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Not long, it's pretty easy once you grasp the overall structure.  A couple 
weeks, be sure to read the manual at least a couple times too, best advice 
I could give anyone just starting out with any gear.

rEalm





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09/23/02 02:19 PM
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        Subject:        [xl7] Newbie who just got my MP7


Hey, 
I just got my MP7 last weekend and I must say I'm pretty blown away 
by the unit. This is also my first Emu product being a Roland die-
hard for so many years (MC303). After one weekend with the unit, I 
can definitely say it won't be my last. My goal is to get all three 
expansion slots filled and learn to maximize the full potential of 
this unit. Coming from an MC303 Groovebox, how long do you guys think 
it will take me to master this unit? 



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Couple of weeks sounds great. Much faster than the year or so it took 
me to get the hang of that Groovebox! I've been carrying the manual 
around with me constantly, so I should make it thru about 4 or 5 
times within the next few weeks. Finished my first pattern last 
night, pretty tight. I'm lovin' this thing!

I know that is right.... I learned the main commands
of the MP7 in 2 nights....and guess what...it is the
FIRST drum machine I have ever owned.  I already have
4 banging brand new tracks.  None are presets...all
original.

Much Love

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<excerpt>Not long, it's pretty easy once you grasp the overall
structure.  A couple weeks, be sure to read the manual at least a
couple times too, best advice I could give anyone just starting out
with any gear.


rEalm

</excerpt>


When I read "master this unit," I was reminded of the recently-posted
knob layout for pretending to be be a synth.  That reminded me quite
forcefully that despite my making lots of music I'm very happy with,
there are tons of things I haven't even thought of attempting.  I mean,
I've created maybe three user presets (one using various "VOX" sounds
that sounds like an asylum in a drum) in the year I've had it.


So I think it'll take years to master, in the sense of knowing all the
ins and outs of what it can do.


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I look at it this way.  There's mastering the features of the box, and 
there's exploring all the possibilities those features can do (intended or 
not, think tb303).  So I think if someone were to sit down with the manual 
and read through it a couple times while playing with the box, they cold 
easily master all the features.  This box is pretty damn intuitive since 
OS 1.31 came out, so you can pretty much guess correctly how to do 
something once you understand the architecture.

What you actually DO with all that knowledge, well, that's a whole 
different story!   Something I too hope it takes me years and years to 
even come close to touching on.  The modulation matrix possibilities alone 
are pretty amazing...

rEalm



When I read "master this unit," I was reminded of the recently-posted
knob layout for pretending to be be a synth.  That reminded me quite
forcefully that despite my making lots of music I'm very happy with,
there are tons of things I haven't even thought of attempting.  I mean,
I've created maybe three user presets (one using various "VOX" sounds
that sounds like an asylum in a drum) in the year I've had it.


So I think it'll take years to master, in the sense of knowing all the
ins and outs of what it can do.