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

Hello, I've been picking up great bits of info from this group but I have become frustrated with using my px-7 as a drum machine.I've had my px-7 for 6mo. and I've loaded it with roms this is truly an amazing piece of euiptment.However, I keep going back to my boos dr-3 for drums because of the ease of use.What I am looking to accomplish is put together a complex drum progression that I can write a song around.Meaning; intro, verse-chorus,fills and possible breakdowns with certain drums or percussion dropping in or out.With my dr-3 this is fairly easy to program or do in realtime but with the px-7 it seems to me that most of this will have to be programmed individually then assembled into a  song.Very time consuming.Also I am a guitar player so tapping it in in realtime is tough for me and I've found that step recording does'nt sound very realistic.Please help! I love the sounds of my px-7(way better than boss) but the time factor sucks the creativity right out of me.Thanks!


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