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

Thanks for the sales pitch, but unfortunately I am not buying. Sorry. I do
need to correct you on a number of points, though.

First, these Soundfont package downloads are completely legal ­ they are
released by E-MU! Hence the Creative logo, and "Soundfont.com from E-MU /
Ensoniq" graphics on the site.

Additionally, the Soundfont collection is actually two full banks from the
World Expedition ROM, as I have learned. That¹s much different than "not the
entire bank one". And it looks like many of the good ones are represented.
What is NOT represented are the ARP and BTS presets, which is
understandable. And with 256 presets, I am sure more than a few of the
"really good ones" are here. And at 1/10th the price you are selling your
units for, I think it¹s a wonderful deal.

Not to mention you can get at the raw samples and edit them, and build
custom drum kits. Try doing that with the Planet Earth or World Expedition
ROM.

I understand what you're trying to do here, and let it be known that I have
worked at large ad agencies for many years so I see right through it.

If anyone else has any opinion on these E-MU Soundfont collections, and how
they compare to the ROMs, I'd be interested to hear. I don't have much
experience with sf2 files or their quality.

Thanks.
Mark



On 3/26/04 10:01 PM, "William McCoy" <dublmranch@sisqtel.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hello Mark,
> 
> I saw your post on the XL-7 site and checked out the online download you are
> considering.  I compared it to what is on the World Expedition ROM that is the
> ROM that comes with in the Planet Earth Module and it is severely missing A
> TON of very awesome presets in the World Exp. ROM.  I would say it has less
> than 20% of the presets if even that, and they are not the "best" ones either.
> The World Exp ROM has 4 banks of 127 sounds.  The download that you are
> looking at looks like it has mostly stuff only from Bank One and even that is
> NOT the entire Bank One from what I can ascertain looking at the Sound List
> of presets in the owners manual that comes with the Planet Earth Module.
> I would say, if you want the entire World Expedition with all 4
> banks of killer sounds (all 512 of em), then save your money for the ROM
> itself 
> (or buy a Planet Earth module) if you can, and forget the on-line download
> thang which is no where near as cool in my opinion. You will be far happier
> with the "real deal"  i think.  ;-)
> 
> If you want the World Expedition ROM, i do have one for sale on eBay
> brand new and its factory sealed.  If you want the Planet Earth Module with
> the World Expedition ROM installed in it, I also have one on eBay in almost
> new condition.  Please check out my auctions under my ID... dublmranch ...
> OR feel free to contact me directly if you wish.  Either way you'd be far
> better 
> off than spending $ for that extremely incomplete download.  And I wonder if
> that download is even a legal form of those presets.  In other words, have
> they 
> cleared it with EMU to be selling those presets on line, or ? That would be a
> very important question to ask.  If they have not cleared it with EMU, then
> you 
> would not technically have any legal rights to use the presets for production.
> Any clearance should of course be in writing for your legal protection.
> Anyway that's something else to consider.  I hope that helps.
> 
> With regards,  Will McCoy  ---please check my Yahoo ID here on this site to
> find out who i am and how to contact me directly if you like.  thanks.  :-}
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pipher <mpipher@m...> wrote:
>> I recently came across the EMU 3Old World Instruments2 Soundfont
> collection,
>> which supposedly includes 3the very best sounds and instruments used in
>> E-MU1s popular Planet Earth sound module.2 The Planet Earth was just the
>> World Expedition ROM right? I really need this sound set and I am
> wondering
>> how close this will get me, if anyone knows.
>> 
>> Here1s a link, with the Preset Listing.
>> http://www.soundfont.com/downloads/OldWorld.asp
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Mark
>> 
>>