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Floppy Support

Floppy disks created by an Ensoniq EPS/ASR cannot be read by a normal Windows computer. This is because Ensoniq samplers were made back in the time where floppy disk standards were not established yet. Since the Ensoniq EPS/ASR is really a specialized computer, and since the engineers really didn't forsee the need to have computers read the floppies, they came up with their own little 'private Idaho' format.

Some bright people in the '90's found a way to coax a PC computer to read the floppies, though. This was done using calls to DOS, to manipulate the floppy disk controller that it would read the floppy disks properly.

Universal Extractor 2.0.0 RC2. Decompress a wide variety of archive files from your computer in a quick, convenient manner by tur. Disk Image: Any ensoniq file that is read by the PC. This could be a EFE, EFA, EDE, EDA, and etc. This program only reads files that begin with ED. Purpose of the program: The Ensoniq Disk Extractor by Giebler Enterprises only works in one direction. That is, it writes disk image files to diskettes using your PC.

  • Software Description: EnDiskEx is a command-line tool that bulk extracts files, banks, and songs from Ensoniq-formatted disk images (RAW, GKH, EDE, and EDA) for the EPS/ASR family of samplers. The extracted files are saved as EFE / SMF / TXT files. EnDiskEx is explicitly aimed at extracting banks for re-creation within a different DAW with as much automation as possible.
  • Only the ASR Operating Systems are available for Mac download, since the Mac cannot write images with the OS on them to floppy disk. PC users: Simply run the.exe file, and it will install the file and the EDE109 program, which will automatically start and gives you the proper instructions to write the file to a Ensoniq floppy.

Earlier versions of Ensoniq Disk Tools, running on Windows 98 and earlier, were able to makes these calls and read and write and format Ensoniq floppy disks. How, with the advent of the modern Windows operating systems such as XP and Vista, this went away. This is because XP and Vista (and 2000 and NT) no longer use the old MS-DOS operating system. Thus, the calls necessary to control the floppy disk controller didn't exist anymore.

A concern called OmniFlop changed things, as they wrote a replacement floppy disk driver for modern Windows operating systems. So now floppy drive access is possible again, and all versions of Ensoniq Disk Tools after version 3 support the OmniFlop driver.

If you want to access Ensoniq floppies, you MUST install the OmniFlop driver. You can download it here: www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop/OmniFlop.htm Please install it by following their complete and thorough directions. After installing OmniFlop, Ensoniq Disk Tools will access floppies as normal. We apologize for not including the driver in our installer; however this is not permitted by OmniFlop's licensing terms. You must perform the install yourself. Their instructions are clear; please refer all install questions to them.

One further note: OmniFlop is known to run on 64-bit operating systems but you must download the 64-bit driver. Even so, we have heard of inconsistant results. This being what it is, we recommend that you use the floppy functions with nothing beyond Windows XP 32-bit. Thsi is good anyway, since most computers running Win7 and above do not have a floppy drive anyway.

Lastly, please note that USB floppy drives DO NOT WORK. You MUST use a internal floppy drive, operating off the internal floppy controller, on a PC itself (never a Mac running VM software). Both restrictions are firmware limitations that our products have no way of circumventing.

Proprietary floppy disk formats are highly unique in that the actual physical area that is marked off on the disk is a different cylindrical pattern than the standard 9-sector DOS format. Often they require 10-sectors, and the sector width on the disk is thinner. To read these floppies, the read/write head of the floppy must be instructed to move, park, and set in different ways. This requires access to the floppy controller, which is a chip containing firmware that be programmed to do so.

The standard floppy controller in PC's has been standardized over the years, early on, so that it has a set of protocols that allow messing with the physical behavior of the head to read/write these floppies.

Now, to explain the problems:

Mac's don't love floppies
Mac's with internal floppy drives (old Mac's!) can't read those type of floppies as their proprietary controller does not allow physical changes thorough software; or if it does, Apple never documented any API or methods how this is done.

