I'VE OWNED A ASR 10 FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND I 'VE ALWAYS ONLY USED UP THE 8INSTRUMENT TRACKS TO LOAD SOUNDS INTO AND I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT CORRECTION I KNOW THERE ARE 16 CHANNELS SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOAD/ACESS 16 DIFFERENT INSTUMENTS. I KNOW OF OTHER,OLDER MACHINES WHERE YOU HAVE A MINIMUM OF 16 TRACKS WHERE YOU CAN LOAD INTO.ANYWAYS I KNOW SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS THIS MACHINE INSIDE OUT AND EITHER HAS ASOLUTION OR AT LEAST CAN SHED SOME LIGHT...I'LL BE SO HAPPY WHEN I FIGURE THIS OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.