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«  Utilté in 2012 »

Published on 10/01/12 at 06:08
For specifications, thank you for watching the posts below.

UTILIZATION

Firstly, I would like to specify that I come from mpc (2000XL, 500 and 2500).
The ASR is initially a little confusing because the display is on a line ... without waveform, so everything is done by ear (like on the MPC500)

Otherwise, once understood ensonq philosophy is limit a child's play.
Sampling is fairly simple, and loop points are easy to perform compared to mpc's.

The manual is clear and great to explore all the capabilities of the beast, or more. I refer primarily as a reference guide when I start to want to do complicated stuff with my samples .... after a dozen uses, the more need of it.

I use mainly for ASR sampler and resample. It is sequenced by my mpc 2500 and everything runs like clockwork.

SOUNDS

Converters are transparent, on the other hand, they add hell to fishing samples.
The samples come with superb dynamics and the cutting is super fine and soft! Basically, you have no saturation or other strange noise if you decide to cut the snare drum in the middle, for example.

ThE effects are a real killer and allow a more pointed on the sample. Indeed, one can sample the EQ as desired. THE resample with effects and EQ remake of the resampled sample. Wholesale opportunities are endless and the effects really good .. and even better if it is waveboys.

THE dynamic is not really respected, rather it is transcended. Even the smallest sample seems to be gone in 2/3 compressor before leaving the ASR, so the sound is out potato

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it 7 months ago and I use it for about 4 months as sampler # 1.
All my samples are processed on ASR, I have not found better sound perspective. The MPC's are good but limited level effects and mucking out the sample! Nevertheless, a sequencer mpc is much more accurate than the ASR. So the ideal is to have two bikes.
What I like the most is the graph that work can be done with a sample, it allows creativity impressive.
What I like least is the difficulty to find reliable backup media type CF reader scsi.

Value / prix..pour me more than adequate given the age of the machine and its capabilities.

If I had the opportunity and the means earlier, I would have bought the ASR before my first mpc (2000XL). This machine coupled with mpc are the ultimate weapon for beatmakers wishing to Boombap good sound without having to rework its X times in a DAW to achieve the same result.

In 2 words: easy and effective!