
Cherry Audio recreate the Ensoniq ESQ-1
Cherry Audio's the new virtual version of the Ensoniq ESQ-1 captures the sound and character of the original hardware while introducing some handy modern extras.
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Cherry Audio's the new virtual version of the Ensoniq ESQ-1 captures the sound and character of the original hardware while introducing some handy modern extras.

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