOD	DEPTH	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	env4		63	08	lfo2 			+47
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	20	off	on	tri	07	40	01	vel
LFO 2	12	off	off	tri	63	00	20	*off*
LFO 3	13	on	off	tri	00	00	00	wheel
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=  T1Y= T1=  T2=  T3=  T4=  TK=
	--------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	+63   +05   +00   63   29   51   56   00   00   01
ENV 2	+63   +00   +00   63   00   00   00   00   00   00 
ENV 3	+63   +30   +01   63   22   00   28   47   37   15
ENV 4	+63   +47   +00   50   63   00   41   63   19   09
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	off	00	off	off	on	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SPL/LAY-->PROG	LAY-->PROG	SPL-->PROG	SPLIT KEY
	-------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/	off		off		off	
LAYER

656.9Layering: PnoStr/DigPnoVINO::BRAITHWAITEFri Feb 06 1987 17:0146
From: Marc Webster <Webster.henr@xerox.com>

I've found a useful patch by layering  PnoStr and DigPno.  It gives you
the percussiveness of a piano but fills out with the strings.  Also,
I've modified the strings so I can controll volume with the voltage
control pedal.  Set the three DCA initial volume to 32 instead of 64 and
let the pedal add to the volume appropriately.  I also closed the filter
slightly and had the pedal open it back up to add intensity.  After
decreasing the amplitude of the DigPno (DCA4 = something in the 20's)
and putting the pno and strings together, I can pull the pedal back all
the way and basically get "just digital piano".  As the music intesity
increases, I can begin to press the pedal to add the strings which fill
out the sounds nicely.  Not terribly new and exotic, but effective.

And here's a new context for the "TEKNO?" patch (off the cartridge).
The patch has a slight vibrato from LFO1 controlled by the wheel.  I
increased the LFO rate to about 28 or so, and set level so that the
pitch would always have a quick, wide "vibrato" (actually, it sounds
more like a fast "shake" in vocal jazz).  Then I added heavy reverb
(this part turns out to be very important.  If not drenched in reverb,
the sound is hoaky).  Now hit a chord in the upper part of the keyboard
with several color notes.  For example, a C7 voiced as 

		G
		E
		D
		Bb
		G

If it sounds like mine, you get a very effective "hit" (as in orchestra
hits, brass hits, etc).

note: The reason for the reverb is to blend the fast, wide vibrato into
a single sound color rather than being able to distinguish that the
chord is vibratoing.  Too light a reverb makes the pitch variation
obvious.


Since these are just modifications of standard patches, I didn't bother
to print a patch sheet.  If somebody asks, though, I will.  Also, I've
made a patch of a "record scratch" (errrrRRrrRRrrRREEeeEEEeeKKKK!!!)
It's not fantastic, but it's getting there.  One of these days I'll
remember to bring it in. 


marc webster
656.10quick ESQ-1 questionTOPDOC::W_JOHNSONTue Feb 17 1987 13:2212
    
    I've got a quick question about the ESQ-1. I hope this isn't too
    much of an impurity:
    
    Is it possible to split the keyboard so that you have the high
    octaves of a piano sound on the left side and the high registers
    of a, say, synth sound on the right?
    
    Thanks in advance for any answers.
    
    				Wayne Johnson
    
656.11yupBARNUM::RENE8 voices enuff ??Tue Feb 17 1987 13:413
    
            yesserie.
    see note 642.20
656.12Patch: RogstrVINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Feb 25 1987 20:5625
	From ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@seismo.CSS.GOV Fri Jan 23 09:49:59 1987
		(* Blackwell)
	To: rosen@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
	
	
		ROGSTR - Strings
	
	osc1 0 0 0 saw lfo1 +2 env1 +3
	osc2 0 0 5 piano lfo2 +1 env1 +2
	osc3 0 0 3 saw lfo2 +2 lfo1 +0
	dca1 54 on off off
	dca2 54 on off off
	dca3 53 on off off
	filter 127 31 23 env3 +5 vel +0
	dca4 63 8 lfo3 +61
	lfo1 20 off on tri 0 1 20 wheel
	lfo2 22 off on tri 0 21 20 wheel
	lfo3 6 off on tri 56 0 20 off
	env1 +16 0 0 30 0 15 19 3 20 9
	env2 +63 +50 +45 0 0 0 50 63 12 9
	env3 +63 +17 +17 0 22 46 44 63 37 9
	env4 +42 +61 +43 22 32 15 29 63 36 9
	modes off off off 0 off off off off
	split off off off
	
656.13Patch: Organ1VINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Feb 25 1987 20:5732
	From ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@seismo.CSS.GOV Fri Jan 23 09:49:59 1987
		(* Blackwell)
	To: rosen@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
	
	
	
	----
	
	ORGAN1 - Reasonable Pipe Organ - uses AM mode
	
	osc1 -1 0 0 sine lfo1 -02 env1 +3
	osc2 +0 7 0 sine lfo2 +2 env1 +2
	osc3 -1 0 0 sine lfo3 +3 env1 -2
	dca1 54 on off off
	dca2 54 on off off
	dca3 53 on off off
	filter 32 2 31 env3 +41 off
	dca4 63 8 off
	lfo1 20 off on tri 0 1 20 wheel
	lfo2 20 off on tri 0 1 20 wheel
	lfo3 22 off on tri 0 5 25 wheel
	env1 +16 0 0 30 0 15 19 3 20 9
	env2 +27 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 63 15
	env3 +62 +63 +56 63 0 15 0 26 9 0
	env4 +42 +61 +43 22 32 15 29 63 36 9
	modes off on off 0 off off on off
	split off off off
	
	Note: sounds best w/ a touch of mod wheel
	Note: take osc2 up one octave for a basic oboe sound
	
	---
656.14Patch: Ob2Brs (variation on OB BRS)VINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Feb 25 1987 20:5826
	From ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@seismo.CSS.GOV Fri Jan 23 09:49:59 1987
		(* Blackwell)
	To: rosen@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
	
	OB2BRS - Variation on OB BRS w/ mod wheel and velocity controlling filter
	
	osc1 -1 0 0 saw lfo1 +2 lfo3 0
	osc2 0 0 4 saw lfo1 +1 lfo3 0
	osc3 0 0 1 reed lfo1 +1 lfo3 0
	dca1 0 on env2 +63 lfo3 0
	dca2 0 on env2 +63 lfo1 0
	dca3 0 on env2 +63 lfo1 0
	filter 55 6 0 env3 +63 wheel -47
	dca4 63 8 lfo1 0
	lfo1 22 off off tri 0 1 18 off
	lfo2 16 off off sqr 0 1 20 off
	lfo3 16 off off tri 0 0 20 off
	env1 +62 +8 +20 0 0 0 50 63 20 9
	env2 +63 +49 +45 0 0 0 50 63 35 9
	env3 +63 +56 +44 61 1 8 25 35 25 3
	env4 +63 +46 +63 18 18 6 2 14 25 0
	modes off off off 0 on on off off
	split off off off
	
	Note: Set the mod wheel about 1/3 open, then  use velocity to brighten the 
		notes.  Or use the mod wheel manually.
656.15Patch: ClavVINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Feb 25 1987 20:5924
	From ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@seismo.CSS.GOV Fri Jan 23 09:49:59 1987
		(Mike Blackwell)
	To: rosen@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU
	
	---
	CLAV - sounds nice to me.  try it!
	
	osc1 -1 0 0 el pno lfo1 +4 env1 0
	osc2 -1 0 3 el pno lfo1  0 env1 0
	osc3 +1 7 0 synth1 off off
	dca1 63 on off off
	dca2 63 on off off
	dca3 56 on env1 -63 off
	filter 47 0 27 env3 +43 env2 +15
	dca4 58 8 lfo2 +47
	lfo1 20 off off tri o 1 56 wheel
	lfo2 12 off off tri 63 0 20 off
	lfo3 62 on off noi 56 0 20 off
	env1 +63 0 +36 63 63 0 7 46 0 0
	env2 +63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	env3 +63 +30 +1 41 22 0 28 47 37 14
	env4 +63 +47 0 31 63 0 41 47 19 26
	modes off on off 0 on on on off
	split off off off
656.16Patch: Vader (special effect)VINO::BRAITHWAITEWed Feb 25 1987 21:0353
14-Feb-87 11:51:16,1959;000000000001
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Here's a "fun" patch, good as a special effect.  I don't like an envelope
on my specials, as I prefer to do the enveloping from the mixing board, 
but you can change ENV4 to be as you wish.
	
