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

Help me, guys, I`m stuck! I cannot demo the Emu mp-7 nor the Yammie 
RS7000
I own a roland mc-307 and a korg es-1 (I liked the sounds, patterns 
and grid recording better than on the rm1x - checked them side by 
side.) I do hiphop, jazz, r&B, Latin, need good drums and some 
realistic sounding voices too. Now I wonder if the mp-7 or some other 
alternative could be a competitor for my mc-307, because I feel the 
drums have a punchy sound, but the feel of the groove is 
somehow "stiff"... 
1. Would you switch to the rs7000 to have it all in one box with 
sampler, efx etc. or go for the Emu mp-7 for its better sounds, 
usability, velocity-sensitive keyboard but weak efx-section. The 
problem is, I can´t demo the gear in my area, only orders... :-( 2. 
Is it an easy to use all-in-one composition station, easier to work 
with than - say - the rm1x or the mc-307? 3. Is the sound quality 
above the mc-307? 4. Is the grid recording as well implemented as on 
the mc-307? 5. Is the efx-section to limited because of its few efx-
types, that does not handle every track on its own? 6. Are there 
realistic sounding voices like piano, upright bass, brass - I heard, 
the mophat-engine does not include them. 

mp-7 owners, mc-307 owners, please? Any educated opinion would be 
welcome. 

Peace 

Heinrich

I will toss in my cents here.  I do not own the 307, but do own the 
Roland 505.  I would say that the XL/MP box is a lot more flexible in 
almost every way.  I also think the sounds are a lot better, and the 
fact that the sound set is expandable via ROM just blows it away.

I don't attempt the kinds of music you list, so your mileage may vary.

Bruce

--- In xl7@y..., hhuent@g... wrote:
> Help me, guys, I`m stuck! I cannot demo the Emu mp-7 nor the Yammie 
> RS7000
> I own a roland mc-307 and a korg es-1 (I liked the sounds, patterns 
> and grid recording better than on the rm1x - checked them side by 
> side.) I do hiphop, jazz, r&B, Latin, need good drums and some 
> realistic sounding voices too. Now I wonder if the mp-7 or some 
other 
> alternative could be a competitor for my mc-307, because I feel the 
> drums have a punchy sound, but the feel of the groove is 
> somehow "stiff"... 
> 1. Would you switch to the rs7000 to have it all in one box with 
> sampler, efx etc. or go for the Emu mp-7 for its better sounds, 
> usability, velocity-sensitive keyboard but weak efx-section. The 
> problem is, I can´t demo the gear in my area, only orders... :-( 2. 
> Is it an easy to use all-in-one composition station, easier to work 
> with than - say - the rm1x or the mc-307? 3. Is the sound quality 
> above the mc-307? 4. Is the grid recording as well implemented as 
on 
> the mc-307? 5. Is the efx-section to limited because of its few efx-
> types, that does not handle every track on its own? 6. Are there 
> realistic sounding voices like piano, upright bass, brass - I 
heard, 
> the mophat-engine does not include them. 
> 
> mp-7 owners, mc-307 owners, please? Any educated opinion would be 
> welcome. 
> 
> Peace 
> 
> Heinrich

xl/mp7 sounds better than all the rest.
but system buggy not so stable,so i'd recommend u sell the mc307(cpu 
too slow,and sounds crappy),buy a rm1x for sequencing,and a 
proteus2000 w/ exp. roms for sounds.
u will be more happy w/o crashes.

--- In xl7@y..., bruce@s... wrote:
> I will toss in my cents here.  I do not own the 307, but do own the 
> Roland 505.  I would say that the XL/MP box is a lot more flexible 
in 
> almost every way.  I also think the sounds are a lot better, and 
the 
> fact that the sound set is expandable via ROM just blows it away.
> 
> I don't attempt the kinds of music you list, so your mileage may 
vary.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., hhuent@g... wrote:
> > Help me, guys, I`m stuck! I cannot demo the Emu mp-7 nor the 
Yammie 
> > RS7000
> > I own a roland mc-307 and a korg es-1 (I liked the sounds, 
patterns 
> > and grid recording better than on the rm1x - checked them side by 
> > side.) I do hiphop, jazz, r&B, Latin, need good drums and some 
> > realistic sounding voices too. Now I wonder if the mp-7 or some 
> other 
> > alternative could be a competitor for my mc-307, because I feel 
the 
> > drums have a punchy sound, but the feel of the groove is 
> > somehow "stiff"... 
> > 1. Would you switch to the rs7000 to have it all in one box with 
> > sampler, efx etc. or go for the Emu mp-7 for its better sounds, 
> > usability, velocity-sensitive keyboard but weak efx-section. The 
> > problem is, I can t demo the gear in my area, only orders... :-( 
2. 
> > Is it an easy to use all-in-one composition station, easier to 
work 
> > with than - say - the rm1x or the mc-307? 3. Is the sound quality 
> > above the mc-307? 4. Is the grid recording as well implemented as 
> on 
> > the mc-307? 5. Is the efx-section to limited because of its few 
efx-
> > types, that does not handle every track on its own? 6. Are there 
> > realistic sounding voices like piano, upright bass, brass - I 
> heard, 
> > the mophat-engine does not include them. 
> > 
> > mp-7 owners, mc-307 owners, please? Any educated opinion would be 
> > welcome. 
> > 
> > Peace 
> > 
> > Heinrich

