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

I would like a subjective opinion here. I haven't bought a XL-7/MP-7 
yet. I'm wanting to make D&B/Jungle with it. I had assumed that the 
XL-7 was the way to go. I read a message that said how great the MP-7 
was for D&B. Which way should I go?

I just got the XL-7 and love it. Its a bit confusing at first, but 
in time it too shall call me the master. When I went to get it I 
tested out both. Both are filled with awesome sound banks, and they 
both sound great. I write jungle/D-n-B and was looking to upgrade my 
gear. I was leaning towards the XL-7. In the store I realized it 
didnt matter which machine(XL-7orMP-7), they both are based on the 
same sequencer platform, just different sound banks. The MP-7 seems 
to be geared towards more HIP-HOP while the XL-7 is a little more 
synth based. I'm sure you wont be disapointed with either or.

                                peace n elbow grease
                                         garrison

Yea, yea. I know all about the features and how they both equally kick 
heller ass!(I've already read the mannual.) The only thing I don't 
know about is how their sound sets compare. I will defenantly buy one 
of them. I just want to make sure I buy the right one. So I'll ask 
again: Wich one's sounds are more suited to D&B/Jungle? Opinions 
anyone?!



--- In xl7@y..., garrisonheslin@y... wrote:
>  I just got the XL-7 and love it. Its a bit confusing at first, but 
> in time it too shall call me the master. When I went to get it I 
> tested out both. Both are filled with awesome sound banks, and they 
> both sound great. I write jungle/D-n-B and was looking to upgrade my 
> gear. I was leaning towards the XL-7. In the store I realized it 
> didnt matter which machine(XL-7orMP-7), they both are based on the 
> same sequencer platform, just different sound banks. The MP-7 seems 
> to be geared towards more HIP-HOP while the XL-7 is a little more 
> synth based. I'm sure you wont be disapointed with either or.
> 
>                                 peace n elbow grease
>                                          garrison

My opinion is , the MP-7's drums are better for D&B. For more ambient
styles, the pads and synths in the XL-7 are stronger. You can always buy
one and then upgrade your unit with the other ROM board (Pure Phatt or
X-LEAD). Then your decision is based on "which color". 

BTW, when you listen to the factory patterns there are more D&B like
grooves found in the Xl-7, but if I had to choose, I'd go with the MP-7.

sean at e-mu / ensoniq

beat_rebel@... wrote:
> 
> Yea, yea. I know all about the features and how they both equally kick
> 
> heller ass!(I've already read the mannual.) The only thing I don't
> know about is how their sound sets compare. I will defenantly buy one
> of them. I just want to make sure I buy the right one. So I'll ask
> again: Wich one's sounds are more suited to D&B/Jungle? Opinions
> anyone?!
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., garrisonheslin@y... wrote:
> >  I just got the XL-7 and love it. Its a bit confusing at first, but
> > in time it too shall call me the master. When I went to get it I
> > tested out both. Both are filled with awesome sound banks, and they
> > both sound great. I write jungle/D-n-B and was looking to upgrade my
> 
> > gear. I was leaning towards the XL-7. In the store I realized it
> > didnt matter which machine(XL-7orMP-7), they both are based on the
> > same sequencer platform, just different sound banks. The MP-7 seems
> > to be geared towards more HIP-HOP while the XL-7 is a little more
> > synth based. I'm sure you wont be disapointed with either or.
> >
> >                                 peace n elbow grease
> >                                          garrison
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Thanks for the opinion Sean, but my XL-7 arrived in the mail friday! 
Finnally I can stop shopping and start grooving!!



--- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
> My opinion is , the MP-7's drums are better for D&B. For more 
ambient
> styles, the pads and synths in the XL-7 are stronger. You can always 
buy
> one and then upgrade your unit with the other ROM board (Pure Phatt 
or
> X-LEAD). Then your decision is based on "which color". 
> 
> BTW, when you listen to the factory patterns there are more D&B like
> grooves found in the Xl-7, but if I had to choose, I'd go with the 
MP-7.
> 
> sean at e-mu / ensoniq
> 
> beat_rebel@y... wrote:
> > 
> > Yea, yea. I know all about the features and how they both equally 
kick
> > 
> > heller ass!(I've already read the mannual.) The only thing I don't
> > know about is how their sound sets compare. I will defenantly buy 
one
> > of them. I just want to make sure I buy the right one. So I'll ask
> > again: Wich one's sounds are more suited to D&B/Jungle? Opinions
> > anyone?!
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., garrisonheslin@y... wrote:
> > >  I just got the XL-7 and love it. Its a bit confusing at first, 
but
> > > in time it too shall call me the master. When I went to get it I
> > > tested out both. Both are filled with awesome sound banks, and 
they
> > > both sound great. I write jungle/D-n-B and was looking to 
upgrade my
> > 
> > > gear. I was leaning towards the XL-7. In the store I realized it
> > > didnt matter which machine(XL-7orMP-7), they both are based on 
the
> > > same sequencer platform, just different sound banks. The MP-7 
seems
> > > to be geared towards more HIP-HOP while the XL-7 is a little 
more
> > > synth based. I'm sure you wont be disapointed with either or.
> > >
> > >                                 peace n elbow grease
> > >                                          garrison
> > 
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I asked my dealer that same question. His reply is that when he asks 
Emu about the composer ROM they refer him to "Sounds of the ZR". His 
contact at Emu says the two ROM's are similar enough that they see no 
need to release the composer ROM as an expansion.

I had Sounds of the ZR in my P2K because of the nice piano and moved 
it to my XL-1 upon purchase. It matches very nicely with the XL-1 
ROM. I plan to add the World board to the XL-1 to really expand my 
possibilities. I have the Techno board in the P2K and hope to put an 
orchestral board in each device. My goal is to spread related ROM's 
across the two machines, doubling polyphony and lightening the load 
on each machine. That way I can do heavy orchestrations or 
complicated techno passages using the machines in tandem so the midi 
timing stays tight.

--- In xl7@y..., "Jonathan El-Bizri" <sserendipity@n...> wrote:
> Sean,
> 
>     Does emu have any plans to sell the composer ROM separately at 
any time? I have one, and I'm very happy with it, but I'm sure others 
would be interested;  electric pianos are sorely lacking from both 
the dash-7s
> 
> Jonathan