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

--- In xl7@y..., "heinrich22001" <hhuent@g...> wrote:
> Hi, zensufi,
> 
> At this point definitely the RS7000! (I demoed it extensively 
against 
> the mp-7, had the rm1x and the mc-307 before).
> 
> We are all waiting for the new OS to be released. It was announced 
> for the beginning/middle of march by a well informed member in this 
> newsgroup. Mind you, some of the reported "glitches" are not 
> glitches, but user errors. This is because the XX-7 has quite a few 
> features that are not at all laid out in a user friendly way. We 
are 
> waiting to see quite a few of them improved in the next OS. Check 
> back here in a few days time. As there is room for improvements I 
> believe you have to live with some limitations because of the poor 
> display design (two lines and a minor extra display), but EMU tried 
> to make up for this with lots of buttons and realtime control. Its 
a 
> different approach, quite good for live use - but for composing its 
> definitely worse, because you have to step through menus - I advise 
> you to use a software sequencer with it, which I actually wanted to 
> go away from. 
> 
> I sticked with Emu because I like the sounds more (even if the efx 
> section routing is a good laugh) and the "build like a tank"-feel 
of 
> the box. I guess, you know that the XX-7 lacks a sampling option, 
so 
> it is not the all-in-one-box in  case you rely on sampling (you can 
> use your own samples but you have to burn your own Card and use up 
> one of the three slots - this is way to expensive!!!).  
> 
> If my memory serves me right there is a major disadvantage with the 
> RS: No realtime xox-recording (grid recording?) while listening to 
> other tracks! If thats important to you, stay away from the RS. I 
> don´t know if they added this with the new RS-OS, but I remember 
> people saying, this would not be possible with the yammie.
> 
> Best regards and good luck
> 
> HEinrich
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "zensufikabala" <zensufikabala@y...> wrote:
> > I have an rm1x+mc505+an200+dx200 setup now, but the sounds on the 
> new 
> > boxes are much better (at least than the rm1x and mc505).  
However, 
> > from what I've experienced and read, the command stations have 
lots 
> > of glitches.  It seems that these are due to OS problems.  So, 
> which 
> > box has the more stable (and error free) OS at this point?  The 
> > command stations or the rs7k?
> > 
> > zensufi

Thanks for the quick reply.  Hmmm...maybe I'll wait to see how the 
OSs on these boxes shake out since they all leave something to desire.

zensufi