The ASR-10 is an 88-or 61-key Sampling Workstation with up to 31-voice polyphony, Analog or Digital Input, Advanced Resampling and a Virtual 16-track Sequencer.

Extended information

"Keyboard or rackmount, the ASR-10 and ASR-88 Advanced Sampling Recorders provide you with a complete digital production studio. These high-quality samplers integrate an effects processor, a MIDI sequencer, and a digital tape recorder - all in one easy-to-use instrument.


Choice of 88-key weighted or 61-key synth action keyboards, or rack version
Up to 31 voice polyphony
Up to 16 MB memory
Stereo sampling at 44.1 and 29.76 kHz
Analog or digital input
Sampling through effects
Advanced resampling
Imports Roland and Akai CD-ROM's
24-bit effects processor with 62 algorithms (248 preprogrammed variations)
Virtual 16-track sequencer
Digital audio recording
""Play While Load""
Bank loading of complete performance setups (including sequencer data)
Easy sound layering and splitting
HD disk drive/optional SCSI (SP-3)
Up to 8 polyphonic outputs
Patch Select buttons
Optional digital I/O (DI-10)
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Technical specifications

"ASR-10: 61-key (C-C) synth action Poly-Key (polyphonic aftertouch) keyboard, with programmable velocity and pressure sensitivity. Contains 2 MB RAM (expandable to 16 MB), available with or without SCSI installed from factory

ASR-88: 88-key (A-C) weighted action Channel pressure (mono aftertouch) keyboard, with programmable velocity and pressure sensitivity. Contains 16 MB RAM (fully expanded), SCSI, 2x CD-ROM drive, CDR-3 and CDR-4

ASR-10R: rackmount unit, with 2 MB RAM (expandable to 16 MB), SCSI, 8 outputs

Controllers Exclusive Patch Select Buttons for instant access to 4 different sound variations within each Instrument*

Pitch and Mod wheels*

Programmable Foot Switch (SW-2*, optional SW-6, SW-10)

Dedicated Foot Switch for use as Patch Select controller (with optional SW-10)

Mod/Volume pedal (optional CVP-1)

Internal Memory 2 MB internal RAM (1 Megaword)

Expandable to 16 MB (8 Megaword) internal RAM with standard 4 MB SIMMs (see our ""Note on SIMMS"" for details)

Sampling True 16-bit linear sampling utilizing 64x oversampling Sigma-Delta (one-bit) technology

Stereo or Mono sampling available

2 sample rates - 44.1 kHz, 29.76 kHz

Maximum sample times:

Standard Memory (2 MB/1 Megaword):

20.5 sec @ 44.1 kHz mono, 10.3 sec @ 44.1 kHz stereo

30.3 sec @ 29.76 kHz mono, 15.2 sec @ 29.76 kHz stereo

Fully expanded (16 MB/8 Megaword):

183 sec (3 minutes) @ 44.1 kHz mono, 91.5 sec (1.5 minutes) @ 44.1 kHz stereo

271.4 sec (4.5 minutes) @ 29.76 kHz mono, 135.7 sec (2.3 minutes) @ 29.76 kHz stereo

Dedicated stereo audio input preamp with hardware mic/line switch* and input level trim control

Individual Signal and Peak LEDs for each channel

Programmable pre-trigger time of up to 119 ms

No minimum or maximum size for Instruments (within the limits of available memory)

Expert System Autolooping (3 looping modes)

Digital Signal Processing commands include:

WaveSample copy, truncate, mix, merge, splice, reverse, scale, convert sample rate (100 possible rates), volume smoothing, gain normalize, fade in/out, synthesize loop, 5 kinds of cross-fade loop (with the ability to audition most of these edits)

Time compression/expansion (non-real time) with compression down to 1/2, or expansion up to 2 1/2 times original length

Sampling (stereo or mono) through the effects processor

Real time stereo or mono resampling (also through the effects processor) of notes played on the keyboard*, played by the sequencer, or received via MIDI

Imports Akai (S1000 / 1100) and Roland sounds via SCSI

ENTER button doubles as a sample audition trigger Playback

Frequency response: 2 Hz - 20kHz 1.5 dB @44.1 kHz

94 dB signal-to-noise, 96 dB dynamic range, 94 dB THD + noise (< .002%) at unity playback

