Hi,
I would say it was more "shock and dismay" rather than sadness and disbelief. :-)
df
swomp_rabbit wrote:
swomp_rabbit wrote:
Morning All & Happy Easter,
Been doing a little research on the history of Ensoniq for a little
project of mine and have come to the conclusions put forth below
based on information researched on the Internet. I would appreciate
any feedback to the contrary on this information.
The two following excerpts are from the "Creative" website
(http://www.creative.com/). "Creative" is probably more commonly
known as "Creative Labs" because of the `Soundblaster' sound card to
most folks, although "Creative Labs" is simply a division
of `Creative' as I understand it.
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Excerpt One:
E-MU Systems
Acquired in March 1993
E-mu Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative digital
audio products based on digital sampling technology for the musical
instrument and computer controlled sound markets. E-mu provides
audio solutions for the multimedia market based on the proprietary
digital signal processing (DSP) technology and design expertise that
has fueled its growth in the musical instrument business.
Excerpt Two:
December 1997
Creative acquires Ensoniq Corp., a key innovator in the design and
development of PCI audio microchip technology who has gained strong
brand recognition with its line of electronic musical instruments.
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I have been for several years under the false understanding that "E-
MU Systems" had actually acquired "Ensoniq". However, it appears
that "Creative" acquired "Ensoniq" and incorporated it and its
technologies into "E-MU Systems", a division which it had already
owned for several years.
From the Wikipedia website (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq)
the following information was available on the history of Ensoniq.
Ensoniq was founded in 1982 by Commodore engineers Robert "Bob"
Yannes (designer of the SID audio chip of the Commodore 64 home
computer), Bruce Crockett, and Al Charpentier. Their first product
was a software drum machine that ran on a home computer.
In January 1998, ENSONIQ Corp. was acquired by Creative Technology
Ltd. for $77 million. The fusion with E-mu and Creative Labs sealed
Ensoniq's fate: their products and support vanished soon after, much
to the sadness and disbelief of their customers.
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Anyone wishing to correct and/or add to this information, please
feel welcome and free to do so.
Thanks\ufffd..SR
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