Ensoniq ASR-X Pro
The ASR-X Pro Resampling Production Studio. An enhanced update to the ASR-X, the ASR-X Pro is a sampling, synthesizer, sequencer and effects studio in a single tabletop unit. For a machine that's competing with the Akai MPC3000, the ASR-X Pro is a worthy opponent. It's got professional sampler specifications, and easy yet professional sample editing features. Process your samples with modern edit functions including copying, truncating, reduce bits, scaling, normalizing and inverting. It has enough built-in effects to sweeten your samples with: EQ, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, DDL, Distortion, Tunable Speaker, Chatter Box, Vocal Morph, and Auto-Wah. Sequencing is also easy and hands-on. Microscopic Tempo control and resolution allow for punchy groovy sequences with plenty of feel and note capacity. There are also independent dual multi-mode dynamic digital filters with low-pass, high-pass, variable bandwidth band-pass, resonant low-pass and resonant band-pass.
What separates the ASR-X Pro from the ASR-X? The Pro now offers a SCSI interface for limitless storage to disk or drive. A cool new Flash OS system means you can upgrade it simply by inserting a floppy, no messing with ROM chips! There's a new Stomper program that synthesizes phatt analog drum machine sounds (a built-in drum machine) - giving the MPC3000 a run for its groove. Memory can be expanded to a whopping 66MB for over 12 minutes (mono) sampling time. There is also a very cool Resampling technology that allows you to digitally resample sounds, loops or sequences with any effects and tweaks you've applied back into itself. Optional upgrades beside memory include the ESP-2 effects chip, EXP 24MB sound and wave expansion board and the X-8 eight output expander. The ASR-X Pro is compatible with virtually everything including most sound libraries and sampler libraries.
- Demos & Media
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Audio Clip 1 - Some demos on the ASR-X Pro, from the Future Music CD, issue 77.
Manual - Download the original owner's manual from SoundProgramming.net.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 32 voices
- Sampler - 44.1kHz; 20-bit A/D, 18-bit D/A, 16-bit Memory; Stereo or mono; Sample-time: 2MB standard (20.5 seconds max); expandable up to 66MB (13 minutes max)
- Sequencer - 16 polyphonic tracks, Up to 128 Sequences, 384 PPQ clock resolution, Tap Tempo
- Effects - Real time modulation of effects parameters; 40 algorithms with many programmable variations per effect and 5 Stereo busses: Insert, Light Reverb, Medium Reverb, Wet Reverb, Dry
- Keyboard - 13 Velocity sensitive trigger pads
- Memory - Disk: 1.4 MB Quad-density HD, 3.5" micro-floppy disk
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1998
- Websites of Interest
- Resources & Credits
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oh yeah, the final 4.0 operating system is at the asr-x yahoo group in the files section. it's called 3.20 beta and is the real deal with xplode! autochop feature, direct cd sampling, soundfont support and other bug fixes. as a new owner i have to say i likey, i likey a lot! except not being able to turn off sample monitoring when you take a sample. i run it through my mixer with a mute and a send button and have to time it just right. i
Shoddy sequencers should be an Ensoniq trademark. I am a die-hard Ensoniq fan, Ive Owned an ESQ-1, a VFX-SD, an EPS, and the ASRX-PRO. My one complaint has always been with the sequencer.
(Well that and it seems like some of the older ones had issues with overheating and getting "glitchy" sometimes causing loss of work (save and save often became my motto).
But they have all sounded wonderful.
ROLAND SP-808EX,ROLAND VP-9000,AND LAST, BUT DEFINATELY NOT LEAST; THE ENSONIQ ASR-X-PRO....I USE IT TO CREATE ALL TYPES OF TRACKS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT EXCEPT YOUR GREAT EAR, SOME IMAGINATION AND A SENSE OF RYTHM...IT'S LOADED WITH INSTRUMENTS, DRUMS,HORNS,EFFECTS AND SYNTHS...
"V.I.P." OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTS MICHIGAN 49444
"V.I.P." OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTS MICHIGAN 49444