Patch name  :VADER
OSC1: 0 000 00 NOISE2 LF01 +63 *OFF* 00
OSC2: -3 00 00 PULSE *OFF* 00 *OFF* 00
OSC3: -3 00 00 PULSE *OFF* 00 *OFF* 00
DCA1: 63 ON LF03 -35 *OFF* 00
DCA2: 26 ON LFO3 -63 *OFF* 00
DCA3: 00 OFF ----------------
FILT: 000 14 40 LF02 +15 *OFF* 00
DCA4: 08 63 *OFF* 00
LFO1 19 OFF OFF NOI 63 00 63 *OFF*
LFO2: 07 ON OFF SQR 63 00 63 *OFF*
LFO3: 08 ON OFF SAW 63 00 63 *OFF*
ENV1-ENV3: UNUSED, doesn't matter.
ENV4: +63 +63 +63 00 00 00 32 32 20 00
MODE: OFF OFF OFF 00 ON OFF OFF OFF
S/L: OFF PIANO1 OFF PIANO1 OFF PIANO1 60
	
Now play F below middle C.  I'm working on a light-saber patch to go with
this one (split, anyone?)
	
How it works:  We use OSC1 and LFO1 to generate nice clean noise.  
Then, LFO3 is used to put a ramp-down on the noise via DCA1.  
Meanwhile, LFO2 is running at half LFO3's speed (this is critical, folks!)
and is providing a square wave to shift the cutoff frequency of FILT.
 
This breathing sounds OK, but we add a mechanical buzz via OSC2.
DCA2's manual setting of 26 makes this come out less strongly, and the
LFO3 modulation at -63 makes it ramp completely away much more quickly than
the noise from OSC1.
 
OSC3 isn't used for anything here.  Likewise, only ENV4 is needed in the
envelope generators.
	
	Enjoy.
 
	-Bill Yerazunis
656.17Patch: Oboe (not great)VINO::BRAITHWAITEMon Mar 02 1987 16:5656
From norton%rdge00.DEC@decwrl.DEC.COM Mon Jan 19 03:40:37 1987
Received: by ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (5.57/1.20)
I should warn you the OBOE is lousy. It sounds a little bit better with a touch 
of mod wheel. What it really needs is a more 'reedy' sound.

					PROGRAM: OBOE
					--------

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	 0	00	00	FORMT5	lfo1	+02	env1	+63
OSC 2	 0	00	00	FORMT2	lfo1	+02	env1    +03
OSC 3	 0	00	00	FORMT2	lfo1	+25	env1	+03
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	63		on		off	00	off	00
DCA 2	63		on		off	00	off	00
DCA 3	63		on		off	00	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	019	09	45		env3	+08	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	VOLUME MOD	DEPTH	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	env4		63	08	off			00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	22	on	on	tri	00	00	63	wheel
LFO 2	22	off	on	tri	00	21	20	wheel
LFO 3	06	off	on	tri	56	00	20	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=  T1Y= T1=  T2=  T3=  T4=  TK=
	--------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	+09    00    00   30   00   06   00   03   20   09
ENV 2	+63   +50   +45   00   00   00   50   63   12   09 
ENV 3	+27   +00    00   21   22   17   16   00   20   37
ENV 4	+51   +51   +63   18   28   13   23   57   26   09
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	off	00	off	off	off	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SPL/LAY-->PROG	LAY-->PROG	SPL-->PROG	SPLIT KEY
	-------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/	off		off		off	
LAYER
656.18Patch: +koto2VINO::BRAITHWAITEMon Mar 02 1987 16:5755
From norton%rdge00.DEC@decwrl.DEC.COM Mon Jan 19 03:40:37 1987
 KOTO sounds good to my ears.
					PROGRAM: +KOTO2
					--------

	OCT=	SEMI=	FINE=	WAVE=	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1	-1	00	00	BASS	lfo1	-10	off	 00
OSC 2	-1	00	01	BASS2	lfo1	-12	off      00
OSC 3	+1	07	03	VOICE2	lfo1	-11	lfo2	+01
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	LEVEL=		OUTPUT=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1	00		on		env1   +63	off	00
DCA 2	63		on		off	00	off	00
DCA 3	00		on		env2   +52	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	Q=	KEYBD=		MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER	004	03	23		env3	+50	off	00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	VOLUME MOD	DEPTH	PAN=	PAN MODULATOR		DEPTH
	-------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 4	env4		63	08	off			00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	FREQ=	RESET=	HUMAN=	WAV=	L1=	DELAY=	L2=	MOD=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1	18	on	off	tri	00	00	39	wheel
LFO 2	16	on	off	tri	13	00	20	off
LFO 3	16	off	off	noi	00	01	20	wheel
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=  T1Y= T1=  T2=  T3=  T4=  TK=
	--------------------------------------------------
ENV 1	+63   +08   +20   00   00   00   50   63   20   09
ENV 2	+63   +32   +57   33   00   00   26   28   20   00 
ENV 3	+61   +34    00   25   14   02   24   63   20   09
ENV 4	+63   +57   +63   20   00   00   39   48   06   00
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SYNC=	AM=	MONO=	GLIDE=	VC=	ENV=	OSC=	CYC=
	-------------------------------------------------------------
MODES	off	off	off	00	on	off	on	off
	-------------------------------------------------------------

	SPL/LAY-->PROG	LAY-->PROG	SPL-->PROG	SPLIT KEY
	-------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/	off		off		off	
LAYER


656.19Patch: BagpipesVINO::BRAITHWAITEFri Mar 06 1987 14:2775
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 87 09:23:00 EST
From: yerazuws@csv.rpi.edu (Crah)

	In honor of St. Patrick's Day (well, it's close, eh?) -
	
				BAGPIPES
		
OSC1  0  0 0 pulse2 off 0 off 0
OSC2  -1 3 8 pulse2 kbd2 -63 wheel +12
OSC3  -2 8 4 pulse2 kbd2 -63 wheel +12

DCA1 58 on lfo1 2 env1 63
DCA2 56 on lfo1 -2  off 0
DCA3 55 on off 0 off 0

FILT 127 o o off 0 off 0

DCA4 63 08 off 0

LFO1 7 off on saw 63 0 63 LFO1
LFO2 & 3 - unused
ENV1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
ENV2 & 3 - unused
ENV4 63 63 63 21 0 0 18 32 34 0
 
MODES off off ON 07 on off off off
 
SPLIT - none

How To Use This Patch:
	Bagpipes are rather unique instruments in that they
have a number of "drones" (2,3,4, whatever) which play the same
note continuously.  This means that a bagpipe CANNOT play in
any key and sound good- it has to play in the key it was 
tuned for.  
	
This being a synthesized bagpipe, we allow the user to tune
the drones to sound harmoniously by means of the modulation
wheel.  To tune to a key, press and hold the tonic note
and rotate the mod wheel slowly till you find the point of
least obnoxousness.  This patch has been set up so with the
mod wheel all the way DOWN, it's tuned in C.
	
How This Patch Works:
	OSC1 is used to generate the melody line.  Meanwhile,
OSC2 and 3 are negatively modulated with the keyboard
position, and hence do NOT track the keyboard position at all.
They play the same note (well, nearly the same note) across the 
entire keyboard.  In this particular patch, with the mod wheel
all the way down, they play C below middle C and G below middle C.  

	That gives us proper bagpipe tone (by the way, you can't
sample bagpipes.  The drones get all messed up and though it's
interesting, it isn't "bagpipey" when you play it).  Now,
bagpipes also slide into notes- there's a little "gulp" when
the player moves his arm.  So, we go into monophonic mode and
apply a little fast glide with GLIDE, and a little accent on
the attack with ENV1. 
 
Hints:
	Bagpipes don't have a particularly wide range.  This one
is no exception.  It plays best between middle C and one-and-a-half 
octaves up.
	AVOID BEATLES SONGS !  A friend of mine played "Penny Lane"
on this patch.  I had to spill ice cream into her lap to get her
to stop.  I never knew she could be so sadistic.  :-) 
	
	-Bill Yerazunis


	"Bagpipes are an 'outside' toy"  -King Arthur


    
656.20Patch: Clav 1VINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Apr 09 1987 03:1362
Clav

Date:     Wed, 8 Apr 87 10:02:21 MDT
From: Tulp E <mcvax!cs.vu.nl!tulp@seismo.css.gov>
Subject:  Patches Transoniq Hacker issue 18

Eduard Tulp.   tulp@cs.vu.nl

 The clav 1 patch was programmed by Vincent Sanchez of Aptos Calif.

