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

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Larz Martinez wrote:

> No.  I've owned the RM1X, the MC 505, MC 307, the MC 909, and just about 
> every other "groovebox" ever made.  There is no debate really. The E-mus 
> own them all, and that's not even factoring in the synthesis 
> capabilities.
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so, in your opinion, if i'm only *really* interested in the sequencer, 
you'd recommend the XL7, huh?

what would you say about gutman75's comments on the RM1x...

> I have an Rm1x, so here's a brief comparison. Overall, I think Rm1x is 
> a more powerful sequencer:
> - you can have patterns of different lengths playing together. E.g. a 1 
> bar kick drum pattern, 4 bars bass pattern and 16 bars synth line on 
> top. It is even possible to mix and match different time signatures 
> (wild! :)
> - up to 16 variations which can be switched in real time - you can have 
> intro, chorus, verse, buildups, breaks etc and then effectively remix 
> your song live (that's why it's called "sequence remixer").
> - up to 5 "mute groups" for quick muting/unmuting several tracks at once
> - "groove grid" function: select any beats in a bar and shift them 
> forward/backward, or modify note velocity/length. This happens in 
> realtime.
> - nice "midi echo" effect. Would be even nicer if it worked on incoming 
> MIDI notes - as it is, works on recorded notes only.
> 
> The biggest shortcoming of Rm1x sequencer is that it has to be stopped 
> between playing and recording, for any editing tasks, and for switching 
> metronome on/off. Also, I've read that grid recording mode is 
> practically unusable, since you can't hear the other tracks (haven't 
> tried it myself). Grid recording on XL7 is fun ))


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