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

chrisjunk4me@... wrote:

> 1) How many patterns can I create myself?

1024.

> 2) How many songs can I create myself?

512.

> How many patterns can a song have

99 patterns plus a 16-channel linear song track up to 999 bars long

> 3) Can the amount of songs/patterns be expanded by adding memory or
> something like that?

The XL-7/MP-7 ships with a utility called E-Loader that allows you to back up
your machine to a Mac or PC.

> 4) are there sounds similar to a rock drum kit and an electric bass?

You'd probably find more of them in the MP-7, but take a look through the
patchlists for each box.

> 5) this is just a bonus - with six outputs, can the bass and drums be
> sent to different amps?  Say I wanted to send the bass line directly
> to a bass amp and send the drum beats to a PA, without them bleeding
> over onto one another?  It would mimic more of a live band sound.  Is
> that possible?

Absoulutely.  Each track or preset has an option to pick a subout, explicitly
for this use.

> As you can tell, I really need three things:  lots of space to make
> up my own patterns/songs, one drum/bass setup that will serve my
> needs, the ability to edit the hell outta that drum kit to make it
> sound good.

All those knobs up there are great for editing sounds...

> Is either the XL7 or MP7 a good route to go?

Well, you guys all know my biases!

-Aaron