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Ensoniq SQ-80

Hybrid Sampling Synthesizer

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Ensoniq SQ-80
Ensoniq SQ-80
350.00 street price

The Ensoniq SQ-80 is a digital synthesizer and music workstation released by Ensoniq in 1987. It is a hybrid synthesizer, combining both digital and analog components, and is capable of producing a wide range of sounds. The SQ-80 features a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, 8-voice polyphony, and 16-bit sampling. It also features a built-in sequencer and a variety of effects.

Country of origin / production: USA

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Usage area
Synthesizer 
Usage Design/ Form Factor
With Keys 
Archetype
Hybrid, Digital+Analog 
Polyphony
Voices8
Multi Timbral Capacity8 part(s)
Split/Layer2 splits/ 2 layers
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Synthesis Method Digital Subtractive
Oscillator Type Digital
Oscillators' hard sync 
Oscillators per voice3
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count75
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Patches40
Filter
Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) 
Low-pass Filter (LPF) 
4-pole 
24dB 
Resonance 
Envelope Generator (EG)
FilterADSR
AmpADSR
Modulation
LFO: LFO Count3
LFO Waveforms
Square 
Triangle 
Saw 
LFO Target
Filter 
Amplifier 
Oscillator 
Effects
Ring Modulation 
Sequencer
Tracks count8
Pattern Sequencer 
Note Capacity20000
Max number of songs10
Preset patterns60
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Portamento 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Synth Action
Velocity Sensitivity 
Size5
Number of Keys61
Display
Display type EL
Built-in controllers
Pitch Bend Wheel 
Modulation Wheel 
Audio out
Stereo 
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)2
Computer Interfaces
FDD 
Power
Power Supply Built-in, internal
Case/ body
Plastic 
Color
Black 
Production start1988
Production end1989
Production ended