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

Well, with everyone so keyed up about discontinued products...i ask, 
what's the big deal? I was worried as well, after buying the yellow 
screamer, as some bloke at GC told me they were discontinued soon 
thereafter. But, given the product support still being strong, i 
really don't care about too much else. And my initial worries are all 
but gone. We should just enjoy making music with it, as it is really 
a tool. Most tools come and go, that's the nature of the industry. 
How long it exist in your arsenal is individual.  As for the new PX-
7, it is the new paint, minor revision of labeling--on the top side 
of the 'start' , 'stop', 'record', and 'tap' buttons. With X-mix, 
Loop, Replace, Copy, and new rom chip. It's anyones guess whether or 
not there will a 'new' XL-7 with revisions as well. It really doesn't 
matter to me that mine is yellow, but it will be either a sky blue 
metallic or laminated with a super thin carbon fibre sheet(absolutely 
WICKED!), in the future. I say, don't worry about future gear. Enjoy 
using what you got. I don't have much, but i love the act of using 
what i DO have, to make music, no matter how pissy some of my gear 
can get. Don't see myself 'outgrowing' my yellow beast for some time. 
Peace out you lot.

You make good points. I love buying gear that is just (or soon-to-be) 
discontinued. Not only do you get the product at the best price in 
its life cycle, you get the latest version of the OS, the most user 
support, the most free patches, and the most free assistance you 
could want.

I actually bought the Proteus 2000 when it first came out, and 
promptly returned it due to a by-design issue which made it 
completely useless for me. Fortunately for Emu, they changed their 
design in a future free OS release, but I had already purchased 
something else by that time.

In the case of the XL-7, they just released a free new OS with cool 
new features. I couldn't be more pleased. While initially I bought 
the thing mainly due to its low price, I'm finding I enjoy it much 
more than I expected I would.

-Brian

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "lostusomewhere2003" <Chicaneblue@h...> 
wrote:
> Well, with everyone so keyed up about discontinued products...i 
ask, 
> what's the big deal?

Where are you getting this info from?

rEalm




 As for the new PX-7, it is the new paint, minor revision of labeling--on 
the top side of the 'start' , 'stop', 'record', and 'tap' buttons. With 
X-mix, Loop, Replace, Copy, and new rom chip. 

 








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oh, sorry, the press release pic that was on harmony central(same 
shot for previous Command Stations)...not the small one, just pull it 
up as to original large size...and you can see the new labeling is 
all there. Totally minor stuff. All to be confirmed upon 'physical' 
inspection:-) Silver looks cool, but i have my faves. I'm guessing 
there could be an XL-7 version 2? With revised graphics, etc...Oh 
well, who knows right. Now back to the beats...Cheers.






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I know the PX is supposed to include a bunch of new acoustic drum 
samples, but I hope it also incorporates kits from the neglected drum 
machines, namely the DMX, SynDrum, SP-1200, Linn, etc...32MB should 
be plenty of room, drum samples don't need much space!