Ensoniq SQ-80 2017 synth patch set "The Mad Scientist Series!" by Kirk Slinkard

Description

New from Kirk Slinkard, this takes up where 2016's Disruptor Banks set left off. The SQ-80 went out of production in 1989 but still has a strong cult following and occasional new 3rd-party patch sets still being made from various sources. This one includes some very innovative advanced programming techniques including all-new waveforms derived from the original set, moving waveforms, "hidden waves", vector synthesis, unusual uses of the AM function, all 3 LFOs synchronized together, and even a few illegal parameter values. There are sounds here the likes of which no other patch vendor can give you (unless they copy these) and several that cannot be made on any instrument other than the SQ-80. These patches typically have a lot more live performance control than other brands. So master manual maker Mark Wynkoop has come up with something that sets a whole new standard for synthesizer instruction manuals which is sent digitally.
The disk includes two main patch banks plus a bonus section with additional patches. Also included is the "Blank Bank" from the Disruptor Banks set for your convenience. It would not be accurate to say that each main bank has the normal 40 sounds since a lot of the patches have 2 or more selectable sounds. This patch set includes both imitative and original sounds, as well as a bunch of sound effects and a few reference and utility patches. There is a video on YouTube that highlights a few of the Mad Scientist Series sounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz8ZmVF4gyE
Due to the unusual nature of some of the patches, this set can only be sent on SQ-80 disk. Electronic means such as computer librarians or MIDI transfer will radically change some of the sounds into something totally bland and boring. And since illegal parameters cannot be entered from the control panel, printed formats will also not work. The downside is that this set will not work on any software version of the SQ-80.
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