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

Hi,
I think we start at the same position I mean I was an absolute beginner at
midi and synthesis, I do play a bit guitar, but just on my own, I did never
play in a ban, so that makes it more difficult for me.

The technical side of midi and synthesis in avery general way and learning
how the XX-7 works stole a half year way of my lifetime, a lot frustration,
but alot fun, too.
Now I can modulate some instruments and play around with them, I don´´t know
too much sythese tricks so far, but once you understand the subtractive
synthese it´s getting much clearer how you can use the parameters in an
automation process.
 U can use midi events or modulate one of these parameters by an LFO or an
envelope, the patchcord screen is a really heavy thing in the XX-7, so just
see these parameters first: Volume and Filter, first of all U set the volume
envelope and next think about what the filter should do and set its stages. If
u understand that U nearly have it, everything else can wait.

First of all, play around with the knobs, so you see what they do, I had
many problems using the envelopes first, so program an ADSR envelope (see
manuals), that´s much easier. For example there`s a dependence between the Decay
and Sustain and the sustain and release stage, once you get it. 
There are so many parameters of course that´s confusing, so u should first
just use the volume envelopes and filter envelopes as I described above. I
reduce my sounds and use a BD,SN,HH and some percussions (a drumkit is enough
first) and a sawwave as a bass and a synth sound, everything else did me just
confuse.
Program an easy groove in grid record or something more complex if u like
and play somehing with the sawwave to it, that gets me into music.
Besides i first started to modulate drumsounds that did help me, too. See
all the different ways to record data in the XX-7 and see what could be right
now.

There are a lot of specific things you can´t learn in the manuals, so I
wouldn`t be at that point without the list, but first start with the manuals, I
hate them, cause it´s just too thin.
Read Books, magazines, everything you can get and get the puzzle together...


Well, my german is better, the way above is my individual way, I did never
use the factory sounds and patterns, I have a record player for that, just my
opinion...
Hope it helps a bit,
Christoph 

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