                                        PROGRAM: CLAV 1
                                        --------

        OCT=    SEMI=   FINE=   WAVE=   MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1   UNUSED
OSC 2   -1      00      02      REED    ENV1    05      -
OSC 3   -1      00      01      REED    LFO1    05      -
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        LEVEL=          OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA1                    OFF   
DCA2    40              ON              ENV 2   63      -
DCA3    55              ON              ENV 2   63      -
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   Q=      OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER  016     00      12              ENV 2   63      KBD     32
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        VOLUME  MOD     DEPTH   PAN=    PAN MODULATOR           DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA4    ENV4            63      08      -                       -
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   RESET=  HUMAN=  WAV=    L1=     DELAY=  L2=     MOD=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1   22      OFF     ON      TRI     00      01      17      WHEEL
LFO 2   -
LFO 3   -
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1   00    00    -13   00    00     12    50    00    22    09
ENV 2   +63   +37   +16   00    37     10    14    18    20    09
ENV 3
ENV 4   +63   +63   00    00    00     00    11    36    00    00
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SYNC=   AM=     MONO=   GLIDE=  VC=     ENV=    OSC=    CYC=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
MODES   OFF     OFF     OFF     00      OFF     ON      OFF     OFF
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SPL/LAY-->PROG  LAY-->PROG      SPL--->PROG     SPLIT KEY
        -------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/  OFF             OFF             OFF
LAYER
656.21Wurlitzer Electric PianoVINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Apr 09 1987 03:1555
Wurlitzer Electronic Piano

Date:     Wed, 8 Apr 87 10:02:21 MDT
From: Tulp E <mcvax!cs.vu.nl!tulp@seismo.css.gov>
Subject:  Patches Transoniq Hacker issue 18

Eduard Tulp.   tulp@cs.vu.nl

Wurlitzer Electric Piano was  created  by  Roy Smith.

                                        PROGRAM: WU_PI

        OCT=    SEMI=   FINE=   WAVE=   MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1   -1      00      00      SQUARE  OFF     +05     OFF     +00
OSC 2   -1      00      00      PIANO   OFF     +05     OFF     +00
OSC 3   +1      00      00      BELL    ENV 2   +12     OFF     +53
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        LEVEL=          OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA 1   52              ON              ENV 1   +26     OFF     +00
DCA 2   54              ON              OFF     +00     OFF     +00
DCA 3   25              ON              ENV 2   +31     OFF     +27
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        FREQ=   Q=      OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER  000     03      33              OFF     +00     VEL     +35
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        VOLUME  MOD     DEPTH   PAN=    PAN MODULATOR           DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA4    ENV4            +63     08      LFO 3                   +44
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        FREQ=   RESET=  HUMAN=  WAV=    L1=     DELAY=  L2=     MOD=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1   45      OFF     ON      TRI     00      00      21      OFF
LFO 2   63      OFF     ON      NOI     63      63      63      OFF
LFO 3   19      ON      OFF     TRI     38      19      00      WHEEL
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1   +63   +25   +41   63    00     06    07    00    00    09
ENV 2   +63   +48   +10   38    00     00    04    02    53    47 
ENV 3   +63   +38   +00   00    00     00    00    04    00    00
ENV 4   +63   +63   +00   20    00     00    15    40    13    00
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        SYNC=   AM=     MONO=   GLIDE=  VC=     ENV=    OSC=    CYC=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
MODES   OFF     OFF     OFF     00      ON      OFF     OFF     OFF
        -------------------------------------------------------------
        SPL/LAY-->PROG  LAY-->PROG      SPL--->PROG     SPLIT KEY
        -------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/  OFF             OFF             OFF
LAYER

656.22Patch: More StringsVINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Apr 09 1987 03:1661
String 2

Date:     Wed, 8 Apr 87 10:02:21 MDT
From: Tulp E <mcvax!cs.vu.nl!tulp@seismo.css.gov>
Subject:  Patches Transoniq Hacker issue 18

Eduard Tulp.   tulp@cs.vu.nl
 String  2    was programmed  by  Erick Hailstone and Clark Salisbury.

                                        PROGRAM: STRNG2
                                        --------

        OCT=    SEMI=   FINE=   WAVE=   MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1   +1      00      00      SAW     ENV 1   -03     LFO 3   +03
OSC 2   +1      00      06      SAW     ENV 1   +04     LFO 2   +03
OSC 3   +1      00      03      SAW     LFO 1   +05     LFO 1    00
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        LEVEL=          OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA1    56              ON              ENV 1   +63     LFO 2   +08
DCA2    63              ON              ENV 2   +63     LFO 2   +06
DCA3    63              ON              ENV 2   +56     LFO 2   +05
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   Q=      OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER  22      00      63              OFF     00      LFO 1   00
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        VOLUME  MOD     DEPTH   PAN=    PAN MODULATOR           DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA4    ENV4            63      08      LFO 1                   +03
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   RESET=  HUMAN=  WAV=    L1=     DELAY=  L2=     MOD=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1   23      OFF     ON      TRI     12      00      12      OFF
LFO 2   11      OFF     ON      NOI     11      01      11      LFO 1
LFO 3   08      OFF     ON      NOI     05      06      15      WHEEL
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1   +01   -01   +00   00    00     27    23    28    20    09
ENV 2   +63   +50   +45   00    00     63    50    63    20    09
ENV 3   +63   +10   +41   08    00     08    19    63    44    09 
ENV 4   +41   +46   +36   08    20     23    45    45    29    09
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SYNC=   AM=     MONO=   GLIDE=  VC=     ENV=    OSC=    CYC=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
MODES   OFF     OFF     OFF     00      OFF     OFF     OFF     OFF
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SPL/LAY-->PROG  LAY-->PROG      SPL--->PROG     SPLIT KEY
        -------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/  OFF             OFF             OFF
LAYER
656.23Patch: MysteryVINO::BRAITHWAITEThu Apr 09 1987 03:1762
Mystery

Date:     Wed, 8 Apr 87 10:02:21 MDT
From: Tulp E <mcvax!cs.vu.nl!tulp@seismo.css.gov>
Subject:  Patches Transoniq Hacker issue 18

Eduard Tulp.   tulp@cs.vu.nl

Mystery  wwas  programmed  by  Erick Hailstone and Clark Salisbury.

                                        PROGRAM: MYSTRY
                                        --------

        OCT=    SEMI=   FINE=   WAVE=   MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
OSC 1   00      00      00      EL PNO  LFO 1   +01     OFF      00
OSC 2   00      00      00      EL PNO  LFO 1   +05     ENV 1    00
OSC 3   -1      07      00      SYNTH1  OFF     +63     OFF     -32
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        LEVEL=          OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA1    63              ON              OFF      00     OFF      00
DCA2    63              ON              OFF     +35     OFF     -63
DCA3    63              ON              ENV 1    40     OFF      00
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   Q=      OUTPUT=         MOD#1   DEPTH   MOD#2   DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
FILTER  27      00      27              ENV 3   +63     ENV 2   +15
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        VOLUME  MOD     DEPTH   PAN=    PAN MODULATOR           DEPTH
        -------------------------------------------------------------
DCA4    ENV4            63      10      LFO 2                   +63
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        FREQ=   RESET=  HUMAN=  WAV=    L1=     DELAY=  L2=     MOD=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
LFO 1   15      OFF     ON      TRI     25      01      25      WHEEL
LFO 2   12      OFF     ON      TRI     00      31      63      OFF
LFO 3   62      ON      OFF     NOI     56      00      20      OFF
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        L1=   L2=   L3=   LV=   T1V=   T1=   T2=   T3=   T4=   TK=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
ENV 1   +63    00    00   63    00     00    08    00    00    01
ENV 2   +63    00    00   00    00     00    00    00    00    00
ENV 3   +63   +30   +01   41    22     00    28    47    37    15
ENV 4   +63   +63    00   13    38     34    41    63    50    09
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SYNC=   AM=     MONO=   GLIDE=  VC=     ENV=    OSC=    CYC=
        -------------------------------------------------------------
MODES   OFF     OFF     OFF     00      OFF     OFF     ON      OFF
        -------------------------------------------------------------

        SPL/LAY-->PROG  LAY-->PROG      SPL--->PROG     SPLIT KEY
        -------------------------------------------------------------
SPLIT/  OFF             OFF             OFF
LAYER
656.24ReviewDREGS::BLICKSTEINDaveThu Apr 09 1987 13:1741
    I found the WU_PI (Wurlitzer Electric Piano) patch to be pretty
    poor.  For one thing they overdid the keyboard scaling.  Lower notes
    sound way out of tune to my ears.   I may hack on it some to get
    it to sound more like a Wurlitzer (one of my favorite keyboard sounds).
    
    MYSTRY is one of these special effect type deals.  It's a pretty
    lush patch, but not overly useful but probably a good one to have
    in your library.
    
    I'll try to get around to posting the patches that came with my
    issue of the Transoniq hacker.  One of them was an excellent organ
    sound called LESLIE which uses the WHEEL as a sort of speed control
    for a Leslie speaker.  I thought this patch was fairly realistic
    sounding, particularly in stereo (I feel somewhat better about the
    ESQ-1's limited stereo implementation although I still say it could/should
    have been much better).
    
