ASR V - Anybody Get This?

[wagtunes]

vibe-coded/AI-coded.

I have no idea what this even means or how it even begins to answer my question.

What is it with this forum?

Well.....to me, vibe-coded SCREAMS quality. I think that answers a lot of things for me.

What exactly is vibe coded and even if it is, what is that automatically bad? I've listened to the demo and this thing sounds just like the original.

[wagtunes]

I already have Arturia's SQ80V so i am not interested in this one or the latest Cherry audio release.

I also don't see any info on the copyprotection they use and the page looks like a huge spam essay so be prepared to get your E-mail account flooded with offers as soon as you have bought it.

Actually, I don't think that's going to happen. I communicated with the dev and offered to do a video review of the ASR V when it's released (actually they made the offer) and have yet to hear back from them. This was a month ago. I didn't even know it had been released yet.

Ok
I just get a bit paranoid when i encounter web pages that looks like that.
I am happy enough with SQ80V atm. so i don't see a need for getting another similar emulation.

Hope you hear from them soon so you can make a video review of it and maybe i would change my mind when i know more about it

I would love nothing more than that but I'm skeptical they'll ever get back to me. So it's starting to look like I either get this for $149 or don't get it at all. For now, I'll wait. Was just wondering if anybody did get it and what they thought.

Also, for those who have the SQ80, what are the differences between it and they ASR 10 and what makes one better than the other?

[D-Fusion]

vibe-coded/AI-coded.

I have no idea what this even means or how it even begins to answer my question.

What is it with this forum?

Well.....to me, vibe-coded SCREAMS quality. I think that answers a lot of things for me.

What exactly is vibe coded and even if it is, what is that automatically bad? I've listened to the demo and this thing sounds just like the original.

Vibe coded is AI coded where you prompt the product you want and AI will make it for you.

You do get the program code so if you know a little bit of coding you can make the code better if there are any issues.

[audiojunkie]

vibe-coded/AI-coded.

I have no idea what this even means or how it even begins to answer my question.

What is it with this forum?

Well.....to me, vibe-coded SCREAMS quality. I think that answers a lot of things for me.

What exactly is vibe coded and even if it is, what is that automatically bad? I've listened to the demo and this thing sounds just like the original.

The AI industry has essentially two different definitions for utilizing AI to provide code. The definitions are essentially the same thing, with the difference being who it is that is doing the coding.

Vibe-coded: This is when a non-programmer that doesn't know anything about coding, uses AI to code an application for a user. There is no oversight. There is no one to check or troubleshoot the code. While it make look ok on the outside, and it may even work, it won't have the quality of an application that a real developer will produce. The upgrade path on such a program is iffy at best. The same with any support. The "developer" is totally reliant upon the capabilities of the AI, and the results are usually slop internally.

AI-assisted development: This is when an experienced programmer, who knows coding, uses AI to speed up the development of an application. The developer knows exactly what he needs and wants, and is able to check and confirm that the AI produces what he is expecting. The developer is able to debug anything in the code as needed. He is able to upgrade as needed. This is how most developers work today. The code is high quality, produced faster and cheaper, and can be relied upon.

[audiojunkie]

I already have Arturia's SQ80V so i am not interested in this one or the latest Cherry audio release.

I also don't see any info on the copyprotection they use and the page looks like a huge spam essay so be prepared to get your E-mail account flooded with offers as soon as you have bought it.

Actually, I don't think that's going to happen. I communicated with the dev and offered to do a video review of the ASR V when it's released (actually they made the offer) and have yet to hear back from them. This was a month ago. I didn't even know it had been released yet.

Ok
I just get a bit paranoid when i encounter web pages that looks like that.
I am happy enough with SQ80V atm. so i don't see a need for getting another similar emulation.

Hope you hear from them soon so you can make a video review of it and maybe i would change my mind when i know more about it

I would love nothing more than that but I'm skeptical they'll ever get back to me. So it's starting to look like I either get this for $149 or don't get it at all. For now, I'll wait. Was just wondering if anybody did get it and what they thought.

Also, for those who have the SQ80, what are the differences between it and they ASR 10 and what makes one better than the other?

The SQ80 and the ASR-10 are nothing at all alike. The SQ80 is essentially a greatly expanded-upon ESQ-1. It's a digital synthesizer. The ASR-10 is a unique, excellent sampler (possibly one of the best ever made).

