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

I found the sequencer in the XL-7 to be a lot more intuitive.  
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  From: Atom Smasher<mailto:atom@...> 
  To: xl7@yahoogroups.com<mailto:xl7@yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: XL7, compared to...


  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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