 At the time, the machine was one of the most powerful samplers available.The ASR-10 (Advanced Sampling Recorder) was essentially the third generation of the EPS series of samplers, sharing the same basic architecture and user interface as the earlier EPS and EPS-16 Plus.The ASR-10, was like its predecessors, was a true performance orientated sampling workstation, and did not require a computer or additional equipment in order to create a complete song.