Ensoniq ASR-88
ASR-88
Released: 1992
MSRP: $4495US
Synopsis:
Piano weighted version of the ASR-10 with fully expanded memory
Architecture Class: Sampler.
Ebay Description:
The Ensoniq ASR-88 is an pressure and velocity sensitive 88 key (piano weighted, 23-31 voice, 8 channel multitimbral), 16 bit stereo sampler, featuring dual multi-mode digital filters, triple 6 stage envelopes, an LFO, 8 track (plus 8 track song) real-time sequencer, microtonal scaling, versatile modulation, stereo effects processor, and MIDI. Sample memory (8MW) can contain up to 127 waveforms, recorded at 30kHz-44.1kHz. Sample editing includes truncate mix/merge/splice fade in/out. Samples can be stored via a 3.5" DSHD disk drive.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
88 keys
?
?
stereo mic/line (sample)
optional S/PDIF (DI-10 requires Rev 2)
stereo
Expander Port (connects to OEX-6sr break-out box)
optional S/PDIF (DI-10 requires Rev 2)
MIDI IN OUT THRU
pedal
no
dual (TRS)
AC
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
EPS
EPS-M
EPS-16+
ASR-10
ASR-10S
ASR-88
8
8
DSHD 3.5" disk drive
optional SCSI (SP-3)
MIDI SysEx
menu driven
flourescent display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
23/31 (44.1/30kHz)
no
DCO->DCF->DCA->Pan
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
24bit stereo multieffects processor (ESP chip), featuring 50 algorithms.
Effects can be modulated by performance controls (pressure, velocity, key, mod wheel, CV/switch pedals, MIDI CC)
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
shared
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
8 track (16 if "song" is counted)
1 song, 80 sequences (999 bars each), shared with sample memory (256kW = 80k notes) supports sysex dumps, stereo audio recording to RAM or SCSI
MIDI
pedal
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
MIDI-Bend
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC4
MIDI-CC6
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC70
pedal
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
Channel
polyphonic
no
MIDI
(guitar
mono
mode)
MIDI
pedal
pitch:8 tables
3
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
yes
16 bit
30kHz
44.1kHz
16MB
no
127
pedal
reverse
cross-fade
modulate
truncate
mix/merge/splice
fade in/out
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Sample
digital
127
-
mix:
key
velocity
start:
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
portamento
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
F1
digital
DSP
no
2-3 pole low pass (shares 4 poles with multimode)
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
no
no
F2
digital
DSP
no
1-2 pole low or high pass (shares 4 poles with low pass)
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
Env1
6
6
yes
no
no
velocity
key
velocity:attack
Env2
6
6
yes
no
no
velocity
key
velocity:attack
Env3
6
6
yes
no
no
velocity
key
velocity:attack
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
triangle
sine
sine/triangle
positive
triangle
positive
sine
saw:up
square
yes
no
no
no
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
pressure
Env1-2
key
LFO
MIDI-CC
Mod-Wheel
Pitch-Wheel
noise
pedal
velocity
