Samplers ⇝ Ensoniq ⇝ Ensoniq Mirage

The Mirage had a few variations during its production. The first version used an elongated steel chassis and a Pratt-Reed keybed. In the second version, the keyboard was replaced with one by Fatar and the buttons were replaced with smaller ones. In the third version, the chassis was shortened, the floppy drive was moved above the pitch and mod wheels, and a red stripe was added.

The Mirage uses CEM3328 chips for its filters.

Specifications

Year Released: 1984

Keyboard: 61 keys with velocity

Bit Depth: 8

Max Sample Rate: 33 kHz

Min Sample Rate: 10 kHz

Sample Time at Max Rate: 6.5 seconds

Polyphony: 8 notes

Multitimbral: 8 parts

User Patches: 16

Dimensions: 103 cm x 34 cm x 10 cm (later versions)

Weight: 10.8 kg (later versions)

Latest OS Version: 3.2

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Ensoniq Mirage Manual

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Ensoniq Replacement Weighted G Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted D Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted A Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted B Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted D Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted E Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($9.95)

Ensoniq Replacement Weighted SHARP/BLACK Key (Ensoniq Keybeds) for Ensoniq ESQ-1 (metal) & Mirage DSK8 (gray), E-Mu Emax I Keyboard, ARP Solina (B417) ($8.95)

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