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

Ive got an MPC2000XL here that ive not used for a while.
Thing ive always found with akai is they make fantastic hardware but 
the firmware always sucks.
The S3000XL sampler i have again is fantastic hardware, sounds great 
but lacks some refinement in the firmware again.
This all adds upto being very restricted when you want to modulate / 
control parameters like you could do on most synths so blocks 
creativity.
The MPC2000XL had a bit more power over the older MPC2000 but akai have 
basically sold the same product again. They seem to keep on doing this
The 2000XL sounds great again, timing is rock solid it pumps beats out 
like ive never heard another piece of hardware do (all older mpcs..)
but, the interface sucks only because the software is half baked.
This isin't mentioning the bugs that will never get sorted out now..
Think the same will be true of all the later hardware stuff akai 
release's, check out the yahoo mpc4000 group, most of them arn't happy..
If your doing hiphop stuff with samples then the mpc's good at that.
If you want to get in there and edit stuff then its a nightmare.
Saving, editing, changing between screens involves stopping and 
breaking your flow. I found it really hard work with the 2KXL.
EMU's a lot better interface, but i dont think the timings as good.
The emu sounds a bit loose in that department.
They are very differant beasts i know but that interaction with the seq 
is so important and the emu wins over there.
Im ranting... sorry 
gonz 







--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Szonyi Andras <andras@...> wrote:
> The MPCs have very good sequencers.
> more info:
> http://akaipro.com/prodMPC500.php
> 
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