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

jp,

Glad to help.

The units are identical less the ribbon and drum pads on the 2500, 
oh, and sound set of course.  You had mentioned that you really 
wanted the XL-7.  Why did you go with the 2500 instead?  As far as 
advantages, it really depends on the music you like.  I like all 
styles so it's really up to you.  Do you have a good keyboard 
controller?  If you do then I'd say use the expansion slots(you have 
3 open)and get the X-LEAD ROM # 9089 and use your controller keys.  
The 2500 is nice but my only gripe is that I wish it had more than 
the 3 extra expansion slots.  Right now I have this E-MU gear:

P2K w/Techno Synth Construction Yard & Beat Garden ROM's by Rob Papen
(giving me the standard Proteus and Orbit 3 in one module)

XL-1 standard w/Pure Phatt ROM
(giving me the XL-1 and Mo'Phatt in one module)

Launch Pad midi controller
 
If the 2500 had six slots, I would sell these and put everything in 
one and gain the sequencer(right now I use a hardware sequencer).

Let me know what you decide to do and if there is anything else we 
can do to help.  You can e-mail me privately.

Later,

M2

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3


--- In xl7@y..., "Panzare" <panzare@m...> wrote:
> Thanks M2 for the reply, claiming ignorance here, I'll take your 
input as
> more credible than
> the place I bought the Proteus 2500 from. I've been out of the 
recording
> hobby for some
> time and I just bought the Proteus 2500 as an alternative to the 
XL7, which
> is what I really
> wanted. It makes sense that the sounds won't be the same unless the 
ROM is
> also available
> in the 2500. What the CD does have are all of the song and pattern 
files
> (the .MID files) for
> the MP7 and the XL7, but thats all.
> 
> Based on your opinion, do you think there's any advantage the 2500 
has over
> the XL7 or
> MP7? The reason I ask is because I've considered returning the 2500 
in
> exchange for
> a XL7 after doing some more research and after reading your reply.
> Your opinion would be helpful,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> jp-
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: emufreak1 [mailto:mmcquay@m...]
>   Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:19 PM
>   To: xl7@y...
>   Subject: [xl7] Re: Sad MIDI connection question.
> 
> 
>   jp,
> 
>   Without the ROM's from the XL-7(X-LEAD#9089)and the MP-7(Pure
>   Phatt#9062)in your 2500, the sounds you are trying to download 
will
>   NOT work.  The presets are directed to pull information from the 
ROM
>   itself.
> 
>   M2
> 
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3
> 
> 
>   --- In xl7@y..., "bakura69" <panzare@m...> wrote:
>   > Ok, I'm not the person who asked the original question,
>   > however, I have having a similar problem. I tried numerous
>   > different ways of getting the MIDI interface to connect
>   > properly from my Proteus 2500(which is the basically the
>   > same as the MP7 and the XL7 without the keypad), and I
>   > haven't had any success with the E-Loader either, sucks
>   > too because supposedly with the 2500 I can load all of
>   > the factory preset songs and patterns for both the XL7
>   > and the MP7 via the E-Loader.
>   >
>   > I'm using Windows 2000 ServPak2, with a Creative Labs
>   > AWE64 Sound Card. I loaded the Microsoft Java Runtime
>   > Engine and that didn't seem to work. Haven't tried the
>   > Sun version thats on the CD yet, which is a recommended
>   > alternative in the FAQ's posted in files in this users
>   > group. I'm going to try that next. But, any other
>   > suggestions would be helpful.
>   >
>   > Thanks,
>   >
>   > jp
> 
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