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

Welcome!  I would say the biggest thing, is to not get too discouraged 
right away.  Anytime you get a nerw piece of gear, esepcially one that's a 
sequecer, synth and a controller in one, there's going to be a learning 
curve.  As always, practice makes perfect, so the best thing you can do is 
just keep trying to use it, and the more time you spend on the XL-7, the 
more it will start to make sense.  Other tips (applies to all new gear, 
not just the XX-7):

- Read the manul.  Yeah, it seems obvious, but so many people seem to skip 
this step.  When you first get some new gear, sit down with the manual and 
just go through it quickly.  You're not trying to remember everything at 
this stage, just get an overall impression of how things are organized,a 
dn what the box is capable of doing.  Now go back and try and play around 
with it some more.  Keep an eye out for menus you noticed in the manual, 
or jot downa ny questions you have on things that seem unclear.  Now, go 
back to the manual and look up the answer to those questions, but be sure 
to actually apply them hands on with the unit too, you'll remember them 
better this way.  Once you're comfortable with how things are laid out and 
you can navigate your way around all the different screens and menus, then 
you should go back and really READ the manual, focus on the little things 
this time around.

- Don't take on too much right away.  People get new gear and expect to be 
able to knock out a complete track in no time when they still have a lot 
to learn.  Don't get mad if you can't do something you can show your mates 
right away! :)  Tackle a differetn topic each day.  For instance, one day 
you could sit down and focus on tweaking and saving your own sounds, the 
next day you could focus on using grid record, the next day you could try 
and see what all the midi menu options do, etc.

- Don't be afraid to ask here for help.  That's what this list is for and 
we have some great producers and artists on ehre willing to help out when 
they can.

- Get some inspiration from these XX-7 only tracks: 
http://www.EmuCS.iuma.com    All of those tracks were made with JUST the 
XX-7's and nothing else for a contest we just had.

- Read the FAQ I created.  If you didn't get it when you subscribed, let 
me know.

rEalm









"kaniner2003 <Skymountain1@...>" <Skymountain1
02/03/2003 04:56 PM
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        Subject:        [xl7] New user feeling a bit overwhelmed


Hello!

I'm a new user of the X-l7 and new to the world of midi and synthesis 
in general. If anyone has time... maybe you could throw a couple of 
words of encouragement as to the glory of the device and the creative 
rewards that I will reap some day.... My main problem is that I'm 
used to working with computer software such as ACID and doing things 
in a very visual way... I'm having difficulty making the transition 
to this device that operate entirely in cyberspace with a tiny LCD 
sceen.

Thanx for your comments

Darren


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