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

Man, you make me sad. And worst of all: i agree with you. Now i start to re=
alise, that i wasted my money and time to this nice box. All that i wanted w=
as an exact hardware sequencer to change my computer-based composing style. =
What i get is an unstable half-baked workstation with expensive sound-expand=
ing options (if you like to use your own sounds). At the moment i use it for=
 midi-controller (the knobs are great)! 
How can i trust in an equipment which  FREEZES at times?! It just can't ste=
p smoothly between patterns even with the latest OS upgrade?! It's impossibl=
e to syncronize it exactly to my computer-system, the bank- and program-chan=
ge messages are WEIRD and the best of all: it sends exlusive messages to my =
E-MU Ultra sampler, even if i turn off the incoming programchanges on it (ch=
anges the volumes, pans and bus assignments in my multisetups)!!! 
I'm an E-MU user long ago, and i was happy when i saw the first pictures of=
 the XL-7. I did'nt thought that those guys are out of practice of sequencer=
-building. 
I'm affraid, that E-MU won't sell many of these models, and soon will get o=
ut of developping the OS. 

Anyway, i've heard, that AKAI will release a super-highend MPC (4000) soon.=


virgács


--- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> After a couple of months I have to realize that I have to get another 
> sequencer.
> 
> Now I need you advice. I want a MIDI sequencer that is what I 
> expected the XL-7 to be.
> 
> * No bugs, or at least very few of them.
> * the MIDI sequencer should do NOTHING, not a single program change, 
> volume or pan command unless I tell it to.
> * No stupid routing. MIDI from a midi keyboard should always go to 
> the destenation of the selected track (midi thru like software 
> sequencers), also when an external port is selected. At least there 
> should be a way to configure the MIDI sequencer to do so.
> 
> I don't care about internal sounds, a pure MIDI sequencer would do 
> fine. But I would also like a larger display than the XL-7. And if 
> possible, a non-pattern based sequencer.
>  
> Please help me anyone.
> 
> //Nifflas