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2002-04-29 by drj0
Does anyone know the ACTUAL differences between the XX-7's and the p2k5? Are the command stations 24 bit? Are the sequencers the same?? Do the command stations have a note/event list-edit mode? I have been going all over the place to sonic state, the gas station (synth forum), and yahoo groups to find out the answers to my questions, but i'm still having problems. maybe today i will call EMU... Thanks
2002-04-29 by nifflas
As far as I know they're quite identical except the * Design * Factory sounds. They have different waveforms (roms) and presets. The XL-7 has the Extreme Lead rom, the MP-7 has the Mo'Phatt rom, the Proteus 2500 has it's own "composer" rom or whatever it's called =) //Nifflas --- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: > Does anyone know the ACTUAL differences between the XX-7's and the > p2k5? > > > Are the command stations 24 bit? Are the sequencers the same?? Do > the command stations have a note/event list-edit mode? > > I have been going all over the place to sonic state, the gas station
> (synth forum), and yahoo groups to find out the answers to my > questions, but i'm still having problems. maybe today i will call > EMU... > > Thanks
2002-04-29 by emufreak1
drj0, Nifflas is correct. They all utilize the same OS format and have the same features. The only visible difference is that the pads are missing on the 2500. If you were to take the MP-7 ROM and put it in the 2500, you would have a MP-7 without the pads in the 2500 shell and the same goes for if the 2500 ROM was put in to one of the **- 7's, you would then have a 2500 with pads in a CS shell. Later, M2 --- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote: > As far as I know they're quite identical except the > > * Design > * Factory sounds. They have different waveforms (roms) and presets. > The XL-7 has the Extreme Lead rom, the MP-7 has the Mo'Phatt rom, the > Proteus 2500 has it's own "composer" rom or whatever it's called =) > > //Nifflas > > --- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: > > Does anyone know the ACTUAL differences between the XX-7's and the > > p2k5? > > > > > > Are the command stations 24 bit? Are the sequencers the same?? Do > > the command stations have a note/event list-edit mode? > > > > I have been going all over the place to sonic state, the gas > station > > (synth forum), and yahoo groups to find out the answers to my > > questions, but i'm still having problems. maybe today i will call
> > EMU... > > > > Thanks
2002-04-29 by drj0
Ok cool. Do you know if the retail prices of both units are the same? I see that they're sold everywhere for $999 - however, it just seems strange to me that the xx-7's would have a little bit more on them and sell for the same price. The bigest thing that confused me is the 2500's boasting about "faster" and "24bit" technology. Now I realize they are the same thing pretty much. The pictures of the command stations make it look smaller htan it must be !!! --- In xl7@y..., "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...> wrote: > drj0, > > Nifflas is correct. They all utilize the same OS format and have the > same features. The only visible difference is that the pads are > missing on the 2500. If you were to take the MP-7 ROM and put it in > the 2500, you would have a MP-7 without the pads in the 2500 shell > and the same goes for if the 2500 ROM was put in to one of the **- > 7's, you would then have a 2500 with pads in a CS shell. > > Later, > > M2 > > --- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote: > > As far as I know they're quite identical except the > > > > * Design > > * Factory sounds. They have different waveforms (roms) and presets. > > The XL-7 has the Extreme Lead rom, the MP-7 has the Mo'Phatt rom, > the > > Proteus 2500 has it's own "composer" rom or whatever it's called =) > > > > //Nifflas > > > > --- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: > > > Does anyone know the ACTUAL differences between the XX-7's and > the > > > p2k5? > > > > > > > > > Are the command stations 24 bit? Are the sequencers the same??
