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

on 2/8/04 10:33 AM, Stu wrote:

> Given your recent attitude when confronted with monir bugs in the xx-7s, I
> get the impression that, despite your previous messages hinting the
> opposite, there will NOT be any more OS updates for th xx-7s.

given the context under which 2.0 was developed, it is frankly surprising it
was undertaken and released.

> If that's the case then you should just come out and say it, rather than get
> people's hopes up. At the moment I can't think of any good reasons as to why
> you would bother to tell the group that you have it in your power to produce
> a new OS, only bad ones.

because it is simply the truth, nothing more, nothing less.

you are the one responsible for casting your hope to something over which
you have no control, not Aaron.
 
> I also have to admit that I am a bit pissed off with the reply you gave me
> on this issue of the arp bug. Anyone who took pride in their work would at
> least look into the possibility of fixing the bug, rather than just hiding
> their head in the sand and saying something like "If I were to spin a
> release to fix this, it would be to limit the extension count to 14."

who are you to presume he does not take pride in his work?

who are you to presume he did not look into the possibility of fixing it?

> Don't waste your time spinning such a release could I wouldn't
> install it anyway.

then why the snide tone and sour attitude?

> And 'pretending' that bugs don't exist doesn't solve the problem. I still
> can't believe you said that!

ah well, I guess your inability to believe it is holding you back, and you
are causing your self to be angry.

he offered a simple workaround...the best that could be done given the
situation. funny, you show no humility that he answered your query at all.

> Sorry if I don't use my xx-7 in a conventional way, and instead try to push
> it to do something a bit more amazing.

no need to apologize for that...just your tone in this post.

> I applaud you on producing an excellent hardware sequencer, but it falls
> just short of being something special if you ask me.

no one asked you.


Namaste,
aeon