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ASQ10

Not to be confused with the AQ-10 test.

ASQ10 tech specs

Released: 1988
Company: Akai
Type: MIDI sequencer
Clock resolution: 96 PPQN^[1]
Control: MIDI (×2 in, ×4 out)
CPU: 16-bit 80186 @ 10 MHz^[1]
RAM: 512 KB^[1]
ROM: 256 KB^[1]
Storage: 2DD 3.5" floppy disk^[1]
Display: 40×8 character / 240×64 pixel LCD^[1]
Features: Swing

The ASQ10 (working title ADR10)^[2] was the MIDI sequencer from the MPC60, minus the sampler, released by Akai in 1988.

It's noteworthy amongst hardware sequencers for implementing swing in its quantisation.

Notable users

A Guy Called Gerald^[3]

References

"ASQ10 manual" Akai, pp. 170—172
"The Shape of Things to Come" Sound On Sound, Aug 1987, pp. 6—64
"Voodoo Chile" Simon Trask, Music Technology, Apr 1990, pp. 50—54

Further reading

Reviews

"Akai ASQ 10 Sequencer" David Mellor, Sound On Sound, May 1988, pp. 49—54

Downloads

Documentation

"ASQ10 manual" Akai

Akai: ASQ10 | S612 | S900 | S950 | S1000 | S1000 guide | S1000 page map | S1100

Hardware MIDI sequencers: ASQ10 | CZ-101 | Studio 440 | TR-909 | W-30