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

On 12/13/02 2:46 PM, "Nick Rothwell" <nick@...> wrote:


>> I do synth type psychedelic rock..kinda like an
>> updated pink floyd with autechre style rhythms and melodies.  Will this
>> thing do that or is it a dance machine only?
> 
> I would expect that you'll find effects processing at least as
> important as the sound sources. The XL-7 is a little weak in terms of
> effects.

Just to amplify on Nick's comment about the XX-7's lack of effects...

There are two possible work arounds.  The first is to use the extra four
XX-7 outs to create additional effects sends and returns (these jacks act
like inserts). Multi-effects boxes are pretty cheap now.  This can help
tremendously.

The second is to think in terms of programming your effects into your
patches using the various synth features.  Before multi-effects were cheap
and built into every synth this was standard practice and it is possible to
simulate delay, reverb, echo, and other common effects.  The XX-7's patch
cord modulation scheme also leads you toward creating some pretty wild
presets with different modulation effects.  There's a lot under the hood
that can sometimes fill the role normally left to an effects box.  Not as
immediate or accessible as your typical effects box but it can be a decent
way of stretching the limited two effects units in the XX-7.


drk

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