ASR 10 error 143

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Hi,

Have had my asr for a long time, usually setup as a slave to mpc, have recently been diving into using it solely on its own to learn the intricacies more of its sequencing , step edit etc all self contained.

I have been getting error 144 when using the song mode or even manually skipping patterns of sequences in edit sequence section etc.

I have given the machine a full day of being off to ensure it’s not overheating or anything of that nature, I’ve never had any issues with the machine.

I loaded 2 sequences today with the bank, ensured all the instruments are working as intended etc. one of my sequences was just a 4 count kick on every beat at beggining and a 4 count at the end of the main 8 bar sequence, I do this to align the timing for daw on passes etc. old habit.

As it transitions from the sequence of kicks into the other it plays for a second then I get error 144 reboot? Message. Have tried to remedy this multiple ways but can’t seem to find out what the issue is.

The instruments in my bank are just a simple sample chopped on 1 kick 2 snare 3 hat 4 bass 6 etc. there isn’t a whole lot going on that should be freaking it out. The kick for the count is using the same kick in the normal bank that’s in the beat etc.

I have no midi connected at all, have turned auto loop find setting off in menu, turned off audio tracks and every weird solution I’ve found in the archives online.

Does anyone know what actually causes this and what I can do to fix it? Sorry for the long post, just figured I’d try and trouble shoot what I have done already in case it helps. The manual states it is a midi issue or a “keyboard issue” not sure what they are referring to if it’s the actual keybed or the unit as a whole. I can use the machine for hours on end in any other way I want but the song mode specifically or flipping sequence patterns manually is when this is occurring.

Other information I’m not sure matters I have the drums all set to aux 123 and panned to use the 8 outs expander and the sample going out through the mains. There is an effect on the main sample everything else is set to dry.

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Hi, have you every replaced the power supply board? The errors mean something. I had an error on my ASR 10 when trying to 1st boot up. I looked up the Ensoniq ASR 10 tech manual on google. Not the owners manual but the repair manual. My error matched the error # on my screen which meant the power supply was going dead. Make sure your capacitors on your power supply are not melting or leaking. Long story short. If they are there’s an Ensoniq Engineer on Ebay. He will replace your entire power supply for $110. US dollars if that’s the problem. He’s really cool and you can contact him easily on Ebay. You send him your old power supply and he will send you back a newly rebuilt power supply board. Also, if that’s not going dead… which Ensoniq ASR 10 startup disk are you using… is it the old version or latest 3.53 version? That could solve your issue if your using an earlier version. Like version 1 or 2 etc… Are you syncing your midi correctly? Look up that error code and find the problem fast. Hope this helps

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in the service manual for ASR its listed as error 144 - The following error is usually caused by too much incoming MIDI data. It also could be caused by a problem with the keyboard. 144 out of buffers.
I’d check the ribbon cables, but make sure you dont pull on the ribbons when pulling them out. use a scribe with an angled end to remove the cables from the board.
get in contact with thesoniq.com. he would probably tell you where to look.