ENSONIQ Adds Digital Audio Recording to the ASR-10

MALVERN, PA, November 3, 1993 -- An operating system upgrade for ENSONIQ's
ASR-10 Advanced Sampling Recorder adds digital audio recording to hard
disk or to RAM memory. This allows the musician to add up to two tracks of
live audio performance to MIDI sequenced tracks for full production in a
single product.

The new O.S. Version 2.0 features digital Audio Tracks which can be
recorded to either DiskTracks (SCSI hard drive) or to RAMTracks (internal
memory). This upgrade makes the ASR-10 the first instrument of its kind to
integrate a sampling workstation with digital audio capabilities. The
floppy disk-based software will be available free to all ASR-10 owners
upon its release in November 1993, and will be the standard operating
system shipped with all ASR-10 samplers at that time as well.

Audio Tracks work like additional sequencer tracks, recording incoming
audio instead of MIDI data. They can be recorded in conjunction with
individual sequences, or as part of a complete song consisting of multiple
sequences linked together. The ASR-10's locate mechanism allows users to
instantly move to any section of music and resume playback of both MIDI
and audio data.

Tracks can be recorded at 44.1 kHz or 29.76 kHz sampling rates, in mono or
stereo, with punch in/out recording and auditioning of all recording and
editing. Audio can be recorded via the analog inputs, or through the
optional DI-10 digital interface (S/PDIF format).

Recording can be routed through the onboard 24-bit effects processor for
signal conditioning or coloration, and tracks can be bounced down through
the effects for multiple effects processing. Included with the disk are 12
new 44.1 kHz effect algorithms to enhance all digital recording. Two
tracks can also be bounced down to one, making room for further
recording.

"The ASR-10 was designed with the flexibility to expand its capabilities so
we can support our customers with ongoing upgrades and improvements," said
Steve Claflin, Vice President of Marketing. "Adding digital audio to the
ASR-10 offers our customers a significant breakthrough in home composition
and production, and we're pleased to provide the Version 2.0 software to
all ASR-10 owners at no cost." Plans to further expand ASR-10 capabilities
with future operating system enhancements are also being developed,
according to Claflin.

The O.S. Version 2.0 requires ROM version 1.5, which may require installing
new ROMs for a nominal fee. For further information on the upgrade or to
determine your ROM version, please contact ENSONIQ Corp, 155 Great Valley
Parkway, P.O. Box 3035, Malvern, PA 19355-0735; (800) 553-5151 or (215)
647-3930.

Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, PA, ENSONIQ Corp is a leader in
designing and manufacturing innovative sound products based on its
advanced, custom microchip technology. It is one of only 100 companies
worldwide with the ability to design fully-custom microchips inhouse.
ENSONIQ provides consumers with genuine breakthrough technology at
affordable prices for products including musical instruments, signal
processors, multimedia hardware, and hearing aids. The largest
manufacturer of electronic keyboards in the U.S., ENSONIQ has sold more
sampling keyboards than any company in the world.

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