RT;FM: SQ80=synthesizer, ASR-10=Sampler

[audiojunkie]

As much as I love the ASR-10, this sounds like a cheap money grab.

[234north]

Also, for those who have the SQ80, what are the differences between it and they ASR 10 and what makes one better than the other?

Not sure I understand this question. ASR-10 was a sampler, followup to the EPS series. SQ-80 was the follow up to the ESQ-1. So...a huge difference?

[wagtunes]

Okay, I've read all the responses. What makes you so sure this is AI coded by somebody who has no clue what they're doing? Where is the evidence?

[audiojunkie]

Okay, I've read all the responses. What makes you so sure this is AI coded by somebody who has no clue what they're doing? Where is the evidence?

I never said I personally was "sure", but I definitely "do" suspect it. This has all of the same features of several other vibe coded products, including the fact that this is a brand new developer that out of nowhere shows up with an ASR-10 sampler. The sampler itself looks a great deal like several other vibe-coded synths.

https://www.sojusrecords.com/news/enson ... ation-free

At least in the Ensoniq SD-1 plugin's situation, the developer was totally up front and also open sourced the code for all to see.

As far as the web page goes, that is cookie cutter exact to all of the other vibe coded plugins. So, I'm very confident that the webpage at least was vibe coded.

I've had many discussions with vibe coded products. One thing that came out of it all, is that vibe-coded products, "could" be good, but no one can be sure without reading reviews on it from people who have tried it. Personally, I'm not interested in being a guinea pig for this.

I also agree with the others about the interface. The only reason to have the same interface, is for those who wanted one in the old days but never ended up getting one--nostalgia reasons. Otherwise, one could do much better with a modernized interface. For example, the Chipsynth OPS-7 bit perfect clone of a Yamaha DX7 is done correctly. It is a perfect DX7 in software, but with a modernized user interface. This is how it should be IMHO.

So, while I won't say "for sure" that it is slop, I do believe that it is certainly possible (even probable). So until someone comes forward that forked out $150 for the product, no one will know.......................unless you want to try and then tell us your experiences. ;P

[D-Fusion]

I already have Arturia's SQ80V so i am not interested in this one or the latest Cherry audio release.

I also don't see any info on the copyprotection they use and the page looks like a huge spam essay so be prepared to get your E-mail account flooded with offers as soon as you have bought it.

Actually, I don't think that's going to happen. I communicated with the dev and offered to do a video review of the ASR V when it's released (actually they made the offer) and have yet to hear back from them. This was a month ago. I didn't even know it had been released yet.

Ok
I just get a bit paranoid when i encounter web pages that looks like that.
I am happy enough with SQ80V atm. so i don't see a need for getting another similar emulation.

Hope you hear from them soon so you can make a video review of it and maybe i would change my mind when i know more about it

I would love nothing more than that but I'm skeptical they'll ever get back to me. So it's starting to look like I either get this for $149 or don't get it at all. For now, I'll wait. Was just wondering if anybody did get it and what they thought.

Also, for those who have the SQ80, what are the differences between it and they ASR 10 and what makes one better than the other?

The SQ80 and the ASR-10 are nothing at all alike. The SQ80 is essentially a greatly expanded-upon ESQ-1. It's a digital synthesizer. The ASR-10 is a unique, excellent sampler (possibly one of the best ever made).

RT;FM: SQ80=synthesizer, ASR-10=Sampler

Ok
I didn't know that they where that different.

I am not into paying for a sampler now that Bitwigs sampler is getting a huge update + I also use Shortcircuit XT

[Teksonik]

Why would anyone want to replicate the visuals and workflow of vintage hardware in software

You should ask Arturia or Cherry Audio that question. They've made a career out of replicating "the visuals and workflow of vintage hardware".

At any rate I don't know if this plugin is vibe coded or not but I applaud the attempt to emulate something that's not yet another analog synth.

The issue with vibe coded plugins for me would be if the person used 100% A.I. to create the plugin and can't code themselves how are they going to fix any bugs? Rely on the A.I. that wrote the bugs in the first place?

I'd prefer to support developers who took the time to learn and master coding themselves. Their time and effort should be rewarded more than someone who just slopped out a plugin.

[wagtunes]

I just wrote to the developer and asked him to come to this thread and respond to some o the concerns.

