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RE: [xl7] Re: and theres hope for an happy end!

2002-02-11 by Panzare

I believe the 2500 has them as well....right out of the box. Thats something E-MU could confirm.
-----Original Message-----
From: emufreak1 [mailto:mmcquay@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:51 PM
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [xl7] Re: and theres hope for an happy end!

>>>>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?

Not out of the box but the Beat Garden ROM # 9063 has guitar arps
with exceptional strumming accuracy.

M2

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--- In xl7@y..., "heinrich22001" wrote:
> --- 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



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