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

I haven't had my XL7 long, but most of the work I've been doing has been studio/soundtrack work, so it's been locked to my computer in multi-mode, using Sonar as a sequencer and software to edit presets/effects/etc.  I love it so far and the protean drums rom is making it on to everything I do!  I've demoed a couple old school electro-industrial tunes for the film I'm doing right now, and if that shapes into a project I want to play live with, the intention is to use the XL7 for sequencing, playing the internal sounds and likely a Virus.  I bought it because you can assign "next pattern" to a footswitch, leaving room for fluid "live arrangement" and jamming out as necessary, but leaving my hands free for other things, something all the other pattern based synths I've owned or currently own (emx and ermk2, pattern triggers on a korg karma and alesis micron.  I had a mc-909, but sold that to get the xl7 and haven't looked back.  well, maybe to the effects!).

Anyway, multi-mode, and pattern over song is the way I'm working these days.  

josh
www.reverbnation.com/joshloughrey
music for film
enmity and apathy


----- Original Message -----
From: steve_the_composer <smw-mail@...>
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:00:58 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [xl7] What mode(s) do you use and for what purpose(s)?

This suggests some questions for discussion:

(1) What mode(s) do you use?
(2) What do you use this (these) mode(s) for?

When I did multitrack recording, I used multi mode since it allowed me to have different presets on different midi channels.

Currently, for live streaming performances, I use multi mode since it allows me to have different presets on different midi channels. I use a usb/midi keyboard --> P2500 to layer sounds (including arps) on each channel. Lately I have been using the 4x4 knobs in volume mode to mix the layers.

I almost never use the other modes, except for testing things that people ask about; however, I would be interested in knowing how others use these modes.

Steve
 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Matt <somatt@...> wrote:
>
> So that's what multi is for