USB Floppy Drives don't love proprietary floppies
USB floppy drives do not work the actual controller is within the USB drive/casing. It is not a standard floppy controller as far as we know; at the very least there is no API through USB that allows access to this firmware to allow changes. We're sure this is POSSIBLE if some manufacturer (usually in China or Korea) was good enough to innovate this, but the floppy drive market is for mass-production and the less compatibility, the better.

Summary
Summarizing, all these floppy controllers (USB and Apples) are hard-set to read and write the standard 9-sector DOS floppy format, and can't be modified via software to read and write the 10-sector Ensoniq/Akai/Roland/other ones. Windows with a internal floppy controller (on the motherboard or a card slot) work because those floppy controllers have a standard method of controlling the physical mechanism of floppy drive itself.

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Ensoniq ASR-10, ASR-88, EPS-16 Plus, and TS Series
Sounds on CD-ROM
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NOTE: All of the CD-ROMs listed here are in Ensoniq ASR-10 format, and will work in the ASR-10, ASR-88, EPS-16 Plus, TS-10, and TS-12, as long as your keyboard has enough on-board memory to load the instruments. They will also load into the ASR-X (with OS 2.55 or greater) and the ASR-X Pro, though these samplers do not always translate ASR-10 sounds perfectly. CD-ROMs will NOT work with the EPS, as its SCSI implementation does not accommodate these devices, nor will they be readable by a computer.
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Syntaur
Supersoniq
Syntaur
Let There
Be Phat!
Ensoniq CDR-1
EPS Library
Archive
Ensoniq CDR-2
EPS-16 Plus
Library Archive
Ensoniq CDR-3
Studio Essentials
Ensoniq CDR-4
AS Archives
Ensoniq CDR-5
L.A. Riot 2
Ensoniq CDR-6
Best of
Sonic Arts
Ensoniq CDR-7
Psychic
Horns
Ensoniq CDR-8
InVision Orchestral
Ensoniq CDR-9
InVision
Ethnic
Ensoniq CDR-10
InVision Pop/Rock
Ensoniq CDR-11
InVision Keyboard
Ensoniq CDR-12
InVision Drums
Ensoniq CDR-13
InVision Percussion
Ensoniq CDR-14
Analog/Digital
Synth Resource
Ensoniq CDR-15
L.A. Riot 1
Ensoniq CDR-16
Dance Tools
Ensoniq SCD-1
Chicago
Ensoniq SCD-2
DJ Jazzy
Jeff
Ensoniq SCD-3
Steve Gadd Drum Scores
Ensoniq SCD-4
Keith
Emerson


Syntaur 'Supersoniq' CD-ROM
231 instruments, meticulously sampled and programmed by Syntaur's top sound designers. This platinum collection of sounds includes tons of drum kits, basses, analog synths, glorious pads, sound effects, and much more. Ideal for hip-hop, techno, rock, and pop music. Each CD-ROM is accompanied by notes on the instruments, sound programming, and patch selects.

'The usefulness of these sounds is furthered by the stupendous patch programming... If you need a little bit of everything, it's hard to go wrong with this collection... It's worth it for the synth sounds alone.' (Transoniq Hacker review)

Syntaur 'Supersoniq' CD-ROM (Part #SSCDR)
$69.95
'Supersoniq' includes every instrument in Syntaur's Sample Sets 1 through 20.

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Syntaur 'Let There Be Phat!' CD-ROM
The ultimate HipHop samples! 'Let There Be Phat' contains the entire HipHop Master Series 1, Syntaur's best-selling collection of instruments and loops designed explicitly for HipHop, RnB, and rap productions. This disk is bustin' at the seams with drumz - 123 different kick drums and 175 snare samples alone! Plus, it contains some of the deepest basses around, the smoothest keyboard sounds, 99 nasty drum loops, and plenty more - everything the serious HipHop artist needs.
Syntaur 'Let There Be Phat' CD-ROM (Part #PHTCDR)
$69.95
Contains all of the sounds from HipHop Master Sets 1-13, plus all of Da Loops.

