I think Emu took everything from this machine and the SP1200. Notice the obvious visual similarities.
The ASR-X accepts wave and .aiff files which is a serious bonus. It has the ESP-2 chip from the DP4 processor too (but not the same serial configurations in the DP/4).
I've read the CS and ASR-X are really good combination since the ASR-X gets so much slack for the sequencer,
which I am convinced that it's not that bad. Will see though. I'm also thinking the ASR-X has a much warmer sound
than any CS rom which I am not a fan of.
I think it would be a great addition to your setup. Do it!
Sorry for a new non-E-MU question but I've just found an old machine for a
reasonable price.
Does anyone know the Ensoniq ASR-X Pro? - btw it looks like a prototype of
the E-MU Command Stations. :)
(http://www.vintagesynth.com/ensoniq/asrxpro.php)
I'm especially curious about the sound of that, not the sequencer
capabilities. (The CS's sequencer or a DAW is good enough for me.)
I know it is difficult to objectively talk about the sounds,
I try to give an example what kind of sound I'm looking for:
Until now I owned two samplers: E-MU ESI32 and an AKAI MPC 4000,
to be honest I felt the ESI has a much better sample playback.
(Unfortunately both machine had to be sold...)
Do I think right the ASR-X Pro has an ESI32-like sound or better?
Andrew