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

I'm really sorry for being so mean in my other posts.

I think I realize we use the xx-7 for completley different things and 
need completley different features :)

//Nifflas

--- In xl7@y..., "heinrich22001" <hhuent@g...> wrote:
> --- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> > Agh! If you know BASIC synth theory you can easily understand the 
> > manual and program the XL-7, 
> 
> >>>>No, I do not.<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> I mean, programming the XL-7 is so very 
> > very simple compared to many other synths. Why do you think 
people 
> > get synths like the Nord Modular?
> 
> >>>>>>>>I believed the XX-7 was supposed to be a 
hardware/standalone 
> sequencer and groovebox aimed as well for live use, not so much a 
> synth<<<<<<
> 
> > 
> > Effects? Why do you need them inside a synth? Just plug the XL-7 
> into 
> > some external effect processors. 
> 
> >>>>>>efx is something that matters in a all-in-one groove 
> box/command station. If I used external efx, the routing of the xx-
7 
> would be still limiting to do so, no?>>>>>>>
> 
> ......
> Hmm, eem, I realized I was a little bit mean in my last post. Sorry 
> for this!
> 
> >>>>>>>Don´t worry>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> All I want to say is that I think you should learn all features 'n 
> stuff that the XL-7 can do, it's not as hard as it may seem - and 
you 
> will not regret learning all features of the synth.
> 
> >>>>>>I´ll do my best<<<<<<<
> 
> Heinrich
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., "heinrich22001" <hhuent@g...> wrote:
> > > I´m curious, what you think about that:
> > > 
> > > I was travelling by train last weekend and took the chance to 
> read 
> > > through the manual, that means: the programming section. I only 
> did 
> > > very basic sound tweaking, altered the factory stuff a little, 
> > never 
> > > needed indepth programming. So I studied this chapter to find 
> what 
> > my 
> > > mp-7 can do for me.
> > > 
> > > I was a little "shocked" by the endless possibilities. And I 
know 
> > I´m 
> > > never gonna use it. After reading it I felt like "damn, you 
need 
> to 
> > > be an engineer to use the real strengths of this machine". 
Unlike 
> > > somebody else in this group I do not think this chapter is well 
> > > written. Parts are simply overexplained but then again an 
> overview 
> > > and working examples are missing. 
> > > 
> > > I remember a market research study saying that most synthi 
users 
> > are 
> > > tweaking their own sounds way less than you might think. If I 
> took 
> > my 
> > > limited time to compose songs and die care about all theses 
> > features 
> > > I would never end up with a finished song (I am no pro, don´t 
> have 
> > a 
> > > studio, I only use my gear in late evenings - if my girl friend 
> > lets 
> > > me, that is ;-)))
> > > 
> > > So my question is: Why did EMu put so much effort in sound 
> fiddling 
> > > possibilities and offer such a limited effect section? An 
> extended 
> > > but easy to use efx section is what most users are after, I 
> guess. 
> > So 
> > > do I. How many of you are really (!) working with the 
programming 
> > > features of the XX-7? Maybe this is the way to go for minimal, 
> > > industrial, techno. But R & B??? 
> > > 
> > > No offence, just a question. 
> > > 
> > > HEinrich