Re: EMU XL-7 thoughts?

[Ian Popperwell <popperwell@iname.com>]

Thanks Mark.
At 08:36 05/07/03 , you wrote:
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>On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 12:13 PM, Ian Popperwell wrote:
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>> So it sounds like you can use Proteus sound boards? are these similar 
>> to the
>> Roland JV/XV boards? Is the board you mention the same sound set as 
>> the Planet
>> Earth?
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>Actually, I don't know if they're the same as the Proteus boards.  I 
>don't think so, but I do know the Protozoa ROM has sounds from the 
>Proteus 1, 2 and 3.  The board I mention is the same as the one that 
>comes out of the PlanetEarth, and in my case, it came out of a 
>PlanetEarth
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>> My other question is how visual is the XL7? I'm always on the lookout 
>> for a good interactive hardware sequencer that I can use live with 
>> good sounds. So I'm wondering how much I'd need to look at the screen  
>> (I'm blind and use a magnifyer which is OK at home but not easy or 
>> desirable live). it looks like its got a lot of knobs & switches, do 
>> they all have preassigned functions?
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>Hmmm. I think you could do a lot without looking at the screen much, 
>but I'm kind of a newbie so probably bad to say.  I'm far from 
>mastering this box.
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>Mark
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