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

--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:

(No P2500 Card for the MP-7?)
Not sure if that's strictly hardware depandant, 
> or if there's software changes that go along with that. <<<

>>>>>> Yes, the P2500 has 24 bit outputs, but I guess thats no 
omission for using the P2500 ROM card (if there was)in the XX-
7.<<<<<<<< 


I REALLY think that the new OS 
> is going to surprise a lot of people.  There were a few easy bug 
fixes 
> that could have been implemented a couple weeks ago with a new OS 
release. 
>  Instead we're looking at the end of the month/early March until 
the enxt 
> one.  I'm guessing that means we're going to see quite a few 
changes based 
> on the comments from this list.  


>>>>>>Come on, ERic, you heard the news, didn´t you? How about some 
fortune telling?<<<<<<


> 
> I ended up testing the triton LE: > pooooowwwwwerful arpeggiators 
(main point!), 
> 
> >>>You think the arps in the Korg are better than the MP-7?  That 
kinda 
> surprises me, as the Emu's are the most editable and best all 
around 
> sounding out of any I've heard.  Certainly more flexible too as the 
Korg 
> only lets you use 2 at a time, while we can use what, 16 on the XX-
7's? 


>>>>I wouldn´t say "better". Right, the XX-7 can use 16 arps at a 
time (unmatched good stuff!!!), but can the XX-7 arpeggiate cords 
(more than one note at a time) to do guitar strumming or such? I 
don´t believe so, but I´m not sure, haven´t programmed arps of that 
kind until now. By the way: Wouldn´t it be cool to trackrecord a 
short sequence (that cuts after the 32 step) and assign it as an 
arpeggio instead of programming it the hard way? <<<<<<<<

> 
(comparison mp-7 - triton le) 
> >>>Not a fair comparison IMHO, you're comparing a master keyboard 
with a 
> "groove box".  Of course the Korg will have more bread and butter 
sounds, 
> that's what it's supposed to do.  Of course the MP-7 will groove 
more, 
> that's what it's supposed to do. <<<
>  


>>>>> Well, to me they are both hardware sequencers with sound ROM. 
The EMu  being more than a groove box. The korg with a keyboard 
included. Korg intended to go towards the dance crowd and rebrushed 
the triton sounds. I forgot: The triton le is the smallest 
workstation I´ve seen so far (keyboard included), but real 
portability and sturdy (stable? Sorry, my Enghlish) tanklike hardware 
delivers the XX-7.<<<<<<<

> Some say Emu sounds cold. 
> 
> >>>Some people still think the Earth is flat too, they're idiots.  
The 
> XX-7's are incredibly warm sounding, 


>>>>>>>>>Oh yesssss!

and comes close to the sound of the 
> best VA's (very over-rated definition) out there. <<<

>>>>>>>> Help me,  whats the meaning of "VA"? (I am German) I´ve read 
that so many times but didnt bother to ask.


Heinrich