Ensoniq SQ-1 sound libraries/patches?

[Chris King]

Hi,

I'm urgently looking for some patches for my old Ensoniq SQ-1 synth
(61-note). Do you know of anywhere/anyone who might be able to help me out
with this? I've listed the sounds I need below so any advice you have would
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mr. Chris King

REQUIRED SOUNDS
Rhodes
Organ
Simple Organ
Church Organ
Electric Piano
Woody Electric Piano
Mellow Accordion
Celesta
Harpsichord
Music Box
Vibes
Marimba
Muted Guitar
JC Strat
Mandolin
Harp (orchestral harp, NOT harmonica)
Harp/Bells
Balafoni
Ethnic Pluck
Dulcimer
Log Drums
Pitched African Drums
Strings
Tremelo Strings
Breathy string pad
Fantasy Vox
Vox and Beast (thunder-ish SFX) - VERY IMPORTANT! I MUST HAVE A THUNDER-ISH
SOUND EFFECT
Pop Pad
Pretty Pad
PopSynth Pad
Synth Pad
Res. Pad
Harmonium
Fantasia
Fantasia JV
D-50 Stack
Shimmery Bells
Bell Synth
Spikey Synth
Plucky Synth
Analog Synth
Analog Seq. (synth)
Brite Synth
Pulse Keys
JP-8 Strings 1
Bass in Face

[Sir Ruff]

Hey,
go here: http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/ and download ESQ138 found at
the bottom of the page. That has a load of sounds that it comes with.
There's also a seperate page for additional .syx sound files if you
need them. Loading the sounds that come with the program is quite
straight forward, and I can gurantee that quite a few banks that come
with it have the majority of the rather ehem, cheesy GM sounds you're
looking for:) But don't expect any photorealistic interprations of
those sounds-the ESQ can only do so much (and they'll have different
names)!
I didn't see any thunder sounds, but I did see some interesting animal
noises i.e. lion, seal, and um... pig, that you could prolly modify to
sound thundery... hope that helps!

[Chris King]

Post by Sir Ruff
Hey,
go here: http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/ and download ESQ138 found at
the bottom of the page. That has a load of sounds that it comes with.
There's also a seperate page for additional .syx sound files if you
need them. Loading the sounds that come with the program is quite
straight forward, and I can gurantee that quite a few banks that come
with it have the majority of the rather ehem, cheesy GM sounds you're
looking for:) But don't expect any photorealistic interprations of
those sounds-the ESQ can only do so much (and they'll have different
names)!
I didn't see any thunder sounds, but I did see some interesting animal
noises i.e. lion, seal, and um... pig, that you could prolly modify to
sound thundery... hope that helps!

Thanks for your help, I'll check it out.

Cheers,
Chris

[m***@maker.com]

Soon I'll be digging out my old ESQ-1 from storage to compliment some new
equipment.
Patches are what I'll be looking for too. One thing I found already is an
Ensoniq Rescue/Patch
CD being offered on eBay.

[Chris King]

Post by m***@maker.com
Soon I'll be digging out my old ESQ-1 from storage to compliment some new
equipment.
Patches are what I'll be looking for too. One thing I found already is an
Ensoniq Rescue/Patch
CD being offered on eBay.

Thanks for your help, I'll check it out.

Cheers,
Chris

[Jim]

Post by m***@maker.com
Soon I'll be digging out my old ESQ-1 from storage to compliment some new
equipment.
Patches are what I'll be looking for too. One thing I found already is an
Ensoniq Rescue/Patch
CD being offered on eBay.

One thing to bear in mind here: The ESQ-1 and SQ-1 are totally different
instruments with incompatible architectures. Sounds from one will not play on
the other.

There was tons of support (and new sounds) for the ESQ-1, but practically
none for the SQ-1.