    Another good patch from that issue was a "swell brass" patch, which
    you've heard on thousands of other synths but may not have had on
    your ESQ-1.   It's a standard brass patch with a rising filter sweep
    that gives you a slight "wah".   I'm going to modify it so that
    the speed of the sweep is controlled by keyboard velocity.
    
    Thanks to VINO::BRAITHWAITE for typing those patches in.  I'll try
    to return the favor by typing in the ones I have, and I hope others
    will do the same.
    
    	db
    
    P.S.  Anyone care to type some of the better patches that come with
          the cartridges?  I was impressed with the CHOIR and CROWD
          ones.
    
    p.p.s.  Patches I'd like to have:
    
    		o  a breathy flute patch
    		o  any number of choir sounds "ahhs", "ooos"  etc
    		o  weather sounds (particularly a convincing wind sound)
    		o  crowd sounds (applause, etc.)
    		o  single violin sound
    		o  a variety of organ sounds (farfisa, hammond, etc.)
656.253rd party ESQ-1 cartridgesMERIDN::BULMERLife is a Classic PerformanceFri Apr 10 1987 04:008
    FYI
    
    I bought an ESQ-1 cartridge put out by "EyE and I Productions" called
    the "Voice Crystal 1" that had some nice sounds on it compared to
    some of the Ensoniq cartriges I heard in the store ($59 for VC1).
    It had somw good voice sounds and what I thought were nice strings
    as well as strings layered with other instruments (flute, tpt).
    Check it out if you see it in your store.  -Steve B.
656.26cartridges...cartridges.BARNUM::RENEnot THOSE potatos.Fri Apr 10 1987 12:428
    
    
            It's about time 3rd party cartridges are being made. I hope
    that the ESQ-1 rouses enough interest so that there will be an
    abundance of sound cartridges available; similar to the DX-7
    situation.
    
    Frank
656.27Two new patchesNEDVAX::DPOWELLUh, how do you tune this thing?Thu May 21 1987 20:2994
Here are a couple of patches from the Transoniq Hacker I received with my ESQ-1.

Dan
================================================================================

Fender Rhodes patch by Todd Vogelei


            ESQ-1 Program Sheet       Program:  FENDER

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    oct=  semi=  fine=   wave=   mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth
OSC 1        -1     00    02     EL PNO  LFO1     04   ENV1     00  
OSC 2        -1     00    00     SINE    LFO1     00   ENV1     00  
OSC 3        -2     06    00     BELL    LFO1     00   OFF     -32  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            level=  output=  mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth  
DCA 1         63      ON     OFF      00   OFF      00
DCA 2         00      ON     LFO2     63   LFO2     63  
DCA 3         23      ON     ENV3     63   OFF      00  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            freq=  res(q)=  keybd=  mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth 
FILTER       21     13        19    KBD2     12   ENV3     13  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    final vol(env 4)  pan=  pan modulator  depth  
DCA 4              63          08      LFO3         -50   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    freq=  reset=  human=  wav=  l1=  delay=  l2=  mod= 
LFO 1         20    OFF     ON     TRI   00     01    00   OFF  
LFO 2         09    OFF     OFF    TRI   00     09    20   OFF  
LFO 3         18    OFF     OFF    TRI   00     00    44   WHEEL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	     l1=   l2=   l3=   lv=   t1v=   t1=   t2=   t3=   t4=   tk= 
ENV 1        63    00    00    63    00     00    63    00    00    63 
ENV 2        63   -33   -33    00    00     00    00    00    00    00
ENV 3        63    30    01    59    22     00    28    47    37    15 
ENV 4        63    23    00    29    63     00    40    48    19    09 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            sync=  am=  mono=  glide=  vc=  env=  osc=  cyc=  
MODES        OFF   ON   OFF      00    OFF  OFF   OFF   OFF   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   split/layer           layer            split   split 
     split/layer=    program    layer=  program  split=  program   key=
         OFF           ---       OFF      --      OFF      ---      60
-----------------------------------------------------------------------         

================================================================================

GEGEE by Erick Hailstone (MIDI Connection)

This patch uses piano waveforms with long attacks and long sustain. Panning is
set at medium speed. The overall effect is like a large ambient electronic 
keyboard with an orchestral nature. A large sound that will fill up any dead
space.


            ESQ-1 Program Sheet       Program:  GEGEE

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    oct=  semi=  fine=   wave=   mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth
OSC 1        -1     00    03     EL PNO  LFO1     03   OFF      00  
OSC 2         0     00    05     BELL    LFO1    -03   OFF     -33  
OSC 3        -1     00    05     PIANO   LFO2     00   KBD2     00  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            level=  output=  mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth  
DCA 1         55      ON     VEL2    -04   ENV1     45 
DCA 2         39      ON     VEL2     52   ENV1     59  
DCA 3         63      ON     ENV2     52   KBD      19  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            freq=  res(q)=  keybd=  mod#1  depth  mod#2  depth 
FILTER       21      00       00    ENV3     63   ENV1     27 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    final vol(env 4)  pan=  pan modulator  depth  
DCA 4              63          06      LFO3          27   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	    freq=  reset=  human=  wav=  l1=  delay=  l2=  mod= 
LFO 1         20    OFF     ON     TRI   03     00    00   WHEEL
LFO 2         00    ON      OFF    SQR   63     00    20   OFF  
LFO 3         10    OFF     ON     SQR   63     00    63   OFF
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	     l1=   l2=   l3=   lv=   t1v=   t1=   t2=   t3=   t4=   tk= 
ENV 1        63    63    63    43    00     00    57    63    63    00 
ENV 2        63   -35   -35    57    00     00    34    00    25    63
ENV 3        63    63    10    43    22     00    33    47    37    15 
ENV 4        41    63    00    16    00     00    33    57    44    43 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
            sync=  am=  mono=  glide=  vc=  env=  osc=  cyc=  
MODES        ON    OFF   OFF    00     OFF  OFF   ON    OFF   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   split/layer           layer            split   split 
     split/layer=    program    layer=  program  split=  program   key=
         OFF           ---       OFF      --      OFF       32      60
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
656.28Techniques: Making New SoundsVINO::BRAITHWAITEFri Jun 12 1987 21:0475
Date: Fri, 29 May 87 14:41:57 PDT
From: zehntel!zinfandel!sam@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Sam Dillon (consultant))

Workshop by Bob Wehrman, district sales manager (California)for Ensoniq
    
      He was a facinating speaker, not to mention a darn good 
musician.  He played several of his own compositions during the workshop
and I was quite impressed.  He gave a short history of digital wave synthesis
(actually first predicted by Francis Bacon in the 1600s [I think thats what
he said]) leading up through the Hammond organ and Bob Moog's stuff to the
present gem that most of us own.  He then told us about his methods for
creating new sounds.  He almost always starts with a sound that is in the
ballpark with the sound he wants, that is he never just starts from scratch.
Even though the ESQ is an incredibly flexible instrument, there are really
only seven aspects to sound that you can change (lets see if I can remember,
I left my note book at home....these are not in order [or probably even right])

1) Loudness
2) Range - eg. don't put the oscillators in octave +3 for a trombone patch
3) Tone quality (Harmonic content) - affected by waveshape AND filter
4) Articulation - Usually affected by the envelope generators
5) Distortion - some sounds are clean, others distorted
6) Vibrato - almost required for good musical sounds.
7) Intonation

He gave several good tips for developing nice, 'fat' patches.
1) When using the filter to control harmonic content, keep the filter
  as low as possible and the keyboard amount as high as possible to maintain
  the harmonic balance across the keyboard.  (Actually, I discovered this
  independently myself and I'll vouch for it).

2) One way to get more 'punch' into a patch (say a nice pop at key-on for a
  bass patch) is to use the same envelope twice on the same DCA.  The effect 
  is additive.

There were several more but I can't remember them now.  If there is interest
I'll bring the note book in and send out the right stuff.

All that said, and several other tips later he then urged us to stop trying
to reproduce acoustic instruments and invent some really interesting
timbres that fit in with our music rather than retread an established path.
Probably some very good advice.  If you just want to emulate acoustic
instruments, you would probably be better of with a Mirage.  To prove the
point he had an AWESOME pipe organ sample that had to be heard to be
believed.  It had to have been sampled in some enormous ancient cathedral in
europe.  Apparently this sucker had 64' pipes, and you could hear them.
It was increadible, if/when I get my Mirage (a rack mount, real soon now
I hope) I have GOT to have that sample.

