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

Oh yeah.  I'm using just the ROM that came with the PX 7.  It's the 
drum ROM.
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "phest2k" <tuttle@l...> wrote:
> "bezowinz" <bezowinz@y...> wrote:
>  When you (or the manual) say 
> > preset, are you referring to the individual instruments/notes
(kick, 
> > snare, hi hat) or the entire kit? 
> 
> I guess the best way to understand what a preset is is to simply 
press 
> the preset button in the *mode/view* area and choose one.Then, 
press 
> the other preset button in the *edit* area(top left-hand side of 
yout 
> xx7).In the preset edit scroll down one page and you will see the 
> *instrument* screen.Move the cursur to L1 and scroll around and 
you´ll 
> notice that the preset can be made up of 4 instruments (layers).
> Now, for drum sounds, these instruments can be either a whole kit 
> spread out over the keyboard range or a single drum spread out over 
> the keyboard range.
> If ,as I do, you only ever need a kick drum on track 1 then 
(depending 
> on which ROM you have) you can create a preset with only kicks 
spread 
> all along the keyboard range (i.e a kick will sound a C# when C# is 
> played on the keyboard - alternativly you can choose a whole bunch 
of 
> kicks that sound completely different -like a palette of kicks).
> Elswhere in the preset edit function you can change all sorts of 
> things like filters,patchcords etc (see the names underneath the 
> trigger buttons - the LEDs light up as you scroll.
> The manual also speeks of instant gratification - they don´t 
mention 
> that this is soon followed by instant frustration!It takes a lot of 
> practice and hanging around in this group, trawling the archives - 
but 
> I´m sure you´ll get there soon.
> Don´t let it grind you down - its a great machine.
> :paul