Section 2 — System•MIDI
ASR-10 Musician’s Manual
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Edit/System•MIDI Parameters
MONO Modes
MONO modes are particularly useful for driving the ASR-10 from a guitar controller, or any
other application where having up to eight independent, monophonic channels is desirable. The
ASR-10 offers two types of MONO mode operation:
• MONO A is the mode you will probably use most often. This is the mode to use when you
want to play the same sound on all the strings of your guitar controller. In MONO A, the
ASR-10 receives on eight consecutive MIDI channels (the MIDI BASE CHANNEL through
MIDI BASE C7) and will play whatever Instrument•Sequence Track(s) are
selected or stacked on the front panel. In other words, the ASR-10 behaves as it does in POLY
or OMNI modes, except that it receives monophonically on multiple MIDI channels. This
provides the advantage of multiple tracks that will respond independently to controllers
received on multiple channels, but you do not have to set up the instruments for each track
separately.
• MONO B is the mode to use if you want to be able to play a different sound on each string of
your guitar controller. In MONO B, each Instrument•Sequence Track receives on its own
Edit/Track MULTI-IN MIDI channel. In other words, the ASR-10 behaves as it does in
MULTI mode, except that each Instrument•Sequence Track receives monophonically on
multiple MIDI channels. This is the only way to get a different sound on each string when
using a MIDI guitar controller.
Global Controllers in MONO A and B Modes
Global controllers are controllers sent on one channel that affect all other channels
simultaneously. They can be useful in reducing the number of MIDI events required to achieve
particular effects, and can thereby reduce the delays sometimes associated with overloading
MIDI. Some guitar controllers can transmit global controllers, and the ASR-10 can respond to
them.
In MONO mode (A or B) the
base channel minus one becomes the MIDI channel for global
controllers (pitch bend, pressure, etc.). For example, if the base channel is channel 3, any
controllers received on channel 2 will be interpreted as global controllers and will affect all voices
being played. If the base channel is channel 1, channel 16 becomes the channel for global
controllers. Each track will also respond independently to controllers sent on its own channel.
For example, each guitar string on a MIDI guitar can send independent pitch bend, while the
“whammy bar” controller could be sent on the global channel to affect all voices.
Note:
The ASR-10 will not receive note data via MIDI on the
base channel minus one in MONO A and
B modes. Therefore, we recommend that the MIDI BASE CHANNEL parameter on the
Edit/System•MIDI page be set to the same channel as the Instrument•Sequence Track with the
lowest numbered Edit/Track MULTI-IN MIDI CHAN number.
For more information on using MULTI and MONO modes, see Section 17 — Sequencing/MIDI
Applications.
EDIT
MIDI CONTROLLERS (ON/OFF)
SYSTEM•MIDI
Press Edit / System•MIDI / scroll using the arrow buttons
This determines whether the ASR-10 will send and receive MIDI controllers — pitch bend, mod
wheel, pressure, volume, sustain, etc. When OFF, the ASR-10 will not transmit or receive MIDI
controllers.