2 playback modes:
31 voices at 29.76 kHz playback rate for 14.8 kHz frequency response
23 voices at 44.1 kHz playback rate for 20 kHz frequency response
Compatible with all existing EPS-16 PLUS/EPS libraries


Voice Architecture Up to 31 voices dynamically assigned

Instant selection of alternate samples with exclusive Patch Select buttons, velocity, key-up, or legato playing

Each Instrument can contain up to 127 WaveSamples

Each individual WaveSample has a complete set of programmable parameters:

2 independent multi-mode dynamic digital filters (low pass, high pass, variable bandwidth band pass), pitch, filter and amplitude envelopes (5-stages with 21 parameters per envelope), with velocity interpolation between Soft and Hard Envelope levels, 2nd release

14 preset envelope templates for ease of programming

1 multi-waveform LFO with delay

Variable rate random Noise generator for modulation

15 modulation sources routable to pitch, filter cutoff,volume, pan, loop start/end/position, sample start, LFO depth or rate, and all effects parameters

Legato, Pedal, Trigger, and Mini monophonic modes

Transwave loop modulation for constructing unique spectral interpolation waveforms

Each WaveSample can be individually panned and assigned to one of 3 stereo busses (6 busses w/ optional OEX-6sr output expander)

WaveSamples are organized into Layers that map groups of WaveSamples across the keyboard

Each Instrument can contain up to 8 Layers, which can be triggered by key-down, key-up, or legato playing; cross-switched by velocity; and crossfaded at any number of points by the keyboard, pressure, velocity, or any other modulator

Layers can be delayed up to 5 seconds, with delay modulated by velocity

Up to 8 programmable pitch tables per Instrument, with 1 cent resolution and extrapolation capability

Performance Preset Parameters Double-click to layer and/or key-split up to 8 Instruments

The combination of up to 8 Instruments with performance parameters can be stored as a Performance Preset

Performance parameters include Mix, Pan, Output Bus, Key Range, Transpose, Patch Select Mode, Pressure
Mode, Effect Modulation Control, MIDI Out Channel, Program Change and MIDI Status
Smart Transmit enables the ASR-10 Rack to remap incoming single channel MIDI information and retransmit that data on up to 8 different MIDI channels for 8-zone MIDI Master controller capabilities from any keyboard.

A Bank contains up to 8 Instruments, 8 Performance Presets, a global effect and all Sequencer memory (including the Song)

Banks can call up the needed Instruments from different floppy disks, directories on a SCSI device, or even different SCSI devices

Effects Custom 24-bit digital signal processor with 48-bit accumulation

Programmable stereo multi-effects processing with real time modulation of any effects parameter from 11 possible modulation sources

62 algorithms(50 in ROM, 12 on O.S. disk) with new algorithms loadable from disk

4 programmable variations per effect (248 total variations)

3 Stereo busses for dry, individual, or grouped effects processing, and dry routing to optional OEX-6sr output expander

One custom effect per Instrument and Bank

Audio Tracks allow the routing of external signals through the effects for sample input monitoring, or live performance (external signal can be merged with on-board sound generation from the keyboard*, sequencer, or MIDI)

Each Audio Track has its own Mix level, Pan and Output Bus routing, with instant muting

Sequencer 8 polyphonic tracks, each with its own Instrument, Mix, Pan, Output Bus and MIDI Channel

8 Song Tracks for recording of song-length tracks once Sequences are chained into a Song (virtual 16-track recording)

Tracks can play internal voices and/or external MIDI instruments, with up to 31 internal voices dynamically assigned per Track (no limit on MIDI voices per track)

Up to 80 Sequences (sample memory permitting)

Song form provides up to 99 Steps with up to 63 Repetitions of each Step (each Sequence Track in a Step can be individually muted or transposed)

Sequence size limited only by internal memory (up to 320,000 notes standard, up to 2,560,000 notes possible
with 16 MB sample memory permitting)

96 PPQ clock resolution, synchronized to Internal or MIDI clock

3 real-time recording modes (Replace, Add, Looped) and Multi-track recording via MIDI

Quantization (auto-correct to 1/64 note triplets)with key and/or bar range selection possible

Event editing, transposition, clock-shifting, copy, append, change length, track merge, event scaling and filtering commands

Auto-locate controls (Bar/Beat accuracy), adjustable click track and Tap Tempo control

