Introduction Introduction Welcome to the ASR-X User’s Guide, and congratulations on your purchase of the ENSONIQ ASR-X. The User’s Guide contains a step-by-step tour of the major features of the ASR-X. For more detailed information on the topics discussed in the User’s Guide—and more—see the ASR-X Reference Manual. The User’s Guide is structured as a tutorial, meant to be read and followed in the order in which it’s presented. This approach will allow you to become familiar with ASR-X concepts and procedures one at a time, and will let you build up your understanding of—and comfort with—the way the ASR-X works. The whole User’s Guide will only take about a half hour to complete.
Along the way, you’ll get a sense of how much fun it is to create music on your new ASR-X. Note: At the end of various sections of the tutorial, you’ll see a “Before proceeding...” section. The instructions in each these sections help set up the tutorials that follow. What Else is in the ASR-X Box? The following items are included with every ASR-X shipped from the ENSONIQ factory:
ENSONIQ X-Audio Sampling CD ENSONIQ ASR-X User’s Guide Volume 1—Producers’ Mix ENSONIQ ASR-X Reference Manual FDX-100 sound and demo floppy disk hex wrench AC power cable Getting Around on the ASR-X The Display and Yes/No Buttons The display located in the center of the ASR-X front panel will always tell you what you need to know as you do different things on the ASR-X. Many ASR-X procedures will be presented as questions that you can answer by pressing the No or Yes button. Exit Enter No Yes Tip: When a question is being asked, the LEDs in the No and Yes buttons will flash. Some activities involve a series of parameters and/or procedures.
In such cases, you’ll begin by answering “Yes” to a top-level question. From there you’ll encounter parameters and/or further questions presented on sub-displays that relate to what you’re doing. To exit back out to the top level of the ASR-X, you can press the Exit/No button. The Knobs Select Track 1 1 6 Param eter Va lue MIDI Chan nel Sound Type Sound Edit Mute Sound N ame Track Mix / FX Bus Solo ENSONIQ ASR-X User’s Guide i