Samplers ⇝ Ensoniq ⇝ Ensoniq EPS

The EPS, short for Ensoniq Performance Sampler, is a 13-bit sampler.

Specifications

Year Released: 1988

Keyboard: 61 keys with velocity and aftertouch

Standard Sample Memory: 480 KB

Max Sample Memory: 2.1 MB

Bit Depth: 13

Max Sample Rate: 52 kHz

Min Sample Rate: 6.25 kHz

Sample Time at Max Rate: 167 seconds

Polyphony: 20 notes

Multitimbral: 8 parts

Screen: 22-character, single-line vacuum fluorescent display

Memory: 480K (Expandable to 2.1 MB)

Note: Ensoniq uses a special disk format not compatible with standard PC floppies. The Giebler EDE is needed in order to make Ensoniq-readable disks from a PC.

Latest OS Version: 2.49/2.40

User Demo Videos

Rating

File Downloads

Ensoniq EPS OS Version 2.49

Giebler EDE for DOS (Ensoniq Disk Extractor) Version 1.09

Items for Sale on Reverb

Vintage Ensoniq EPS-16 Analog/Digital Sampling Keyboard w/ Floppy Disks (1990s) ($725)

Mick Ronson Owned Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler Keyboard – Used - Black ($1,499.99)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus KPC Circuit Board ($84.57)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 ($500)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler Keyboard ($599.99)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler Keyboard ($549.99)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rackmount Digital Sampling Workstation 1990 - Black ($808)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampler Rack ! ($500)

Ensoniq EPS x2 Memory Expander ME-1A for EPS Original Sampler ($308.24)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 Vintage Sampler, midi controller, sequencer ($739.89)

Vintage 1988 Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler w/ Flight Case, User Manual, 56!! Sound Cards & 2×-Memory Expander ($1,000)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 with gotek usb ($492.62)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampling Workstation 1990 - Black ($850)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 - Black ($398)

Ensoniq EPS W/ Gotek USB and OEX8 Upgrades Plus 4x Memory Expansion! ($819.99)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 - Black ($549)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus with ME-16 Plus ($1,101.92)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rackmount NOS Display Board ($1,099)

Vintage 1988 Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler w/ Flight Case, User Manual, 56!! Sound Cards & 2×-Memory Expander ($1,000)

Ensoniq EPS Classic Sampler ($800)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 - Black ($906.91)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rackmount Digital Sampling Workstation 1990 - Black ($735.43)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 - Black ($793.54)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 ($400)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rackmount Digital Sampling Workstation SCSI /USB/EX Memory/220volt //ARMENS// ($1,299)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus ($1,000)

Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler 1988 - Black | As-is | ($425)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampling Workstation 1990 - Black ($795.49)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampling Workstation With 1 Megabyte (1MB) of additional RAM and SCSI Port ($1,100)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rack ($858)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Rack Sampling Workstation +SD HXC ($919.29)

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus w/SCSI interface ($2,299.91)

Ensoniq EPS-M 13 Bit Classic Sampler with SCSI - EXCELLENT 80's ($699.99)

Ensoniq FB-2 Flash Bank for EPS-16 sampler ($169)

Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus Rackmount Digital Sampling Workstation 1991 ($1,348.29)

Resonant Dwarf Studios Ensoniq EPS16+ 1995 DSDD (19 discs) ($180)

Ensoniq - MR-76 , ZR-76 , EPS , SD-1 , ASR-10 rack , VFX-sd , VFX , EPS-M - Slide potentiometer ($16.99)

Ensoniq EPS OS version 2.40 EPROM Firmware Upgrade KIT / New ROM Update Chips ($29.95)

Ensoniq EPS Signature Series John Robinson Volume 2 Sound Disks (Complete) ($79.99)

Ensoniq EPS Signature Series Craig Anderton Volume 1 (Disk 2 and 3 only) ($39.99)

Ensoniq EPS Signature Series Craig Anderton Volume 1 (Disk 2 and 3 only) ($39.99)

Ensoniq EPS FIRMWARE v2.40 EPROM set upgrade kit ROMs 2.4 (For Loading OS 2.49) ($40)

ENSONIQ EPS 16 Plus 1990 Original Software Boot disk v.1.10 ($37.58)

Ensoniq EPS One Sheet ($19.99)

Ensoniq (Radiusz Electronics) EPS 16 PLUS EPS16+ ($182.63)

Ensoniq EPS One Sheet ($19.99)

Ensoniq EPS Signature Series John Robinson Volume 2 Sound Disks (Complete) ($79.99)

Ensoniq EPS - Version 2.40 Firmware Update Upgrade for Sampler Synthesizer OS Rom ($28.13)

KPC Board for Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus ($47.80)

Ensoniq EPS16+ ($850)