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

Yes that is a dumb question, haha.  :)  Let's put it this way.  I used to 
be huge fan of the mc505 (long before the XX-7's were a twinkle in Emu's 
eye), and I still think it's a really nice machine.  I had the chance to 
ditch the XL-7 and go with a Mc909 when they came out, but I didn't for 
the following reasons:

- Limited polyphony.  Yeah, 64 voices isn't bad, but I knew I'd eat them 
up in a heartbeat once I started layering my presets.  Plus, the XV ROMs 
can use stereo waveforms, which eat up two voices each.  So a single note 
with 4 layers would eat up 8 voices, ouch!
- No megamix.  This is Roland's equivelant of XMIX (to be fair, XMIX is 
actually Emu's interpretation on Megamix) and it's a godsend as far as I'm 
concerned for live use.  You could play hours of songs live without having 
to stop the set to select a new track or Pattern.  Opens up all kinds of 
creative possibilities.
- Size.  The mc909 is a real beast, very large and not as easily portable 
as the XX-7's.  There's nothing like heading down to the park to make some 
music outside to spur on some inspiration.

I had to confront this choice again very recently when I won the PX-7.  I 
was given the option of putting that credit towards a mc909 or 
MPC2000/4000 if I wanted.  I'll admit, I did think about it for quite a 
bit too.  Why?  Onboard sampling.  It's a big deal for people like me who 
have a lot of custom samples they want to use, or who might want to take 
their studio creations live.  It would save me the (ongoing) trouble of 
trying to find a sampler to complement my XL-7.

Eventually though, I knew that if I got a mc909 and left the group, no one 
here would be able to pick a ROM for themselves, or know how to use effect 
sends, so I decided I better stay for your sake.

J/K!

Actually I've gotten to really enjoy using the XX-7, it's fast and dead 
easy to program, sounds great, and is far better for me live.  Plus, it 
just feels like an "instrument" when I play it.  I don't feel like I'm 
programming a computer, or sequencing at all.  The lines between Pattern 
and Preset creations totally blur for me, and I'm just making cool sounds 
I can play back for others.  Something that not much other gear nowadays 
makes me feel like....

rEalm






bluetechnics <ksellers88@...>
02/10/2004 01:29 PM
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        Subject:        [xl7] Re: XL 7 vs MC 909


Thanks for the input fellas. Given the pros and cons of each unit,
which would you ultimately choose (is this a dumb question considering
this is an  XX-7 group?) 
 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Whew, that's quite task! (Obviously we prefer the XX-7's too) 
Here's some 
> things in short:
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> MC909 has 64 voices of polyphony, XX-7 has 128.
> MC909 has a master effect compressor, and IMO better effects overall.
> XX-7 has XMIX, 909 lost the Megamix that the 505 had.
> MC909 has only one expansion slot for additional sounds (I think
it's 1), 
> the XX-7 has 3.
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> If Ravi reads this, he can probably add more, as I think he still has 
> both...
> rEalm
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> Other than the fact that the XL7 can't sample, has anyone compared the
> pros and cons of the XL7 vs MC909? Has anyone worked with these units
> and which do you prefer? 
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