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

I have used the 505 and the 303 (MC) for about 5 years total.  In some 
ways I like the 505 sequencer, but I think the EMu one will be better at 
the end of the day.

>>>I think if Emu get a couple more weird quirks sorted out, it'll 
definitely be better.  While you can do almost anything on the XL-7 that 
the other boxes do (and then some in a few cases), it's the implemetation 
of those functions that's a bit odd at times.  I understand though, they 
really can't copy features right from any one machine :) <<<

But the 505 sounds are just a joke (my opinion).  Compared to an XL-7 with 
some the good ROMs and two sticks of my own samples, there is no way to 
compare.

>>>Agreed, and that's largely whay I didn't go with Roland when I was 
shopping for a good live box this time around.  The sounds compared to thr 
EMu are very flat and lack a lot of depth. Roland was initally going to be 
releasing new sounds for the 505 (I helped consult on some of this work), 
I don't know (or care now) why they decided not to. <<<

It did take about a week of working to get "into the mind set" of this 
beast, but having done that, I am quite comfortable with it.

>>>Yeah, I too had to "un-Roland" myself when learning the XL-7, but once 
that happened, it was easy to be up and running quickly on the XL-7.  It's 
getting there! <<<

rEalm