[AnthonyEbriscoe]

With my best Jay-Z impersonation lol
Allow me to introduce myself I’m Anthony Briscoe, the creator of the ASR-V

I think the philosophy behind that question is a little flawed, and here’s why.

When I first started this journey, I wanted to learn how to code because I had ideas for apps I wanted to build. I talked to people who were programmers, and a lot of the answers I got were about what I couldn’t do instead of showing me how to do it. So I decided to teach myself.

That’s the same way I learned music. I wanted to play guitar and bass, but my mom couldn’t afford lessons. Our church had guitars, a bass, and drums, so I spent countless hours teaching myself through trial and error. Every now and then someone would come along, show me a trick, explain a technique, or point me in the right direction. As I learned more, my understanding grew. Eventually I learned to read music and became a better musician because I kept putting in the work.

Coding has been the same journey.

It actually reminds me of how we all learned the ASR-10 back in the day. Most of us didn’t start by reading the manual. We stood behind someone who already knew the machine and watched them make beats. We watched over and over until one day we were confident enough to sit down and try it ourselves. That’s how a lot of people learned.

For us, AI became that person standing over our shoulder. We didn’t ask it to magically build everything. We asked it to teach us, explain things, answer questions, and help fill in the gaps while we learned.

This project wasn’t something we slapped together overnight. It’s been an eight-month process of research, experimentation, reverse engineering behavior, digging into hardware, opening up boards, studying chips, buying an actual ASR-10, and spending countless hours comparing results until we got the sound and behavior we were after. AI can’t pull that information out of thin air. There are huge gaps that simply aren’t documented anywhere. You still have to do the work.

So did we use AI? Absolutely. It would be dishonest to say otherwise. But did AI build the product for us while we sat back? No.

AI was a tool that helped us learn, just like a mentor helps someone learn an instrument. We still had to make the decisions, test everything, solve the problems, and put in the hours.

So was this 100% vibe coding? No.

Was AI part of the process? Yes. It helped teach us, explain concepts, and accelerate parts of our workflow. That’s what modern software development looks like for a lot of companies today.

We’re not trying to hide that. We’ve always tried to be transparent about how this product was made. If someone doesn’t like that answer, I completely respect it. Nobody has to buy our product. But I also don’t think using AI as a learning tool takes away from the thousands of hours of research, engineering, testing, and persistence that went into bringing technology from 1992 into 2026.

At the end of the day, I’m still self-taught. Just like I taught myself guitar, I taught myself to code. AI was a teacher along the way—not a replacement for the work.

[drumsynthesizer]

Thanks for your info here!

But either you used AI to code, or you didn't. If you can code, you don't need an AI mentor tbh. If you have coding experience, you don't need AI to help you out; rather, you use it to speed up tasks, as other developers do. So that's the way you work?

Edited: I still have my doubts because it sounds like: yes, we use it, and coding is not our strength, so we choose the AI-assisted route. I can't find anything written about it on the website, so it's not 100% clear.

I agree with the previous writers: the website looks like many other AI-generated websites, and the UI doesn't look intuitive. It's over-vintagized. So yeah..

With my best Jay-Z impersonation lol
Allow me to introduce myself I’m Anthony Briscoe, the creator of the ASR-V

I think the philosophy behind that question is a little flawed, and here’s why.

When I first started this journey, I wanted to learn how to code because I had ideas for apps I wanted to build. I talked to people who were programmers, and a lot of the answers I got were about what I couldn’t do instead of showing me how to do it. So I decided to teach myself.

That’s the same way I learned music. I wanted to play guitar and bass, but my mom couldn’t afford lessons. Our church had guitars, a bass, and drums, so I spent countless hours teaching myself through trial and error. Every now and then someone would come along, show me a trick, explain a technique, or point me in the right direction. As I learned more, my understanding grew. Eventually I learned to read music and became a better musician because I kept putting in the work.

Coding has been the same journey.

It actually reminds me of how we all learned the ASR-10 back in the day. Most of us didn’t start by reading the manual. We stood behind someone who already knew the machine and watched them make beats. We watched over and over until one day we were confident enough to sit down and try it ourselves. That’s how a lot of people learned.

For us, AI became that person standing over our shoulder. We didn’t ask it to magically build everything. We asked it to teach us, explain things, answer questions, and help fill in the gaps while we learned.

