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

Thank you for your review, i searched the net to find the first user 
experiences from clinics and so on, but alas, no such a thing...

could you reflect on the sounds and styles as well and compare it - 
say - with the mc-307, rs-7000, as the demos on www.mc-909.com led 
to negative posts. What was your impression? 
And if you could not keep both units: Would you in the long run 
stick with your xx-7 or the mc-909?

Thank you and best regards

Heinrich



--- In xl7@y..., "David DeciBel" <spec@s...> wrote:
> 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.
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- 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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