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

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dj 61" <dj61@d...> wrote:
> Ah, a DP user. I have spent the last few weeks trying to work with 
> DP. I think I'm going to loose my sound card and go w/protools. DP 
> just doesn't seem to make sense to me. How do you like it? (ver
2.72)
>   Tom
> 

are you nuts?! ditch DP for PT? stop the madness!

seriously though, do you like to do a lot of sequencing with your
computer? 
(as opposed to your XX-7) because MIDI editing and sequencing with
Pro 
Tools sucks. truly, profoundly sucks. PT excels at certain things,
but MIDI it 
ain't. i use PT 6.1.2 with a Digi 002 Rack system for certain things,
but never, 
ever MIDI.

no disrespect intended towards anyone who does like PT for MIDI,
because 
i'm sure there are many serious dudes on this board who do serious
stuff with 
PT. i tip my hat to them.

but you asked, so i'm answering, based on my own humble opinion. and
this 
reply assumes you intend to do real sequencing with your DAW. i use
DP 4.1 
on OS 10, but spent a few years on 2.7-3.2 in OS9 first. the first
thing you 
should do is switch to OS10and upgrade to 4.1. the difference is
amazing. but 
if you can't do that, at least upgrade to 3.2 for OS9. the jump
between 2.XX 
and 3 is also pretty damn cool.

when it comes to MIDI sequencing with software, nothing, and i mean
nothing, 
beats the Big Three: DP, Cubase, and Logic. kinda like Lexus,
Infinity, and 
Acura. to each his own, but everyone knows those are the best. i
prefer DP 
because i do a lot of film scoring, and it has a lot of features just
for folks like 
me.

just as an example of why DP rules: have you tried <compressing> your
on-
velocity information with its "change velocity" tool? i mean come on!
that is the 
coolest shit ever! you can set ratio, make-up gain...  or how about
drawing in a 
nice logarithmic MIDI volume fade-in fade with the Pencil tool.

Pro Tools LE does not do these things. and it does not do a lot of
other 
important stuff. Pro Tools LE is essentially designed to leave out
certain 
features to make you want an HD system, which costs $10,000 or so.
i'm 
assuming you're talking about a $400 - $2000 LE system.

 the Big Three are designed to be native-system answers to HD, TDM,
and 
what-have-you. they are big players. they are deep. stick with DP,
get through 
the learning curve, and you'll be glad you did. and MOTU's DP manual
is 
great - i've read it cover to cover several times.

good luck with it!