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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-10 by Matt

what does this mean as far as sound? I am thinking of getting an electribe and don t know which one to get. I have the option of the new red one, the new

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Re: [xl7] Re: PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-10 by James Ulibarri

i don t know man, i really think it s 12bit with 16bit effects. i had one a million years ago when they first came out.. i really want an Ensoniq EPS-M if

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Re: PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-10 by duncan

... it has a decimate effect in amongst its built-in effects, but afaik, it s a 16-bit architecture. I load regular wavs onto a memory card from my computer

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Re: [xl7] CC's step sequencer

2011-01-10 by Aaron Eppolito

Yep, absolutely. While in Step Mode, you can tweak as many controllers as you want each step. To advance to the next step (without entering a note) simply

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Re: [xl7] Re: TB-303 Sounds?

2011-01-09 by Bruno

Not made on XL7, but on it s (much) older brother - E-mu Morpheus: http://www.deepsonic.ch/deep/audio/e-mu_morpheus_acid.mp3 I m not by any chance a TB-303

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-09 by James Ulibarri

All that said, the sampler I use most is the Korg ES1, because it s just really fast to use and I m not trying to accurately recreate a multisampled pipe

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-08 by James Ulibarri

Thanks for the feedback on the unit. I think. But it s just not for me. Who ever said a *sampler is a sampler is a sampler* obviously had wax in their ears,

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-08 by Scott Solmonson

You boys with your new Yamaha toys... I have an A3K and will agree, the interface makes sense, it s just very different to some of the more popular rack

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-08 by Jack Pratt

I bought a new A4000 when they first came out. I also have an A5000 now. The navigation is not twisted or wrong - just different. In fact its quite easy to

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

I respect your opinion. True I should give it more time. But I am the kind that just knows if I am gonna like it or not, or I should say keep it, actually. I

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-07 by Ian Lamb

... I ve got an A5K, and an Ultra too. The Yamaha UI is like most Yamaha UIs, which is to say, it could be improved. That said, I don t think it is bad. I can

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

yeah I saw that, but I would have to do a silk screen or water slide decal job in Illustrator to operate the darn thing.

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by Matt

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ensoniq-ASR-X-Pro-White-Internal-ZIP-Max-RAM-New-Pots-/190487331385 mint asr-x pro painted white

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

Keys. i am keeping the rack. too much space right now since i have two EII s and EIII already. those things are giant and suck all the studio real estate up.

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

Not yet. I keep it all at home. Too many jealous crazies out there that would love to spill a beer on my old machines. I am selling one of my Emax 1 s for

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Re: [xl7] Re: ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by Jack Pratt

You can check out the contents of the Halo ROM by downloading the HALO operation manual from the support section of the E-MU web site and reading through the

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by Bruno

... Well, that s mostly Korg/Roland domain. I tried to get an ever-evolving , but not mix-filling sound. The best way is probably slow LFO with a lot of

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

yeah and the lower bit resolution results in huge rounded thuds. It shakes everything in my studio room.

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

Sample a 909 kick from the XL-7 rom into an Emax 1 or the SP1200 and watch (and feel) your monitors vibrate themselves off the stands. A fierce bottom end

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Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by jarlath34

For the aux envelope mapped to pitch, you can get much steeper attack/decay by using the 4xGain processor (i.e Aux env-4xgain, 4xgain-pitch). You can even get

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Re: [xl7] Re: ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by Matt

U should get an orbit if u need the extra slots and tscy. ... fx?? ... waveforms but ... contents are ... can. The ... one??), a ... Synth ... what I ...

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by Bruno

Hello, 2011/1/7 Mauricio Balma ... Must do the same for pads... any hints in this area? Cheers, Bruno

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by Mauricio Balma

Exactly. In fact that s the best way to program user patches on the CS, not just kicks. creating patch templates. A good tip is to create a high

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Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by duncan

quality post, many good ideas. this deserves turning into a document file of some sort & putting in the files section under tips & tricks . duncan.

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Re: ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by nenad.lonic

Thanks Jack, So is the Halo mainly synthy sounds, or does it have drums, percussion, fx?? Looks like I need 6 rom slots!! :-)

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Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by jarlath34

I made a template patch that allows me to design my Kick (and other) drums, on the fly . Essentially it comprises 4 layers, each with a different kit

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-07 by James Ulibarri

I got the A5000 sampler today. It s the most absolute biggest pain to use. And whoever said it was thin... you were right, and I was flat wrong. It is thin.

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Re: [xl7] ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by Atom Smasher

... =========== just do what i did... for about the cost of a TSCY ROM i bought an orbit-3 ;) -- ...atom ________________________ http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A

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Re: [xl7] Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by Matt

Regba patch has a good kick 909 or 909 stack or super 9 808 Also Dance hip hop kicks patches from drum rom have good sounds. I like to get tribal with it too

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Re: [xl7] ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by Atom Smasher

i ve got XL, BG, TSCY & HALO. you ll probably get the most mileage out of the TSCY. -- ...atom ________________________ http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3

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Re: [xl7] ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by Jack Pratt

The Halo (QROM) and sounds of the ZR (ZR) ROMs have identical waveforms but the halo variant has 5 banks of presets rather than 4. The useful contents are

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Re: kick drums

2011-01-07 by nenad.lonic

The Beat Garden rom gets most used for kicks. Occasionally I ll use the 909 Kit from the XLead rom when I want something punchier. Or you can try layering.

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ROM Decisions - HELP!

2011-01-07 by nenad.lonic

Hi all, I currently have an XL-7 with three Roms, the X-Lead (expanded one??), a Composer Rom, and a Beat Garden Rom. I m trying to decide what to put into the

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Re: [xl7] Re: FLASH SIMM

2011-01-04 by Atom Smasher

... ==================== 1) copy the patch (aka preset ) to a new location 2) edit the newly saved patch and change just the samples (aka instruments ) if

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-04 by James Ulibarri

sorry, Atom. I thought it was you that made the comment. It was Greg W, actually. Sorry for bustin your chops about the Orbit. I had one for a while too,

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Re: FLASH SIMM

2011-01-04 by Royce

DF ... Grab an editor (Jan s Prodatum will run on Mac and PC) Select the preset that matches closely and go the the voice pages and change the waves. A good

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-04 by James Ulibarri

Dude, I got the REAL E-mu Systems kit with analog SSM filters.. Don t even think about trying to school me on this stuff. Yaaawn. The Command Stations sound

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Re: [xl7] Re: FLASH SIMM update

2011-01-04 by Jack Pratt

I have an A2K and I hope that it will work. But I only have one ROM for it (the one that came with it) and I haven t checked that it can decode multiple slots

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-04 by Atom Smasher

... ============= also, the AxK samplers allow tweaking of filter resonance while a note is playing. for some people that _is_ important. -- ...atom

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Re: [xl7] PX-7 with A5000

2011-01-04 by Atom Smasher

... =================== cs/p2k has a much better synth engine, but AxK has much better effects. which sounds better is then a matter of opinion, and largely

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Re: [xl7] Re: FLASH SIMM

2011-01-04 by D F Tweedie

Jack et al., I m sorry to intrude my pointy little software head in here ... but I can t resist. I hope there is a shorter answer than RTBFM. Anyway,

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