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

You might try looking at the Proteus 2500 if thats what your looking for. I
had one
and traded it in for an MP-7 (with the Synth Const Yard ROM also) just
because
I couldn't stand the layout of the 2500. But it is awesome as far as it's
sound library,
I wish a model like the MP-7 or XL-7 came with all of the 2500's sounds and
patterns,
I would have bought that one hands down.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: argomax2002 [mailto:argomax@...]
  Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 5:14 AM
  To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [xl7] COMMENTS ON MP7 -PART 2


  Hello again.
  Having dug  into the machine extensively during this weekend,
  I'm afraid I have a few more complaints to report, adding to my
  previous post.
  In fact, at this point I must admit I am pretty disappointed with
  this machine and I think I will put it back on sale, and start
  looking for something else instead.

  The patterns are good but I don't care about those, we all make
  our own after all. So that doesn't count.
  The sounds in the MP7 native Rom are unusable. Have I found a
  single, usable piano, strings or organ sound that behaves
  normally? No. Only detuned, crappy distorted presets.
  The drumkits and basses are okay, though.

  The interface and OS are good and responsive. The buttons are
  great.

  However, the sequencer is the worst I've ever seen in a long
  time.
  As I said the other day, it lacks a basic UNDO function that is just
  too important to be left out.
  It lacks a BAR COPY/PASTE function which is the basic of any
  sequencing work. Without it, if you got a wrong bar in a series of
  8, you have to redo all 8. The Erase switch is just too awkward to
  be used in this context.
  The EXTEND SEQUENCE function is not very interesting. You
  can lose that if you implement the BAR COPY function.

  The extensive synth programming functions interest no one
  here. We want a big sound library engine with realtime controls
  and easy but complete sequencing. Do not assume we all use
  software sequencers; I don't, and I'm a professional. And do not
  assume we are interested in modulating LFO2 with Velocity and
  Aftertouch with whatsoever else and its cousin. Most of us don't
  even haveTHE TIME to even access those menus, much less so
  use them. A good amount of quick edit knobs is all we want and
  use.

  The sequencer is my biggest issue here. I mean, I've seen
  sequencing engines since 1988, and I've seen them all, being a
  dealer. This engine here would get serious kicks in the ass by
  any Roland or Yamaha or Korg groovebox, even the smallest
  ones. The mute buttons have a nice touch, but that's it.  Editing
  the pattern is a joke; there is no serious editing function. Again, if
  EMU engineers assumed we'd all use different sequencing
  means they assumed wrongly. If I'd use an external sequencer,
  why even implement a sequencer here? But if you do implement
  it, then you have to FULLY implement it, or you aren't doing your
  job properly. EXPECIALLY IN THIS PRICE RANGE.

  EMU should have looked at the sequencing structure of a
  Roland MC-505 or a Yamaha RM1X. I  have both, and I can tell
  you that, although the waveforms and the quality of sound in the
  Roland do suck, the sequencer is massive compared to this one
  here, and the synthesis functions are all there, too. And the
  Yamaha has a seriously powerful sequencer, too.

  So my verdict is thumbs down, I'm sorry. I will get rid of this
  machine ASAP and I don't think I'll be looking into other EMU
  gear for a while. Not unless they go back to the drawing board
  and re-design the OS from the bottom.




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