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

On Wed, 06 Feb 2002 00:25:42 -0000, mikexl7 wrote,

> 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.

Quick edit controls modify the currently selected preset.

> ...
> > <<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.

Song mode has one "pattern track", and another track that holds 16 channels
of MIDI data.  Pattern mode is limited to 32 bars.

> (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.

I find the limited effect send patching as frustrating as it is in the
Morpheus.

> > <<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.

Heh.  I could suggest that "power" and "tedium" do not necessarily have to go
hand in hand... but I won't.  ;^)

> > <<The XL-7 was not designed as a sampler.\ufffd However, you can 
> > buy flash ROMs that you can burn your own samples on to, and 
> > never have to load them from disk.\ufffd >>
> > 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.

I know that look.  ;)

> > <<The extensive synth programming functions interest no one 
> > here.>>
> > <<I'm surprised no one bit your head off for that comment!\ufffd =)\ufffd>>
> > THEY DID, I DEFENDED MYSELF BY SPRAYING THEM WITH MY  
> > ARMPIT  CANNONS.
> 
> I did say sompthing!

One could suggest that presets could be extensively usable, without surgery,
out of the box.  I surely would not miss the operating room (he said looking
at a rack that includes 5 other E-MU synths).

There's no doubt that it's a darn good sample playback module, but the design
of the sequencer does seem restricted by the basic architecture of the P2K.

Jeff