> Do > > > the command stations have a note/event list-edit mode? > > > > > > I have been going all over the place to sonic state, the gas > > station > > > (synth forum), and yahoo groups to find out the answers to my > > > questions, but i'm still having problems. maybe today i will > call > > > EMU... > > > > > > Thanks
2002-04-29 by emufreak1
--- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: > Ok cool. Do you know if the retail prices of both units are the > same? I see that they're sold everywhere for $999 - however, it > just seems strange to me that the xx-7's would have a little bit > more on them and sell for the same price. Same price of $999 US for all units. > > The bigest thing that confused me is the 2500's boasting > about "faster" and "24bit" technology. Now I realize they are the > same thing pretty much. Correct. The **-7's had the same marketing concept as well. > > The pictures of the command stations make it look smaller htan it > must be !!! 6 rack spaces for the **-7's vs. 4 for the 2500. Later, M2 > > --- In xl7@y..., "emufreak1" <mmcquay@m...> wrote: > > drj0, > > > > Nifflas is correct. They all utilize the same OS format and have > the > > same features. The only visible difference is that the pads are > > missing on the 2500. If you were to take the MP-7 ROM and put it > in > > the 2500, you would have a MP-7 without the pads in the 2500 shell > > and the same goes for if the 2500 ROM was put in to one of the **- > > 7's, you would then have a 2500 with pads in a CS shell. > > > > Later, > > > > M2 > > > > --- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote: > > > As far as I know they're quite identical except the > > > > > > * Design > > > * Factory sounds. They have different waveforms (roms) and > presets. > > > The XL-7 has the Extreme Lead rom, the MP-7 has the Mo'Phatt > rom, > > the > > > Proteus 2500 has it's own "composer" rom or whatever it's called > =) > > > > > > //Nifflas > > > > > > --- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know the ACTUAL differences between the XX-7's and
> > the > > > > p2k5? > > > > > > > > > > > > Are the command stations 24 bit? Are the sequencers the > same?? > > Do > > > > the command stations have a note/event list-edit mode? > > > > > > > > I have been going all over the place to sonic state, the gas > > > station > > > > (synth forum), and yahoo groups to find out the answers to my > > > > questions, but i'm still having problems. maybe today i will > > call > > > > EMU... > > > > > > > > Thanks
2002-04-29 by just john
>--- In xl7@y..., "drj0" <drj0@y...> wrote: >> Ok cool. Do you know if the retail prices of both units are the >> same? I see that they're sold everywhere for $999 - however, it >> just seems strange to me that the xx-7's would have a little bit >> more on them and sell for the same price. > > > >Same price of $999 US for all units. > > > >> >> The bigest thing that confused me is the 2500's boasting >> about "faster" and "24bit" technology. Now I realize they are the >> same thing pretty much. > > > > > >Correct. The **-7's had the same marketing concept as well. > > > > > >> >> The pictures of the command stations make it look smaller htan it >> must be !!! > > > >6 rack spaces for the **-7's vs. 4 for the 2500. > > > Okay, for the next logical question: How do the OSes of the keyboards, the PK6 and company, differ? Are they more like the single-space units? (And it looks like the xx6s have the same odd design for their mod wheels that had EMAX reviewers complaining so much about, lo those many years ago.) --- * Radio Free Entropy: http://just-john.com/cn/rfe.shtml *
2002-04-29 by emufreak1
John, Looking at the specs, it seems that the keyboard version is more along the lines of the single space modules. They(keyboards)do have a cool feature called the JAM mode which is not in the P*K format. I played around with the PK-6 in St. Louis and it was pretty fun. I haven't seen the XK-6 yet but I will be in Dallas this week and have plotted out where the Guitar Center's are in that area. Later, M2 --- In xl7@y..., just john <justjohn@c...> wrote: > Okay, for the next logical question: How do the OSes of the keyboards, the > PK6 and company, differ? Are they more like the single-space units? (And > it looks like the xx6s have the same odd design for their mod wheels that > had EMAX reviewers complaining so much about, lo those many years ago.) > --- > * Radio Free Entropy: http://just-john.com/cn/rfe.shtml *
2002-04-29 by Aaron Eppolito
The keyboard OS's are about halfway between the XL-7 and the Proteus 2000 OS's. They support the new sound ROM features (i.e. 16 knobs, modulatable sustain levels, etc) but do not have the full blown pattern based sequencer. They do however, have a cool quick pattern select feature that is exclusive to the keyboards. -Aaron just john wrote: > Okay, for the next logical question: How do the OSes of the keyboards, the > PK6 and company, differ? Are they more like the single-space units?
2002-04-29 by Aaron Eppolito
The keyboard OS's are about halfway between the XL-7 and the Proteus 2000 OS's. They support the new sound ROM features (i.e. 16 knobs, modulatable sustain levels, etc) but do not have the full blown pattern based sequencer. They do however, have a cool quick pattern select feature that is exclusive to the keyboards. -Aaron just john wrote: > Okay, for the next logical question: How do the OSes of the keyboards, the > PK6 and company, differ? Are they more like the single-space units?
2002-04-29 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com
And why don't WE have that, hmmm? :) I bet we need it more than those stupid ivory ticklers do! j/k! rEalm They do however, have a cool quick pattern select feature that is exclusive to the keyboards.