ENSONIQ ASR-X PRO, Руководство пользователя

Страница: 14 / 74

Tutorial
6 ENSONIQ ASR-X Pro UserÕs Guide
3. Turn the Sound Type knob to view the SoundFinder categories that are currently available.
SoundFinder categories are shown in the lower-left corner of the display. (When there are no sounds
in memory of a particular type, its SoundFinder category isnÕt shown. )
¦01 ROM08:000
PERCSOLO: Thump Kick
i
The currently selected SoundFinder type
4. Select the DRUM-KIT SoundFinder type.
5. Turn the Sound Name knob to view the various drum kits in the DRUM-KIT SoundFinder category.
¦01 ROM10:005
DRUM-KIT:OlÕSkoolKit
i
As you turn the Sound Name knob, the sounds in the selected SoundFinder category are displayed
You can also select sounds using the Essentials buttons. Each button can be pressed to instantly
place a favorite sound onto the current track. To learn more about the Essentials buttons, see
Chapter 2 of the ASR-X Pro Reference Manual
6. Press some of the Essentials buttons to see how they work, and to check out the sounds that
ENSONIQ assigned to the buttons at the factory. You can also press any upper Essentials button and
the button just beneath itÑan additional five sounds can be accessed in this manner.
7. Press the Essentials button with the Ò2Ó beneath it to select the sound HeavyDrmKit. The display
provides information about the sound youÕve selected:
The track youÕre on The soundÕs bank number The soundÕs program number
l m n
¦01 ROM10:002
DRUM-KIT:HeavyDrmKit
i i
The selected SoundFinder type The selected sound
Sounds are stored in groups called banks . Each bank can contain up to 127 sounds, each of which is
numbered. This system allows you to select sounds via MIDI, since each bankÕs number is also its MIDI
Bank Select number, and each soundÕs program number is also its MIDI Program Change number. By
sending the correct MIDI Bank select and Program Change values on a trackÕs MIDI channel, you can
select its sound from an external MIDI device.
T T
T Tiiiip
p
p p::::
Each sound can be found in the bank in which it's stored and in an instrument category. You
can press the Track Sound button to toggle between these. In Step 1, "DEMO-SND" changed to
"DRUM-KIT" on the display when we pressed Track Sound for the second time in this tutorial.
P P
P Pllllaaa ayyyyiiiinn n nggg g w
w
w wiiiitttthh h h tttthh h hee e e P
P
P Paaa add d dssss
Now that youÕve selected HeavyDrmKit for Track 1, why not play it? The pads on the ASR-X Pro are a
keyboard of sorts that plays the sound youÕve chosenÑitÕs a percussion-oriented keyboard perfect for a
groovestation like the ASR-X Pro. Bang out a few notes to hear some of the bass drum and snare sounds
in HeavyDrmKit. Since itÕs a kit sound, each pad can play a different standard sound.
ASR-X Pro sounds cover the entire pitch range typical of any modern MIDI instrument. The 13 ASR-X
Pro pads play a section of a sound at a timeÑan octave-plus-one-noteÕs worthÑin this case, the bass
drum and snare range of HeavyDrmKit. To the left of the pads are the Octave Buttons. These are used for
re-aiming the pads at different octaves within the currently selected sound.