Automated mixdown feature records volume/panning changes for each Track

Digital Audio Recording Record to internal RAM (RAMTracks) or to SCSI drive (DiskTracks) expanded RAM recommended

Each Sequence can have 2 tracks of audio recording; the Song can have 2 linear tracks spanning multiple chained
Sequences; play back any pair of Audio Tracks from the Sequences and/or Song
Stereo or mono recording, at 44.1 kHz or 29.76 kHz (all tracks must be recorded at the same sample rate)

Record dry or through the onboard effects processor

Record via analog inputs or digitally through the optional DI-10 Digital I/O interface (S/PDIF format)

Editing features include auditioning of all recording and bounce-down, punch in/out recording per track, clock-shift, copy/erase track; delete, rename AudioSample; erase all AudioSamples, filter Mix/Pan events, append sequence

Auto-locate with proper Audio Track playback, no matter where you locate within an AudioSample

Audio Track playback parameters include Play/Mute, Pan (recordable), Mix (recordable), and Output Bus (BUS 1-3, AUX 1-3)

2 tracks can be bounced-down to 1 for unlimited overdubbing

A track can be bounced (resampled) back to itself through effects

MIDI Omni, Poly, Multi, Mono A and B modes supported

8 part Multi-timbral with dynamic polyphonic voice allocation

MIDI Local On/Off per Instrument allows up to 8 outbound MIDI keyboard zones for master controller
applications*

Global controllers in Mono mode for use with MIDI guitar and alternate controllers

MIDI Song Position Pointer and Song Select supported

XCTRL allows any inbound MIDI controller (0-127) to be used as a modulator

Disk 1.4 MB Quad-density (HD) 3.5 micro-floppy

DMA (Direct Memory Access) for Play While Load capability

Save MIDI System Exclusive dumps from any MIDI device to disk (up to 1.4 MB standard to disk or SCSI/16 MB fully expanded to SCSI device only)

Optional SCSI interface (SP-3) allows hook up to hard disks (up to 5 Gigabytes) or CD-ROM players with
Direct Macro 4-digit dialing of any sound on the storage device

User definable macros for instant access to any directory within a SCSI device, or to instantly change SCSI devices

SCSI features include access up to 7 devices, copy SCSI device, and Backup/Restore utilities (which also defragments the SCSI device)

Inputs/Outputs Left/Mono and Right/Mono audio outputs

Optional 6 output expander OEX-6sr for a total of 8 outputs

Headphone jack

Pedal/Control Voltage input (allows modulation of voice/effect or volume control with optional CVP-1 pedal)

2 single/dual pedal inputs (SW-2*, optional SW-6 or SW-10)

Stereo audio inputs (switchable between mic and line level*)

Audio input level trim control

MIDI IN/OUT/THRU

Connectors for optional DI-10 S/PDIF Digital I/O interface

Display/Panel 22-character alphanumeric display with 29 dedicated mode indicator fields

38 front panel buttons, 10 with dual LED indicators**

Dedicated Data Entry and Volume sliders

Standard Accessories Three manuals - ASR-10 Tutorial Manual or ASR-88 Handbook (with examples provided on O.S. disk), Musicians Manual, and Essential Sound Manual

Current Operating System disk (with 12 44.1 kHz effects)

8 Essential sound disks (included on CD-ROM with ASR-88)

ASR-10 (keyboard): SW-2 Foot Switch; ASR-88 SW-6 Single Damper Pedal

Detachable power cord

ASR-88 also includes 2x CD-ROM drive with free CDR-3 and CDR-4, special Demo Banks disk for use with CD-ROM disks

Optional Accessories Floppy disk and CD-ROM sound libraries

SW-10 Dual Damper Pedal 2 pedal piano-type for sustain, Patch Select, sampling trigger, effect modulation, and sequencer control

SW-6 Single Damper Pedal single pedal piano-type

CVP-1 (CV Pedal) for voice/effect modulation or volume control

OEX-6sr Output Expander provides 3 additional pairs of stereo outputs (AUX 1-3 output busses) or 6 mono outputs

SP-3 SCSI Interface with opto-isolation for noise elimination

Digital I/O (S/PDIF format) for digital input sampling at 44.1/48 kHz, direct digital audio output to DAT at 44.1 kHz


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