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

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Electribes - Personally I think that it's a bit unfair to categorize
the Electribes with the above sequencers.  With the possible exception
of the EM-1, the rest of them are pretty specialized at what they do,
and not really an "all in one" solution.  Having said that, I can't
recommend the E-tribes enough if you've got a couple hundred laying
around and got the itch to buy some gear.  The ER-1 in particular is
one bad ass little machine capable of a sick array of beats.  Easy to
use, portable in the extreme, and they never, ever, ever crash or act
weird IMO.  The ES-1 is a cool little sampler, and the EA-1 is a nice 2
voice analog synth you can use for wicked basslines and what not.  By
far these are the easiest to learn, but you'll also reach their limits
very fast too.  They make a great addition to a studio or live set up,
but I wouldn't rely on them as your only tools, unless you're COMPLETE!
LY! new to e-music and not sure if it's going to be something you want
to invest in.


rEalm

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My fantasy machine is an XX-7 combined with an ES-1 and then some. 
After all, an Emu machine should have on-board sampling, no? (Can you
tell I'm an old Emax user?)


It would have enough spare slots for ALL the sound cards.


It would have a display with enough definition to show a sample's
waveform, for on-the-fly truncation without having to listen.


It would have automatic preset resampling.  (IE: Take the preset and
use it as a sample.)


It would have some sort of intelligible preview function that would
tell you the mutings on the next pattern, so you could change it before
the pattern started.


Maybe even a preview pair of channels, that one could route to the
headphones.


It would use MIDI, USB, FireWire, SmartMedia cards, ZIP disks and
support external drives via USB and FireWire.


(to be continued)



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