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

hi mic

i haven\ufffdt played live so far, but i must add something to the pattern switch
thing.
right now there is a little bug, that happens only when you try to change a
pattern that has been edited. sometimes the xl7 struggles when changing from
another pattern to the edited one.
only a very people did experience that bug and emu has promised to fix it in
the next os.

the new os is sheduled for the end of this week. perhaps you should ask
again in a few weeks.
as far as i know there will be a lot of other new features like a superbeats
mode (like the xl1 has).

the midi routing is nearly perfect !!! (any channel any port)
you have 16 tracks that can be routed to one of the 32 internal channels and
/ or to one 32 external midi channels (midi out a / b )
there is some kind of rechannelizing function so that you don\ufffdt need to
change the channel of you masterkeyboard when you record different xl7
channels. sadly this only works on the internal sounds, but i hope this will
be fixed in the new os.
for me the two midi outs have been the main reason why i bought it and i\ufffdm
glad i did it. i\ufffdve worked with roland grooveboxes, and i must say the xl7
is miles ahead
of those boxes. you even have the possibility to send a track to two
different midi channels.

i haven\ufffdt used the step sequencer very often, but it seems usefull. you
have: length (in %), resolution , autostep (y/n) and a locator. velocity
will always be played velocity.
it has one kind of a problem. right know it is not possible to tie notes
together to create one long one. again i hope that this will be fixed in the
new os.
one thing i like very much about this box is the possibilty to access
realtime and grid record while the pattern is playing. you can even change
channels while you are in record mode.
btw: try this on a yamaha motif = no way ;-)
you can save during play without any problems.

the patterns can easily be muted using the 16 command buttons on the left
side.

since i\ufffdve seen you on the waldorf list as well, i have to add one thing.
the xl7 delivers sounds that fit well with a q or a xt. it has good drum
sounds and synth sounds that can easily be intergrated into a playback,
because they don\ufffdt take so much space like the waldorf sounds.

i personnaly like my xl7 very much. it helps me to develop ideas easily. it
has very cool drum pads and most functions can be accessed without stopping
the sequencer. a big plus is the possibilty to use the e-loader to save your
patterns as smf files on your computer.

alexander



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