ASR-10 Operator's Manual - MPCStorageSolution

Section 1 — Controls and Architecture8) FX Select•FX Bypass ButtonThis button acts as the “master” control switch for the built-in effects, determining which, if anyeffect will be used and how it will interact with the instruments that reside in the internalmemory. The controls on this page also determine the current sample rate and polyphony.9) Instrument•Sequence Track Buttons — 1 through 8These eight buttons are used to select, deselect, and “stack” the various instruments that areloaded into the internal memory of the ASR-10. For each of the eight locations, the two LEDsabove the button indicate whether an instrument is Loaded into that location (red LED lit) andwhether it is Selected (yellow LED lit). See “Playing Instruments” later in this section for a fulldiscussion of the Instrument•Sequence Track buttons.Each instrument location is also a sequencer track — that is, whatever is recorded on track 1 of asequence will play the instrument that is loaded into location #1. When you are recording,editing or mixing sequences and songs, you use these buttons to select the current track.10) Audio Track Buttons — A and BAudio Tracks are used to record RAMTracks and DiskTracks. The two Audio Track buttonscontrol audio monitoring of the stereo audio inputs through effects (if desired), enabling you tomonitor during sampling, sing along (or play a guitar) to sequencer playback, or record yourperformance to the Audio Tracks. Each Audio Track has its own Edit/Track MIX, PAN, andOUT bus assignment. The signal monitored on Audio Tracks is the signal that will be sampled orrecorded to the Audio Tracks.Each Audio Track button contains 2 LEDs:• The left LED is red, and is labelled “Source Monitor.” When lit, it indicates that the AudioTrack Record Source (set on the Sample•Source Select page, REC SRC parameter) can bemonitored on the Audio Track, and that a voice is being used to monitor this audio signal.When the Source Monitor LED is off, the Audio Track is muted and inaudible.When REC SRC= MAIN-OUT, the audio inputs are disabled, and both Source Monitor LEDsremain off at all times. This happens because REC SRC= MAIN-OUT recording is all ASR-10generated audio that is routed to BUS1, 2, or 3, and the Source Monitor voices are not neededto monitor this REC SRC, as it is always audible out the Main Outs.• The right LED is yellow, and is labelled “SELECTED.” When lit, it indicates that the track isselected for parameter editing and/or Audio Track Recording, and that the Audio SignalSource being monitored on the track is selected for sampling. When the SELECTED LED isoff, the track’s Edit/(audio) Track parameters cannot be edited, and the Audio Signal Sourcebeing monitored on the track will not be sampled and will not be recorded to Audio Tracks.See Section 12 — Sequencer and Audio Track Concepts for more information on Audio Tracks.11) Sequencer “Transport Controls”These three buttons are used to control the ASR-10’s internal multi-track sequencer.Front Panel Controls 9