UVI has released USQ-1, a new collection featuring sounds from the Ensoniq ESQ-1. The 8-voice design with three digital oscillators and a Curtis 4-pole analog filter allows for the creation of a wide range of 1980s vintage digital sounds. USQ-1 represents one of UVI’s biggest vintage instruments yet with a library of over 22,000 samples.
At USQ-1’s core is a two-oscillator engine loaded with 268 user-selectable waves created on the original hardware. Each oscillator has a configurable 4-stage amp envelope, multimode filter with envelope, detune, pitch envelope, mono/poly switch, modwheel assignments, and stereo section with a customizable 16-step arpeggiator. USQ-1 also includes per-oscillator modulation via a dedicated LFO and step modulator and a capable effects section, allowing users to easily add movement to their sounds with quality drive, EQ, chorus, phase, delay and reverb. Per-oscillator modwheel assignments allow for expressive control over filter and tremolo depth and vibrato rate.
Four-hundred professionally-designed patches are included in USQ-1, providing vintage and modern-influenced arpeggios, bells, brass, bass, chords, keys, leads, pads, plucks strings and sweeps with a distinct and edgy vintage sound. Patches can be browsed, edited and layered together to create a near-limitless variety of sound design potential. All presets in USQ-1 can be deeply edited through a straightforward and intuitive interface. Everything from subtle mix-based adjustments to creating completely new patches can be done quickly and easily and saved for future use.
USQ-1 offers native 64-bit standalone operation by way of Falcon or the free UVI Workstation, providing comprehensive support for all modern DAWs and simultaneous authorization on up to three computers or iLok keys.
USQ-1 is available immediately at an introductory price of $49 / €49 through April 9th, 2018 (regularly $79 / €79) from the UVI online shop.
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