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Re: and theres hope for an happy end!

2002-02-11 by emufreak1

emufreak1 wrote:

Yeah, but if it's not being released as a separate ROM, then you 
can't get em'.

M2

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--- In xl7@y..., "Panzare" <panzare@m...> wrote:

> 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@m...]
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:51 PM
>   To: xl7@y...
>   Subject: [xl7] Re: and theres hope for an happy end!
> 
> Heinrich wrote:
>   >>>>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?

> emufreak1 wrote:

>   Not out of the box but the Beat Garden ROM # 9063 has guitar arps
>   with exceptional strumming accuracy.
> 
>   M2
> 
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orbit3
> 
> 
>   --- In xl7@y..., "heinrich22001" <hhuent@g...> 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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