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

Yes, ERic I´m seriously considering it.
I demoed the RS7000, found it very well organised but I do not 
understand people raving about its sound except some drumkits. The 
arranging concept is pretty interesting.
The triton le combinations were very polished sounds, I found, some 
bread and butter stuff (organ, brass, woodwind etc.) was way better 
on the triton le than on the mp-7 with the zr76-board (super piano 
though). In the drum section the triton lacks punch I think. Two 
arrangers are doing well. I dont know if those will keep you 
arranging and composing your own thing in a very special korg-style. 
I´m not to keen on pads, layers, synth stuff.
But the triton seems to be very easy to use and I didn´t find bugs so 
far!

The motif 6 could be an alternative soundwise. But I read posts 
saying its a pain in the butts to do your arranging, because its so 
complicated to handle.

Best regards

Heinrich

Anybody knows about new sound expansion from emu? Or if the proteus 
2500 borad works with the mp-7?

Thanx 
Heinrich  



--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Thinking of jumping ship eh?  Don't do it, don't do it!  :)  Ok, I 
tried 
> to talk you out of it, but if not here's my thoughts.
> 
> First off all, be sure to carefully listen to the RS7000 before you 
buy, 
> The synth architecture is no where near as deep or programmable as 
the 
> XL-7, just so you know.  Also, any time you're thinking of getting 
a new 
> piece of gear, always jump on a mailing list first, so you can see 
what 
> others think of it.  That's what I did with my XL-7.  I think 
you'll find 
> the RS7000 has some bugs too, whether of not they're better or 
worse than 
> the troubles you're having with the XL-7, only you can decide.  If 
you're 
> seriously looking for another "groovebox" type of set up, I'd skip 
the 
> RS7000 and go witha  Roland mc505, which is in my opinion the best 
box out 
> there aside from the Command Stations.  The sound set is 4-5 years 
old now 
> though (although the program editing is pretty deep), so again 
listen 
> before you buy.
> 
> The Triton LE is a different beast altogether, although a very 
capable on 
> at that.  I think Korg makes some fabolous sounds, so the program 
(Preset) 
> quality is good IMO.  The sequencer is no where near as good as 
ours, and 
> the polyphony is decreased too, things to keep in mind.  If you're 
serious 
> about the LE, look into the Karma as well, which has more options 
(the 
> karma function rocks!) for about the same price.  This is probably 
my next 
> synth, unless I can save enough for a SupernovaII.
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you alex and eric for your hints about the assumed bug fixes,
> 
> Staurday is final decision time. I am considering taking back my mp-
7 for 
> a RS7000 or the new triton Le.
> How do they compare for composing (no live use)? Ease of use? 
Reliability? 
> Sounds? ( I know about the sampling expansions) Gimme your two 
cents and 
> I´ll pay you back sometime ;-)