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

Yep, the Rm1x does have some cool features, but the stopping for everything kills the deal for me.


Note that with version 2.0, you gain XmiX which allows you to selectively switch in tracks from other sequences.  You could easily use this to achieve the variations that the Rm1x does, and more.  The groove grid is very cool and something we always wanted to do (more generally, any sort of non-destructive realtime quantize).  The MC-505 has this too, routed to a knob which is pretty cool.


MIDI echo is okay, but you can do the same thing in the preset pretty easily (and in realtime too).


Uneven loop lengths is probably the most useful difference.  With the XL-7, you'd have to extend the shorter tracks out to the sequence length, which then makes so you'd have to edit all the repeats to change stuff.


Good points!


-Aaron

----- Original Message ----
From: gutman75 <bgutman@...>
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:11:13 AM
Subject: [xl7] Re: XL7, compared to...


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 ))

just my 0.02$
have a nice day!
Boris.






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