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

Thanks for clarifying; that makes sense. The Orbit 3 came with 2 ROMS (Beat Garden and Techno Synth Construction Yard). I am not sure if factory the presets required both, but I have seen people talking about have one or the other as an additional ROM in the E-Mu box. I am pretty sure that the Virtuoso 2000 had presets that required both Orchestral Session ROMS; I remember people saying that. Although I do believe some people have said they had one or the other.

As for patch cords, I have long thought about doing a tutorial of some type and finally last week, I created a series of 8 presets that demo preset building using patch cords, one step at a time, starting with zero cords, setting up the sustain pedal and then building something simple but with some sonic complexity.  I am hoping that over the summer I can develop and fine tune some more "from the ground up" teaching presets and put them into a presentation.

Along the way, I might post the various steps with some basic text by way of a simple explanation for people to try and perhaps make suggestions for other tutorials, variations, etc.

Steve



 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "antithetical2" <mthomas@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for the info Steve.  I Guess I should have clarified.  I seem to recall reading somewhere that some presets require two ROMs.  I'd hate to fall in love with a particular piano and discover that it required two ROMs.  That's probably never the case with a piano of course, but I also want some decent symphonic sounds as well.
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> As for learning the synth engine, you're totally right there. I have a pretty good grasp on the inner workings, though I haven't dived into the patch cords yet.  I like it well enough that when I finally purge my digital synths the Emu will probably stick around.
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> I'm liking the idea of the Composer ROM more and more...plus the prices seem reasonable.