ENSONIQ TS12 (half hour of HiQ DREAMING)
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- ENSONIQ TS-12 Performance Composition Synthesiser / Workstation
The TS series workstations introduced in 1993 were the culmination of the line that started with the ESQ-1 and progressed through the SQ-80, VFX, VFX-SD, SD-1, and SD-1/32. The resulting TS contained the most advanced feature set, most powerful sequencer and sound engine, and provided high quality sound and powerful effects processing. The TS-12 has 76-note hammer action keyboard with a channel aftertouch feature from Fatar.
Keyboard
TS-12 - 76-key (E-G) weighted action keyboard with programmable velocity and channel pressure sensitivity (MIDI transmission of Release Velocity)
Up to 12 programmable keyboard zones for splits and layers
437 programs (120 RAM/180 ROM/137 GM ROM)
SoundFinder provides easy lookup by musical type for fast locating of desired Programs
300 performance Presets (120 RAM/180 ROM)
2 SIMM sockets provide for up to 8 MB (4 Megaword) of 16-bit sample RAM
2 MB of sample RAM (standard) provides for 10 Sampled Sound locations
8 MB of sample RAM provides for 20 Sampled Sound locations
Maximum memory per Sampled Sound: 4 MB
Automated loading of Sampled Sounds upon power-on Waves
48 Megabits (6 MB - 3.5 Megawords) of waveform ROM
Over 4000 variations possible from the 254 wave selections, which include:
Multi-sampled acoustic instruments in Keyboard, String, Brass & Horn, Wind & Reed, Vocal, Bass, Drum, Percussion, and Sound Effect groups
Sustain waveforms with harmonic and inharmonic structures
TransWave_ spectral interpolation waves with real time modulation
Modulatable start point, forward or backward playback, and multi-sample key shift available on most waves
Pitched or fixed frequency playback of all waves possible
Ability to read and edit sample disks created for the EPS-16 PLUS/EPS/ASR-10 samplers with automated loading from disk or SCSI
Voice Architecture
32 dynamically assigned voices (31 voices when using Sampled Sounds)
A single Program can use up to 6 waves per key simultaneously
A Drum Program can use up to 61 waves per program/ 4 waves per key, with separate pitch, volume, panning, and 32 voice parameter templates for each wave
Instant selection of alternate voices within a program using Patch Select buttons or velocity
Programmable voice delay up to 5000 msec or by keyup trigger
Each voice has a complete set of programmable parameters:
Independent waveform selection
2 independent multi-mode dynamic digital filters (low pass, high pass, variable bandwidth band pass)
3 six stage loopable hardware envelopes with 15 parameters per envelope
35 preset envelope templates for ease of programming
1 multi-waveform LFO with adjustable rate, depth, phase, delay, and restart mode
Variable rate random Noise generator for modulation
15 modulation sources, routable to pitch, filter cutoff, volume, pan, wave start offset, TransWave index, Hyper-Wave steps, LFO depth and rate
Programmable 2 source modulation Mixer/Shaper
Glide mode, glide time, pitch bend range, and Held pitch bend mode
Hyper-Wave architecture allows up to 16 waves to be defined in a list, which can be swept through or crossfaded for timbre-shifting and Jam-
Loop effects
Hyper-Wave voice parameters include start step, loop start, loop end, volume, pitch, pitch tracking, wave direction, duration, crossfade time, and modulation options
One fully programmable pitch table available per Program
33 ROM Pitch Tables
System Pitch Table allows user to apply any ROM or Program Pitch Table on all sounds instantly
Performance Preset Parameters
The combination of up to 3 Programs, special performance parameters and an effects setup can be named and saved as a Performance Preset
Performance Presets can use any combination of RAM/ROM Programs, Sampled Sounds, and external MIDI control
Disk
1.4 MB High Density (HD) 3.5" micro-floppy
Save Programs (Individual, Banks, All), Sampled Sound edits and Banks (TS-10 format), Performance Presets (Individual, Bank, All), Sequence/Song (Single, Half, All with or without associated Programs and Sampled Sound Banks), System Setup
Effects
Custom VLSI 24-bit digital signal processor (ESP chip) with 48-bit accumulation
Programmable stereo effects processing with real time modulation of any effects parameters from 13 sources
73 algorithms, including serial and parallel multi-effects
Multiple preset effects variations per algorithm for ease of programming (692 effects presets in ROM)
Three stereo busses allowing for dry, individual or grouped effects processing (routed to Main stereo outputs)
One additional dry stereo bus routed to AUX outputs
Display
80 (2x40) character vacuum-fluorescent display, with 6 soft buttons for ease of programming
Six Program names/sequence names/track settings may be viewed at once
Standard Accessories
Physicale
TS-12 Dimensions: 50 1/2" (128.3 cm) wide x 5" (12.7 cm) high x 15 5/8" (39.7 cm) deep
TS-12 Weight: 55 lbs (24.9 kgs) unboxed 69.2 lbs (31.2 kgs) boxed
I owned the TS12 and loved its unique hybrid sound. Its biggest weakness were those non resonant filters and the fact that it weighed a ton! It was however built like a tank and had a fabulous user interface thanks to all those buttons and that large easy to read display.
love my TS !0 I have had since the day they came out. Sold my AsrX Dp4 and Fizmo. Ts 10 is a keeper.
I love this sounds, thanks a lot
That shit is clean 🧼
I've read people used the held pitch bend feature to recreate a pedal steel sound. Can't find a demonstration of it anywhere on the internet though!
Yeah, but where to purchase these patches you are playing?
I had Ensoniq TS 10, but sold at 2010.
I have both, ts10 and 12
@@Goran.Stojanovic do you prefer one over the other?
@@gizka6816 12 is better but twice heavyer.
Nice video, thank you so much.
I've a TS12, but the sustain pedal is not working (Roland pedal).
I’m picking up a non functioning ts-10 soon and i’ve been waiting for a thing like this for a lot of time
Can you advise me anything about fixing this synthesizer? And what are the first things i should consider when buying a non functioning one, i’m really good with soldering and fixing stuff if that’s the case with these synths
Any little piece of advice is really appreciated, your videos about the ts-10 and the ts-12 have hyped me a lot to buy one, thank you.
First chech power supply, capacitors and voltages
Missed mine :(
Can you do the Yamaha PSR 630 demo songs
My cme m key 29 windwos 10 not working
Install win xp
Beautiful patches! Are they factory presets?
yes
@@Goran.Stojanovic Thanks so much!
@@Goran.Stojanovic Are they factory sounds from a floppy disk? They seem to be different than the other TS-12 vids, where the first bank of sounds lists Baby Grand, Full Body, Brite Pno, etc. instead of Glider, 2Nite2Nite, etc. Thank you!
@@wtoad might be someone before me, modified. They are all inside without loading from floppy.
@@Goran.Stojanovic Thanks for the info! Those patches are amazing.
Sometimes i'm asking myself if Ensoniq still exists today?
No
@@Goran.Stojanovic Well that's too bad! :-(
with people putting up content like this it kinda does
Не вижу смысла играть бессмысленные рандомные мелодии по две минуты одним звуком. Ролик можно было сделать минут за 10 максимум.
И ја тебе волим.