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

--- In xl7@y..., "Jonathan El-Bizri" <sserendipity@n...> wrote:
hey biz

> I've cut square overlays out of card for each song I've written, 
and placed
> around the track buttons on my xl-7, like a channel strip on a 
mixer, along
> with the chords changes of the patterns involved. At first, I tried 
to put
> specific parts on consistent tracks - drums on 1, pads on 9 etc, 
but in
> never works out quite that way. I picked up a mixer light (very 
cool) so I
> can read my crib notes in the dark.

That's a cool idea...

> >
> >Do you use SONG mode or Pattern mode?
> >
> 
> I haven't found much use for song mode yet. I'm not exactly sure I 
will. I
> think it's probably for non-live work, rather than live stuff. I 
think I
> would find it a lot more useful if songs acted like extended 
patterns
> instead - looping rather than stick on the last pattern in the 
sequence, and
> letting you switch from song to song, rather only to grooves. Then 
you could
> make short, 4 patterns songs, and have extra long, complex 
patterns. This
> would rock!

Can't you make patterns of any length you want?  So this should work 
the way you're talking about...just working in pattern mode not in 
song mode...It's just I figure LIVE means LIVE...sure you're going 
to  keep the same basic structure for your song....but perhaps you 
want to extend the break a bit so you hold on that pattern for a bit 
longer before you go to the OUTRO for enxample....


> 
> >What do you guys typically do to prepare for live work?
> >
> 
> Practice, practice, practice. And those cards I mentioned. And get 
a clear
> idea what you're trying to say with each piece you write, even if 
you are
> improvising the song structure or whatever; no noodling about. And 
make sure
> you know what all the knobs do, or you'll bore people. Of course, 
all this
> is just my opinion.
> 
> >Also...what's the USB port going to be used for?
> >
> 
> So you can throw away the midi I/O on your pc, or add a reaktor 
laptop with
> no fuss.
>
cool...does this meet the MLAN spec?
 
> >Oh yeah....why would I use the Trigger buttons?  Can I use them in
> conjunction with the repeat
> >button, arps, and touch strip?
> 
> The triggers are for external gear - triggering samples etc. You 
sequence
> them, but you don't need to, since you can send midi data to other 
gear
> using regular tracks. They are for instant gratification - 
triggering vocal
> samples, or sound effects.
> 
> If you don't have much in the way of other gear, you might want to 
look into
> getting a Dr. Sample 303 or something so you can trigger crazy 
samples on
> the fly. And some cheap, crappy effects unit;  I can't live without 
them.
> Those used, early-90s rackmount multieffectors are a fabulous deal 
these
> days.

Can you use these with the repeat function so live triggers can be 
quantized to the beat?

I have an ASR-X pro I was thinking about pairing this up 
with...sampling and excellent FX...should be a cool combo...

thanks man!

Alex
> 
> bIz