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Originally Posted by
kraze
You don't really need an editor for ESQ-1. It's like the best non-knobby interface out there.
If you want a patch editing challenge, get a Roland D50
The ESQ-1's slider makes menu-diving really easy. The SQ8L VST is nice, but it's not as intuitive as the actual synth.
I bought my son an ESQ-1 for his birthday some years ago for $100. He was out of town, so I set it up in his bedroom. When he got there, I powered it up, hit the play button, and it played Happy Birthday, that I had programmed into it.
Great synth, and super-versatile. I loved it so much I bought myself an SQ-80. The ESQ-1 is a superior synth, for one reason- the clacky SQ-80 keys. I play the SQ-80 with my D50 with a MIDI cable into the SQ-80 to avoid those keys.