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Ensoniq CDR-1 'EPS Library Archive' CD-ROM
This CD-ROM from Ensoniq contains 603 instruments altogether - all of the original in-the-box sounds from the EPS, all thirteen of the SLT libraries created for the EPS, and twelve of the EPS Signature Series sets (ESS-1 through ESS-12). It also includes the original demo banks and sequences, plus 'Bonus Beats' sequences which allow you to instantly produce professional-quality drum tracks. This CD is ideal for EPS-16 Plus users, as it does not contain instruments with block sizes exceeding the stock EPS-16 memory of 2085 blocks.

Basses: 59 instrumentsSound Effects: 74 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 120 instrumentsStringed: 68 instruments
Mallets & Bells: 35 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 118 instruments
Organs: 26 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 25 instruments
Pianos: 33 instrumentsWinds & Brass: 45 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-1 CD-ROM, 'EPS Library Archive' (Part #CDR1)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-2 'EPS-16 Plus Library Archive' CD-ROM
This CD-ROM from Ensoniq contains 396 instruments, including all of the original in-the-box sounds from the EPS-16 Plus, all twenty of the SL libraries created for the EPS-16 Plus, and eight of the EPS-16 Plus Signature Series sets (ESS-13 through ESS-20). It also includes the original demo banks and sequences. This CD is ideal for EPS-16 Plus users, as it contains only 11 instruments with block sizes exceeding the stock EPS-16 memory of 2085 blocks, and none exceeding the memory of an EPS-16 with a 2x expander. Contributing artists include Phil Ramone, Marcus Miller, Maurice White, and Jeff Lorber.

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Basses: 48 instrumentsStringed: 76 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 64 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 51 instruments
Organs: 8 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 26 instruments
Pianos: 17 instrumentsWinds & Brass: 42 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-2 CD-ROM, 'EPS-16 Plus Library Archive' (Part #CDR2)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-3 'Studio Essentials' CD-ROM
This is Ensoniq's first CD-ROM to take advantage of the ASR's increased memory capacity and high fidelity. Includes large sample files created by top recording artists, plus a variety of world-percussion instruments, no-compromise grand pianos, and large unlooped vocal sounds. Caution: Many of these sounds are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 24 instrumentsSound Effects: 17 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 28 instrumentsStringed: 12 instruments
Mallets & Bells: 2 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 9 instruments
Organs: 5 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 3 instruments
Pianos: 7 instrumentsWinds & Brass: 10 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-3 CD-ROM, 'Studio Essentials' (Part #CDR3)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-4 'AS Archives, Vol. 1' CD-ROM
This CD-ROM is Ensoniq's compilation of the AS-1 through AS-14 libraries created for the ASR-10. This CD also includes the ASR-10 in-the-box sounds, and the special 'Essential Samples' created for the TS keyboards. Altogether, it's an incredible collection of sounds ranging from classic pianos to hip-hop grooves. Caution: Six of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 44 instrumentsStringed: 25 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 53 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 70 instruments
Organs: 5 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 4 instruments
Pianos: 21 instrumentsWinds & Brass: 11 instruments
Sound Effects: 21 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-4 CD-ROM, 'AS Archives, Vol. 1' (Part #CDR4)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-5 'L.A. Riot 2' CD-ROM
This hip-hop CD-ROM from Ensoniq is great for both the ASR and EPS-16 Plus, as all of the samples will fit in the stock EPS-16 memory. Everything you need to make the phattest, slammin' hip-hop, rap, and acid jazz tracks is right here on this CD-ROM.

