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

Again just a few words.
 
 I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME PATTERN/SONG EDIT 
> FUNCTIONS OUTSIDE, UPFRONT. DEFINITELY. AND A 
> VELOCITY BUTTON THAT  IMMEDIATELY ACCESSES THE 
> SENSITIVITY OF THE PADS, EXPECIALLY FOR RHYTHM 
> INPUTTING.

There is one and it is Quick edit #9.
> 
> <<Once you've gotten in the habit of saving, revert acts just like 
> undo. >> YES, ALMOST. BETTER THAN NOTHING, AT LEAST. 

I have to agree here why not a simple undo?
> 
> WELL, THIS IS AN ISSUE HERE. I DID, BUT HOW WAS I 
> SUPPOSED TO KNOW I CANT DOWNLOAD IT FROM USB? 
> THE SALES REP DIDN'T TELL US, THE MANUAL DIDN'T, THE 
> WEBSITE DIDN'T, ONLY BY SKIPPING THRU USER GROUPS  
> WAS I ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. 

The manual also don't say anything about the USB at all.  It's like 
its not there.  It would be good to give some explanation.

.
> 
> <<You have 999 bars worth of 16 channels of linear sequencer 
> to work with in song mode.>>
> ARE YOU SURE? I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU 
> HAVE A SINGLE TRACK TO USE AS A THREAD TO LINK ALL 
> PATTERNS WITH... BUT I'LL SEE WITH THE NEW OS.

It is there in all OS's.


(topic fx sends)
 >> OKAY. EXCUSED. HOPE I LEARN THEM BEFORE NEXT 
> CHRISTMAS.

It only took me a couple of days to get my head around this simple 
setup. With the level of expearence you are boasting I am suprised 
that you would say that.
> 
> <<128 voices, 32 midi channels, 16 knobs, 13 velocity & poly 
> aftertouch sensitive pads, 6 analog outs, S/PDIF out, rugged 
> quality, in this price range? >> 
> PLEASE, TAKE AWAY THE POLY AFTERTOUCH AND THE 
> EXTRA 16 MIDI CHANNELS AND GIVE US A WIDER GRAPHIC 
> DISPLAY INSTEAD. I'M SURE NO ONE WILL COMPLAIN.

One of the main reasons i bought this box it the extra outs and the 
aftertouch pads.  I would complain big time.  And yes I would like a 
larger display but I would rather have power that takes a little 
time to get used to.  I will now totaly flame you for telling me 
what I wan't in my gear.  You sould rember that you are not evryone 
so please don't tell me how I work or what I want in my gear on this 
message borad again.
>   
> <<The XL-7 was not designed as a sampler.  However, you can 
> buy flash ROMs that you can burn your own samples on to, and 
> never have to load them from disk.  >>
> YES, BUT I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED 
> SAMPLING. EVERY GROOVE/REMIX/DANCE MACHINE 
> SHOULD HAVE SAMPLING THESE DAYS. 
> THE QUESTION THAT ALL MY CUSTOMERS HAVE ASKED 
> ABOUT THOSE MACHINES IS "they certainly sample, don't 
> they?", AND THEY ALL LEFT WITH PUZZLED EXPRESSIONS 
> ON THEIR FACES. THE FLASH ROM BURNING OPTION IS 
> LIMITED TO EMU SAMPLERS OWNERS, I SUPPOSE. SO MUCH 
> FOR THAT.
>   
>   
> <<The extensive synth programming functions interest no one 
> here.>>
> <<I'm surprised no one bit your head off for that comment!  =) >>
> THEY DID, I DEFENDED MYSELF BY SPRAYING THEM WITH MY  
> ARMPIT  CANNONS.

I did say sompthing!

>  
> << I think the sequencer compares favorably to the gear I've 
> played with. >> 
> MMM...NO AARON, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT JUST 
> YET.  IT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL, BUT AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, 
> SEQUENCING GEAR I HAD TEN YEARS AGO HAD MORE 
> EDITING FEATURES THAN THIS ONE. THAT INCLUDING THE 
> FEATURES YOU DESCRIBED  IN OS 1.18.
> YOU KNOW WHAT? THE SEQUENCER SEEMS LIKE AN 
> AFTERTHOUGHT IN THIS MACHINE. LIKE IT WASN'T 
> SUPPOSED TO BE THERE IN THE BEGINNING.  I MEAN, IT'S A 
> GROOVEBOX, ISN'T IT? THE SEQUENCER SHOULD HAVE 
> BEEN THE CORE AROUND WHICH WRAP THE OTHER 
> LAYERS.  KUDOS FOR THE SYNTH ENGINE AND THE 
> REALTIME CONTROLS AND THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE 
> PROPORTION BETWEEN THOSE AND THE SEQUENCER IS 90 
> TO 10.

You just said a few lines back that you could take out 16 midi 
chanels and go with a bigger dysplay.  Is that not a part of the 
sequencer?  the edit features are a little light but the platform is 
there to have this thing blow all others away.  And as you say the 
synth is huge, in your opinion way to big to ever be used.  so there 
is a future for the box is this a bad thing?

Well thats enuf for me

later

mike