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

On 9/25/04 7:18 PM, "analog_geek" <marsholie@...> wrote:

> I currently own an MC-909 and was thinking of selling it to purchase
> the MP-7 and three roms. (Protean Drums ROM, Beat Garden ROM, Vintage
> Collection ROM) Im thinking this would give me more sounds than the
> MC-909 currently has. But I have a few concerns.
> The mc-909 is rock solid. Doesnt crash at all. Is the MP-7 this way?

the Command Stations are very stable. i've never had one crash, ever.

> ALso the mc909 can sequence up to 16 peices of gear. This is useful
> for my collection of synths. I see that the command staion has two
> midi outputs but can I still midi chain my synths together to
> controll more than two pieces of gear?

the Command Station can control up to 32 pieces of external kit (32 MIDI
channels over two MIDI Out ports). MIDI Thru works if your external gear
passes MIDI to a Thru port.

much as i love the Command Stations, i wouldn't trade an MC-909 for one,
especially since the 909 has sampling and a USB connection to transfer
samples to/from a computer. plus Roland's effects are better and more
varied.

however, if you're not so hot on sampling and are mainly a "preset tweaker"
type of person, the Command Station would suit you well,  as with 4 ROMs
you're talkin' a good 2048 presets. if it were me, i'd try to get a PX-7
(which has the Protean Drums ROM) because it is a more neutral gray and has
the OS 2.0 shift functions stenciled in above the sequencer controls. the
MP-7 is nifty purple but can be too dark (as mine was) and thus difficult to
read. i switched back to an XL-7 for the bright yellow - good contrast in
low-light situations.
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Bruddah Max
Lord of the Dance