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

--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> The XL-7 effects do need some help, but it sounds like you already 
have 
> that under control. 
> 
> >>>What do you mean? <<<

The xx7 effects sound really thin to me. Perhaps there is something 
being lost in the conversion to mp3, but mine sounds the same way 
straight out of the headphone jack. Everything is crisp and bright 
and dynamic but thin. I would be interested to know what you did when 
mastering the the "proper mix" as it sounds a bit fuller. 

In my setup I have been using a Lexicon Vortex for things I want 
to "thicken up" and the internal effects for things I wish to remain 
thin. The vortex is not the cleanest effects unit on earth and I 
think it is compressing things a bit. If I run the kick and lead 
through it and leave the snares and pads on the internal effects it 
seems to give the track more drive without sacrificing too much of 
the dynamics I like in the xl7. Oh.. and a bassline that will pull up 
floorboards cant hurt either. Emu's filters are really good at that.
> 
> >>>Here's all the info:
> 
> 1st Place: 
> Song:  Alpha-Bot 
> Artist:  Charlie Malone         
> Gear:  MC-303 
> 
> 2nd Place: 
> Song: The Floating Sun 
> Artist: rEalm         
> Gear: Emu XL-7 
> 
> 3rd Place: 
> Song: The Sheer 
> Artist: Daryl Fougnie 
> Gear: MC505
> 
> Song:  High Priority 
> Artist:  PM Lost 
> Gear:  MC505
> 
> Song:  The Art Of         
> Artist:  drK 
> Gear:   RM1x/Audity
> 
> Song:  Thumbs Up!         
> Artist:  Ravi 
> Gear:  MC505
> 
> Song:  The Raven 
> Artist:  Ravi 
> Gear:  Rave-o-lution<<<
> 
Cool. I got most of them. I think the xl-7 is the hardest to identify 
of all these grooveboxes. If I didn't know it was you it would have 
been hard to guess which box it was. There are a couple of these 
pieces that do a really good of hiding the chareteristic I can 
usually identify each one by. I will have to put in an entry if you 
do it again.

--Ezra