Basses: 45 instrumentsDrum Loops: 10 instruments
Dope Trax 1 (75 - 93 bpm): 50 instrumentsGuitars: 17 instruments
Dope Trax 2 (93 - 113 bpm): 48 instrumentsVocals & Effects: 26 instruments
Drums: 11 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-5 CD-ROM, 'L.A. Riot 2' (Part #CDR5)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-6 'Best of Sonic Arts' CD-ROM
This Ensoniq compliation of rock, R&B, and funk sounds includes pianos, organs, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, basses, guitars, and drums. Caution: Many of these sounds are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.
Basses: 17 instrumentsGuitars: 3 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 24 instrumentsOrgans: 20 instruments
Drum Loops: 10 instrumentsPianos & Clavs: 16 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-6 CD-ROM, 'Best of Sonic Arts' (Part #CDR6)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-7 'Jason Miles Psychic Horns' CD-ROM
Produced by Jason Miles for Ensoniq, this pop/R&B CD-ROM contains hits, swells, sustained tones, and riffs performed by a killer trumpet/sax/trombone section. Caution: Many of these sounds are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

1-Way Horns: 26 instrumentsRiff Groups: 13 instruments
2-Way Horns: 32 instrumentsSingle Riffs: 44 instruments
4-Way Horns: 30 instrumentsSplit 1-Way: 14 instruments
Rhythm Loops: 17 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-7 CD-ROM, 'Jason Miles Psychic Horns' (Part #CDR7)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-8 'InVision Orchestral' CD-ROM
A great assortment of symphonic and orchestral samples are on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. Caution: Eight of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Percussion: 5 instruments Stringed: 28 instruments
Mallets & Bells: 7 instruments Winds & Brass: 18 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-8 CD-ROM, 'InVision Orchestral' (Part #CDR8)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-9 'InVision Ethnic' CD-ROM
An evocative collection of ethnic instrument samples are on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. Caution: Seven of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Drums & Percussion: 14 instruments Stringed: 8 instruments
Mallet & Bell: 8 instruments Winds & Brass: 16 instruments
Piano Effects: 3 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-9 CD-ROM, 'InVision Ethnic' (Part #CDR9)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-10 'InVision Pop/Rock' CD-ROM
Essential sounds for creating pop/rock tracks are on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. Caution: Seven of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 22 instruments Winds & Brass: 12 instruments
Guitars: 25 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-10 CD-ROM, 'InVision Pop/Rock' (Part #CDR10)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-11 'InVision Keyboard' CD-ROM
Pianos, organs, and synth samples abound on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. Caution: Eight of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

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Accordions: 1 instrument Stringed: 2 instruments
Organs: 4 instruments Synth Sounds: 20 instruments
Pianos: 18 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-11 CD-ROM, 'InVision Keyboards' (Part #CDR11)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-12 'InVision Drums' CD-ROM
A great collection of drum and cymbal samples are on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. All of the samples will fit into an expanded EPS-16 Plus or a stock ASR-10, and all drum kits include patch selects with both Ensoniq and General MIDI drum mapping.

Cymbals: 22 instruments Drums & Percussion: 35 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-12 CD-ROM, 'InVision Drums' (Part #CDR12)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-13 'InVision Percussion' CD-ROM
A large assortment of percussion and tuned precussion instruments are on this budget CD-ROM from InVision Interactive. Caution: Seven of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Mallets & Bells: 11 instruments Stringed: 1 instrument
Percussion: 35 instruments

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Ensoniq CDR-13 CD-ROM, 'InVision Percussion' (Part #CDR13)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-14 'Analog/Digital Synth Resource' CD-ROM
A broad collection of vintage analog synths (Prophet 5 and Minimoog), digital synths (FM, CZ Phase Distortion), and hybrid synth sounds. This Ensoniq collection covers much of the vintage craze, but also goes off into new imaginative blends of these venerable instruments. Caution: Many of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

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Basses: 32 instrumentsSound Effects: 5 instruments
Clavs: 2 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 170 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 9 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 8 instruments
Pianos: 9 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-14 CD-ROM, 'Analog/Digital Synth Resource' (Part #CDR14)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-15 'L.A. Riot 1' CD-ROM
The original collection of dance, rap, and hip-hop loops created by Chronic Interactive, now available in native ASR format. Along with CDR-5, this becomes a 'must-have' for any rap artist. Caution: Most of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Al Fresh: 11 instruments DJ Mann-E: 9 instruments
DJ Allywad: 11 instruments Lis-10: 19 instruments
DJ Dre: 16 instruments Skil: 10 instruments
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Ensoniq CDR-15 CD-ROM, 'L.A. Riot 1' (Part #CDR15)
$69.95

