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

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, gutman75 wrote:

> 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! :)
================

the Kawai Q80 (and all of its variations) did that, but it's not something 
i ever used. and to a certain extent this can be emulated, although 32 
bars may be somewhat limiting...

speaking of the 32 bar limit, can 2 (or more) patterns be somehow "linked" 
into a unit longer than 32 bars? can it be hacked: can i record a sysex 
message in pattern "a" that selects pattern "b", and select pattern "a" 
from pattern "b", and form a loop of 64 bars?


> - 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").
==================

i don't get the "16 variations" bit... if i had an XL7, couldn't i just 
use 16 patterns and consider each one a "variation"? how is that 
different/better about the RM1x?

my impression of the XL7 is that it could also be used for performance 
remixing, and in theory the sequencer largely overlaps the features of the 
RM1x. ignoring the sounds, would you say that they largely overlap for 
that purpose?

if you were also using the hardware sequencer to compose, which would you 
like better?


> - up to 5 "mute groups" for quick muting/unmuting several tracks at once
===================

that sounds neat... so i can hit one button and simultaneously un/mute two 
or more tracks? but there are other ways to do that.


> - "groove grid" function: select any beats in a bar and shift them 
> forward/backward, or modify note velocity/length. This happens in 
> realtime.
===================

the XL7 doesn't have anything similar? are there any demos of this 
feature?


> - nice "midi echo" effect. Would be even nicer if it worked on incoming 
> MIDI notes - as it is, works on recorded notes only.
==================

i wonder if that's similar to the feature on the MC50... it can emulate a 
delay? i've got plenty of effect units, so it's not something i need.


-- 
         ...atom

  ________________________
  http://atom.smasher.org/
  762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
  -------------------------------------------------

 	"Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist.
 	 You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor."
 		-- A pirate, from St. Augustine's "City of God"