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

Your live set up sounds very similiar to how mine was a couple years ago 
when I had the mc505 as the main sequencer, and the sp808 as a phrase 
sampler for triggering weird stuff an vocal samples during the set.  And 
you've come to that great decision that I think all Live PA's face, how to 
switch songs smoothly without interupting the flow.  I too struggled with 
that one for a long time, in the end the mc505's megamix function was the 
trick, and one of the reasons so many people on this list are asking Emu 
to implement something similar. 

Just remember, there is no right way to approach this, it's really about 
whatever works best for you.  I spent a lot of time trying to figure out 
how other groups did it, only to discover that there is no magic formula 
for doing it.  Everyone uses different ways of switching, from running two 
MPC's into a DJ mixer, to just holding down a keyboard drone while the 
next pattern loads.

rEalm



   I've owned my XL-7 for about 3 months now and have been slowly sifting 
through all the programming possibilities for it.  My final goal is to use 
solely (due to lack of funding) my command station and my Boss SP-303 
sampler as a foundation for a Live PA setup.  The main problem I've been 
trying to address is switching patterns smoothly, without a break in the 
sound at all. 

By the way, I'm trying to make some jungle, dn'b or breaks tracks.