Temecula DSP - DEEP/4 (Ensoniq DP 4 'emulation')

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  1. Backtired

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    https://www.temeculadsp.com/

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    What's Under the Hood
    DEEP/4 is a painstaking recreation of one of the most powerful multi-effects processors ever built: The Ensoniq DP/4. Every algorithm has been rebuilt at the lowest level from the original 24-bit DSP hardware.

    43 algorithms, mathematically verified against the original DSP architecture. No guesswork.

    Import presets directly from the original hardware via SysEx — load classic libraries like Don Solaris' Essentials Vol1 and hear them exactly as they were meant to sound.

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    have you guys tried it? what do you think?
     
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    personally I don't mess with dev's (in this case "temecula") that install edge webview garbage on the host machine.
     
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    I like his MidiVerb II emu (my favourite MV emu actually) - does give off AI vibes though.
     
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    I had to try it when I found out it was a hardware multi effect plugin, but with me being busy and distracted by other projects and such since last month I haven’t had much time to go deep into this effect, I also have the midiverb plugin too
     
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    Not sure if it is really HIS emu. As two months earlier this VST by Thement (and its source code) has been posted on Github:

    https://github.com/thement/midiverb_emulator

    I find it HIGHLY unlikely that two different devs suddenly managed to reverse engineer the same 40 year old device. Looks like Temecula used Tement's work. (Frankly, 2 weeks ago I already saw yet another Midiverb emu, by yet another dev - same suspiction. Just as DiscoDSP using other people's open source work.)
     
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    he needs to make a non-webview version. it kills my projects
     
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    I absolutely agree the idea of that doesn't sit well with me either, at least it doesn't/can't on macOS....
     
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    I only have two reverb units: Lexicon - LexHall and FabFilter - R3. Those two are perfectly sufficient for me.
    I've already gotten to know and appreciate them; I don't need any new reverb units.


    Introducing the Temecula DSP DEEP/4


    First Impression https://synthanatomy.com/2026/03/te...fx-processor-emulation-with-all-46-algos.html
    I have to admit I haven’t had much contact with the Ensoniq DP/4 so far. I know that the FX is still often found in studios and that it was one of the first deep multi-FX processors. For those who like retro multi-FXs like the DP/4 and don’t have the budget for the original, you get here an emulation for your DAW at a fraction of the price. Temecula DSP Deep/4 is available now for $75. It runs as a VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows.
     
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  10. paul_audioz

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    Sorry for a probably noob question: what does that mean? What happens after installation? How can I see or notice?
     
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