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

On 6/13/03 10:55 AM, "biz" <biz@...> wrote:

>> The arp capabilities sound like a great plus. Even though they aren't
>> polyphonic per se, it sounds like they can be stacked, right? Will they
>> trigger external gear (arp out)?

> YMMV, but I found the arps sectin on the emu series to be thoroughly useless,
> unless you are interested in living through other people's musical ideas. They
> are more on the lines of melodies and solos in loop format than usable
> arpegiations.
> 
> Programming your own is too time consuming to make it worth it.

On the first point, it is true that if you want "regular" arps, then you
need to use something other than pattern mode.

As to the second, I agree if you are programming from the front panel.
Editing the arps on my XL-1 with SoundDiver works OK, but it is still work.

According to the SD developers, E-mu has not given them the information
needed to create a proper Command Station editor, which is a damn shame.


sigh,
aeon