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

You guys rule! for real, I never expected so much help and guidence. 
manythankyous!!!

respect, cory



--- In xl7@y..., "dj Dave Jumpers" <jumpers@i...> wrote:
> The Roland JP series which I don't recommend ( pls don't buy that 
> shite ) You can record your own appregios and play them with the 
> keyboard or with an external sequencer. I think the Novation can do 
> that too.
> 
> They all have appregios, not really a sequencer.
> 
> Your best bet is to use an external sequencer.
> RS7000, Akai MPC or the XL-7
> 
> Cause all this synths, have Preset Appregios. You know, like up 
down 
> octaves and simple stuff. The CS6X has the most preset appregios 
tho. 
> 128. Pretty neat appregios, kind of sliced. Oh and it has a 
> smartmedia card slot so you can save your stuff.
> The others you have to save through MIDI bulk.
> 
> Now if you really want Desktop sequencers/synth. Yamaha has the 
AN200 
> and DX200
> http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gTGN00005AN200
> http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gTGN00005DX200
> 
> Analog and FM synths they have a 16 step sequencer ( like buttons 
to 
> do what you do with Reason but just 16) lots of knobs, but they are 
> not as phat as the others I mentioned before. I quote they Yamaha 
> website "...A Kickin' Home Studio..."
> 
> I feel bad talking so much about Yamaha and others gear on a EMU 
> group tho :/ 
> But for real, are there any trance oriented Desktop synths with 
> sequencer from EMU? Cause I would like to try one.
> 
> You should also download the manual from the internet, read their 
> overview and go to the store and play with it.
> I do that all the time to carefully select my gear.
> That's the best thing to do.
> For real, Store attendants love to be asked a million questions and 
> then see you leave buying just a MIDI cable or something.
> You can then go and buy your stuff from a cheaper store or website.
> 
> peace
> -Dave-
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., scory5@q... wrote:
> > right on dude....thanks! thatl keep me busy in my research for 
sure.
> > 
> > Out of all of those you mentioned, which has a sequencer 
included? 
> I 
> > would prefebably like a keboard synth because I'm more hands-on. 
> Any 
> > keyboard synth workstations that can do it all trance wise? I'm a 
> > very pickey producer, I'll spend 3 hours getting a high-hat to 
> sound 
> > the way I want with the right combo of FX n stuff so I need 
> something 
> > that is totally modular and editable.
> > 
> > Thanks again!
> > 
> > Cory
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., "dj Dave Jumpers" <jumpers@i...> wrote:
> > > Workstation like with sequencer and stuff? or just the synth?
> > > 
> > > For Trance Synths
> > > 
> > > Novation Supernova has the warmest sounds ever :)
> > > Yamaha CS6X or CS6XR <- rack version where meant for trance. It 
> has 
> > > like 128 appregios. Most of them trancy.
> > > I have the CS2X and I battle myself to make a hard house track, 
> > cause 
> > > I start with punchy beats, phat hoovery baseline; and as soon 
as 
> I 
> > > touch that keyboard, everything turns intro trance somehow... 
> Like 
> > > BXR kinda thing, you know. CS6X uses Yamaha's AWM2 (or 
something) 
> > > Wave synth technology but you can expand it with a Analog board 
> for 
> > > Analog Synthesis if you still insist.
> > > 
> > > Access Virus B is way phat too.
> > > 
> > > If I had the money I would get myself the Novation Supernova. 
It 
> > does 
> > > have like the highest specs in polyphony and LFOs and shit.
> > > But the Novations Supernova PRO X III is like $4000 ? But 
worthed.
> > > I was playing with the regular Novation supernova at GUitar 
> center 
> > > and it was priced to $2100.
> > > 
> > > Another great synth around is the Waldorf Q. But I would pick 
the 
> > > Micro Q for Happy Hardcore, Hard House, Techno; You know, Hard 
> > stuff.
> > > 
> > > Don't even think into getting the ROland JP series cause they 
> suck 
> > > ass. Anything I have bought from Roland sucks ass. Maybe just 
the 
> > dr-
> > > 202 it's kinda cool...
> > > 
> > > go to www.harmony-central.com and look at the synth reviews, or 
> go 
> > to 
> > > www.synthplanet.com and print out the specs of each synth, sit 
> down 
> > > with a cup of coffe and compare them.
> > > 
> > > About Trancy Workstations
> > > 
> > > Don't get MC Roland series cause they are toys and they suck 
ass.
> > > 
> > > I have an RS7000 from Yamaha, and again it's difficult to me to 
> get 
> > > Hard House sounds out of it. Everything turns trance.
> > > But with the XL-7 the Hard stuff comes right easily :)
> > > 
> > > Blessed Beats
> > > -Dave-
> > > 
> >