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

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rarely incorporate only a single box, eh?
Byron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David DeciBel [mailto:spec@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:09 PM
> To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> 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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