Soundscape OPUS
1995
The Ensoniq Soundscape OPUS is a cost-reduced, OEM-only Soundscape card (notably bundled with Gateway 2000 PCs) built around the integrated Ensoniq ES-5530 OPUS multimedia audio chip rather than the separate OTTO/Sequoia/68EC000 chipset of the retail boards. It provided Soundscape-compatible wavetable MIDI and 16-bit audio at lower manufacturing cost, and was never sold directly to retail customers.
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