Then (my favorite part of the evening) he put a little tune together on
the fly to demonstrate use of the sequencer.  He came up with a great,
jazzy little ditty.  A real toe tapper.  And boy does he know his way
around the control panel.  He had a 'rhodes' background, a nice bass line,
some drums (played by a Mirage over midi), a little string padding,  and
a real nice melody line done with a strange lead patch.  He was going to 
give us some tips on getting the ESQ to sound like more than 8 voices with
'hocketing' but we ran out of time.

The evening flew by.  If you have a chance to get to one of these workshops,
do it.  It was a very entertaining and educational evening.  Plus it was 
nice to have a bunch of other ESQ owners there tossing out tips, ideas and
questions.

He also had 'Voice crystal 1'.  I have to agree with the previous review,
they are very good patches.  He also a preliminary copy of 'Voice crystal
2' which should be out very soon.  It also had some very nice patches.  I
intend to get both, as soon as I can find them in stock somewhere.

Lastly,  Bob has book on the ESQ out,  I think it is called 'Getting the
Most from Your ESQ-1'  Volume 1 is available now (I think they have it
at Guitar Showcase) It mostly expands on the material in the owners
manual.  Volume 2 should be available soon.  It disects (sp?) 40 patches
in detail and tries to explain what the programmer had in mind when creating
the patch.  It also gives many programming tips (not to mention 40 free
patches).  Sounds like it will be well worth the money.
656.29...ran outa time. uh.huh....JON::ROSSNetwork partner excited first try!{pant}Tue Jun 16 1987 17:415
    
    	"Hocketting?"
    
    	more.
    
656.30SALSA::MOELLERI miss Samurai,a large black ManxTue Jun 16 1987 21:567
656.31Harmonica Patch needed ...GIBSON::DICKENSDistributed System ManglementTue Jun 23 1987 16:475
    Help, I need a Harmonica patch for the ESQ-1.  I promise to post
    any interesting patches I come up with here.
    
    							-Jeff
    
656.32THEREMin for ESQ-1CTHULU::YERAZUNISSnowstorm CanoeistWed Dec 23 1987 01:5166
    		THEREM - fake theremin for ESQ-1 with CV pedal.
    	
    This patch is pretty close to a multi-oscillator theremin.  The
    CV pedal controls volume, key velocity controls how fast (and to
    a small extent, how loud) a single theremin oscillator will be,
    and the MOD wheel controls frequency.  The keyboard tracking is
    not quite neutralized- this gives a nice phasing effect when you
    play two or more notes simultaneously.
    	
    How to play it: CV pedal heel-down, hit middle C, fairly hard.  As you
    bring up the CV pedal volume, twiddle the pitch with modwheel.  Now, 
    *gently* hit E above midC.  The phasing will come in gently and
    controllably.  Continue modulating volume and pitch as you do this.
    Adding a third oscillator (say, F) will make the phasing pattern
    much more complex and interesting.
    
    The phasing goes faster as the physical distance between notes on
    the kb increases.  Use this to control the phasing rate.  
    
    This patch is neat because now the chord you strike does NOT control
    pitch, it controls the time-varying aspects of the sound.  Major
    phases differently than minor- but sort of similarly.  But diminished
    phases RADICALLY differently.  Inversions of chords phase very
    differently also.  You can't just randomly invert and get a similar
    sound with this patch.  (Try an Amaj to see what I mean)
    	
    I realize that some of you won't like this patch, because the keyboard
    fingering controls rhythm rather than pitch.  Be forewarned. (This
    months keyboard has a decent article on precision pitchbending-
    worth reading if you "get into" this patch, because bend and MOD
    are the only pitch controls available!)
    
    
    		THEREM  
           
    		OCT	SEMI	FINE	WAVE	MOD1*AMT	MOD2*AMT
    
    OSC1	-1	0	0	SINE	WHEEL*63	KBD2*-63
    
    osc2 and osc3 don't matter...
    	 
    		LEVEL	OUTPUT	MOD1*AMT	MOD2*AMT
    
    DCA1	22	ON	PEDAL*41	-OFF-
    
    dca2 and dca3 are output OFF
    
    DCA4	63	PAN=8	PAN MOD=-OFF-
    
    		FREQ	Q	KEYBD	MOD1*AMT	MOD2*AMT
    
    FILT	127	0	0	XCRTL*63 	-OFF-
    
                                             
    env1, env2, env3 don't matter...
    		L1  L2  L3  LV  T1V  T1  T2  T3  T4  TK  
    
    ENV4 	63  63	63  20  63   40  32  32  32  0
    
    
    SYNC OFF, AM OFF, MONO OFF, GLIDE 0, VC ON, ENV OFF, OSC OFF, CYC
    OFF, no splits, no layers.
    
    Enjoy.
    	
    
656.33Like, tubular man...NAC::PICKETTDavid R. Pickett - New ESQ-1 OwnerThu Dec 31 1987 17:4645
TUBELL - Tubular bells, or chimes if you like.

    Not much in the way of details on this one, it's pretty simple.
    Seasoning to taste may be done as follows: The fine tune on OSC2
    produces a light throb to the sound, this is compounded by the panning.
    This value may be adjusted to taste, but values over 7 or so get
    ugly. A quality of bells is a resonant 12th. This is created by
    OSC3. The depth of mod#1 in DCA3 controls the amount of 12th you
    get. Fiddle with this value to season your harmonics accordingly.
    Also, when I oiginally created the patch, I experimented with using
    a sine wave on OSC3 for the harmonic. Try it. -dp
    
    	OCT	SEMI	FINE	WAVE	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
OSC1	-1	0	0	BELL	OFF	0	OFF	0
OSC2	-1	0	3	BELL	OFF	0	OFF	0
OSC3	0	7	0	BELL	OFF	0	OFF	0

	LEVEL	OUTPUT	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
DCA1	0	ON	ENV1	63	OFF	0
DCA2	0	ON	ENV1	63	OFF	0
DCA3	0	ON	ENV1	56	OFF	0

	FREQ	RES(Q)	KEYBD	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
FILTER	50	1	6	VEL2	27	OFF	0

	FINAL	PAN	PANMOD	DEPTH
DCA4	63	8	LFO1	31

	FREQ	RESET	HUMAN	WAVE	L1	DELAY	L2	MOD
LFO1	9	OFF	ON	TRI	63	00	63	OFF
LFO2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LFO3	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

	L1	L2	L3	LV	T1V	T1	T2	T3  T4  TK
ENV1	63	63	63	0	63	0	0	0   50  63
ENV2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X   X   X
ENV3	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X   X   X
ENV4	63	63	63	10	63	0	0	0   63  63

	SYNC	AM	MONO	GLIDE	VC	ENV	OSC	CYC
MODES	OFF	OFF	OFF	0	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF



    
656.34Steel drumsFROST::HARRIMANwhat's in a name anyway?Fri Apr 08 1988 14:2041
       
    
    For those of you with both an ESQ-1 and an Octapad, here is a steel
    drum patch that is fairly reasonable. Further tweaking is invited.
    
    
       OCT	SEMI	FINE	WAVE	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
OSC1	0 	0	0	VOICE1  OFF	0	OFF	0
OSC2	0 	0       5	FORMT1  OFF	0	OFF	0
OSC3	-1	0	8	ORGAN	OFF	0	OFF	0

	LEVEL	OUTPUT	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
DCA1	62	ON	ENV3	63	OFF	0
DCA2	63	ON	OFF 	0 	OFF	0
DCA3	63	ON	ENV1	40	OFF	0

	FREQ	RES(Q)	KEYBD	MOD#1	DEPTH	MOD#2	DEPTH
FILTER	28	3	6	ENV3	63	OFF	0

	FINAL	PAN	PANMOD	DEPTH
DCA4	63	8	ENV4	63	LFO2	47

	FREQ	RESET	HUMAN	WAVE	L1	DELAY	L2	MOD
LFO1	20	OFF	ON	TRI	63	00	00	OFF
LFO2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LFO3	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

	L1	L2	L3	LV	T1V	T1	T2	T3  T4  TK
ENV1	63	00	00	63	00	0	8	0   00  01
ENV2	63  	63	0	0	0	0	0	0   0   0
ENV3	63	53	44	27	22	0	0	0   56	63
ENV4	63	63	63	29	63	63	45	31  31  09

	SYNC	AM	MONO	GLIDE	VC	ENV	OSC	CYC
MODES	OFF	OFF	OFF	0	OFF	OFF	ON 	OFF


    This works best in MIDI note range 70-85. Set your Octapad keys
    accordingly.
    
