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

Hello , I'm planing to buy the ZR rom-card because I need a good GM
bank ;
but  somebody  wrote here that the sounds were not so good compared to
those of the Proteus 2500 ..can you describe the difference in quality
between those two (as I've also read that the sounds of the
Proteus2500 are to be sold as a new rom-card ) ? Does the Proteus have
the GM capability ?

--- In xl7@y..., ph.demoor@f... wrote:
> Hello , I'm planing to buy the ZR rom-card because I need a good GM
> bank ;
> but  somebody  wrote here that the sounds were not so good compared 
to
> those of the Proteus 2500 ..can you describe the difference in 
quality
> between those two (as I've also read that the sounds of the
> Proteus2500 are to be sold as a new rom-card ) ? Does the Proteus 
have
> the GM capability ?

Hi! I own a P2500 and I can remap my presets to something very close 
to a total GM set with some holes like French and English horns. The 
only problems I run into is with completely orchestral midis which 
need certain patches I need to create as preset from raw sounds.   
There are raw intrument waveforms I could use to build those, just 
haven't gotten to it.  The P2500 does have very high quality sounds 
and with the preset remap thingy I am able to get darn good GM midi 
with small omissions, but I'm working on it. But time is money, so it 
may be easier just to buy the Zr sounds, yet I'm guessing those Zr 
sounds must be a little outdated by now....  -Steve

Some of the ZR sounds might be outdated, but NOT the piano you get 
when you buy it. And there's also many other useful waveforms / 
presets. With some reverb the Jazzz brush drumset can do magic...

//Nifflas

--- In xl7@y..., "blueriv" <blueriv@y...> wrote:
> --- In xl7@y..., ph.demoor@f... wrote:
> > Hello , I'm planing to buy the ZR rom-card because I need a good 
GM
> > bank ;
> > but  somebody  wrote here that the sounds were not so good 
compared 
> to
> > those of the Proteus 2500 ..can you describe the difference in 
> quality
> > between those two (as I've also read that the sounds of the
> > Proteus2500 are to be sold as a new rom-card ) ? Does the Proteus 
> have
> > the GM capability ?
> 
> Hi! I own a P2500 and I can remap my presets to something very 
close 
> to a total GM set with some holes like French and English horns. 
The 
> only problems I run into is with completely orchestral midis which 
> need certain patches I need to create as preset from raw sounds.   
> There are raw intrument waveforms I could use to build those, just 
> haven't gotten to it.  The P2500 does have very high quality sounds 
> and with the preset remap thingy I am able to get darn good GM midi 
> with small omissions, but I'm working on it. But time is money, so 
it 
> may be easier just to buy the Zr sounds, yet I'm guessing those Zr 
> sounds must be a little outdated by now....  -Steve