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

I agree.  Call me old school, but dedicated hardware
is so the way to go.  Why?  People are still using
Roland Juno 106's from 1984.  Who's still using
software from that year?  Also, when I bought my Korg
D8000, it was true unto itself.  I had to learn to
love it for its limits.  Those limits are where the
magic happens.  The place where artist (musician) and
craftsman (synth designer) meld.  With software
they're ALWAYS trying to get you to UPGRADE to the
newest version.  The result is you *NEVER* have a
chance to get intimate with your tool because it's
always changing.  Do a search on "Brian Eno" and
you'll surely find his elequent rant on this topic.

Also, I shelled out $300 for a set of Audioease MAS
plug-ins a few years ago and they've done something
that's worse than offering endless upgrades: not
updating ever.  The computer I had when I purchased
them died and I ended up with an OSX box.  I love the
new OS, but now I have a $300 coaster.  On their site
it says, "We have working OSX versions but will not be
releasing them any time soon."  Nice.  It's been years
since OSX came out.  The Lexicon MPX 1 I purchased
around the same time is still faithfully chugging away
in my rack and it doesn't seem to care if the world
around it changes much.  Pure software is much more
tempermental. </rant>

Mark Sottilaro

--- erik_magrini@... wrote:
> Sure, anything goes here (as long as it's
> respectful)
> 
> I agree with you.  It's very easy to go all software
> (been there, done 
> that), but after awhile you do start to miss good
> old knobs and faders.  I 
> think a combination of hardware and software that
> uses the benefits of 
> both is the best way to go.
> 
> rEalm
> 
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> "Matt Picone" <matman@...>
> 12/19/2003 08:57 PM
> Please respond to xl7
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>         To:     xl7@yahoogroups.com
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>         Subject:        RE: [xl7] shifting focus...
> back and to the left?
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> 
> > hardware itself seems to be dying a slow but sure
> death
> 
> I don't think so at all. As much as I love software,
> it's never ever
> going to completely overrun dedicated hardware. 
> 
> Is this th right forum to get into this discussion?
> 
> -m@
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