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

This is my opinion...dam how do you spell that?

I have been reading you guys going back and forth and it is rely a 
debate that could go on for ever.  I am getting some what near to a 
point where I can operate with out my computer all together but I am 
going backwords in the minds of most people out there.  I had always 
used my computer in all steps of making music up untill about seven 
months ago.  

Computers can be great but they have some serious problems.  The way 
i see it is like this.  Computers make great audio work stations.  
What I am talking about here is recording music.  When it is time to 
master what you have made dam get it in the computer, if possable 
run what ever sound card you have with some kind of tube if at all 
possable to warm it up a bit.  The reason I say this is becouse the 
software that i have used to do this has been very stable and has 
almost never caused me problems and it is super cheap even if you go 
out and spend like 3000 on plugins, it is noting when you compare it 
to the external gear.  Also once your work is done it is burned to a 
disc and is safe from crashes.

When it coms to playing music I would rather use a musical tool than 
a mouse,  or some controller that is never going to be as tight as 
you want it to be.  Also the software that I have used for making 
tracks has been very tricky to keep working.  I have used almost 
evry version of logic since 3.1 and they are just getting more and 
more complicated to keep working.  I have lost my work more times 
than I would like to mention using logic on a pc and it just hurts.  
And when you are working for cash and you have many people depending 
on you this is totaly not excptable in my life.  It is just way to 
much stress.


well I could go on for days but that is my basic thought on this one.

Peace Mike G.

I am now sp

--- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> I guess we're kind of different.
> 
> Personally I'll never use computers again, somehow I feel that 
> working with hardware sequencers is more inspiering (that is for 
me) -
>  but whatever works for you you should use =)
> 
> //Nifflas
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "Jonathan El-Bizri" <sserendipity@n...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > >Of course a single XL-7 is not far as good as Reason, since 
Reason 
> is
> > >a whole "virtual" hardware rack.
> > >
> > 
> > This is neither here nor there. A toy is a toy is a toy. It's 
not 
> like I'm
> > comparing it to a fender strat. They are both 'all in one' 
> sequencizers.
> > 
> > >But real synths like the XL-7 together with other synthesizers,
> > >samplers, mixers and effect proceesors in a real hardware rack 
is 
> far
> > >better than Reason imho. That's why I prefer the XL-7. It's 
just a
> > >bit more expencive.
> > 
> > A bit? Yes. But I've already got a 25 spaces of gear, 4 
pedalboards 
> and the
> > obligatiory bunch of miscellaneous crap in my 'stripped down' 
live 
> rig :/
> > 
> > Besides, for me, the real strong point of Reason is it's more 
> complete level
> > of interactivity, not the tones. From something that you control 
> with a
> > mouse, no less :/ When I can figure out a way to control it from 
> the XL-7,
> > or vice versa, that isn't too clunky, I think I'll be in heaven.
> > 
> > >Also, real synths is more fun to bring to stage.
> > 
> > Loads more fun. The last gig I did, the guys ahead of me took an 
> hour and a
> > half to set up for sound check, for a 45 minutes set. 
Fortunately, 
> I take 10
> > minutes to bring my gear in, set up and sound check, or I 
wouldn't 
> have been
> > able to play at all; they weren't halfway through breaking down 
> when I
> > started :>
> > 
> > bIz