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Mirage
Ensoniq Mirage DSK-1, the third generation
Manufacturer
Ensoniq
Dates
1984 - 1988
Price
$1,695 (introductory, DSK-8)
Technical specifications
Polyphony
8
Timbrality
8
Oscillator
16 accessible (32 with alternate OS platform), digital PCM sampler, 8-bit
Synthesis type
Digital/Analog Sample-based Subtractive
Filter
Analog resonant Curtis CEM3328 4-pole 24db/octave low-pass VCF per voice
Velocity expression
Yes
Storage memory
128kB samples + 16kB system
Input/output
Keyboard
61-key
External control
MIDI
The Ensoniq Mirage is one of the earliest affordable sampler-synths, introduced in 1984 as Ensoniq's first product. Introduced at a list price of $1,695 with features previously only found on more expensive samplers like the Fairlight CMI, the Mirage sold nearly 8,000 units in its first year - more than the combined unit sales of all other samplers at that time.[1] The Mirage sold over 30,000 units during its availability.
^Vail, Mark (2014). The Synthesizer. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0195394894.
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