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

Hi,

I've got a problem: I've made some Fruityloops tracks that sound not 
bad. Sequencing in Fruityloops is very easy, the best interface so 
far. But my goal is to make a track only with the XL-7 not only 
because I've spent 600,-EUR for that beast.

So, I've started with creating some sounds on my own. The results 
were not bad. Some nice "megasaws", fatter Kicks and Basses. So far, 
so good. The effects settings are not very flexible. Is bpm-synced 
cross-delay possible there? The two effect processors are too few, so 
I've had to use the chorus setting in the preset menu.

But then, the sequencing. A pattern can be max. 32 bars long, right? 
Hmm, what about filter sweeps that are at least 64 bars long? How 
should I start seuquencing a whole track? Meaning intro, fill-in, 
verse, break, outro etc.? How are complex melodies that are longer 
than 32 bars possible? How do _you_ do it?

Or should I use a PC sequencer? Which one? Should I use Fruityloops 
for that? Or is there a nice _freeware_ midi sequencer available? 
Even if it is, then I've paid too much for the XL-7 because I don't 
need the onboard sequencer anymore. And that's a pity.  I really miss 
a piano-roll view of the tracks there. Even a tracker-style view, 
meaning showing the notes, velocities, note lengths and additional 
parameters would be enough, but editing in the event editor there is 
a real pain in my eyes.

So:

What is the best way to sequence on the XX-7?


Another point:
There are 1102 members in this group, but there are only a handful of 
people who posted a link to mp3 of them containing tracks made with 
XX-7. Why? 1102 members and only 10 posts about mp3s? Not to say 
about "groovesharing" on EMU's site. This section is dead. Why? Is 
there no one who wants to share it's pattern/songs for uploading it 
on the XX-7?


Thanks for reading and cheers,
Uri