A synthesizer manufacturer which was considerbly influential in the 1985-1995 time period. The company was founded by three engineers from the IC manufacturer MOS Technology, including Bob Yannes, who had designed the Commedore 64 SID chip while at MOS. The company began in 1982, and curiously, their first product was one of the first soft synths -- a drum machine package that ran under DOS. However, in 1985, the company created a major splash in the synth market with the Mirage sampler. The Mirage came with a list price of $1500 US, but often sold for less than $1000, the first sampler to reach that price point. The Mirage was pretty limited, but it evolved into the very capable and popular EPS line. And, as in the case of E-mu, Ensoniq made a lot of money selling pre-recorded sample libr