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average_male · Junior Member Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 55

Anyone hear of Ensoniq being relaunched in 2011? If so, should we hold off on purchasing anything new until all the cards are on the table? Or is this simply a myth fabricated by the Ensoniq cult? I see a Wiki entry and some YouTube videos talking about this "come back": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlzrguVs2BM

Anyone?

robinkle · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:13 am Post subject:

I see Korg as a well established Company with alot of resources and they pushed them selves in making kronos by using all their technology they have developed through the years. I have my doubts about a revived Ensoniq giving Korg competition on their flagship keyboard.
But I wonder if this is true and it would be interessting to see what products Ensoniq would come up with. Smile

kday · Junior Member Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 90

I wish Ensoniq would comeback in their old spirit of innovative ASR-10, MR-61 updated 2011 versions of those keyboards.

EvilDragon · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:25 am Post subject:

Revived Ensoniq could stir up some s**t in the synthesizer market. In a positive way. I hope for that, at least!

WorknMan · Junior Member Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 67

It'll be like computers released today with a Commodore label on it, having absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the older products, or designed by any of the same people.

ozy · Guest

taking the forum to new heights:

a) first we discussed for 15 days a not-yet-existing synth from a known producer, based on a 40 words teaser

b) now we'll try guessing if a synth is worth buying while:

* the producer's existence is just a rumour
* and the synth has not been announced (of course)
* and no communication has been done about it.

First we took Metaphysics, next we'll take ESP!!! Shocked

Let's thake this thread to 103 pages!!! Thumbs Up

jeebustrain · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:58 pm Post subject:

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AK-Jake · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 32

It doesn't seem to be too bogus of a lie...Wikipedia says on their Ensoniq page:

"In January 1998, ENSONIQ Corp. was acquired by Creative Technology Ltd. for $77 million. The fusion with E-mu Systems and Creative Labs after a long 12 year hiatus Creative Labs USA announces the return for Ensoniq for 2011, with special team of designers and youth marketers."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq

Doing a search on the topic generates a lot of buzz, but almost all of it seems to be based around the buzz from Wikipedia. And before everyone gets all over-excited, remember that Wiki isn't really a super-credible source, because it's open-source and anyone can add/subtract/edit existing articles. I'm not saying that Wiki is a bunch of BS, I'm just saying that until an official announcement is made, don't get your hopes up too high yet. There also appears to be a working website at http://www.ensoniq.com

Ensoniq returns? How cool would that be?

iixorbiusii · Full Member Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 198

Didn't Jerry, ex Korg, work for Ensoniq... Wink

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billbaker · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:46 am Post subject:

The "working website" looks like an umbrella site over a collective of 3rd party companies selling respectively: parts (chips), software, peripheral devices (disk drives) and used gear.

It is interesting that they've got the .com site. If ensoniq is coming back it makes me wonder who's got their other possible domain names...

Wonder if some research at godaddy.com would reveal someone buying up the ensoniq brand name(s)?
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MoonMusic · Senior Member Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 283

I tried to watch the youtube video but couldn't get past the rambling...If it actually had anything to do with Ensoniq, he took to long to get to the point....I was devastated when Ensoniq got bought out by Creative....I think anything Creative puts out will be nothing like an actual Ensoniq product...Just the name will be on it....Just like when I bought the "Sounds Of The ZR" for my Proteus 2000 I was so excited!....Until I put it in and started going through the patches, it sounded NOTHING like a real ZR...I felt ripped off...This news wouldn't excite me unless the original "gang" got together to put out something new....

EJ2 · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:29 am Post subject:

average_male · Junior Member Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 55

performing a WhoIs-Lookup, this is what was uncovered:

T7 · Junior Member Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 91

This topic is just plain dumb. How is the notion of a new Ensoniq product in any way relevant in the context of the Kronos? If there is any validity to Creative making new gear under their Ensoniq brand, it will likely be a line of cheap plastic USB keyboard controllers or a new rebadged Creative soundcard.