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

Keypads: good size, nice rubbery feel, bounce (double-trigger) 
sometimes but I assume they'll improve as they break in (yes?)

>>>Yes, mine were the same way at first, kinda scared me too.  Give 'em a 
couple of weeks and they'll break in (or you just learn how to play them 
not sure which it was!). <<<

Mute buttons: good shape, layout. Feel a little fiddly, wonder how durable 
they'll be in the long run.

>>>Ditto, I thought they were weak, but after a couple years of HEAVY use, 
mine work fine still. <<<

Wish Grid Edit let you pick which measure you were editing separately 
from playback, like the Electribes do (someone else mentioned this 
too). Moving-target editing bugs me. 

>>>Loop mode in OS2 will let you stay with the current measure, not as 
ideal as th E-tribes, but a good workaround. <<<

Finding which notes have been turned on can be a hunt. Better would be (a) 
going into Grid Edit, the note field defaults to the lowest active note 
and (b) pressing a button while turning the dial in the note field skips 
all the notes which have no active hits.

>>>cool idea, rrioght now it typically goes to the last active note 
entered. <<<

Can tell I will still need to use a software seq, but I bought this 
mainly for live use anyway (that and being able to sit in bed and 
program).

Footswitch to both increment and decrement pattern is good, not as 
good as DPA via MIDI, but better than Roland (increment only).

Hum in the headphones. Per the FAQ I may be able to fix this by 
opening the case and reseating a cable.

>>>Try loosening the nut on the headphone socket a bit too, fixed mine. 
<<<

Sounds good. Lots of good samples. Reverse drums in the Hybrid kit so all 
is not lost there. Eyeing the Drum ROM already, wondering about strings.

>>>P2500 has some very nice strings IMO> <<<

rEalm






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