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

In a message dated 20/10/02 12:57:58 pm, nick@... writes:

>You presumably mean "do" rather than "don't". I've certainly noticed
>that there are all sorts of voice-stealing artifacts in the XL-7
>(especially for a 128-voice machine).
>
No-I mean 'don't'. As far as I know, you can assign certain groups of presets 
in the E4 to certain groups- but it dosen't work like say the Yamaha A3000 or 
Access Virus- where they single out what notes it thinks you can hear and 
what you can't.- The Emu system just dosen't work like that. You also have to 
remember that Emu mainly made instruments for fat-bellied prog-rockers- who's 
idea of 'jungle' is something that's hot and sweaty and full of things which 
will have you for lunch (hmm-perhaps that isn't such a good analogy- as most 
night clubs are like that too? hehehe!). So many of their instruments were 
supposed to work in 'Single' mode as opposed to 'Multi'- hence the snap, 
crackle and pop problems.

I think emu are in trouble right now because they hadn't expected that 
dance/electronic music would take off in the way that it has done- especially 
in the States. The XL-7 looks like a really good product, but it is still is 
a load of their old ideas squeezed into a more up to date package. Correct me 
if I am wrong. Also most stockists here in the UK can't get any emu products 
right now- well here in Birmingham anyway- which is well frustrating- 'cos 
imo emu still make the best and meatiest samplers on the market- Kontact or 
no Kontact.

As for USB, it will always be a great big pile of poo- I'm just really 
surprised why no music gear manufacturers have taken the Firewire challange? 
Don't get me wrong here- I'm not being some old negative bastard- but it's 
like, you have to work out what's right and buy that- unfortunately making 
music dosen't seem to be as punk-rock as it used to- and to get anything 
working properly these days, you have to shell out thousands of dollar just 
to get a piece of the action- and that's not good :(

Anyway, no one has answered my question about quantise yet?!

Tom :-)