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

Yes, it has veriphrase in it.  Which I don't know how usefull that 
is.  It's basically the same "technology" that's in the Yamaha 
A4000's and the EMU ultra samplers..

The 909 uses a shark processor for all those that are interested.

--- In xl7@y..., "Raj" <rajah_patel@y...> wrote:
> yup if your confined to studio work you could easily afford an XL7 
+ an e5000 and have loads more power
> 
> >VP9000? 
> does it have the full variphase functions?
> 
> I think that the pads on the XL7 are one of its winning aspects I 
even prefer them to MPC pads.
> 
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David DeciBel 
>   To: xl7@y... 
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:09 PM
>   Subject: [xl7] MC-909 lowdown
> 
> 
>   I had the privlidge of getting a hands on demo from the roland 
>   product rep of the MC-909 today.  I actually had a chance to use 
it a 
>   little bit...  Pretty cool little box.  
> 
>   The one thing that is missing which shocked me is the mc-505 born 
>   MegaMix function.  It does still have the RPS function.  The 
little 
>   screen is cool.  You can set up your own pictures and stuff as 
well 
>   as your own screensaver.  I was half expecting it to pop open an 
>   internet explorer browser and check my email, but I guess that's 
an 
>   ok sacrifice :-)  - To sum up this box, it's basically a MC-505 
with 
>   a VP-9000 sampler, an XV synth engine, and a Fantom interface.  
> 
>   No, I'm not rushing to sell my MP-7 quite yet.  I will say that I 
>   enjoy the sounds of the MP quite a bit.  And the editing is 
awesome!  
>   For a sound engine it's grrreat.  I will have to admit (even 
after 
>   duking it out with Ravi) that I wouldn't mind having one of these 
>   simply for the intigrated sampling.  It's very easy to lay down a 
>   beat, resample it, chop it and go nuts with it.  Wich is what I'm 
>   doing right now anyways with my MP-7 ala A4000.  
> 
>   There are some things in here that still seem fisher pricey to 
me.  
>   The filters downright suck compared to the EMU.  And with only 1 
>   expansion slot, it makes it a little bit unexpandable.  But 
remember, 
>   it's a sampler.  Which IS pretty cool.  Also, the volocity 
sensitive 
>   pads are nice for a change...  But I hate the way that they are 
layed 
>   out... remember when keyboards had the black keys on top?  :)
> 
>   $1795 retail huh?  With street prices at about $1499, you may be 
>   better off with an XX-7 at $600 and a separate sampler at $500 
>   because you'll get just about the same features...  
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