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>Interesting. My recollection was that the "jobs" on the Yamaha were more
>sophisticated than what's possible under Pattern Edit, but it's been a
while
>since I've looked at it (and yeah, it did seem quirky).

Yes, those are relatively more useful than the xl-7, but if you have the
musical skill, it's usually just easier to play the new version in again on
either beast.

>The lack of a useable realtime grid edit and the weak arpeggiator basically
>disqualified the Rm1x from live use in my mind.

Yes, realtime recording is not what it's good for.. However, the fact that
you have 16 sections laid out in front of you, along with harmonizing and
effects means makes it easier to layout and play with the overall song
structure, or switch between back like they were sampled grooves.

bIz

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: robotchas
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: [xl7] Re: Will a Command Station suite my needs?


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "biz" <biz@g...> wrote:
> Actually, I'd disagree on this - I found it better than the emu at some
> parts of live performance, and quirkier for editing. Then again, I much
> prefer software and a keyboard over any hardware interface.

Interesting. My recollection was that the "jobs" on the Yamaha were more
sophisticated than what's possible under Pattern Edit, but it's been a while
since I've looked at it (and yeah, it did seem quirky).

The lack of a useable realtime grid edit and the weak arpeggiator basically
disqualified the Rm1x from live use in my mind. The Play FX are kinda cool
but don't make up for the other things. I've also heard it hiccups when
switching songs, which may not matter for a lot of people but is an issue if
you're playing a continuous set (DJ-style).

I think for editing and finalizing tracks you can't beat a large monitor and
a
software sequencer, but for composition and performance I prefer hardware.
Direct Pattern Access, XMIX, and good arpeggiators are very central to my
working method (as you know from the thread over on livepa.org), which is
why I like the XL.


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