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

hey another futureproducers.com member...

cool

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "r3gu" <clubfeel@s...> wrote:
> This guy, who is in business of doing sounds to samplers and 
synths, 
> has seen an skecth of that thing we all are waiting.. check this, 
> discussion was about the namm 2004, and what would be shown:
> 
> SC:No SP1200. We were in discussion, 3 years ago, about a SP1600 
but 
> that died a death. Look for the EmulatorX as one of the new Emu 
> product releases. Then there is the softsynth.......
> 
> sc:It was not about not gettig the parts but about the cost of 
making 
> the parts. Emu run all rom burns off the Scotts Valley factories 
and 
> parts are manufactured in China to keep costs down. This is where 
all 
> the PK range of keyboards were made and assembled, the roms were 
then 
> burnt and assembled in Scotts Valley. Most manufacturers do this 
as 
> well to keep their parts and labour costs down.
> The SP1600 was fantastic looking. I was commissioned to create the 
> drum fonts for that box and the blueprints made me moist but the 
> build put the unit in the top end price bracket and had to be put 
on 
> hold. Maybe one day, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
> 
> Me:You've actually seen a sketch of it?
> what did it look like, compared to command stations? large display?
> 
> sc:Stunning. Black over siver/grey design. ****loads of knobs and 
4 
> sliders, realtime heaven. Nice big display, loads of varying 
> connections on the back. Went from 8 bit all the way to 24 bit, 
even 
> tho it was named 1600. Mutli import and format reader.
> The whole thing made me moist. The costs were just too high, 
> predominantly because thay wanted to put an analogue board in 
there 
> like the original and even 16 meg analogue costs a bundle compared 
to 
> SIMM memory.
> Shame.
> 
> 
> 
> So, i'm gonna keep on waiting for it :))