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

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Just curious what peopel are using their XX-7's for?
> 
> - Main studio sequencer?

Yes, though once I get my computer set up again I'll probably be using
it for editing operations that benefit from a GUI, and bouncing stuff
back and forth.

> - Sound Module?

Yes, mostly drums, arps, and some pads. The Protean Drums ROM is on my
shopping list. Virus and guitar cover the rest.

> - Controller?

Sorta. The knobs are fine for volume and pan, but I don't find them
super useful for editing since they don't send sysex or aftertouch (or
even all the CC's) and thus can't be assigned to all of the Virus
parameters. My PC-1600 is more flexible in that respect. The pads are
nice; at some point I'll probably get an Oxygen or something too (hard
to play chords on the pads).

> - Live Sequencer

Yep. Main reason I got it.

> - Portable writing?

Yep. I like curling up in bed with my XL and a pair of headphones.

> - etc?

I find it easier to build drum patterns with hardware. For basslines I
do wish it was easier to transpose sections of a pattern...sometimes
I'll use an arp to sketch out how I want the bassline to go. On the
whole though I agree with the ergonomics comment - it's a breeze to
slap together a drum/bass/synth pattern using the XL.