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

Hi all,

    I was curious how many dash-7 users are on this list right now, 
so I created a poll. So far, there are 11 of us, three of which are 
emu reps, which I figure is just about the right ratio of users to 
builders :>

    Let us all know. Perhaps a little intro would be cool too. Here's 
mine:

    I'm using my new toy to write groovy downtempo music, and 
jungle'n bass. monkeyradio.net / somafm.com / bassdrive.com sounds.

    The xl-7 works as the master clock for an echoplex digital pro, 
which I feed from my chapman stick ( www.stick.com ) - what I really 
play. This way, I can lay down basslines melodies and grooves, 
overdub, extend the loops and mangle them with effects, while keeping 
in time with grooves I'm building on the pads and drums from the xl.

    I quit my band last night - it wasn't going where I wanted :< 
Rather than look for band mates right away, which hasn't seemed to 
work lately, I think I'm going to start playing out on my own (gulp), 
now that I can. (Hi guys, I just bought this shiny box that does a 
better job than the three of you... :>))

    Since the architecture is the same as the P2k, which I recently 
owned, and was writing on, the process of writing a cool set is 
shortened considerably - the maps over directly, though a few patches 
are missing.  (I also nabbed the P2k ROM before I sold it - selling 
it as a XL- 1 turbo with a P2k faceplate.) I'm hoping to start 
looking for gigs by October. I'll probably get sidetracked.

    (Yes, an all singing, all dancing music machine; all I need now 
is a bass drum strapped to my back, a harmonica, and cymbals tied to 
my knees... Watch out.)

Nice Intro. Since your a former P2K user, how do you like the new way
you can navigate through preset edit using the COMMAND buttons? Its one
of my favorite new features over the P2K.

sean at e-mu / ensoniq 

sserendipity@... wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>     I was curious how many dash-7 users are on this list right now,
> so I created a poll. So far, there are 11 of us, three of which are
> emu reps, which I figure is just about the right ratio of users to
> builders :>
> 
>     Let us all know. Perhaps a little intro would be cool too. Here's
> mine:
> 
>     I'm using my new toy to write groovy downtempo music, and
> jungle'n bass. monkeyradio.net / somafm.com / bassdrive.com sounds.
> 
>     The xl-7 works as the master clock for an echoplex digital pro,
> which I feed from my chapman stick ( www.stick.com ) - what I really
> play. This way, I can lay down basslines melodies and grooves,
> overdub, extend the loops and mangle them with effects, while keeping
> in time with grooves I'm building on the pads and drums from the xl.
> 
>     I quit my band last night - it wasn't going where I wanted :<
> Rather than look for band mates right away, which hasn't seemed to
> work lately, I think I'm going to start playing out on my own (gulp),
> now that I can. (Hi guys, I just bought this shiny box that does a
> better job than the three of you... :>))
> 
>     Since the architecture is the same as the P2k, which I recently
> owned, and was writing on, the process of writing a cool set is
> shortened considerably - the maps over directly, though a few patches
> are missing.  (I also nabbed the P2k ROM before I sold it - selling
> it as a XL- 1 turbo with a P2k faceplate.) I'm hoping to start
> looking for gigs by October. I'll probably get sidetracked.
> 
>     (Yes, an all singing, all dancing music machine; all I need now
> is a bass drum strapped to my back, a harmonica, and cymbals tied to
> my knees... Watch out.)
> 
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> xl7-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> 
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--- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
> Nice Intro. Since your a former P2K user, how do you like the new 
way
> you can navigate through preset edit using the COMMAND buttons? Its 
one
> of my favorite new features over the P2K.
> 
> sean at e-mu / ensoniq 

I haven't got to editing anything yet - It's only been three days :>
It does look like a lot less scrolling though - probably easier to 
use than Sound Diver. I let you know when I've gotten deeper into the 
unit.

Also a question for all - how do you turn local control off? I'm 
using the xl-7 to feed Logic for my sequencing, before sending tracks 
back in. The only way I've found so far is to set the track to one 
I'm not using and turn the volume down. 

Thanks,

Jonathan

Currently, the only way is to disable maybe one of the B channels (5th
screen
in MIDI) and set your keyboard to transmit on that channel (or set the basic
channel to the one you disabled).

-Aaron

sserendipity@... wrote:

> Also a question for all - how do you turn local control off?

There is no Local On/off feature in the XL-7. It's high on our list to
implement in upcoming OS feature releases.

sean at e-mu / ensoniq

sserendipity@... wrote:
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
> > Nice Intro. Since your a former P2K user, how do you like the new
> way
> > you can navigate through preset edit using the COMMAND buttons? Its
> one
> > of my favorite new features over the P2K.
> >
> > sean at e-mu / ensoniq
> 
> I haven't got to editing anything yet - It's only been three days :>
> It does look like a lot less scrolling though - probably easier to
> use than Sound Diver. I let you know when I've gotten deeper into the
> unit.
> 
> Also a question for all - how do you turn local control off? I'm
> using the xl-7 to feed Logic for my sequencing, before sending tracks
> back in. The only way I've found so far is to set the track to one
> I'm not using and turn the volume down.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jonathan
> 
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