I just received my Protean Drums ROM (which you will have shortly in
the PX-7) and the Protozoa ROM the other day. I am extremely pleased
with both of these. The Drums ROM is packed with so many great,
realistic sounding samples - it's almost ridiculous. As for the
Protozoa.....I am very, VERY pleasantly surprised. I've heard a lot
of bad things about this ROM, but I'm not sure why. It suits my needs
perfectly. I have the XL-7 (which is great for synth tones), I have
the Pure Phatt (which is great for hip hop drums), so I really wanted
something that could give me some decent "bread and butter" sounds,
some orchestral sounds, and some exotic ethnic instruments. The
Protozoa provides all three of these things in spades. I can't
compare the sounds on the Protozoa to their newer counterparts (ie:
Pop ROM, Orchestral Sessions 1 and 2, and the World Expedition), as
I've never heard any of them. I'm sure the newer ROMS blow the sounds
on the Protozoa away, but I would need another xx-7 (and a lot more
money) to buy those ROMs. With the Protozoa, you get those sounds all
on one ROM. For my needs/tastes, it's perfect. I would say that
the "bread and butter" sounds are alright, the orchestral sounds are
surprisingly good, and the ethnic sounds are very good. The thing
with giving you advice on ROMs (and music itself, for that matter) is
that it's very subjective. What sounds great to me might sound
absolutely terrible to you. Having said that, I would recommend the
Protozoa if you want a decent, "all-in-one" ROM. I might be alone in
that opinion, but there you have it. I've heard some really great
things about the Pop ROM for acoustic sounds as well.
Fab
--- In xl7@...m, "_5ht" <_5ht@y...> wrote:
> My apologies for bringing up an old topic--the search function
could
> not yield useful information.
>
> I think my question could be rephrased: which ROMs have quality
> sounds, and which do not. I may have mentioned this in the original
> questions, but I have enough synths where I do not need more synth
> sounds (unless they are just fantastic). I could use more accoustic
> sounds (besides the protean rom) and maybe some orchestral sounds--
> IF they are good.
>
> If anyone else would care to help me out, I would appreciate it. I
> ordered by PX-7 yesterday--can't wait to get it.
>
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "tttsystems@e..." <tttsystems@e...>
> wrote:
> > From the last half dozen times this question has come up in the
> last few
> > months, I would say the answer is pretty subjective and highly
> dependant on
> > planned synth usage, music genre played and just personal taste.
I
> > listened to the demos and knew what I wanted to try for what I
> wanted to
> > do......
> >
> > Bob
> > Corona/Riverside, CA
> >
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: _5ht _5ht@y...
> > Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 18:22:39 -0000
> > To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [xl7] Which are the best ROMs?
> >
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> > Hello,<BR>
> > <BR>
> > I am a new member here, although I have browsed before. I am
> looking <BR>
> > to buy a PX-7 (it's just too sexy, and I want the Emu sound).<BR>
> > <BR>
> > ROMs seem to be going fast. I am trying to choose two (I'd like
to
> <BR>
> > leave one slot open for now) from the following:<BR>
> > <BR>
> > proteus 2000<BR>
> > pure phatt<BR>
> > beat garden<BR>
> > xl-7 rom<BR>
> > sounds of ZR<BR>
> > peter Z orchestra<BR>
> > <BR>
> > I have other synths so I do not need many electronic sounds, <BR>
> > although if the xl-7 rom is super-cool I may want to go for it.
> Can <BR>
> > you guys help with some suggestions? I know I want the vintage
<BR>
> > collection rom and will keep an eye out for that on ebay. Pure
> phatt <BR>
> > also sounded great from the samples I heard on the Emu site.<BR>
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