    
656.35Major changes to ESQ-1 from 2.0 -> 3.4PAULJ::HARRIMANThat's meThu Apr 28 1988 20:5638
    
    Well this looks like a good place to drop this:
    
    here are the major changes from 2.0 to 3.5:
    
    o Initial Banner
    
      - used to just stay on until you hit a button.
      - now it switches over to your selected voice page after a few
        seconds.
    
    o Storage Page
    
      - Major revisions in layout and function
      - Now allows MIDI store to other than Mirage (like an MDF-1)
      
    
    o Sequencer changes
    
      - Now you may reference all 128 MIDI program numbers regardless
        of whether or not you have a cartridge in (you couldn't previously
        get 128 even _with_ a cartridge installed)
    
      - improved edit page layout. Edit sequence now has another menu
        beneath. You may delete and insert measures in a sequence. You
        may delete measures from the beginning of a sequence.
    
    o Bugfixes. five or six previously incorrectly offset MIDI parameters
      now receive the same as what was sent. This was especially prevalent
      on the MODE page (glide, AM sync, etc. All scrambled)
    
    o Shortcut added: To create a new sequence you can now just select
      an unused one and it puts you in the CREATE SEQUENCE page. 
    
    
    That's all the major points. 
    
    /pjh
656.36thxGIBSON::DICKENSSproiinnnnggggFri Apr 29 1988 17:387
    Thanks.
    
    I half-hoped they'd add some kind of visual editor.  It still can't
    edit velocity data.  (grumble,grumble)
    
    							-Jeff
    
656.37I'm a bit dissapointed myselfDREGS::BLICKSTEINThe height of MIDIocrityFri Apr 29 1988 17:484
    I confess, I'm somewhat dissapointed to if this is all that they've
    done.
    
    I'll stick with V2.3 for now.
656.38PAULJ::HARRIMANThat's meFri Apr 29 1988 19:528
    
    It's not a particularly exciting bunch of changes, to be sure, but
    I am sure they were annoying to some (like the mis-mapped
    parameters)...
    
    More later
    
    /pjh
656.39The total, almost unabridged versionPAULJ::HARRIMANThat's meMon May 02 1988 14:53391
    
    
    The following is as close as I care to come to an actual transcription
    of the document. There are some references to change in the Musician's
    Manual. 
    
    1) Changes to the Master Page
    
      Two parameters have been added and one renamed on the master page
    (see page 18 in the MM). The new parameters are (1) allow the use
    of an optional CVP-1 control voltage foot pedal as a Modulator OR
    as a volume pedal, and (2) add a Status selector (loca/MIDI/Both)
    for the "straight synth" section. In addition, the VELOCITY parameter
    has beed renamed TOUCH. The master page now looks like this:
    
    
       MASTER       TUNE=+00    KBD=BOTH     TOUCH=MED
         PEDAL = MOD     BEND-  RANGE=02    MODE=ALL
    
    The new parameters on this page are as follows:
    
    KBD - "Straight Symth" keyboard Status:
    
      This determines whether the straight synth (which si what we call
    normal keyboard operation, with no sequencer tracks added), will
    play locally (only on the esq-1), only over MIDI, or both. The straight
    synth is independent of the sequencer, so depending on the setting
    of this parameter you can play along with a sequence using only
    local voices, only a remote instrument, or both. See the section
    MIDI (p.20) for more on straight synth operation. The three available
    settings are:
    
    - BOTH: When BOTH is selected here, notes, controllers and program
    changes played from the keyboard when no sequencer track is selected
    will play both locally and be sent out MIDI. This is the default,
    and the most common setting. When you select a program from the
    ESQ-1 front panel, the corresponding Program Change will be sent
    out MIDI and you will hear the change locally.
    
    - MIDI - notes and controllers played from the keyboard when no
    sequencer track is selected will only be sent out MIDI and will
    not play any local ESQ-1 voices. It is comparable to "local off"
    on some instruments. When you select a program from the esq-1 front
    panel, the corresponding program change will be sent out MIDI.
    
    - LOCAL - Notes and controllers played from the keyboard when no
    Sequencer Track is selected will only play on the ESQ-1 and will
    not be sent out MIDI at all. When you select a program from the
    ESQ-1 front panel, no program change will be sent out MIDI.
    
    PEDAL: Foot pedal function select
    
      PEDAL=MOD This is the default value. When pedal=mod, the foot
    pedal will act as a Modulator in the Voice section of the ESQ_1
    and will have an effect on the sound when PEDAL is selected as a
    Modulator and assigned a modulation depth other than 0. When PEDAL
    =MOD, moving the pedal will send MIDI foot pedal (controller #4)
    messages out MIDI.
    
      PEDAL=VOL When PEDAL=VOL the foot pedal will adjust the volume
    of the ESQ-1. When no sequencer track is selected, moving the pedal
    will raise or lower the volume of the straight synth. When a track
    is selected, moving the pedal will have the same effect as adjusting
    the mix level on the mix/MIDI page. Only the straight synth or track
    will be affected - only one track's volume can be adjusted at a
    time, though the pedal will be recorded if it is moved while recording
    a track. When PEDAL=VOL, moving the pedal will send MIDI volume
    (Controller #7) messages out MIDI.
    
    The ESQ-1 sequencer will record and play back foot pedal information,.
    However, when the sequence is played back any foot pedal information
    in the tracks will be interpreted EITHER as a modulator or as volume
    information depending on the setting of this control at the time
    of playback. if a track is recorded with this parameter set one
    way, and then played back with it set the other way, you will not
    get the desired result.
    
    IMPORTANT NOTE: if you don't have a CV pedal, you should NOT leave
    this parameter set to PEDAL=VOL when you turn the unit off. If you
    do, the next time you power up, the ESQ_1 will set the straight
    synth volume to zero - it won't make any sound. To get the volume
    back to normal, just go to the master page,s elect this parameter
    and set it to MEDAL=MOD.
    
    2) A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE START-UP PROCEDURE
    
    When you tyurn the ESQ-1's power on, it will now show the ENSONIQ
    ESQ-1 DIGITAL WAVE SYNTHESIZER screen for several seconds and then
    automatically switch to one of the four Internal Program Select
    pages.
    
    3) SHORTCUT FOR CHANGING THE SPLIT KEY (SPLIT/LAYER PAGE)
    
      There is an easy way to adjust the value of the split key parameter
    (SPLIT-KEY= on the SPLIT/LAYER page) using the following short cut:
    
    o with the SPLIT KEY parameter selected, press and hold down the
    RECORD button (in the sequencer section).
    
    o While holding down the RECORD button, play any key on the keyboard.
    That key will be set as the Split Key. The number on the display
    will be updated accordingly.
    
    4) OCTAVE RANGE OF OSCILLATORS
    
      The available range of values for the Octave of each oscillator
    now goes from -3 to +5 instead of -3 to +3 as shown on p.42-43 of
    the manual.
    
    5) SENDING SEQUENCER DATA TO REMOTE DEVICES FOR STORAGE
    
      When you send Sequencer data via MIDI in the ESQ format (SEQ to
    ESQ-1 on the STORAGE page; see pp 182-184 in the MM) the data WILL
    be sent, folled by the message "DATA TRAMSMITTED - CHECK RECEIVER",
    even if there is no response from the receiving unit. This allows
    sending Sequencer data to non-ESQ systems such as MIDI disk drives,
    etc.
    
    6) CHANGES TO MIDI OVERFLOW MODE
    
    
      When MIDI overflow mode is ON the ESQ-1 will echo all inbound
    MIDI program changes and controllers at its MIDI OUT jack. Also,
    when OVERFLOW is on, tracks with LOCAL status will send Program
    and volume changes out via MIDI when a sequence is selected or comes
    around as a step in a song.
    
    7) FACTORY INTERNAL PROGRAMS RELOADED AFTER INITIALIZING
    
      When the memory of the ESQ-1 is re-initialized (by holding down
    RECORD and pressing the upper-left-hand "soft button", then answering
    "YES") the 40 original factory sounds will be automatically reloaded
    into the ESQ-1's Internal program Memory, as part of the
    re-initialization process. Note that re-initializing erases the
    sequencer memory and replaces any programs that were in the internal
    memory at the time.
    
    8) A QUICK WAY TO CREATE A NEW SONG OR SEQUENCE
    
       There is now a shortcut which lets you bypass the CREATE/ERASE
    Page when you want to create a new sequence or song.
    
    o press the yellow SEQ button and then one fo the four Bank buttons
    to go to any sequence or Song Slect page.
    
    o press the soft button which corresponds to any unused sequence
    or song location
    
    o you will be automatically placed on the CREATE SEQUENCE or CREATE
    SONG screen (shown on pp. 125-126 in  the MM) The sequence or song
    location you pressed is the one that will be created if you press
    "YES".
    
    If you pressed an empty song or sequence by mistake, or if you change
    your mind, just press "NO".
    
    9) RENAMING AN EXISTING SONG
    
      While on the SONG EDIT page (see p. 160) you can change the name
    of an existing Sone if you like. pressing the soft button sbove
    the song name puts you on a RENAME SONG sub-page. The procedure
    for renaming a song is the same as for naming it when it was first
    created. ....
    
