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

I don't want to throw water on your fire, and this is only my 
opinion.....but if you want really human realistic bass lines for a 
recording then put them down with a real bass.....if you want 
realistic basslines for a live performance, then get a bass player 
into your project,,,,,for me there are some things we have to accept 
as being untouchable by the XL7.....or just not viable when you can 
just as easily create the 'real thing'....,,Hope I don't hurt anyones 
feelings with this idea...  

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "robotchas" <robotchas@...> wrote:
>
> Here's a creative question regarding the Command Station: how do you
> like to program basslines on it?
> 
> The CS is an excellent rhythm sequencer - I can throw beats together
> on it effortlessly. For chords and lead riffs I just play them in 
live
> - couldn't be easier. But I find it tricky to sequence a good 
bassline:
> 
> 1. Grid record - great for rhythmic stuff, but I always end up 
wanting
> to move sections up or down in pitch, and this is really tedious to 
do
> on the CS.
> 
> 2. Realtime record - fine for chords and leads, but I don't find
> playing the keypads or my keyboard well suited to the kinds of 
rapid,
> tightly programmed basslines I'm seeking. Maybe I'm just a lousy 
player.
> 
> 3. Arpeggios - perhaps the easiest, but creating custom arps is not
> really an interactive process, and I don't want to keep re-using the
> arp patterns I've already made (or relying on presets).
> 
> 4. Play a real bass, then recreate the line on the CS - only works 
for
> some stuff, and it's slow.
> 
> I'd love to have a kind of analog step sequencer mode (different 
from
> step record); I've considered making a bass patch that routed 
velocity
> to pitch and using the knobs in grid edit mode to tweak - but the
> result would only work for that specific patch.
> 
> Maybe the CS wants to make basslines in a way I haven't considered,
> and I should learn how it wants to be programmed instead of bringing
> my own preconceptions to it. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips? What's
> worked best for you?
>