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

Sorry everyone - I should have started a new thread. I was responding directly to the question from Scott - which is very much on-topic. I even changed the subject line. I thought it would be enough. Obviously not.

Apologies again for polluting your inbox. 



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, James Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@...> wrote:
>
> And to think I was discussing a close cousin of the CS (asr-x) and some
> other Emu samplers...  But these last few posts (not me) totally take the
> cake.  I'm definitely off the hook in that department now.  You guys ran
> circles around me in the off-topic department.  Wow!
> 
> Aaah, I love to see all that old equipment.  What I wouldn't give for a
> Studer tape machine.
> Closest I have gotten was a Tascam BR-20 reel to reel.  Which was their
> flagship and last reel to reel.  That was a cool video.  Raise your hand if
> have actually heard that 10cc song in your life.  Yeah that's what I
> thought.  Only 1/3rd or less.   And that's one of the reasons I say this
> forum is weird.  Something isn't right.  Maybe it's all young wanna be hip
> hoppers.
> 
> The nerd and stale comment I made comes from the endless posts of how the
> Command Station is the greatest thing ever and ever and ever.  And how you
> sleep with it night like a teddy bear.  Apperantly the few that keep saying
> this haven't tried much stuff have they?   Owning a bright yellow "Emu"
> sequencer machine does not give you a piece of Emu history.  Not even close.
>   A nice all in hardware sequencer these days would be an MV-8800.  All your
> frustrations and desires that the CS is lacking is all over that box.  100%
> and then some.   I highly recommend them.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 4:12 AM, stimresp <stimresp@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Anyway, to create something remotely on-topic, I've been watching
> > > Portlandia (which is hilarious) and I'm struck by the title theme.
> > > It's an airy pad that as you can guess fills a background space-
> > > almost identical to the Gorillaz Stylo sound-
> > > It's been heard elsewhere and long before, but I'm a programmer and
> > > the mechanics of the sound are unknown to me- anyone want to comment?
> > > I want to say it's 3-4 "breath" style formants played simultaneously,
> > > but I'm just a player-hater and I love my TX-81Z.
> > >
> >
> > There are a some Vox presets that come close. The first one on the XL-7 -
> > Humana is already 80% there. Layer it and slap-on the reverb (external
> > maybe).
> >
> > Similar choir sounds on other roms - I know Pop and Vintage have decent-ish
> > choirs, much improved by layering and tweaking.
> >
> > First heard on 10cc's I'm not in love? - fascinating to see how they made
> > it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7oGenbp2I
> >
> > By comparison we have it too easy!
> >
> > Sorry if that's too nerdy forya.
> >
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Scott Solmonson <scosol@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Anyway, to create something remotely on-topic, I've been watching
> > > Portlandia (which is hilarious) and I'm struck by the title theme.
> > > It's an airy pad that as you can guess fills a background space-
> > > almost identical to the Gorillaz Stylo sound-
> > > It's been heard elsewhere and long before, but I'm a programmer and
> > > the mechanics of the sound are unknown to me- anyone want to comment?
> > > I want to say it's 3-4 "breath" style formants played simultaneously,
> > > but I'm just a player-hater and I love my TX-81Z.
> > >
> > > --
> > > NUNQUAM NON PARATUS
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
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