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

Try the Beat Garden ROM and the Planet Earth ROM, these are great more drum sounds.

If you want synthetic drum sounds word on the street is the Elektron Machinedrum is the 
way to go... don't know I don't own one but I've got a Monomachine on order.  I hear the 
interfaces rule.  I can't say if either are similar to the XL-7's grid mode... as I've never even 
used the grid mode.  I'm not sure why but I've just always found the XL-7 lent itself to 
realtime recording.  Probably just the way I learned from my first sequencer, an Ensoniq 
TS-10.  I blew right by it in the manual.  I think I once tried grid mode but found it to be 
retarded compared to other grid based machines like Rolands or Korgs.

BTW, I find the Korg ESX-1 to be a great little machine for not too much money and 
because it's a sampler you can put anything you damn want in it.  The last show I did used 
30% insect sounds for percussion.

Mark



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "M2" <mmcquay@s...> wrote:
> 
> I must have misunderstood the complete question.  Yes Grid mode was 
> introduced I believe in OS # 1.3X 
>   Try this link and do a search for the other features with different 
> vendors.
> 
> http://www.harmony-central.com/
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Fab Claxton" <fabclaxton@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > I have 2.0 - but even the earlier versions have grid mode. That's 
> > what I love about the XL-7. That's why I want another drum machine 
> > with this feature. I've gotten so used to working with grid mode 
> > that it's become a necessity. I'm not looking to get rid of my XL-
> 7 -
> >  I just want to have as many great drum machines as possible.
> > 
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "M2" <mmcquay@s...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Grid record mode is an option on the XX-7's with the latest OS.  
> > What 
> > > OS do you have?
> > > 
> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Fab Claxton" <fabclaxton@y...> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hey gang,
> > > > I'm perfectly happy with my XL-7's synth capabilities, but I 
> > wish I 
> > > > had more drum sounds. I've got the XL-7 ROM, the Pure Phatt 
> ROM, 
> > > and 
> > > > the Protean Drums ROM, but dammit - I just want more! There can 
> > > > never be enough great sounding drums for me. So that brings me 
> > to 
> > > my 
> > > > question: I'm looking for other hardware drum machines with the 
> > > > following features:
> > > > 
> > > > - Grid recording mode
> > > > - Realistic drum sounds (a la the Protean Drums ROM).
> > > > - Ethnic percussion sounds - if possible 
> > > > 
> > > > Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> > > > Fab