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

Go to www.machinedrum.com and all your concerns will
be answered. I.M.
--- Neila Eliphas Spare <neilaworking@...>
wrote:
> I'd really like some more info from you on the
> MachineDrum in regard to programming.
> 
> Tis kind of a dual sided question I guess actually,
> as I'm interested in not only how programming works
> with it as a sequencer, but also as a drum synth. 
> Mind giving some details in these in these areas? 
> And please, feel free to go as in depth as you care
> to go (give me a damn Bible on this if you feel up
> to it).
> 
> In particular, where the sequencer aspect of it is
> concerned, I've been guessing that it's possiable to
> work in sort of a true TR mode.  That is to say that
> not only due you dedicated buttons for each step of
> a measure (at least in a typical 4/4 setup divided
> into 16 note parts), but also that you can readily
> program on the fly with the machine  (ala TR record
> mode).  I really love this aspect of the Command
> Stations (now if only there were a way to program
> sounds in this manner where the sound would not
> trigger/emit sound until the sequencer ran across a
> sequenced action to do so), and in that regard, love
> that aspect of the 777 (which is truly capable of
> working in an old TB/TR mode) and Korg ER-1 (haven't
> fiddled with the EA all that much, but I'll assume
> it has this ability as well).  Hmmmmm, perhaps
> that's something I should include in the ever so
> growing wish list of features in future OS upgrades.
>  Anyhow, getting back to point, is the MachineDrum
> capable of this?
> 
> On a side note, I implore you to give any addtional
> details on the piece that you may elect to give. 
> I'm really interested in this thing, and though the
> last piece I obtained (which I also was VERY nervous
> about) without having a chance to actually have some
> "testing" time with turned out to be something I
> cherish (in fact, tied for being my favorite synth
> of all time, and my most favorite in regard to mono
> synths; that being the 777), I'm just really shaky
> about picking up pieces that I don't have a chance
> to try out.  Hmmmmm, in that regard, guess I should
> change my tune some, as I'm slotted to receive my
> Evolver synth in October, and I'm quite confident
> that I'll love the thing (but granted, that's based
> off the capablilities and workings of previous
> synths the creator of the synth has pumped out, and
> that he's been quite apt [and quick] to answer all
> questions I've had).
> 
> Respects,
> 
>              Aaron Nesby
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Isaac Mullins,Jr. 
>   To: xl7@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [xl7] OS ideas we'd like to see
> implemented (summary)
> 
> 
>   Get a MachineDrum.  You will not be disappointed. 
> It
>   is not quite as much fun as programming theMP7,
> but it
>   does come close.
>   Peace!
>   --- Neila Eliphas Spare <neilaworking@...>
>   wrote:
>   > *LoL* 
>   > Looks like I'm not the only one that thought of
> the
>   > patch with links idea.
>   > 
>   > Anyhow, how do yo ulike the MachineDrum?  I've
> been
>   > thinking heavily about getting one in the future
> but
>   > I'm still shaky on the idea.
>   > 
>   > Also, in regard to the XL-7 in regard to
> drumming,
>   > I've actually been able to squeeze some pretty
>   > interesting drum patches out of it.
>   > I won't go into detail here (if someone would
> like
>   > me to later, I'll see about doing a more
> detailed
>   > write up on it), but I will say first off
>   > that the drums I've looked at developing have
> been
>   > more along electronic sounding line than real
> life
>   > (which where real drums are concerned, I just
> assume
>   > sample those).  Anyhow, there are all sorts of
>   > interesting modulations you can setup with the
>   > Command Station as I'm sure you all know.  At
> times,
>   > this actually can be used to implement degrees
> of FM
>   > synthesis.  One should keep this in mind, as
> such
>   > can  help a long way when looking at creating
> drum
>   > patches (espcially cymbal crashes and such). 
> God
>   > only knows why I do this, with the exception of
> one,
>   > every time I've obtained a Rompler type synth, I
>   > start going about trying to figure out how to
> get
>   > the damn thing to sound analouge; checking out
> how
>   > closely I can get it to mimic analouge gear. 
>   > Anyhow, I'll say for the XL-7, the results I got
> out
>   > of it startled me more than just a
> little.......a
>   > whole hell of a lot to tell the truth. 
> Literally,
>   > to a degree (though I know it 's not), I
> actually
>   > look at the damn thing as being a VA at times.
>   > 
>   > Anyhow, with the degree that it's able to
> emulate
>   > analouge and with some FM ability already lying
>   > there (not to mention a billion other waveform
> types
>   > for you to mess with outside of basic squares,
>   > triangles, etc.), just look at the thing as a
> drum
>   > synth.  You really will probably be surprised at
> how
>   > well it will respond to you in acting as such. 
> Then
>   > of course, you can always use the drums you've
>   > created in drumkits.  =)
>   > 
>   > Respect,
>   > 
>   >             Aaron Nesby
>   > www.twenty3.tk
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: aeon 
>   >   To: xl7@yahoogroups.com 
>   >   Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:26 PM
>   >   Subject: Re: [xl7] OS ideas we'd like to see
>   > implemented (summary)
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   On 8/27/02 12:10 PM, "Brooks Rongstad"
>   >   <mrbrooksy@...> wrote:
>   > 
>   >   > I suppose everyone wants the ability to
> create
>   >   > user Drum-Kits. I just had to say it again;
>   >   > such a great feature this would be!
>   > 
>   >   indeed, a painless way to do it would be
> great.
>   > 
>   >   in the meantime, I have found that clever use
>   >   of the 4-layer architecture with linked
> patches
>   >   can get you a custom drumkit that is exactly
>   >   as you like.
>   > 
>   >   that said, I use a MachineDrum or Nord Modular
>   >   for drums most days, and leave the XL-7 to do
>   >   what it does best...drums not being one of
> them.
>   > ;)
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   cheers,
>   >   aeon
>   > 
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