Ensoniq MIDI-Disk Tools™
Editing via MIDI and Disk for the Ensoniq EPS/ASR-10 SeriesEnsoniq MIDI-Disk Tools - Ensoniq EPS/ASR Editor
Are you getting tired of your Ensoniq EPS/ASR's 22-character display? Or do you want to access your Ensoniq library, or expand it, using your computer?
Rubber Chicken Software's Ensoniq MIDI/Disk Tools for Windows™ editing software allows you to view everything that's going on inside the EPS/ASR and view what you're doing on your PC computer screen. Not only that, MIDI-Disk Tools gives you full disk control of your volumes - floppy or SCSI, Windows XP or Windows 98.
Ensoniq MIDI/Disk Tools for Windows™ main MIDI screen shows you the contents of what is in the memory of your Ensoniq at that point fo time. Click on a "instrument slot" and up comes the Instrument window, which shows you the Layers, Wavesamples, and Effects that are loaded. Click on a Layer, you get the Layer screen, allowing you to edit the Layer parameters. Click on a Wavesample, you get the Wavesample screen, allowing you to edit any of the Wavesample parameters. All in real-time, via MIDI.
You can run the Disk Tools™ section of the program and view and FULLY EDIT any Instrument or Sequence on an EPS, EPS 16-PLUS, ASR-10/88, or TS-10/12 disk. You can import WAVE, AIFF, or SMF files into Ensoniq format, or vis-versa. There are plenty of right-click menus and drag-drop abilities for the most viable power user.
For running your EPS/ASR, for programming, for organization - even for little things like naming wavesamples and layers - Ensoniq MIDI/Disk Tools for Windows™ will help you work wonders with your EPS/ASR.
Please note that this program applies only to the Ensoniq EPS, EPS 16-PLUS, and ASR-10/88 samplers, and TS-10/12 disks, and not to ANY OTHER Ensoniq unit. The MIDI section does NOT apply to the TS-10/12.
Main Features
Use as a Browser.
Type in a simple search query in the iTunes-ish interface and your results come right up, reminiscent of Giga's QuickSound but more powerful. Drag anything off the interface and drop it onto any software sampler that supports dropping of files (Kontakt, Structure, etc.). Four individual customizable views allow total complete ease of use.
Windows and Mac. Any Instrument Format.
Whether you use a Windows or a Macintosh, Instrument Manager™ is compatible. No matter what sampler, or what file, Instrument Manager™ supports it. There isn't a computer or a instrument file that Instrument Manager™ can't handle.
No more bad links.
Using brand new innovative technology just developed, Instrument Manager™ can re link samples quickly and easily when the links are broken. But that's not all: re-direct links to new samples, or change link/sample names using Find-Replace techniques, plus other innovative re-linking schemes.
Power Databasing.
Any Instrument can be given metadata tags, and searched upon using those tags. Instruments can be grouped under user-defined groups for later access. Multiple databases are supported. Instrument Manager™ databasing can be synchronized with other sampler's database schemes.
The other stuff.
Use the Bank Builder to make your own custom Banks. Merge Instruments using the Object Merger. Rename Instruments, whether they are files or objects within a file. Audition sounds. Read, write, and browse proprietary disks such as Akai, Roland, Emu, Ensoniq, and Kurzweil.
Take a Tour
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Use as a Browser.
Type in a simple search query in the iTunes-ish interface and your results come right up, reminiscent of Giga's QuickSound but more powerful. Drag anything off the interface and drop it onto any software sampler that supports dropping of files (Kontakt, Structure, etc.). Four individual customizable views allow total complete ease of use. -
Windows and Mac. Any Format.
Whether you use a Windows or a Macintosh, Instrument Manager™ is compatible. No matter what sampler, or what file, Instrument Manager™ supports it. There isn't a computer or a instrument file that Instrument Manager™ can't handle. -
No more bad links.
Using brand new innovative technology just developed, Instrument Manager™ can re link samples quickly and easily when the links are broken. But that's not all: re-direct links to new samples, or change link/sample names using Find-Replace techniques, plus other innovative re-linking schemes. -
Power Databasing.
Any Instrument can be given metadata tags, and searched upon using those tags. Instruments can be grouped under user-defined groups for later access. Multiple databases are supported. Instrument Manager™ databasing can be synchronized with other sampler's database schemes. -
The other stuff.
Use the Bank Builder to make your own custom Banks. Merge Instruments using the Object Merger. Rename Instruments, whether they are files or objects within a file. Audition sounds. Read, write, and browse proprietary disks such as Akai, Roland, Emu, Ensoniq, and Kurzweil.