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

As a realtime sequencer, the RM1X has a couple of advantages over a 
command station:
- first and foremost, "groove grid" editing (individually shift 
time/gate/velocity for any of 16 beats, in realtime);
- easy switching between variations withing a pattern (in yamaha-
speak, that would be "patterns within a style");
- can have phrases of different lengths and time signatures playing 
simultaneously;
- can replace a phrase on a given track while playing (this is what X-
Mix does on command stations, but it's even easier on Rm1x)
- Undo! ('nuff said)
What I don't like about RM1X's sequencer is that it must be stopped 
to start/stop recording, and even to turn the metronome on/off.

Now the second part of this mini-review: sound. Command stations are 
very well-specified synthesizers, Rm1X - anything but. As a synth, 
Rm1X a is a complete toy, and doesn't stand a bit of competition with 
a command station (I can elaborate, if anyone's interested). This is 
a cold fact, you don't even need to hear either machine - just 
compare the specs. Subjectively speaking, I think the Command 
Stations sound awesome, and Rm1x sounds like shit.

That came out a bit harsh, but you get the drift :-)
Hope this helps,
Boris.
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "lifeistheformofenergy" 
<lifeistheformofenergy@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone - upon doing a lot of reveiws and reading a lot of 
other 
> people's posts - there has been a lot of referrence to the Rm1x, I 
am 
> wondering what are everyones personal or particular consensus about 
> the positives and negatives the Rm1x might have over the emu 
command 
> stations (if this is deemed so) and or vise versa ....
> 
> Yamaha Rm1x : http://www.markarber.freeserve.co.uk/rmormc.htm