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Re: [xl7] Digest Number 694

2003-05-02 by billydeath@attbi.com

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> Topics in this digest:
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>       1. any news on a new XL or MP version ?
>            From: "zettbeta" <zettbeta@...>
>       2. Re: any news on a new XL or MP version ?
>            From: erik_magrini@...
>       3. Special pricing
>            From: "critten98" <travis.crittenden@...>
>       4. RE: Re: SP303?
>            From: "Andre Lewis" <andrel@...>
>       5. RE: link to World Expedition design note
>            From: just john <just-john@...>
>       6. Re: mp7 to sonar
>            From: SmoovJazz29@...
>       7. Re: mp7 to sonar
>            From: "psychogroove1" <Reek@...>
>       8. Re: Alarming behavior *gone*
>            From: "psychogroove1" <Reek@...>
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> Message: 1
>    Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 18:39:14 -0000
>    From: "zettbeta" <zettbeta@...>
> Subject: any news on a new XL or MP version ?
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> Hi guys ,
> does anyone has an ideia when Emu will release the new XL or MP 
> versions ?
> well Roland are back with mc 909 again. Roland must be kidding us 
> this arrived with only 32 rom.  MP-7 and XL-7 are much older and have 
> 32mb ROM just to beginning.... until 128 mb.
> Eduardo.
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> Message: 2
>    Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 13:48:12 -0500
>    From: erik_magrini@...
> Subject: Re: any news on a new XL or MP version ?
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> Umm, don't hold your breath :)
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> rEalm
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> zettbeta <zettbeta@...>
> 05/01/2003 01:39 PM
> Please respond to xl7
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>         To:     xl7@yahoogroups.com
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>         Subject:        [xl7] any news on a new XL or MP version ?
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> Hi guys ,
> does anyone has an ideia when Emu will release the new XL or MP 
> versions ?
> well Roland are back with mc 909 again. Roland must be kidding us 
> this arrived with only 32 rom.  MP-7 and XL-7 are much older and have 
> 32mb ROM just to beginning.... until 128 mb.
> Eduardo.
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> Message: 3
>    Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 20:07:37 -0000
>    From: "critten98" <travis.crittenden@...>
> Subject: Special pricing
> 
> Just called EMU after seeing the beat garden on Musician's Friend for 
> $149.
> 
> They have a special for the next month for the beat garden (and maybe 
> one or two others) for $139.99 direct from EMU.
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> The Protozoa was $99.
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> Just passing it on...
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> Message: 4
>    Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 13:47:07 -0700
>    From: "Andre Lewis" <andrel@...>
> Subject: RE: Re: SP303?
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> I totally agree on the SP808, I finally got rid of mine simply because I
> allready had two other samplers and gigasampler.  I do miss the effects like
> slicer, the eq cuts, phaser etc etc.  If I weren't allready using all the other
> equipment I would have been pretty happy with just an XL7 and the SP808 (which
> can be upgraded to the sp808ex spec).  The hardest part of using it though
> wasn't the four sample pad limitation, it was the fact that if the zip drive got
> too busy it wouldn't play back correctly (It streams everything directly off
> disk, nothing in memmory (!!!)) so I couldn't do a lot of the DNB tracks I
> needed to do.  I wasn't trying to use it as a typical user was though I'm sure.
> Great piece of gear, manual is so so but once you wrap your head around the way
> the 808 is organized it's not so bad.
> 
> Andre
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: drewaight1 [mailto:drewaight@...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:09 AM
> To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [xl7] Re: SP303?
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> 
> I have an SP808ex, I like the red case :p.
> It is an excellent companion to the XX-7, I use my MP-7 to sequence
> the pads. You can't do drum programming on the SP808 due to the Zip
> drive being a little slow, but thats not really a big deal cause I
> use my computer to chop up any samples anyway, and essentially the
> EMU so excels at drum programming I only use the SP808 for
> more "organic" loops, grooves and phrases, while the EMU is for the
> drum solos and fills. Furthermore the SP808has a line in (and mic in)
> and a mini mixer, so the two can be used in combination without an
> external mixer which is great for a small livePA rig that does
> everything!! And also obviously you can send as much of the line in
> to the SP808 effects.
> Incidentally the new thing is to put a 750MB zip in the SP808 giving
> it 2.5hours sampling time.
> Im not saying it is a flawless device, roland sux serious ass in
> terms of support and manuals, but the SP808 forum is very helpful in
> learning.
> 
> Essentially the SP808 is a mini recording studio with tracks,
> slicing/resampling, effects, and arranging functions. This is fairly
> different to the MPC series or the ES-1 which also are MIDI
> sequencing oriented. Because the XX-7 is such a MIDI beast, not to
> mention the wavetables are essentially professionally sampled drums
> anyway, this means that the Two units are PERFECT compliments to each
> other, where one excels, the other is no good. There is no
> funcionality overlap at all.
> I love them, they are so cute together.
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> Message: 5
>    Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 19:35:45 -0400
>    From: just john <just-john@...>
> Subject: RE: link to World Expedition design note
> 
> >Hey thanks, that was interesting.  If you talk with him again see if maybe he
> >would be into doing a little write up on usefull techniques he used to
> >make the
> >patches?  I'm assuming that he did more than just the single sample per patch
> >for world expedition.
> >
> >Think he'd be up to it?
> >Andre
> >
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> PS:  I got lazy on my last reply ...  But he's had more to say, here:
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> http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=3EB05B86.6F6E9246%40
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> Message: 6
>    Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 20:13:03 EDT
>    From: SmoovJazz29@...
> Subject: Re: mp7 to sonar
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> I don't know what the problem is........but I can't get Eloader to upload my 
> songs from the MP-7 to the PC. I can load from PC to the MP-7 but not vice 
> versa. Anyone have any suggestions? I've used XP and 98 and the same problem 
> with both systems with a MidiSport 2x2 USB interface with the MP-7 on the (A) 
> ports and the Proteus 1K on the (B) ports.
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> Thanks!
> Majik
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> Message: 7
>    Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 00:47:50 -0000
>    From: "psychogroove1" <Reek@...>
> Subject: Re: mp7 to sonar
> 
> Are you supplying power to the USB port? How about a USB hub. I've found 
> even if it seems to work unpowered, powered is better on USB hubs. The 
> Griifen solved a couple of problems for me.
> http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/usbaudio_hub/
> 
> PsychoGroove1
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, SmoovJazz29@a... wrote:
> > I don't know what the problem is........but I can't get Eloader to upload my 
> > songs from the MP-7 to the PC. I can load from PC to the MP-7 but not vice 
> > versa. Anyone have any suggestions? I've used XP and 98 and the same 
> problem 
> > with both systems with a MidiSport 2x2 USB interface with the MP-7 on the 
> (A) 
> > ports and the Proteus 1K on the (B) ports.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Majik
> > 
> > 
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> Message: 8
>    Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 00:51:27 -0000
>    From: "psychogroove1" <Reek@...>
> Subject: Re: Alarming behavior *gone*
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> Excellent!
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "soundcrafter" <aurastar@c...> wrote:
> > Reek and Kris, you were right on.  I opened up the XL and there was a 
> > loose simm AND a loose connector.
> > 
> > It runs better now than it has for the entire month I've owned 
> > it :)   I guess it got jarred a bit in shipping.  I'll make sure and 
> > keep that in mind - it's a good tip.
> > 
> > And to think I had almost written off the XL as glitchy!
> > 
> > THanks for the tips
> > 
> > SC
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