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

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Aaron Eppolito wrote:

> As far as sample CDs, you can probably buy them from E-Mu.  Note, 
> however, that most of the interesting parts of the sounds of the 
> ROMplers comes from the presets, not the samples.  The filters, 
> patchcords, modulation, etc makes the box sound the way it does.
>
> You should check out the ProteusX or EmulatorX soft-synths and sample 
> libraries - they'll have the preset goodness that the modules have.
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yech... soft-synths...


> PS. you weren't looking for a "warez" sample CD, were you...
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i'm waiting to hear back from emu about availability through "official" 
channels. honest question, though, is; can they claim copyright on a 
sample that's sold on a ROM? and if it's sampled as a patch, then not only 
would it be "better" than the raw sample (as you indicate above), but also 
less encumbered by copyright.

obviously if someone copied a sample cd there are copyright issues, but if 
someone sampled sound from a rompler i don't think there would be any 
issues. if anyone claimed copyright over sounds that came from the rompler 
they'd own part of the music you created with it.


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