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

OH! you're "quite sure" are you? well....as a matter of FACT i HAVE
checked out Rolands latest products and you're calling me a liar
because i'm not partial to them? do you work for Roland or something?
why don't go back to licking the wasabe sauce from Ikutaro Kakehashi's
ass.

--- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> Believe me. It will have 128.
> 
> Just look at the features, sampling, huge display. mastering effects. 
> Don't you also thing they would put some more polyphony in a machine 
> like this?
> 
> I'm quite sure you have never checked out Rolands latest products. 
> Because they're good. Very good.
> 
> //Nifflas
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "bohemian_grooove" <justin@i...> wrote:
> > yeah, i was being a little beligerent with dogging the Roland boxes.
> > guess i'm still kind of pissed off at them for selling me such a POS
> > keyboard with a manual written by NASA (forcing me to drop $30 into 
> a
> > video manual that wasn't much help at all). i admit: i was only 
> about
> > 16/17 when i bought it and didn't know much about MIDI. but when i
> > realised i paid $2500+ (in 96 with 2 EXP boards) for a keyboard that
> > hindered my ability to make music rather than nurture it, i was a
> > little upset. also the line NOISE this thing made and the beyond
> > subpar tech support from Roland......ughh. i've fiddled around with
> > their newer products and they STILL seem like a pain in the ass to 
> use
> > compared to some of the other stuff out there. anyways...anyone know
> > how many voices this thing will have? i'm willing to bet it won't 
> be 128.
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., "Ravi Ivan Sharma" <noision1@h...> wrote:
> > > Sorry Bohemian, I have to reply again:
> > > 
> > > The MC505 is hardly mono, has 64 voices not 8 and has a lot on 
> the 
> > > XL7 already, read the archives here. This is not to say the XL7 
> is 
> > > not great. That is why I have one! *If* the MC909 is better than 
> the 
> > > MC505 by a long shot: expansion ports, tons of knobs and sliders, 
> > > sampling, and the HUGE (a la triton/fantom) display, well then it 
> > > may certainly kick the ass of anything around right now.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In xl7@y..., "bohemian_grooove" <justin@i...> wrote:
> > > > YAY! another mono 8 voice synth from Roland that takes a tech 
> > > writing
> > > > masters degree to decipher the manual and an engineering degree 
> to
> > > > navigate. aside from sampling...it prolly ain't got nothin on 
> the
> > > > E-MU. my last main synth was an XP-50 i've owned since 96. 
> after 6
> > > > long years i was just beginning to figure out how it all worked 
> > > when i
> > > > noticed last july i could get an XL-7 from mars music for $750 -
> > > $200
> > > > rebate from E-MU (yes..$550 =) . after a couple hours of using 
> the
> > > > thing i wanted to kick myself in the ass for not buying an E-MU
> > > > sooner. writing experimental music and manipulating sounds has 
> > > ceased
> > > > to become a chore. now i'm ACTUALLY having fun in my home 
> studio. 
> > > and
> > > > being 80% more productive. imagine that! a synth that's 
> > > monsterously
> > > > powerful AND fun to use. thanks E-MU!