Programming instructions

Section 15 — Sampling Applications
Resampling through an EQ 1
Resampling through the EQ Effect — Using Equalization
Often a sound contains some overtones or harmonics which sound normal on one note but
unnatural when transposed over a range on the keyboard. Or it might be necessary, when trying
to match up the different samples in a multisampled sound, to apply some drastic EQ to one or
more of those samples. This is why the single most valuable tool for shaping a sampled sound
probably is a good equalizer.
The ASR-10 offers an excellent parameteric EQ within its ROM effects that allow you to equalize
the signal and resample the processed signal back into the ASR-10. Here’s a little trick for finding
the proper EQ settings:
Record a Dry Sample
The first step is to sample the signal source flat, without any EQ or other processing:
Audio Input A/Left
Signal Source
Out
ASR–10
To do this, press the FX Select•FX Bypass button and set it to FX=OFF 23 VOICE 44K for the
best frequency response (remember that this is setting your sampling rate for sampling).
Connect the sound source to the Left (and Right for stereo) Audio Input jack on the rear panel
of the ASR-10.
The rear panel Mic/Line switch is used to set the ASR-10’s Audio Input to accept either a line-
level signal (such as that from a mixer, guitar, or a synthesizer) when in the down position, or a
mic-level signal (from a microphone) when in the up position.
Press the Sample•Source Select button. The display shows:
REC SRC= INPUTDRY LEFT is the default, allowing you to sample a dry signal connected to the
Left Audio Input (in mono).
Note: If you want to sample in stereo (for instance, when sampling a stereo synthesizer), press the left
Audio Track button, and while holding it down, press the right Audio Track button (or press the
Up Arrow button twice) to select L+R. The display will reflect the Audio Track status.
For additional information about Selecting, Enabling, and Disabling Audio Tracks, see Section 12
— Sequencer/Audio Track Concepts.
Because we want to record a dry unprocessed signal, leave the Record Source set to INPUTDRY.