....and keep ur es1 for live tweaking.
no need to buy rs7000,rm1x's sequencer is similar to it.
if u need sampling,just save up then buy a emu ultra series and burn 
some flash roms for live use on proteus2000.

--- In xl7@y..., bruce@s... wrote:
> I will toss in my cents here.  I do not own the 307, but do own the 
> Roland 505.  I would say that the XL/MP box is a lot more flexible 
in 
> almost every way.  I also think the sounds are a lot better, and 
the 
> fact that the sound set is expandable via ROM just blows it away.
> 
> I don't attempt the kinds of music you list, so your mileage may 
vary.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., hhuent@g... wrote:
> > Help me, guys, I`m stuck! I cannot demo the Emu mp-7 nor the 
Yammie 
> > RS7000
> > I own a roland mc-307 and a korg es-1 (I liked the sounds, 
patterns 
> > and grid recording better than on the rm1x - checked them side by 
> > side.) I do hiphop, jazz, r&B, Latin, need good drums and some 
> > realistic sounding voices too. Now I wonder if the mp-7 or some 
> other 
> > alternative could be a competitor for my mc-307, because I feel 
the 
> > drums have a punchy sound, but the feel of the groove is 
> > somehow "stiff"... 
> > 1. Would you switch to the rs7000 to have it all in one box with 
> > sampler, efx etc. or go for the Emu mp-7 for its better sounds, 
> > usability, velocity-sensitive keyboard but weak efx-section. The 
> > problem is, I can t demo the gear in my area, only orders... :-( 
2. 
> > Is it an easy to use all-in-one composition station, easier to 
work 
> > with than - say - the rm1x or the mc-307? 3. Is the sound quality 
> > above the mc-307? 4. Is the grid recording as well implemented as 
> on 
> > the mc-307? 5. Is the efx-section to limited because of its few 
efx-
> > types, that does not handle every track on its own? 6. Are there 
> > realistic sounding voices like piano, upright bass, brass - I 
> heard, 
> > the mophat-engine does not include them. 
> > 
> > mp-7 owners, mc-307 owners, please? Any educated opinion would be 
> > welcome. 
> > 
> > Peace 
> > 
> > Heinrich

thanks You for your advice everybody,

I am checking out the mp-7 this weekend. My only concern: How do you 
set up your own drumset - like: build up a GM-drumset...

Heinrich


--- In xl7@y..., bruce@s... wrote:
> I will toss in my cents here.  I do not own the 307, but do own the 
> Roland 505.  I would say that the XL/MP box is a lot more flexible 
in 
> almost every way.  I also think the sounds are a lot better, and 
the 
> fact that the sound set is expandable via ROM just blows it away.
> 
> I don't attempt the kinds of music you list, so your mileage may 
vary.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., hhuent@g... wrote:
> > Help me, guys, I`m stuck! I cannot demo the Emu mp-7 nor the 
Yammie 
> > RS7000
> > I own a roland mc-307 and a korg es-1 (I liked the sounds, 
patterns 
> > and grid recording better than on the rm1x - checked them side by 
> > side.) I do hiphop, jazz, r&B, Latin, need good drums and some 
> > realistic sounding voices too. Now I wonder if the mp-7 or some 
> other 
> > alternative could be a competitor for my mc-307, because I feel 
the 
> > drums have a punchy sound, but the feel of the groove is 
> > somehow "stiff"... 
> > 1. Would you switch to the rs7000 to have it all in one box with 
> > sampler, efx etc. or go for the Emu mp-7 for its better sounds, 
> > usability, velocity-sensitive keyboard but weak efx-section. The 
> > problem is, I can´t demo the gear in my area, only orders... :-( 
2. 
> > Is it an easy to use all-in-one composition station, easier to 
work 
> > with than - say - the rm1x or the mc-307? 3. Is the sound quality 
> > above the mc-307? 4. Is the grid recording as well implemented as 
> on 
> > the mc-307? 5. Is the efx-section to limited because of its few 
efx-
> > types, that does not handle every track on its own? 6. Are there 
> > realistic sounding voices like piano, upright bass, brass - I 
> heard, 
> > the mophat-engine does not include them. 
> > 
> > mp-7 owners, mc-307 owners, please? Any educated opinion would be 
> > welcome. 
> > 
> > Peace 
> > 
> > Heinrich