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Re: [xl7] Unbalanced features?
2002-02-18 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com
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 agree, the manual breaks out the Preset editing functions into too many sections. Still, don't say you'll never need those features, you'd be surprised! <<<
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.
>>>It gets quicker the more you do it. For me, using someone else's sounds is a huge no no. The sounds are what make an electronic song, so I make sure that all mine are rEalm originals :) <<<
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???
>>>Because good sound design is paramount to new and exciting music, the more options the better! As for efx, yeah they're ok. I maninly use them just for live work, and stick with my nicer plug ins for the studio stuff. I know a lot of peopel just disable the effects too. <<<
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