Ensoniq was founded in 1982 by former MOS Technology engineers Robert "Bob" Yannes (designer of the MOS Technology SID chip for 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, and merged with E-mu Systems to form the E-Mu/Ensoniq division. In 2002, the E-Mu/Ensoniq division was dissolved and support for legacy products was discontinued soon afterward.
1985 - Ensoniq Mirage
1986 - Ensoniq ESQ-1
1986 - Ensoniq SDP-1 Sampled Digital Piano
1988 - Ensoniq SQ-80
1988 - Ensoniq EPS
1989 - Ensoniq EPS-M
1989 - Ensoniq VFX
1990 - Ensoniq SQ-1
1990 - Ensoniq SQ-2
1990 - Ensoniq SQ-R, later Ensoniq SQ-R plus
1990 - Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus
1990 - Ensoniq SD-1
1992 - Ensoniq KS-32
1992 - Ensoniq ASR-10
1993 - Ensoniq TS 10
1993 - Ensoniq DP/4
1995 - Ensoniq DP/2
1996 - Ensoniq MR61
1996 - Ensoniq KT-76
1997 - Ensoniq ASR X
1997 - Ensoniq E Prime
1998 - Ensoniq Fizmo
1998 - Ensoniq ZR-76
1998 - Ensoniq ASR X Pro
1998 - Ensoniq PARIS Digital Audio Workstation
2002 - Ensoniq Halo (E-mu product using Ensoniq brand)
