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

I'm just trying to match the XL7's levels to those of my bandmembers
when I record us.  The AudioDesk manual just says to get everything as
close to 0db as possible without clipping and doesn't really say any
more about controlling the input levels.  So at present, I have them
turn their preamps down to match the XL7.

At our last jam session, I tried to jam with them on the CP70 patch
from the Vintage Collection ROM.  The composer of this particular
music liked this sound the best out of the electric piano sounds I
have in the XL7.  Unfortunately, I couldn't get more than -24db to
-20db output for that patch even after I did a Quick Edit and bumped
the max velocity to 127.  So I was drowned out by the other two. 
Fortunately, she's willing to consider an organ sound as an
alternative - those seem to be loud enough to hang with the other
instruments.

Paolo

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "cosine... zero" <cosinezero@y...> wrote:
> 
> REALLY depends on the patch. A good kick hitting the resonance of the
> filter... you can clip a mixer easily. 
> 
> It has a pretty wide dynamic range. A good compressor can level that
> out a bit, tho may not be appropriate for all uses.
> 
> 
> cosinezero
> 
> 
> --- paolovalladolid <paolovalladolid@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I've started recording our band's jam sessions and am learning all
> > about input levels for recording.
> > 
> > I use a MOTU 828MkII and AudioDesk 2 software to record.  The highest
> > level I can get out of the XL7, according to the AudioDesk Audio
> > Monitor window, is around -12db to -10db.  
> > 


> > Is this typical for you guys when you record with your Command
> > Stations?
> > 
> > The manual says the max level is +6db, but I haven't found a patch
> > that loud.
> > 
> > 
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