Programming instructions
Section 12 — Sequencer and Audio Track Concepts
About Audio Tracks 21
About Audio Tracks
Audio Tracks serve three basic purposes:
• Sing/Play through them — The Audio Tracks allow continuous audio monitoring of the stereo
audio inputs through effects (if desired), enabling you to sing along (or play a guitar) through
effects while playing a sequence, for example.
• Sample through them — The signal monitored through the Audio Tracks (mono or stereo) is
the signal that will be sampled.
• Record through them — Audio Tracks can be recorded directly into RAM (RAMTracks™) or
directly to a SCSI Storage Devcice (hard disk, removable media, etc.) via the optional SP-3
SCSI Interface (DiskTracks™).
The ASR-10 has two Audio Track buttons, labeled A and B. Each audio track has its own mix,
pan, and output bus assignment, as set on the Edit/Track page. The two Audio Track buttons
are located to the right of the Instrument•Sequence Track buttons:
A
B
Selected
Source Monitor
Audio Tracks
Each Audio Track button has 2 LEDs located directly above it:
• The left LED is red, and is labeled “Source Monitor.” When lit, it indicates that the Audio
Track Record Source (set on the Sample•Source Select page, REC SRC parameter) can be
monitored on the Audio Track, and that a voice is being used to monitor this audio signal.
When the Source Monitor LED is off, the Audio Track is muted and inaudible.
When REC SRC= MAIN-OUT, the audio inputs are disabled, and both Source Monitor LEDs
remain off at all times. This happens because REC SRC= MAIN-OUT recording is all ASR-10
generated audio that is routed to BUS1, 2, or 3, and the Source Monitor voices are not needed
to monitor this REC SRC, as it is always audible out the Main Outs.
• The right LED is yellow, and is labeled “SELECTED.” When lit, it indicates that the track is
selected for parameter editing and/or Audio Track Recording, and that the Audio Signal
Source being monitored on the track is selected for sampling. When the SELECTED LED is
off, the track’s Edit/(audio) Track parameters cannot be edited, and the Audio Signal Source
being monitored on the track will not be sampled and will not be recorded to Audio Tracks.