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

Hi,

I would like to share your thoughts in how to compose songs on the mp-
7.

I have worked with PC Sequencers, QY70, RM1X, MC-307. I sold the 
latter to buy the mp-7 (after demoing the RS7000). I was overwhelmed 
by the mp-7s drumsounds (unfortunately no bread an butter sounds, no 
piano!), like the grid mode I am used to, the changing on the fly 
between the other record modes etc, the sturdy build, velocity 
responding keyboard and the high resolution of the sequencer.

Somehow I just can´t find a quick workflow in composing songs with 
the mp-7. I just don´t have the time anymore to fiddle around for 
days until I have a few tracks done. Maybe I am just too used to 
working with rolands and yammies. Apart from the limited screens 
everything seems so mixed up: endless opportunities in a complicated 
structure. Building your songs with intros, breaks, variations etc., 
organising your tracks for effective work by copy and paste of 
existing material, buidling your own drumsets, implementing the 
arpeggiator (master settings, preset settings)- well, its all so 
complicated and I loose the overview of whats going on easily.

So how do you manage to get around composing songs (different from 
setting up tracks and some basic grooves) or am I the only one who is 
a little frustrated about the structure of this - well - wonderful 
machine? It reminds me to some extend of my DP2 EMU Efx processor I 
had years ago: Amazing Soundquality and terribly implemented 
features. Sigh. 

Well, thats a long post, forgive me, but I had to get that off my 
chest. Somebody to give me a few hints?

Heinrich