ENSONIQ'S E-PRIME AND ASR-SERIES KEYBOARDS Go ahead. Sit down at an Ensoniq E-Prime and you'll feel like you're in front of your favorite acoustic piano. The newly-designed flying-action key mechanism simulates the weight and throw of a real piano hammer for amazingly lifelike performance. This is a key ingredient missing from most sampled pianos: that special tactile sensation involved in actually coaxing a real piano to life. You can also customize the feel of E-Prime to match your own playing style, selecting from 14 velocity curves and 4 pressure settings. Its 76-key range is big enough for most piano pieces and provides larger zones for split keyboard setups. There are three sampled pianos onboard: a pop-oriented Bosendorfer, a rich 9-foot Baldwin grand and a warm, inviting Yamaha, all programmed to provide everything from a sparkling "cut-through-the-mix" piano to a lush grand that's ideal for any concert hall. If you need more than pianos, E-Prime ($1995 list) has 308 sounds for every style of music with a broad range of authentic instruments, as well as modern synthesized sounds. Also included are 128 General MIDI sounds and 10 GM/GS drum kits. Keyboard enthusiasts will appreciate the variety of organ, electric piano, synth and pad sounds. A full complement of string, reed, woodwind, and brass instruments will enhance any classical or pop arrangements. A wide variety of drum, bass, and guitar sounds provide high-energy dance or smoky jazz rhythm sections. For the wildly adventurous (raise your hands), there are exotic world/ethnic instruments and other unique sounds. E-Prime also has the same advanced yet easy-to-use sequencing features that have made all the Ensoniq keyboards famous, with user-friendly recording and editing tools that help you develop your musical ideas into fully orchestrated songs. You'll probably never run out of voices, either, since the E-Prime sports 64-note polyphony. All these features ensure a lifetime of music making pleasure, whether you play on stage, at church, or right in your living room. Call us for more information today. If your needs are just a bit more sophisticated, or if you want to create your own personal sampled sounds, the ASR-10 Advanced Sampling Keyboard ($2695 list) provides you with a complete digital production studio. These high-quality samplers integrate an effects processor, a MIDI sequencer, and a digital recorder, all in one easy-to-use instrument. With the ASR-10, you can create stunning 16-bit samples in stereo or mono, with up to 16 MB of sample memory. Then, shape your sounds using the ASR's extensive voice architecture and editing features. The ASR also has the most powerful onboard effects processor ever included in a sampler: 62 effects algorithms (from the critically-acclaimed DP/4 processor) offer many creative possibilities. There's also an onboard, full-featured sequencer. No mere "scratchpad," the ASR's 16-track sequencer provides real time and looped recording modes, 96 PPQ clock resolution, an auto-locate function, and many of the same advanced, yet user-friendly features that have made Ensoniq keyboards famous around the world! Call us today for additional information or check out our Web site for details on the full Ensoniq line at www.sweetwater.com/products/ensoniq. Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Back Page | Next Page