This project wasn’t something we slapped together overnight. It’s been an eight-month process of research, experimentation, reverse engineering behavior, digging into hardware, opening up boards, studying chips, buying an actual ASR-10, and spending countless hours comparing results until we got the sound and behavior we were after. AI can’t pull that information out of thin air. There are huge gaps that simply aren’t documented anywhere. You still have to do the work.

So did we use AI? Absolutely. It would be dishonest to say otherwise. But did AI build the product for us while we sat back? No.

AI was a tool that helped us learn, just like a mentor helps someone learn an instrument. We still had to make the decisions, test everything, solve the problems, and put in the hours.

So was this 100% vibe coding? No.

Was AI part of the process? Yes. It helped teach us, explain concepts, and accelerate parts of our workflow. That’s what modern software development looks like for a lot of companies today.

We’re not trying to hide that. We’ve always tried to be transparent about how this product was made. If someone doesn’t like that answer, I completely respect it. Nobody has to buy our product. But I also don’t think using AI as a learning tool takes away from the thousands of hours of research, engineering, testing, and persistence that went into bringing technology from 1992 into 2026.

At the end of the day, I’m still self-taught. Just like I taught myself guitar, I taught myself to code. AI was a teacher along the way—not a replacement for the work.

[wagtunes]

Either you used AI to code, or you didn't. If you can code, you don't need an AI mentor tbh. If you have coding experience, you don't need AI to help you out. There are developers who use it to speed up coding but still write their own code.

This whole thing sounds to me like: yes, we coded this with AI, but we don't want to make it 100% transparent because otherwise the whole thing has a less "perfect" look.

I agree with the previous writers: the website looks like many other AI-generated websites, and the UI doesn't look intuitive. It's over-vintagized.

With my best Jay-Z impersonation lol
Allow me to introduce myself I’m Anthony Briscoe, the creator of the ASR-V

I think the philosophy behind that question is a little flawed, and here’s why.

When I first started this journey, I wanted to learn how to code because I had ideas for apps I wanted to build. I talked to people who were programmers, and a lot of the answers I got were about what I couldn’t do instead of showing me how to do it. So I decided to teach myself.

That’s the same way I learned music. I wanted to play guitar and bass, but my mom couldn’t afford lessons. Our church had guitars, a bass, and drums, so I spent countless hours teaching myself through trial and error. Every now and then someone would come along, show me a trick, explain a technique, or point me in the right direction. As I learned more, my understanding grew. Eventually I learned to read music and became a better musician because I kept putting in the work.

Coding has been the same journey.

It actually reminds me of how we all learned the ASR-10 back in the day. Most of us didn’t start by reading the manual. We stood behind someone who already knew the machine and watched them make beats. We watched over and over until one day we were confident enough to sit down and try it ourselves. That’s how a lot of people learned.

For us, AI became that person standing over our shoulder. We didn’t ask it to magically build everything. We asked it to teach us, explain things, answer questions, and help fill in the gaps while we learned.

This project wasn’t something we slapped together overnight. It’s been an eight-month process of research, experimentation, reverse engineering behavior, digging into hardware, opening up boards, studying chips, buying an actual ASR-10, and spending countless hours comparing results until we got the sound and behavior we were after. AI can’t pull that information out of thin air. There are huge gaps that simply aren’t documented anywhere. You still have to do the work.

So did we use AI? Absolutely. It would be dishonest to say otherwise. But did AI build the product for us while we sat back? No.

AI was a tool that helped us learn, just like a mentor helps someone learn an instrument. We still had to make the decisions, test everything, solve the problems, and put in the hours.

So was this 100% vibe coding? No.

Was AI part of the process? Yes. It helped teach us, explain concepts, and accelerate parts of our workflow. That’s what modern software development looks like for a lot of companies today.

We’re not trying to hide that. We’ve always tried to be transparent about how this product was made. If someone doesn’t like that answer, I completely respect it. Nobody has to buy our product. But I also don’t think using AI as a learning tool takes away from the thousands of hours of research, engineering, testing, and persistence that went into bringing technology from 1992 into 2026.

At the end of the day, I’m still self-taught. Just like I taught myself guitar, I taught myself to code. AI was a teacher along the way—not a replacement for the work.

You're entitled to your opinion but I don't think you're being fair. He didn't have to come here and try to explain anything but he did.

Whatever. I've got no skin in this but I don't like seeing people get crucified without actual proof.