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TS-10

Ensoniq TS-10

TS-10

Released: 1993

MSRP: $2595US

Synopsis:

Updated VFX with GM (General MIDI) support, drum maps, and the ability to load EPS/ASR samples. In addition to "Transwave" wave tables, "Hyper-Wave" can be created from 16 arbitrary waveforms (waveforms are sequentially cross-faded, with an arbitrary loop point). Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Ensoniq TS-10 is an pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key (32 voice, 24 channel multitimbral) synthesizer, featuring 254 waveforms, dual multimode digital filters, three 5-stage envelopes, an LFO, versatile modulation, stereo effects, 12 track (+ 12 track song) real or step time sequencer, auxiliary outputs, and MIDI. The 120 user editable presets can be saved via MIDI SysEx, 3.5" DSDD disk drive, or cartridge (another 180 presets are in ROM).

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
61 keys ? ? no main:stereo aux:stereo MIDI IN OUT THRU pedal no 2x dual (TRS) AC

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
VFX VFX-SD SD-1 EPS EPS-M EPS-16+ ASR-10 ASR-10S ASR-88 preset:180 user:120 preset:180 user:120 sampled:10 (max:20) 3.5" DSHD disk drive (reads AS, SL, SLT, ESS series disks) optional SCSI (SP-4) MIDI SysEx menu driven flourescent display

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
24 max:32 (osc:1) min:5 (osc:6) no DCO->DCF->DCA->Pan

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
24bit stereo multieffects processor (ESP chip), featuring reverb, chorus, flange, phasing, delay, distortion, rotating speaker, compression, wah. Effects can be modulated by performance controls (pressure, velocity, key, mod wheel, CV/switch pedals, MIDI CC) pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A 12 track + 12 track song real or step time (supports Sysex dump/load) 30k note SQX-70:97k note MIDI pedal Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel MIDI-Bend MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC4 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC70 MIDI-CC71 MIDI-CC72 MIDI-CC73 MIDI-CC74 MIDI-CC75 pedal

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
Channel polyphonic no MIDI (guitar mono mode) MIDI pedal pitch:33 tables 14

Sample

Stereo Sample Depth Sample Rate Sample RAM Sample ROM Sample Points Sample Trigger Sample Loop Sample Edit
no 16 bit ? 2MB max:8MB (2x 1mx8 or 4mx8 non-parity Mac SIMMs) 3.5MB N/A N/A N/A no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
Wave digital 254 +-4 mix: key velocity start:velocity pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity portamento Transwave-sequencer Hyperwave-sequencer

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
F1 digital DSP no 2-3 pole low pass (shares 4 poles with multimode) pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity no no
F2 digital DSP no 1-2 pole low or high pass (shares 4 poles with low pass) pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Env1 5 5 yes no no velocity key velocity:attack
Env2 5 5 yes no no velocity key velocity:attack
Env3 5 5 yes no no velocity key velocity:attack

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
LFO triangle, sine, sine/triangle, positive triangle, positive sine, up saw, or square yes no no no pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity pressure Env1-2 key LFO MIDI-CC Mod-Wheel Pitch-Wheel noise pedal Shaper velocity
Rompler Models
VFX VFX-SD SD-1 SQ-1 SQ-1 Plus SQ-1 Plus 32 Voice SQ-R SQ-R Plus
SQ-R Plus 32 Voice SQ-2 SQ-2 32 Voice KS-32 TS-10 TS-12