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

I was trying to get at the whole way they market certain gear that's aimed 
at the DJ and remix market.  I mean, if I see one more ad claiming that 
claims "gear x" is great for remixers!  Ungh, anyone who's done any 
remixing knows it's no different that making a song on your own, your 
source samples are just restricted more.  There's no magic remix tools, 
they use the same gear as someone scoring e-music for films (just an 
example).  And I wasn't really trying to include Emu in this, they're 
aren't as bad as other companies.

rEalm



I don't understand this comment. DJ's are free to use whatever they
wish, and there is enough interesting stuff on the market for them to
do so (moreso than a decade ago, for instance). Anyone who finds the
XL-7 too simple (or too complicated) is free to buy something else
instead. And it's possible to be creative with the simplest of tools
as well as the most sophisticated: I'm using everything from a Kaoss
pad (a real no-brainer) to an OasysPCI DSP farm driven via ASIO from
the Max/MSP toolkit, and I've also used kick-ass ProTools rigs (under
protest, I have to say). Get the creative process right, and all else
will follow.

Actually, I've resolved never to do my own mastering - I always want a
second pair of ears on the job at that stage, and mastering is a
discipline unto itself.

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- 
http://www.cassiel.com


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> I mean, if I see one more ad claiming that 
> claims "gear x" is great for remixers!  Ungh, anyone who's done any 
> remixing knows it's no different that making a song on your own, your 
> source samples are just restricted more.

Fine - shrug - it just means that People With a Clue know what to buy,
and People Without a Clue buy what they're told, unless they've at
least got the sense to ask around or read up. It's just marketing,
after all.

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com