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

Another option could be to utilize the USB port to a
zip drive. Then you could dump or access samples
similiar to AKAI units. It would be a failry cheap
solution as far as gear goes as well. Not mention it
doesn't add much more weight or take a lot of real
estate when lugging around and setting up gear.

Just a thought,
-Greg

--- Neila Eliphas Spare <neilaworking@...>
wrote:
> Well, with all the talk in regard to the possibility
> of being able to burn roms within the native
> enviroment of the Command Station itself, I figured
> I'd throw out a couple of thoughts.  I'll first
> state that I still don't completely realize how this
> can be done.
> 
> With the MC-909 looming on the horizon, it would
> look as if arguably the ultimate self-contained
> workstation to date may be months away.......or is
> it.  Well, in regards to serving as a controller and
> in regards to serving as a sequencer, the Command
> Stations seem to (IMO) beat out the beast known as a
> 909.  In regard to being a synth, I actually think
> the Command Stations edge out.  The one REALLY big
> thing that seperates the MC-909 (as well as the
> RS-7000) really comes down to
> sampling.....everything else really being small
> potatos.  Now though, EMU may have a very very very
> VERY slick trick up their sleave.  Again, assuming
> the Command Station has the capability to burn Roms
> within it's own native enviroment, things take a
> very big turn.  
> 
> "So the Command Station can burn Roms, so what?  All
> this primarily does is give me a means to extended
> memory in regards to how many patches I can save."
> This thinking may not exactly be correct.  One
> really cool thing we have to remember is that the
> Command Stations have a means of interacting with
> the computer enviroment aside from MIDI.  Granted,
> the USB features haven't really been utilized at
> this point at all, but they exist none the less. 
> Now, as I'm sure everyone realizes, the computer
> enviroment can be pretty darn capable in regards to
> being a sampler enviroment (in regard to grabbing
> and editing samples).  Since this is the case, lets
> go ahead and assume we have some new features added
> to the E-loader program, chiefly, one that enables
> E-loader to import .wav, .aiff, or someother type of
> sample format.  Once a waveform(s) is imported into
> E-loader, E-loader is then able to export the
> sample(s) out to the Command Station via
> USB....these new waveforms can then either be saved
> on to ones on Rom chip in a Command Station, or
> saved directly into the Command Station itself.  No,
> this doesn't bring us into the realm of the Command
> Station having sampling ability, but it brings us
> pretty darn close to that point; not to forget
> mention that it REALLY opens up doors in regards to
> waveforms we have to work with within the Command
> Station.
> 
> Moving away from the idea of burning roms now, lets
> assume that a couple of the more easy to implement
> revamps in the OS occur.  Things like being able to
> bounce patches used in a currently playing pattern
> back to their orginal state on the fly, being able
> to record mutes/unmutes into a pattern/song, being
> able to swap specific parts/tracks of a pattern with
> that of a differing pattern on the fly (mega-mix
> type feature), being able to jump control  to any
> specific track using only a couple button/knob
> movements, etc.
> 
> Really what we start to look at here is something
> that comes VERY VERY VERY VERY close to matching the
> MC-909 in capability.  Furthermore, with the given
> cost of the Command Stations, throwing in features
> like this capably puts Roland into a REALLY damn
> iffy position.  When you consider the fact that the
> MC-909 is planned to debut at a cost that is about
> twice that of the Command Stations, I'm sure the
> those in the market would really think hard on how
> badly they wanted to purchase the MC-909 over the
> Command Station which nearly matched the 909 in
> capability.....undoubtely, in some areas (as a
> controller and sequencer), it would out do the 909
> (conversly the 909 would still hold some tricks over
> the Command Station as well).  Such a case could
> really work in not just EMU's favor, but in the
> shoppers favor as well.  Sales of Command Stations
> might see a sudden boost, conversely the cost of the
> 909 may have to be dropped a lot more quickly than
> normal in order to steer shoppers eyes back on to it
> and away from the Command Stations.  In all honesty,
> I don't expect this scenario to occur, BUT I'll be
> more than happy if it actually does play out.  EMU
> would have pulled off quite a bit of marketing
> genius if this does occur, and more so, all of us
> would have ended up with a lot more than we
> (probably) expected when we purchased our Command
> Stations.
> 
> Respects,
> 
>             Aaron Nesby   
> 
> 
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