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

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:05:42 -0700, semj_1 <trunkey22@...> wrote:

> i'm thinking of using my xl7 just to sequence my sampler on 32 channels
>
> is this easy enough?
>
> i guess it's just a matter of buying a lot of sample cds and stocking
> up my samplers hard drive
>
> just an idea
>
> a good one?
>
> -semj_1

The XL7 does two "main" things for me-

1) sequencing- I will use the onboard drums and an occasional weird pad or  
something- but for the most part it just sequences to a sampler and a  
couple outboard synths.  The XL7 rompler is among the most powerful  
around, but for me it's almost too powerful- 10 different filters and 4  
layers with all those mod capabilities just make my head hurt- i usually  
end up hitting "random" over and over and just listen to what comes out  
when I use it for its sounds.

2) FX: the outboard sampler and synths run back in to the XL7 and hit the  
FX (these are old synths with no fx) so I can smack em with distortion and  
reverb.

So yeah- as a hardware sequencer, in my opinion it's pretty untouchable.