Arturia SQ80v vs Ensoniq SQ80 how accurate is it? 

I agree, there is something about those old button interfaces. Partly why I love the hydrasynth is it has a very similar vibe when programming (jumping from block to block). Also those old vacuum display or what ever it’s called. It just has a vibe about it

@@Fluxwithit Oh man, I love the old displays! The VFX is incredible too, although it has a very different architecture and sound. I've been eyeing the Hydrasynth -- I have to say, I'm drawn to things that are fairly "digital" versus all the analog stuff that is everywhere. The time I grew up I guess. How would you compare Hydrasynth to the Prophet 12 and Novation Peak? All three of those seem to cover similar territory and each keeps catching my eye...

@@JeffShuck all obvious biases aside (as I now work for ASM ) I sold my prophet 12 as I just did not find myself very inspired working on it. Something about the way it was voiced and laid out just didn’t work for me. I don’t miss it which I really feared I would. I sold it not too long after getting the first prototype of hydrasynth. Hydrasynth filters imho were just so much more versatile and I could pull things out of the oscillators in more interesting ways. I like the peak but editing it is not as fun imho. I much prefer the peak sound over the p12 (even though the p12 is far more close to a summit as it has the ability to dual layer etc… to that point the p12, summit and Hydrasynth Deluxe would all be on closer ground.). For me the fun of editing directly impacts the end sound. I like the filter on the peak but I don’t like how the modulation matrix is handled. Not horrible but not the best.

@@Fluxwithit All great feedback, thanks! Didn't know you worked for ASM. Definitely increased my interest in the Hydrasynth!

It's a digital synth what circuit are you talking about

@@anissbenthami Thie is a hybrid synth with analog filters. Also, do you think digital synths run on magic? Or might there be circuits involved

yes the Ensoniq team are legends. for more info on that era I did an interview with Dave Rossum who sheds light on some of that era as well. (spoiler E-MU bought Ensoniq at one point and both were bought by UAD)

Try to invest in your art at least once a year. Believe in yourself, Rose. Give yourself a treat once in awhile.

It’s a beautiful color that I’m glad won’t be lost to the world as time moves on and these synths become less stable

Sounds dead on to me. Both u-he and arturia are doing zero delay feedback filtering now which has really improved the sound emulations out there imho. Only differences I hear is on some patches they may be slightly brighter or darker depending on the patch and that the modulation amounts are slightly different .

the Hydrasynth UI is more heavily influenced by the Oberheim matrix 12 , but there is some ensoniq love there too. I remember when I got my first look at the prototype I took a double take at those module buttons lol.

@@Fluxwithit How could I forget my ultimate dream synth ! I could see that too hadn’t thought about it .

I had issues with net Vst but I am using the SMP vmachine as an overflow unit for the sq80 and esq1. Works great

Love the SQ8L - been using it for years, and as an dedicated Ensoniq user (still!) of numerous keys since the early 80's, I can confirm it does the job - bets thing about it is the price!

Interesting , love to see a comparison video with you sq80 and the sq80v/sq8L. I haven’t done any sysex importing as I tend to creat my sq80 patches and not really save em for later (aside for I’m multi sampling)

@Frank Tuesday I second that! I had the ESQ-1 with the SQ80 added waves on that OS. 3.53 or something. Did A/B comparisons with the same patches from sysex. SQ8L is spot on.

@@Fluxwithit SQ8L is freeware btw, just download a copy and you'll hear what Frank is saying! ;)

@@maxhult830 I’ve had sq8L for years , I don’t really find the attack thing so much as the difference in the brightness control. Which is really a global filter/eq control. Sq8L to my ears doesn’t have the jittery low end quite as down pat imho. The presets in the sq80v are definitely tweaked though.

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Thanks 🙏

I've wanted a 64bit version for years

because 1, the SQ80 doesn't make a great plug in controller. no usb and as I explain the Aftertouch is no where near as predictable and precise as hydrasynth. 2) it would make bouncing back and forth between the two a hassle.

@@Fluxwithit man don’t you have a midi interface ? You could have recorded everything intone go and fix the rest in the video editing

I should note , there is also a brightness knob at the bottom of the plug in to aid in getting the software closer to any specific sq80

This was shot all in one go, much easier to do it this way. In addition the sq80 as I explained in the video has far less precision in the polyAT making matching it up more of a chore (not less). I’d also be constantly either switching by local off or adjusting volume levels , neither of which would make sense when I have other poly AT keybeds available. Also the hidden waves I have are on the 1.8 eprom. Not sure if they differ from the ones on the 3.5 esq1 firmware. I agree the transwaves are great addition and allow for more modulation flexibility.

I don't believe that is adjustable.

Because 1) then I’d have to switch control local on / off constantly and or alter levels a lot more. 2) more difficult to easily convey which of the two I am playing.

@@Fluxwithit Got it. but you could just mute / solo the audio from each source..

@@zmix I could do a lot of things, but like I said, wouldn’t be as fluid or easy to tell what I’m doing. This is what I chose, pretty happy with the results :)

@@Fluxwithit I understand. I'm mostly curious about how the SQ 80 keyboard works with the Arturia version. I worked with Ensoniq on several of their synths and samplers back in the 90s and those strange induction based keyboards were unique (and still are), so for example when you said that you felt you needed to really whack the SQ 80 hard compared to the other keyboard, I wonder how that translated..?

@@zmix the midi scaling is the same

No

If you plan on keeping it forever I recommend doing the button cell battery mod it’s easy and will save you the risks of soldering every decade lol Also there’s a neat usb flash drive port replacement for the floppy drive out there .

@@Death_By_Media I’ve soldered a battery holder on mine, yeah, the floppy doesn’t work and I’ve thought about doing the usb drive thing. I really want to fix the aftertouch on mine, it is all over the place.

@@shaneking5610 That’s one thing that never broke on mine surprisingly almost everything else did lol

@@shaneking5610 I started by removing all the keys and cleaning the pcb contacts. Then I took a razor and scraped all the old foam spacers off the keys and whitened the keys (google that process it’s not hard.) once that was finished I found some foam dots at a local craft store that were the same size and density as the original foam… pure luck really… I would highly recommend checking out the site syntaur as they have a better sollution (new rubber spacing.)

@@Fluxwithit Syntaur unfortunately hasn't had stock on those in years.

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