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Ensoniq CDR-16 'Dance Tools' CD-ROM
Over 680 analog synth sounds with a Eurostyle vibe. Electronic drums, stabs, hits, analog synth bass, synth pads, leads, rezo sweeps and syncs, pianos, organs, and sound effects. Caution: 24 of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 151 instrumentsSound Effects: 69 instruments
Drum Kits: 7 instrumentsStabs & Hits: 60 instruments
Organs: 33 instrumentsSynths, Analog: 95 instruments
Pads: 48 instrumentsSynths, Digital: 28 instruments
Pianos, Acoustic: 9 instrumentsSynths, Misc: 89 instruments
Pianos, Electric: 26 instrumentsTuned Percussion: 4 instruments
Ensoniq CDR-16 CD-ROM, 'Dance Tools' (Part #CDR16)
$69.95

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Ensoniq SCD-1 'Chicago' Signature Series CD-ROM
Ensoniq's special studio sessions with the legendary group Chicago produced these incredible vocals, horns, and solo instrument samples. Also on the CD-ROM are grooves and elements from a Chicago album produced by Peter Wolf. Caution: These instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 15 instrumentsLoops: 20 instruments
Brass: 26 instrumentsOrgans: 10 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 5 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 18 instruments
Guitars: 15 instruments
Ensoniq SCD-1 Signature Series CD-ROM, 'Chicago' (Part #SCD1)
$79.95

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Ensoniq SCD-2 'DJ Jazzy Jeff' Signature Series CD-ROM
An authentic collection of loops, drum sounds, special effects, and unique turntable scratch performances created exclusively for Ensoniq by rap's premier DJ/producer, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and his production company, A Touch of Jazz. Caution: Many of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 10 instrumentsPianos: 5 instruments
Clavs: 1 instrumentSound Effects: 8 instruments
Drums & Percussion: 20 instrumentsSynth Sounds: 10 instruments
Loops: 136 instrumentsVocal Sounds: 2 instruments
Ensoniq SCD-2 Signature Series CD-ROM, 'DJ Jazzy Jeff' (Part #SCD2)
$79.95

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Ensoniq SCD-3 'Steve Gadd Drum Scores' Signature Series CD-ROM
This 2-disc set is a powerful compositional tool, featuring the talents of drummer extraordinaire Steve Gadd (Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Quincy Jones, etc., etc.). The set features grooves and fills, instruments, and other gems that Steve played off the cuff during the recording session. The Drum Scores are set up so that you can select a groove, match sequence tempo to the sample tempo, and paste together the sequences, creating a great rhythm track very quickly. Caution: Many of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Brush Loops: 50 instrumentsLo BPM: 67 instruments
Demos: 6 instrumentsMid BPM 1: 87 instruments
Gems: 19 instrumentsMid BPM 2: 65 instruments
Hi BPM: 33 instrumentsMid BPM 3: 32 instruments
Instruments: 33 instruments
Ensoniq SCD-3 Signature Series CD-ROM, 'Steve Gadd Drum Scores' (Part #SCD3)
$79.95

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Ensoniq SCD-4 'Keith Emerson' Signature Series CD-ROM
The classic synth and organ sounds from Emerson, Lake & Palmer's greatest hits are included in this Signature Series CD-ROM. Caution: Most of these instruments are too large to load into an EPS-16 Plus, and will require an ASR with expanded memory.

Basses: 2 instrumentsPianos: 1 instrument
Drums: 1 instrumentSynth Sounds: 81 instruments
Organs: 91 instruments
Ensoniq SCD-4 Signature Series CD-ROM, 'Keith Emerson' (Part #SCD4)
$79.95