Section 2 — System•MIDI
ASR-10 Musician’s Manual
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Edit/System•MIDI Parameters
MIDI Parameters
Few developments in recent years have had as great an impact on the way we make music as has
the emergence of MIDI. Whether you are simply linking two keyboards together, playing a synth
from a guitar controller, or driving a rack of samplers from a drum pad controller, MIDI makes it
all possible. The evolution of MIDI has facilitated the merging of existing technologies and has
inspired the creation of new technologies. ENSONIQ has always been an industry leader in
MIDI development, and the ASR-10 embodies the latest advances in a state-of-the-art sequencer,
controller keyboard, and multi-timbral sound generator.
EDIT
MIDI BASE CHANNEL
SYSTEM•MIDI
Press Edit / System•MIDI / 5
Selects the Base Channel on which the ASR-10 transmits and receives MIDI messages. The base
channel is used to receive MIDI data while the ASR-10 is in POLY and MONO A modes. This is
the MIDI channel that the ASR-10 will transmit on when Edit/System•MIDI, TRANSMIT
ON=BASE CHANNEL. System Exclusive messages are always sent and received on the base
channel.
Any of 16 MIDI channels may be selected as the base MIDI channel of the ASR-10. The effect of
setting the base channel varies depending on the setting of the TRANSMIT ON= parameter, the
MIDI Mode and whether data is being transmitted or received.
Receive
In POLY mode, keys, controllers, and program changes are only recognized if
received on the base channel. In MONO A mode, program changes are received
only on the base channel. The base channel is also used in MONO A mode as the
first channel of the 8 channel range.
Transmit
The ASR-10 has two different MIDI transmitting schemes, depending on the
setting of the TRANSMIT ON= parameter. When TRANSMIT ON=BASE
CHAN, the ASR-10 always transmits only on the base channel. When
TRANSMIT ON=INST CHAN, the ASR-10 always transmits on the
Edit/Instrument, MIDI OUT CHANNEL for each Instrument.
Range: MIDI channels 1 through 16.
EDIT
TRANSMIT ON (INST CHAN/BASE CHAN)
SYSTEM•MIDI
Press Edit / System•MIDI / 6
• When set to INST CHAN, each of the eight ASR-10 instruments will send on its own MIDI
channel (or not at all, if assigned LOCAL status). Each instrument will have its own MIDI
program number and its own PRESSURE setting.
• When set to BASE CHAN, the ASR-10 will always transmit notes, controllers and program
changes on the Base MIDI channel and only on that channel, no matter what
Instrument•Sequence Tracks are selected or stacked.
EDIT
BASECHAN PRESSURE
SYSTEM•MIDI
Press Edit / System•MIDI / scroll using the arrow buttons
When TRANSMIT ON=BASE CHAN, the ASR-10 will send either Key or Channel pressure or no
pressure at all, depending on the setting of this parameter. When TRANSMIT ON=INST CHAN,
this setting is ignored and each instrument transmits pressure according to its own
Edit/Instrument PRESSURE MODE setting.