    10) PROGRAM NUMBERS FROM 1 - 128 ON THE MIX/MIDI PAGE
    
      On the TRACK/PROG NUM sub-page of the MIX?MIDI page (p.113 in
    the MM) the range for each traack is now 001 to 128 whether a cartridge
    is installed or not. This allows you to select program numbers which
    are out of range for the esq-1.
    
    Also, when on the mix/MIDI page, pressing the mix/MIDI button again
    has the same effect as pressing *MORE* - the display will advance
    to the next sub-page. 
    
    11) ACCESS TO THE CONTROL AND MIX/MIDI PAGES FROM THE PLAY/KEEP
        PAGE]
    
       With the ESQ-1 in the Audition Play or Audition Stop states,
    you can now select the Control Page (for turning the clock on or
    off while auditioning tracks) or the MIX/MIDI page (for balancing
    levels while auditioning). Any time you press STOP, you will be
    returned to the PLAY/KEEP page.
    
    12) LOOP SWITCH SETTING SAVED WITH EACH SONG
    
      The setting (on/off) of the LOOP switch on the control page will
    now be remembered for songs as well as sequences. for your existing
    esq-1 songs you might want to check the status of this parameter
    to make sure it is how you want it for each song. Once set, it will
    be remembered.
    
    13) CHANGES TO THE LOOK OF THE STORAGE PAGE
    
      The look of the storage page has changed slightly from what is
    represented on pp. 78 and 174 of the MM, but the functions performed
    there are the same. When you press the STORAGE button, the page
    now appears like this:
    
    
    STORAGE		-- SELECT TYPE --
    
    	CARTRIDGE	MIDI	TAPE
    
    From here you choose which type of Data Transfer you want:
    
    [ed. abbreviation - this stuff all works the same as before.]
    
    14) ADD OR DELETE BARS FROM ANY POINT WITHIN A SEQUENCE
    
      The ability to ADD or DELETE bars starting from any bar within
    a sequence has been added to the EDIT SEQUENCE page (see p. 155).
    The CHANGE LENGTH function, which added or deleted bars only from
    the end of a sequence has been replaced with two separate commands,
    ADD and DELETE. 
    
      Changing the length of a sequence is now a two-step process. First
    you tell the ESQ-1 at which bar you want to begin altering the
    sequence. Second you tell it how many bars you want to add or delete
    starting from that point.
    
      In combination with the COPY and APPEND edit functions, you can
    use these new commands to effectively "cut and -paste" parts of
    different sequences together.
    
    When you press SEQ from the EDIT page, the display now looks like
    this:
    
    	EDIT SEQUENCE  01	004 BARS	4/4
    	
    	    APPEND	ADD	DELETE	COPY	* EXIT *
    
     The two new edit functions are as follows:
    
    The ADD bars function lets you add up to 99 bars to tghe sequence
    at a time. There are two steps, 1) decide at which bar you want
    to start adding, and 2) decide how many bars you want to add.
    
    The DELETE bars function [works pretty much the same way - ed.]
    
    15) ERRORS RECEIVING PARAMETER SELECTS ON THE MODES PAGE
    
       Prior to V3.0, there was a discrepancy between the MIDI parameter
    number which was sent and the number which was recognized for the
    first four parameters on the MODES page. The correct parameter numbers
    were sent by the ESQ-1, but the wrong parameters would be selected
    locally as a result of incoming parameter selects. in all ESQ-1
    software prior to 3.0:
    
    
    Sent:				Received:
    
    117		$75  MODES AM switch	117	$75	MODES sync switch
    118		$76  MODES glide	118	$76	MODES AM switch
    119		$77  MODES mono switch	119	$77	MODES mono switch
    120		$78  MODES sync switch	120	$78	MODES glide
    
    As of V3.0 this has been corrected.
    
    
    16) ADDENDUM TO ESQ-1 MIDI SPECIFICATION
    
    (Ed. note - I'm getting tired of typing even though I type fast.
     If you want a copy of this send me mail and your home address and
     we'll arrange for you to receive a copy of the document.)
    
    See appendix 2 in the MM. Please note that these additions pertain
    to software release 2.1 and higher only.
    
    2.5.1 Compare Button Status Message
    
    This message is now both sent and received by the esq-1. It is sent
    whenever the Compare status is changed by pressing the compare button.
    
    xxxxxxxx		ESQ Sysex header
    00010000		Compare Status Command Mode
    0000000n		Status, n=1=ON, n=0=OFF
    11110111		End Sysex
    
    
    2.7.1 Device Inquiry Message
    
    ESQ-1 now responds...
    
    11110000		Sysex
    01111110		non-real-time
    0000nnnn		nnnn= MIDI channel
      -OR-
    01111111		All channel broadcast
    00000110		General Info message
    00000001		Device Inquiry Message
    11111110		End Sysex
    
    
    2.7.2  Device ID Message
    
    This is what the ESQ-1 responds with.
    
    11110000		Sysex
    01111110		non real time
    0000nnnn		nnnn=MIDI base channel
    00000110		general Info
    00000010		Device ID message
    00001111		Ensoniq manufacturer's code
    00000010		ESQ product family code lsb
    00000000		ESQ product family code msb
    00000001		ESQ-1 family member code lsb
    00000000		ESQ-1 family member code msb
    00000000		Software revision info
    00000000
    0nnnnnnn		Major Version number (integer)
    0nnnnnnn		Minor Version number (fraction)
    11111110		End Sysex
    
    17) ERRORS IN THE MIDI SPECIFICATION
    
     The following documentation errors exist in the MIDI parameter
    Number List (appendix 3 in the MM)
    
    ENV1 T1 should be 05, not 03
    ENV1 LV should be 03, not 04
    ENV1 T1V should be 04, not 05
    S/L layer switch should be 127, not 125
    S/L layer prog should be 128, not 126
    S/L split-layer switch should be 125, not 127
    S/L split-layer prog should be 126, not 128
    
    Also, on the Master page, MIDI parameter 134 ($86) should be Pedal
    Function Select.
    
    18_ SPECIAL APPLICATION NOTE - STORING ESQ-1 DATA TO AN EXTERNAL
    MIDI DISK DRIVE
    
    Instructions for usingf an external device with sysex recording
    capabilities (omitted long list supplied -ed)
    
    IMPORTANT: when sending data to a sysex recorder, send the data
    exactly as you would to another esq-1. When you later want to reload
    from the drive, DO NOT use the MIDI LOAD command on the storage
    page. This only relates to data stored in Mirage format. Your MIDI
    disk will ignore it completely and nothing will happen.
    
    Sequences:
    
    To save sequencer data:
    
    1) connect 'em up
    2) prepare drive to receive
    3) select storage page
    4) MIDI SEND
    5) SEQ to ESQ-1
    6) select CURRENT SEQUENCE or ALL SEQUENCER DATA
    7) the display will read MIDI DATA BEIN>G TRANSMITTED - PLEASE WAIT.
      when done, it will read DATA TRANSMITTED - CHECK RECEIVER.
    8) save the data on your disk.
    
    To load:
    
    1) hook 'em up the other way
    2) ENABLE the ESQ-1 to receive system exclusive!
    3) make sure the ESQ-1 is set to the right base channel.
    4) locate the file and prepare to send it
    5) do so.
    6) when the transfer is complete the ESQ-1 will show a Sequence
    Select page. if you load one sequence then it will be placed in
    the highest numbered empty sequence.
    
    PROGRAMS:
    
    To save programs:
    
    (ed: do it like the sequences, except you select SAVE PROG instead!)
    
    To load programs:
    
    (ed: likewise!)
    
    If you load one program, it does not store it; it places the program
    in the EDIT buffer. You must then WRITE it somewhere. Otherwise
    it drops all 40 into the INTERNAL memory...
    
    
    -there. that didn't take too long to type in. That's the sum total
    of the release info, mostly unabridged. If you want a copy then
    you must send me your address as I will not send it via internal
    mail (I don't like getting in trouble any more than db does).
    
    Sorry this took so long, I have wheateana for a brain and I left
    the notes in a magazine and couldn't find it for a week.
    
    /pjh
656.40No step-backwards on SEQ.CTHULU::YERAZUNISI'm with the band.Mon May 02 1988 15:039
    Yeah- I got mine back after upgrading on Saturday- and it STILL
    cannot step the sequencer backwards
    	
    Bleahhhhhhhh!
    	
    But the extra 2 octaves is a nice feature!
    	
