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

Thanks Sean.

--- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mark McQuay wrote:
> > 
> > I have also noticed that there are no BEATs presets on the XL(MP)-
7's
> > due to the different OS. They are all designated as Kits.  How 
will
> > downloading the XL-1(Mo'Phatt)format sounds affect those presets?
> 
> 
> They will play as kits. 
> > 
> > I know that with my XL-1, I can do just about the same thing less 
the
> > sequencing.  In SuperBEATs mode, controlling the XL-1 with my E-MU
> > Launchpad, I can bring in drum elements by using the keypad on the
> > Launchpad and also trigger arps with the trigger/transport 
buttons.
> > I know that with the XL(MP)-7's that all elements now are being
> > brought in with the 16 trigger buttons.
> 
> That is true, but remember your SuperBeat is playing back one 
preset,
> thus the MIDI data was recorded under those constraints. Xl-7 
sequences
> are designed for Multiple channels.
> > 
> > I had some time to kill on my recent business trip to Sacramento 
and
> > spent 5 hours at the local Guitar Center playing around with both 
of
> > them.  Bottom line is that with what I have (E-MU Launchpad + XL-
> > 1w/Pure Phatt ROM{also have a P2K w/Techno ROM and stbr Beat 
Garden
> > ROM by R. Papen}), I essentially have the XL(MP)-7 less sequencer.
> > Why can't the NEW Kits be converted to BEATs and posted for many 
of
> > the XL-1 and Mo'Phatt users that can't get either of the new 
Command
> > Stations?
> 
> Hours of re-work. SuperBeats are a single preset with 4 layers. 
Layout
> example: L1 kit, L2 percussion, L3 bass, L4 lead. This layers are 
spread
> across a keyboard in their own key ranges, i.e., c2-B2, C3-B3, etc. 
The
> Beat Sequences were created and limited with those key ranges in 
mind. 
> Patterns from Xl-7 are 16 tracks, each with its own preset (4 
layers)
> and not limited to any set key range.
> 
> Even with re-work the end result would most likely not match.
> 
> 
> sean at e-mu / ensoniq