Section 16 — Instrument Programming Applications
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Using the ENTER PLAYS KEY Parameter
The ENTER PLAYS KEY parameter, found on the Edit/System•MIDI page, adds new
functionality for selecting and playing WaveSamples. By using the Data Entry Slider or the
Up/Down Arrow buttons, you can select each key and play it by pressing the Enter•Yes button.
This is useful for hearing WaveSamples outside of your keyboard’s range, or hearing the
different WaveSamples in a multi-sampled instrument (like a drum kit for instance).
Let’s experiment with this feature by using the Enter•Yes button to play some of the keys
assigned in the STEREO DRUMS instrument (from disk #AD-007 which came with your ASR-10).
• Load STEREO DRUMS into an Instrument•Sequence Track and select it (its Selected LED
should be lit yellow).
• Press the Edit button, then System•MIDI, and using the Arrow buttons, scroll to the ENTER
PLAYS KEY parameter. The display shows ENTER PLAYS KEY=C4.
• Press Enter•Yes. You will hear the ride cymbal assigned to C4, played at a velocity of 127.
The note will sustain for as long as you hold down the Enter•Yes button. You can even press
the Sustain pedal to sustain the note indefinitely. This note is transmitted via MIDI (assuming
Edit/Instrument MIDI STATUS=BOTH) and can be recorded by the sequencer.
• Press the Up Arrow until the display shows ENTER PLAYS KEY=D4+.
• Press Enter•Yes. You will hear now the crash cymbal assigned to D4+.
• Press the Up Arrow until the display shows ENTER PLAYS KEY=A4.
• Press Enter•Yes. You will now hear the low tom assigned to A4.
Take a moment to select different keys using the Up/Down Arrow buttons, and play them using
the Enter•Yes button. Fun, huh?
Now we’re going to use the ENTER PLAYS KEY parameter to locate a WaveSample for editing.
This is useful for determining which WaveSample to edit, without having a MIDI Controller
connected to your ASR-10.
• Press the Up Arrow until the display shows ENTER PLAYS KEY=D3+.
• Press Enter•Yes. You will hear the snare assigned to D3+.
• Press the Edit button. This takes us to the Edit Context page.
• Press the Enter•Yes button. This plays the snare again, and updates the Edit Context page (just
as if a note-on for D3+ was received from a MIDI controller), showing which WaveSample (in
Layer 1) is selected for editing. In this scenario, it is WS=6.
What if the WaveSample you want to edit is not in Layer 1 (or in the currently displayed layer)? By
continually moving the cursor back and forth between the Layer and WaveSample values on the
Edit Context page (selecting each defined layer), pressing the Enter•Yes button will help you locate
the WaveSample that you want to edit.
• Press System•MIDI to go back to the ENTER PLAYS KEY parameter.
• Press the Up Arrow until the display shows ENTER PLAYS KEY=E6.
• Press Enter•Yes. You will hear the hand-clap assigned to E6.
• Press the Edit button to get to the Edit Context page.
• Press Enter•Yes to update the Edit Context page. You will hear the hand-clap assigned to E6,
but since this WaveSample is not on Layer 1, the display shows WS=ALL.
• Move the cursor under the Layer value, and select Layer 2 using the Up Arrow button.
• Move the cursor under the WaveSample value, and press the Enter•Yes button. You have just
determined that this WaveSample is not on Layer 2, because the display still shows WS=ALL.
• Repeat the last to steps for Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 5. Haven’t found it yet, huh?
• Move the cursor under the Layer value, and select Layer 6 using the Up Arrow button.
• Move the cursor under the WaveSample value, and press the Enter•Yes button. The
WaveSample value has been updated, and the display shows WS=37. You’ve just used the
Enter•Yes button to find the location of the hand-clap (LYR=6 WS=37). Now press the
Enter•Yes button repeatedly, and give yourself a hand!
