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Re: [xl7] I have a few questions
2002-09-05 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com
1. In the channel assign chapter of the manual (around page 90, don´t have the thing with me, sorry) I found a few lines, saying, you can assign to every track not only one channel - or a multi channel - but as well a proper so called auxiliary channel: Whats the deal with that? I didn´t find anything about it in the menus of my MP-7.
>>>Page 91? I'm guessing they are referring to the B channels, or the EXT channel settings. I agree that is kind of confusing. <<<
2. I wanted to try out my own "mega mix method" for drum pattern creation: assign for instance 8 kickdrum phrases (channel 1A - 8A) and 8 snare phrases (9A - 16A) as multi A to track 1. Then assign 8 hihat/cymbal (1B - 8B) and 8 perc. phrases (9B - 16B) as multi B to track 2. Then do the same with track 3 and 4, 5 and 6 and so on. Lots of variations possible, so far so good, but when it comes to actually pull out a certain variation you like and set it up as a new user pattern to work with, there´s no way you can delete all the data of those channels you don´t need.
>>>Good ideas, but I don't know how you would get around this short of throwing the pattern into a computer sequencer and using that to strp out the channels you didn't want, then reimporting it back into the XL-7. <<<<
3. Anybody interested in a comment how the MP-7 compares to the Motif and the Roland Fantom soundwise?
>>>Haven't played with the Fantom, but did use the Motif some. To me the biggest difference is that the 'workstations' tend to make a lot more us of effects when you listen tothe individual sounds. Lots more reverbs and delays to help make the sounds seem huge. The EMu stuff always seemed to be focused more on real synthesis for their sounds, while other companies like to use more obvious sampling tack and then combine those with heavy effects use to make their sounds.<<<<
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