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

Hey group -
It seems I am trying to convince myself to buy either the MP7 or the 
XL7, based a lot on its sequencing capabilities to use with my other 
grooveboxes. I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but still I 
am wondering: are the drum sets similar on both machines? For preset 
loops, can you edit these and change the loops? Can you change 
paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start point, attack, 
etc?
And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone know 
what the difference is with the new machine that is coming out?
Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog 
sounds? Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on both 
machines?
Sorry, I realize these are all very subjective questions! and 
probably not too many people have both cards in their machines. 
Any comments most appreciated, and you will be held harmless if I end 
up buying one.
thx
Dana

Hey group -
It seems I am trying to convince myself to buy either the MP7 or the 
XL7, based a lot on its sequencing capabilities to use with my other 
grooveboxes. I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but still I 
am wondering: are the drum sets similar on both machines? For preset 
loops, can you edit these and change the loops? Can you change 
paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start point, attack, 
etc?
And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone know 
what the difference is with the new machine that is coming out?
Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog 
sounds? Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on both 
machines?
Sorry, I realize these are all very subjective questions! and 
probably not too many people have both cards in their machines. 
Any comments most appreciated, and you will be held harmless if I end 
up buying one.
thx
Dana

What other grooveboxes do you have?







--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwoodaman" <dwoodaman@y...> wrote:
> Hey group -
> It seems I am trying to convince myself to buy either the MP7 or 
the 
> XL7, based a lot on its sequencing capabilities to use with my 
other 
> grooveboxes. I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but still 
I 
> am wondering: are the drum sets similar on both machines? For 
preset 
> loops, can you edit these and change the loops? Can you change 
> paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start point, 
attack, 
> etc?
> And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone know 
> what the difference is with the new machine that is coming out?
> Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog 
> sounds? Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on both 
> machines?
> Sorry, I realize these are all very subjective questions! and 
> probably not too many people have both cards in their machines. 
> Any comments most appreciated, and you will be held harmless if I 
end 

> up buying one.
> thx
> Dana

whoops - Korg EA1, ER1 and Yamaha DX200.....
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "drewaight1" <drewaight@h...> wrote:
> 
> What other grooveboxes do you have?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwoodaman" <dwoodaman@y...> wrote:
> > Hey group -
> > It seems I am trying to convince myself to buy either the MP7 or 
> the 
> > XL7, based a lot on its sequencing capabilities to use with my 
> other 
> > grooveboxes. I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but 
still 
> I 
> > am wondering: are the drum sets similar on both machines? For 
> preset 
> > loops, can you edit these and change the loops? Can you change 
> > paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start point, 
> attack, 
> > etc?
> > And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone 
know 
> > what the difference is with the new machine that is coming out?
> > Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog 
> > sounds? Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on 
both 

> > machines?
> > Sorry, I realize these are all very subjective questions! and 
> > probably not too many people have both cards in their machines. 
> > Any comments most appreciated, and you will be held harmless if I 
> end 
> > up buying one.
> > thx
> > Dana

Thre are no built in drum loops in the xx-7's  I would personally say 
that the drums are good in both the MP and XL, and it ultimately 
depends on the style of music you're producing.  I produce dnb and 
find a need to have both roms.  You can pretty much edit anything you 
want with EMU's engine....  ASDR (attac, sustain, decay, release) 
envelopes can be set up for volume, filter, lfo's, pitch, you name 
it.  start points can be set as well.  you can layer up to 4 voices 
per preset and also layer up to 4 presets together (i think, I've 
never gotten that far :))  

It's an awesome machine, just buy one dammit

-- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwoodaman" <dwoodaman@y...> wrote:
> Hey group -
> It seems I am trying to convince myself to buy either the MP7 or 
the 
> XL7, based a lot on its sequencing capabilities to use with my 
other 
> grooveboxes. I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but still 
I 
> am wondering: are the drum sets similar on both machines? For 
preset 
> loops, can you edit these and change the loops? Can you change 
> paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start point, 
attack, 
> etc?
> And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone know 
> what the difference is with the new machine that is coming out?
> Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog 
> sounds? Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on both 
> machines?
> Sorry, I realize these are all very subjective questions! and 
> probably not too many people have both cards in their machines. 
> Any comments most appreciated, and you will be held harmless if I 
end 

> up buying one.
> thx
> Dana

I have listened to the mp3s on the emu site but still I am wondering: are 
the drum sets similar on both machines? 

>>>There may be some overlap in a few of the base samples, but I think 
they are quite different. <<<

For preset loops, can you edit these and change the loops? 

>>>The XX-7's don't really have loops per se, just midi sequences that 
trigger individual notes.  You can of course edit these sequences and the 
presets they address. <<<

Can you change paramaters on the drum samples themselves, like start 
point, attack, etc?

>>>Not on every single drum hit, but you can make these types of changes 
to the drum presets. <<<

And seeing the hundreds of drum samples available, does anyone know what 
the difference is with the new machine that is coming out? 

>>>We don't have ny information on the new box other than it will be 
identical to the current XX-7's, but with a new Drum ROM. <<<

Is one machine better than the other for getting lots of analog sounds? 

>>>No. <<<

Are the few pianos and strings pretty much the same on both machines?

>>>I've heard the MP-7 doesn't have a good piano, I don't remember seeing 
one in the XL-7 either. I bought the P2500 ROM and the piano in there is 
quiet nice for a ROMpler. <<

rEalm


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