getting an ASR X an need some basics covered

Lampdog wrote:Our musical production travels are why we are who we are today.
It's only made us smarter along the way.

Back on topic, my travels with the ASR X Pro were great but I just could not get down with the fiddly-ness. Would I do a red pro again, nope.

If you replace the encoders with the improved ones the Red Pro responds much better.
The problem is that they are the wrong length so you have to put the knobs on in the opposite order.
So instead of being recessed they will sit on top the cover.

Not to much of a difference appearance-wise but they are better quality.

I was really surprised when I found out that of course Emu used them in the Proteus based units like the MoPhatt and Roland used them in the Fantom-X.

hey everyone.

i have my asrx since a few days now and totaly dig it. Yes i have some jumpy encoders that i need to fix but otherwise i am allready in my 3rd beat (not saving anything tho cause waiting for the CF reader)

BUT i really cant freaking find out how to trim samples at the end point...
start pont is obvious, tho i dont know why the "sample index" is needed. seems like a more rough trim for the start point?

anyway, the percentage value in the sample/loop start point parameter does not trim my sample end but seem to do some weird startpoint variation with it.

anyone a hint for me?



btw, if anyone needs the EXP 3 Urban Dance, hit me up. I am more like 90% vinyl samples and than some rhodes and synths, so i dont really need it.

Talking about those sample editing parameters ect is making me nostalgic for the x again.lol wish i could help but cant remember.

Hththt555 wrote:BUT i really cant freaking find out how to trim samples at the end point...
start pont is obvious, tho i dont know why the "sample index" is needed. seems like a more rough trim for the start point?

End point is on the Start/Loop=0 0 99, as the number 99, as you select it and decrease it's number value from 99, it edits the end point of the sample.

hm thats what i read in the manual too. but somehow didnt work for me. It varies the sample start for me but not the end.... how can that be? some other setting interfering?

Hththt555 wrote:how can that be? some other setting interfering?

Only setting that comes to mind is PlayMode=OnceBackwrd, which reverses the sample and thus makes 99 end point to become starting point of the sample.

Have you tried to decrease the number from 99, to some extreme low like less than 10? Sometimes you have empty space after sample and you only edit that empty space without having effect on the sample itself.

as mentioned the X is def fiddly

I use the 2kxl as my main sequencer. Just so much easier for me

The X does have sounds in it though, and great filters.

still wont sell it. cant wait to have the XL and X hooked up together

it actually works. I had a samples that i recorded reverse when it didnt work out..

anyway.. can someone tell me if i absolutely need to make a systemsteup floppy to boot from if i want to use SCSI devices?

becasue i cant make the X find my CF drive.

When I got my cardreader I had to edit SCSI ID. My cardreader was brand new with preselected ID which didn't work, so I did remove a connector-type-of-a-thing between connection pins before I mounted reader on my scsi-case. Now cardreaders SCSI ID is 0 and it works.

I haven't needed systemsetup floppy. Just make sure you have SCSI 0 on the cardreader. Atleast that worked for me.

somewhow doesnt work for me. i am 100% sure the drive works with the asr. The seller tested it and sells them professionally (far too expensive sadly)
i want to let it go probably and go for the raizinmonster at some point but as long as i have it, i need to use it.

when i go to disk utilities or load/save it goes search for scsi device 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 but wont see the drive.

on the drive case i can choose the scsi ID and allready tried several. also 0 and 1 and above 2

Hththt555 wrote:somewhow doesnt work for me. i am 100% sure the drive works with the asr. The seller tested it and sells them professionally (far too expensive sadly)
i want to let it go probably and go for the raizinmonster at some point but as long as i have it, i need to use it.

when i go to disk utilities or load/save it goes search for scsi device 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 but wont see the drive.

on the drive case i can choose the scsi ID and allready tried several. also 0 and 1 and above 2

What about termination?

Hththt555 wrote:somewhow doesnt work for me. i am 100% sure the drive works with the asr. The seller tested it and sells them professionally (far too expensive sadly)

Just ask seller what SCSI ID he configured cardreader with and go from there.

And also as suggested above. Check the termination.

will do.

the reader was set to ID 6 when arrived.
terminator is installed on the lower scsi port of the 2
as far as i can say terminator and cables sit properly