Specifications

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Introduction
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Welcome to the ASR-10 Version 3! This document explains the new features offered in the
Version 3 Operating System (as well as features offered in earlier software updates) and serves as
a companion to the ASR-10 Musician’s Manual. This document also includes the DI-10 Digital
I/O and SP-3 SCSI Interface manuals, aIlowing you to find all of the additional ASR-10
information in one convenient manual.
Version 3 O.S. requires ROM Version 1.5 or higher, which can be installed by any Authorized
ENSONIQ Service Station for a nominal fee.
What’s New in 3.0
Load Akai and Roland Sampled Sounds via SCSI
Operating System 3.0 for the ASR-10 provides a new command for loading sampled sounds via
SCSI from Akai (S1000/1100 Series) and Roland (S-700 Series) formatted SCSI Storage Devices.
This means that the ASR-10 can read sound data from an Akai or Roland-format CD-ROM disk,
converting the sound data and program parameters into “native-mode” ASR-10 data. The sound
can then be saved as an ASR-10 Instrument, with full editing control over all its parameters.
Audio Track Settings Saved with Global Parameters
When configured for DiskTrack recording (ATRK PLAY/REC=SCSI) the active settings of the
CONFIGURE AUDIO TRACKS command will be saved with the Global Parameters on the O.S.
Disk.
Automatic Preparation of Audio Tracks
Audio Tracks will automatically be prepared when Song files or Bank files that contain Song files
are loaded.
What’s New in 2.5
New DAT Backup/Restore Command
DAT BACKUP/RESTORE is a command that allows you to back up SCSI Storage Devices to DAT
tape by way of the DI-10 Digital I/O Interface. The ASR-10 will prompt you with the actions you
need to perform on both the ASR-10 and the DAT machine. There are three functions supported
in the command: BACKUP, RESTORE and VERIFY.
What’s New in 2.0
Audio Track Recording Capability
Version 2 O.S. adds two tracks of digital audio recording capability to the ASR-10. Audio Tracks
can be recorded directly into RAM (RAMTracksTsl) or directly to a SCSI storage device (hard disk,
removable media, etc.) via the optional SP-3 SCSI Interface (DiskTracksTM). Now you can
combine live performances with MIDI sequenced tracks for full production recording within the
ASR-10. Sing, play your guitar, blow your horn - add whatever live performances you wish.
Additional 44.1 KHz Effect Algorithms
This O.S. disk also includes 12 new effect algorithms, designed exclusively for the ASR-10, that
use the 44 .l KHz system sample rate (note: polyphony is reduced to 23 voices). Audio Tracks
recorded at the 44.1 KHz sample rate can be output directly from the ASR-10’s Digital I/O
Output jack (which requires the optional DI-10 Digital I/O Interface). For a complete description
of the new 44.1 KHz effect algorithms, see later in this document. For more information on how
effects work, see Section 5 - Effect Concepts in the A%-10 Musician’s Manual.
ENSONIQ AS&l 0 Version 3 Operating System
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