ASR 10 to 2000Xl ?????

What Up Fam?
I just got my ASR about 2 days ago and was wondering the settings to midi it up to my MPC. Here is a layout of how I have things arranged.

MPC - midi IN-1 and OUT-A running to the Midi I/O on the ASR.
midi IN-2 and OUT-B running to the computer soundcard for syncing
ASR - Thru running the the IN on the Mo Phatt
Mo Phatt - OUT running to IN on Roland JD990
JD990 - OUT running to IN on Roland SC-88

midi channels 1-6 on Mo Phatt
midi channels 7-10 on ASR 10
midi channels 11-13 on JD990
midi channels 14-16 on SC-88

My question is what settings should I have the ASR set to to only hear the internal (sampled) sounds when the designated midi channels are active on the MPC. I've tried almost every combination. My boy told me the ASR should be set to "Both", instead of "Local", "External", or "Midi" for the instrument setting and set to "Multi" instead of "Omni", "Global", "Mono A", or "Mono B". I have a feeling I am just missing one little step in there. I have the Midi Out Channels set. Is there a setting for Midi In channels under the Instrument settings.

thanks in advance,
-D. James

theres no setting for midi in for individual instruments.

I only used the ASR-10 with my mpc2000xl, ill tell u how i set that up

Midi- Multi/ Instrument channel
I set to midi clock on the mpc.
start an instrument, change to MIDI (both, or local will not work if u want to use just MPC's sequeencer). and then set the midi out number so it coresponds with the device id on the mpc

Set each instrument to only sound when recieving midi-data in EDIT - INSTRUMENT.
Then, under EDIT - TRACK, set the recieving midi-chanel for each track/instrument (ch 1 for track 1, ch 2 for track 2 or whatever you prefer).
Make sure the asr is in multi-mode for this to work (EDIT - SYSTEM)
Hope this helps.

Thanks Vamp and Aaron, I got it all figured out. Appreciate the help, I'm really diggin this joint. Aaron I don't know why you would give up the 2000XL/ASR 10 combo for a 4000 unless you don't have a computer or something. IMO if you have a computer and the 2000, and ASR it is just like having a 4000. Unless you're wanting the 24 bit sampling, but remember CDs can only be 16 bit so it will end up being compressed to 16 bit for the final mix regardless.

peace,
D. James

We seem to have some serious ASR heads on this site... I was wondering exactly how the ASR worked... Are you guys just loading sample disks and then shaping the sounds to create your own sounds in the ASR... I'm confused about how it works... From what I gather it's not like a Triton or Motif that comes preloaded with sounds... You sort of shape your own sounds out of the samples from the sample disks... Am I correct???

Let me know fam cause I'm looking to get a synth, but I refuse to get what everyone else is using... The whole Triton/Motif/Fantom thing is gettin played out real quick... No one has a unique sound anymore... But if the ASR-10 works like I think it does then you can really create your own sound... Thats what I'd be lookin for...

If it doesn't work like this can u guys lead me onto any synths that do allow you to manipulate sounds and shape them to your liking...

Thanks in advance... oNe.

The ASR is a dope machine. It's not a synth, it's a SAMPLER. It doesn't have any built in sounds which i think is good. What you sample is what you get. The great thing about the ASR is all the control you have over your sound. Filter, pitch, volume etc can be controlled by lfo:s or by different modulator sources such as noise generator (for random effects) , external pedals, key preassure etc. You can tweak your samples into completely new sounds.
Another great thing about the ASR is its effects. They sound really nice and they have a lot of different variations to them wich make them very versatile. Of course you can control the effect parameters with different modulators. When I'm happy with my effects settings on a sound I usually resample the sound with the effect on it, and then if I want to tweak it even more, I start over and apply a new effect to it, then resample...
I can go on forever talking about the ASR. I think ASR is the best sampler out there. It just sound awsome. The only downside with it is the built in 8 track sequencer. But if you combine the ASR with the MPC and use the MPC sequencer you have a killer combo.
Hope this info is helpfull for you. If you have any other questions about the ASR, just ask and i will try my best to answer them.

vamp7 wrote:The only downside with it is the built in 8 track sequencer. But if you combine the ASR with the MPC and use the MPC sequencer you have a killer combo.
Hope this info is helpfull for you. If you have any other questions about the ASR, just ask and i will try my best to answer them.

Actually it is a 16 track sequencer, but everything else is right on point!

You guys left me with nothing to say, that's a good thing though. You guys are outstanding. ASR and MPC2kxl is a deadly combo fa sho.

Actually it is a 16 track sequencer, but everything else is right on point!

Djames!
I've heard somewhere that the asr has 16 tracks but i've never figured out where to set up track 9-16. Could you help me out on this. Does it have something to do with the audiotrack-set up? Thanx!

I really have'nt even used the sequencer on the ASR 10, I mainly use my MPC for that. I would think that each instrument button serves as two tracks i.e. 1/9,2/10,3/11,4/12,5/13,6/14,7/15,8/16. It should say in the manual. If you don't have one let me know and i will send you the link to download it.

D. James

Sorry to bring this back up but I have a quick question. Let's say I wanted to use the ASR10 as my sampler and my MPC2000XL as my sequencer and I was also wanted to do my drums on the MPC is this setup possible?? I know I have to do midi in and out but what other steps do I have to do? I appreciate the help fellas

p.s Can I use Recycle with the ASR?

Anyone out there???

do u mean sample drums thru the asr and then use the mpc for the drums cuz u wanna tap on the pads??? if so all u have to do is set the mpc track to midi corresponding the the track number that u have the drums on, on the asr.

I don't know if this is necessary, but I also saved a blank program on the MPC, with pad A1=midi note 36, pad A2=midi note 37, and so on, that way if I put sounds on the keys of the ASR I easily know which pads will trigger which keys.

Remember to switch from "Drum" to "Midi" on the track where you want to use the MPC to control the ASR.

My problem is chopping on the ASR... I don't really get it... The only way I figured out is to copy the wave sample several times and change the root key for each, and the change the "sample start" & "sample end" times for each, but it's very labor intense and you totally rely on your ears...
So I have been bouncing samples back and forth, to the MPC to chop, and to check the tempo, and then over to the ASR to apply effects (plus they just sound better coming out of the ASR).

Butcher is there a better way?

Hey there's only two ASR's in South Africa that i know of and both are up for grabs the question is which one should i get! The one is an ASR10 Rack Mount, while the other is the ASRX PRO (the red unit) Which one is better and at $500, is it worth it?

I've been saving up to get the YAMAHA A4000...and now im just plain confused.
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