Ensoniq SQ-80 + SCI Pro-One + TR-808

vintage synth demo by RetroSound

all digital sounds, strings and fx sounds: Ensoniq SQ-80
bassline: SCI Pro-One, internal sequencer triggered by the TR-808
drums: Roland TR-808

more info: http://www.retrosound.de and
http://www.myspace.com/retrosound72 and https://twitter.com/RetroSound

For better video and sound quality in stereo use the URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJxtbcMtcE&fmt=18

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Science & Technology

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• Ensoniq
• SQ-80
• Sq
• 80
• ESQ-1
• Sequential
• Circuits
• Pro
• One
• Roland
• TR
• 808
• Waldorf
• Microwave
• Prophet
• VS
• PPG
• Wave
• analog
• digital
• synth
• synthesizer
• synthesizers
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• 80s
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• elektronisch

[esdee303]

sehr schön!! Der Track ist auch sehr schön!

[retrosound72]

@esdee303

dankeschön

[paulallen34]

nice playing love it,first took an interest in synths in the early 1970's.

[retrosound72]

@paulallen34

thanks :)

[onettproduction]

MEGA GEIL!!!!!!!!

[retrosound72]

dankeschön :)

[nickgash]

This is, quite simply, one of the best synth demos ever.

[Synthersizer]

Omg.. that snare is super on the tr 808.. what a machine! i like to drop out the hihats to just leave the kick, snare, arp running..

Love your gear my friend!

[ScientistOfSound1]

EBM! :D

[colorform2113]

@ davedagreat69 the rolands and oberheims that you mentioned are analog oscillators that are digitally controlled to keep them in tune better. The esq1 and sq80 are sampled from analog oscillators through real analog filters. So all are hybrids, but still very different

[module8]

Damn he blew the roof off that place :) Great song man. I used to have an SQ-80 and my friend was change a filter and it froze up and I could never fix it. I ended up throwing it away.... what a horrible day lol.

I also have an SCI pro-one and I'm happy to say it still works great! I also have the kenton midi to cv convertor. I must say that bassline you got going sounds awesome!

[TVisHELL]

gorgeous.... !

[adam872]

@davedagreat69 Quite right about the hybrid part, but the sound source is digital. I'm a little non-plussed by people who say they don't like digital when in fact there are an awful lot of great sounding digital synths out there, even vintage ones.

I always lusted after a JX-10 but they were too expensive ;-)

[davedagreat69]

@adam872 Well actually it's a hybrid. Digital oscillators but analogue VCFs and VCAs. That's why it sounds so nice. The Roland Junos and JXs are also digital oscillators with VCFs and VCAs and yet these are considered analogue. There are many others too (Korg DW8000, Oberheim Matrix 6, etc) The difference is that Ensoniqs keyboards also feature samples I have to say that the digital oscillators on the Ensoniqs don't sound as nice as the Roland ones, but I still love my Ensoniqs. ;)

[adam872]

@kiofnc But the SQ80 is digital. I love my ESQ1, which the SQ80 is based on.

[kiofnc]

Therea are some things Digital just can't replicate... Analog Forever!

Kiofnc aka Kinetic

[nickybendix]

Bummer about the rain at the end, Marko! Did you get wet? :D:D Rubbish:) Geat Demo.....!!!