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

> what's the difference between the XL-7 and a virtual-analogue
> synthesizer like, let's say, the Virus C?

Apples and oranges. 

Technicallt, the Virus or any good VA is a synthesizer-- the most basic
unit of its sound architecture is the Oscillator model, wherein sound is
generated, or created, on the fly. The XX-7 is a ROMpler; it plays back
pre-recorded looping samples. This results in a fundamentally different
product!

True, both have filters, lfo, arps, etc, but there's a big difference in
the character of each. Just listen. Surely you can find a VC in your
neighborhood! 

-m@