Tutorial tracks using a highly musical Mute/Solo system. Chapter 2 in the ASR-X Reference Manual is the place to go for information relating to tracks. Effects The ASR-X contains a powerful ENSONIQ ESP2 effect chip, capable of providing a variety of exceptional effects. Each sequence contains its own: insert effect—An insert effect is one of a collection of 40 high-quality effects. Insert effects handle a wide range of processing jobs. global reverb—The global reverb in each sequence is intended as the all-purpose reverb you’ll use for the sequence’s tracks. Each sequence can use any one of the eight global reverbs available.
Sending a Track to an Effect Tracks and their sounds are heard through one of their sequence’s effects when they’ve been assigned to an effect bus , which routes the track to the effect you want. Each track has a parameter for this purpose. Let’s change the effect through which we’re hearing our bass. 1. Locate the Track Edit button. 2. Press the Track Edit button until the display shows: ¶02 BuzzSawBass i The currently selected effect bus The FX Bus parameter assigns the selected track to an effect bus, and therefore, an effect.
The values available for this parameter vary slightly, depending on what kind of sound is on the selected track, and whether or not you’ve added an X-8 output expander to your ASR-X. You can select: Prog—to retain each note’s individual effect bus in a kit sound. When a standard sound is on the selected track, this setting causes the sound to use its Alt Bus setting, described in Chapter 4 of the ASR-X Reference Manual. Insert—to route the selected track and its sound to the sequence’s insert effect. LightReverb—to apply a small amount of reverb to the track’s sound. MediumReverb—to apply an average amount of reverb to the track’s sound.
WetReverb—to apply a large amount of reverb to the track’s sound. Dry—to leave the track’s sound un-effected. AuxOut1-4—to send the track’s sound out of one of the auxiliary output jacks provided by an X-8 output expander. These values are only available when an output expander is installed. 3. Turn the Value knob to set the FX Bus parameter to each of the available settings, playing a few notes on the pads with each setting to hear how the bass sound changes. 4. Set the FX Bus parameter to “Insert.” FX Bus= LightReverb ENSONIQ ASR-X User’s Guide 11 Track Sound Edit Mute Mix / FX Bus Solo Track