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

B) Essentially the original soundsets are based off of rack mount sounds, 
many of which weren't made for you.  No problem, you make your own.

>>>You should all be using your own sounds anyway, Presets in general 
suck.  Synthesis is what makes your music yours! :) <<<

E) I can totally fake a huge number of effects, because all they are are 
the same sounds offset in time or panned differently or whattever. 

>>>Excellent point!  There was an article in Remix (I think) not too long 
ago about how to create different effects via MIDI.  I'll try and find it 
and post to the list. <<<

And to make this all worth while, here is an incredible resource to 
learning what synthesis is all about: 
http://www.sospubs.co.uk/search/query.asp?Synth+Secrets+Part

>>>The Synth Secrets articles in SOS are some of my favorite out there, I 
always read those a few times to learn lots about synthesis.  True, 
sometimes the articels get a bit complicated, but you don't ahve to 
understand the math to get the basic ideas down.  Highly recommend 
reading! <<<

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