Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

It is awkward at first for recording. You have to know what your 
ultimate sound is going to be when recording it. It is a lot easier 
to spin the bpm up and down than starting a riff from scratch every 
time. But it is a matter of preference and if your results are good 
in the end, then stick with the method that makes you the most 
comfortable. I played guitar before using the XL7, so slowing down a 
portion of a song to nail the part isn't so awkward anymore. In fact 
in most I will start programming at less than 90 bpm, than do plus or 
minus 10 bpm incerements to see the results. That is the beauty of 
the box. No rules and freedom to experiment.

Anyway, these are merely suggestions. Everybody has there own way 
doing things. It isn't like breathing where if you do it wrong you 
are going to die ;)
-Greg

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan El-Bizri" <biz@g...> wrote:
>  
> Actually, I disagree. I'll slow things down a few bpm, but any more 
and
> my 'feel' of the groove will start to go. Of course, this is as far
> recording goes, not practicing.
>  
> You're better off getting very friendly with your 'erase track 
button'. 
>  
> bIz
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg [mailto:golerage@y...] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:23 AM
> To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [xl7] Re: Need real time recording tips.....
> 
> 
> Slowing things down is probably the best advice you can get. Timing 
> issues usually require dedication and practice to work out. SInce 
you 
> are dealing with a machine, timing is going to be a lot more strict 
> than if you had a real drummer playing beats. I would recommend 
> picking up a basic drumming video or dvd to give you some exercises 
> in counting and feeling the beat. I actually started playing drums 
> just for that reason.
> 
> There is big difference in how things feel in more recent 
recordings 
> compared to my earlier ones where I was dropping things on the step 
> recorder. 
> 
> Also using a midi controller keyboard such as the oxygen 8 has 
helped 
> as well.
> 
> Main thing is to count and practice. It will all come together in 
> time.
> 
> -Greg
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> > What kind of problems are you having though?  Just not getting 
the 
> timing 
> > right?  Without knowing your exact problems, here's somethings I 
do 
> > occasionally to help me with this:
> > 
> > - Slow the tempo down and record your parts, then speed it up to 
> what you 
> > want the tempo to be.
> > - Set your Pattern length to 32 measures, even if you only need a 
8 
> > measure pattern.  That way you have more time to get your groove 
> on :) 
> > ONce you get a measure (or however many you want) just right, 
then 
> you can 
> > cut and paste that voer the rest of the pattern.
> > - I don't like to quantize much either, but the swing settings in 
> the XL-7 
> > are VERY nice IMO.  Try setting a swing of 53-56% with an Amount 
of 
> 65%, 
> > use that on just the HH's or back beats.
> > - The pads work best after they've been hit for some time.  So if 
> you box 
> > is fairly new, or you haven't spent much time using the pads for 
> note 
> > entry, spend some time breaking them in.
> > 
> > rEalm
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I need some help programming my beats real time, I don't like to 
> > quant.... I'm not that good step recording either.... I usually 
> > either play the part  live and the work with a wave file or play 
> live 
> > and edit midi in logic. I'm really bad working with metronome 
> > (usually get it right after a couple of bars and copy/pasting is 
> > quite time consuming on the XL7) and I'm having problems banging 
my 
> > drum parts on my xl7. I usually work with midi/wave loops so this 
> has 
> > never been much of a problem, but I'm trying to use more of the 
XL-
> 7 
> > to see if I could faze logic out... Do any of you have any tips 
or 
> > advice that could help me out? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
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