    	-Bill
    
656.41V3.4 versus V3.5 anybody ?HAMPS::NORTON_AAndrew Norton, South UK Region ACTue May 24 1988 11:0323
    
    I've been searching the UK for the latest version of the ESQ1 ROM's.
    Ensonic UK tell me that the latest that they've got is V3.4. They
    no nothing of 3.5 and it could be months before they get any sight
    of it since everything comes here via other parts of Europe. My
    current version is 2.0 and I want the new sequencer and volume pedal
    features.

    My questions are :
    
    Does anybody know the difference between 3.4 and 3.5 ? I don't want
    to get 3.4 if it contains bugs fixed in 3.5, but then if its only
    things I won't use then I don't mind getting it.
    
    How do you people in the US get hold of updates ? Would anybody
    over there be prepared to get hold of a set of ROM's for me and
    post them over to the UK (All costs covered of course) - Or do you have
    to send in your old ROMS as part of the deal ? A set of 3.4 ROMS
    from Ensonic UK cost 22.50 pounds and I don't have to return my
    old ones but I'm hesitant to pay for an already obsolete version.
    
    Andrew
    
656.42How about 3.6?PAULJ::HARRIMANLet's keep sax and violins on TVTue May 24 1988 12:3313
    
    re: .-1
    
      The current version, which I just got in at my local music store
    with my name on it, is *3.6*...! I'll find out whether or not you
    can get a copy. Probably will cost money ($19 USA) and postage...
    
    BTW 3.6 fixes bugs in 3.5 which if I recall fixed bugs in 3.4.
    
    I'll check the release notes after Wednesday when I should have
    it in hand.
    
    /pjh, confused_with_Ensoniq's_apparent_zealous_approach_to_SW_upgrades
656.43HAMPS::NORTON_AAndrew Norton, South UK Region ACTue May 24 1988 13:5612
    
    No wonder the UK doesn't get half the upgrades. By the time they
    arrive they're out of date ! When I spoke to Ensonic UK and told
    them I knew of people in the US who were running 3.5 he suggested
    that was the best source for the ROMS if you had the contacts.
    $19 plus postage etc is still much cheaper than the 23 pounds it would 
    cost me in the UK. To have a dealer fit them for me would cost 30 
    pounds plus an extra 10 if I don't return my old ROMS !!.
    
    Any information would be appreciated.
    
    Andrew
656.44RamblingsDYO780::SCHAFERBrad - DTN 433-2408Tue May 24 1988 15:4212
    Note that ESQ ROMs are not really available without an old ROM tradein.
    I.e., you can't just walk into a repair shop and plunk down 20 clams
    and demand the latest s/w rev.  The old ROMs must be returned, or
    Ensoniq will "become very unhappy" with the service center.  Of course,
    if you have a good relationship with the shop, the point becomes mute. 

    I can also vouch for the 3.6 s/w rev - and installing new ROMs is a
    cinch.  Good luck, Andrew ... and you too, Paul, if you're gonna try
    and pull this off.  BTW - you DON'T want 3.4 ... buggy.  Get 3.5
    or 3.6.

-b
656.45ODIHAM::NORTON_AAndrew Norton, South UK Region ACWed May 25 1988 08:4010
    
    I don't mind returning my old ROM's - it would just take longer
    due to the distance they have to travel !
    
    The guy at Ensonic UK said I would be doing him a favour if I returned
    the old ROMs, but he wasn't that fussed. Wish I knew how long it
    will be before they get a bug-less version over here.
    
    Andrew
    
656.462.3 ain't badDYO780::SCHAFERBrad - DTN 433-2408Wed May 25 1988 09:136
RE: bugless version

    As far as I can tell, 2.3 was pretty stable.  3.5 woofed a few times,
    but I couldn't reproduce before I sold the thing.

-b
656.47Wanted: Clap patchDREGS::BLICKSTEINYo!Tue Jul 19 1988 16:0421
    Does anyone know of a good ESQ-1 or SQ-80 patch that simulates
    handclaps?
    
    I was somewhat dissapointed to find that the "complete" drum kit
    in the SQ-80 doesn't include many of the things you'll find in
    any drum machine including cowbells, claps, ride, crash, rim,
    side-stick, etc.
    
    I'm sure though that you'll be as relieved as I was to learn that it
    DOES have log drums.
    
    I think I'll hang onto my HR-16.   ;-)
    
    In fairness, I should mention that several percussion patches come with
    the unit including cymbals, gongs, etc.  Those patches are quite good.
    Gong, in fact, is one stop below excellent.
    
    I'm planning to write a full blown review of the SQ-80 as compared with
    the ESQ-1.
    
    	db
656.48:-)CTHULU::YERAZUNISSince when do electrons carry charge?Tue Jul 19 1988 16:375
    Log drums?  Uh, base 10 or base e?
    	
    	:-)
    	
    	
656.49Don't clap. Snap.DYO780::SCHAFERBrad ... DTN 433-2408Tue Jul 19 1988 17:075
    Find the SNAPS patch and either mung the waveforms or the filter. I did
    this once while diddling, but didn't save it.  It wasn't as good as the
    HR claps, tho.

-b
656.50Trick for auditioning voices for sequencesDREGS::BLICKSTEINYo!Tue Jul 26 1988 14:0445
656.51Ensoniq ESQ1 - Patches & TechniquesBPOV04::HARRINGTONCareer?! This is *just* a job!Mon Nov 07 1988 13:3212
	I need an ESQ-1 patch that approximates Keith Emerson's synth sound from
the solo at the end of ELP's "From the Beginning."

	If anyone has such a patch, could you post it here, or contact me? I
need the info in "patch sheet" format.

	Thanks.


						---- Shawn Harrington

656.52How to demo a patchDREGS::BLICKSTEINYo!Tue Nov 22 1988 17:3726
    I've played that tuned with a former band.  I don't have the patch
    for an ESQ-1 but it should be pretty easy to program that particular
    one.  It's mostly a sine-wave with a little glide on it.
    
    BTW, anyone try out the (blush) Orchestra Hit patches in the
    recent Transoniq Hacker.  It's not great, but it's pretty good
    if you add a bit of echo and you play it right.
    
    I tried hitting individual notes and was about to declare it a waste
    of time.  Then I read the kibbitz comments that get included along
    with the patch authors comments.   It really only works if you
    play several octaves.  Do that and it sounds good, otherwise it
    doesn't even sound remotely like an Orchestra Hit.
    
    Unfortunately, there's no real science to trying out patches.  You
    have to understand the context in which they're intended.
    
    I try to do the following for each patch:
    
    	o See if it's pressure sensitive (I have an SQ-80)
        o Play single notes, chords, octaves, etc
    	o See what the Mod Wheel does
    	o See what velocity does
    	o Try to play it in all the octaves
    	
    	db
656.53Moved by moderator.DYO780::SCHAFERBrad - back in Ohio.Mon Nov 28 1988 12:2217
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    Does anyone have a patch of "soft rain" or any "rain" or
    a "sizzling bacon" patch that can be tweaked to "rain" for an
    ENSONIQ SQ-80.  I'll take ESQ-1 type if there is one.
                                                          
    BTW:  I have a field of crickets that I found in the TRANSONIQ
          HACKER that is dynomite.
    
    
    Joe
    
656.54Sound effects were v good on thisMARVIN::MACHINMon Nov 28 1988 12:446
    I heard a great patch cartridge on Andrew Norton's ESQ1 the other
    day. I think it's Voice Crystal (Andrew?). Must have something like
    what you want. Plus it had a brilliant minimoog patch, modulation
    all over the place, the lot.
    
    Richard.
656.55Kudos to SYNTAUR 3rd party patchesDYO780::SCHAFERBrad - boycott hell.Fri Nov 03 1989 18:4315
    Blast it - I've moved this all over creation, and can't seem to get it
    to the right spot.  Sorry for the screwed up maps, folks. 

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    I am very impressed with the new sounds from SYNTAUR PRODUCTIONS
    in North Hollywood, Ca.  There are two sets, SOUNDSET 1 and
    SOUNDSET 2.  I suggest buying both sets.  There are some dynomite
    sounds on these sets.  There are some D-50 sounds that will blow
    you away.  See the ads in TRANSONIQ HACKER and ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN.
    
    Well worth the price,
656.56Help!ZEKE::WOZNIAKTue Jul 17 1990 14:156
    I am working with a friend's ESQ-1 and need an accordian sound, but
    it is not present on any of the disks. Could someone please tell me 
    how I can program it in?
    
    Thanks,
    Ross
656.57Polka time!!!CSC32::MOLLERWho you gonna call? Code Busters!Tue Jul 17 1990 17:599
>>    I am working with a friend's ESQ-1 and need an accordian sound

  I have one on my ESQ-1, but I didn't program it in, I got it elsewhere.
  If you arn't in a great rush, I could get you a copy on tape (I doubt
  that you have access to either of my disk formats). I never got into
  programming the ESQ-1 at all, so I have no idea where to even start.

								Jens