WHAT EVERY PRODUCER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE XL7

[@emmarossignol4445]

Oh hell yeah, I’d love some more videos like this. Just some in depth with some gear you know well and talkin about the trade. This was a nice surprise aside from the What Had Happen Was series.

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah..A lil break in the action.

[@heavysystemsinc.]

The E-Mu boxes were something I feel I'd heavily enjoy if I had them. But...I got an RS7000 and I'm perfectly fine with it. It's got some features that even software can't do even 20 years later with multicore processors and all that. Still, the E-Mu sound editing and sound banks...*chef's kiss* shit all over RS7K's internal sounds. I guess every box is a trade off!

[@DyReckProductions]

The RS7000 is a beast!. The Command Stations does have pretty good sound editing. The quick edit is cool and convenient to manipulate sound..But when you start digging into the menu's things can get really deep.

[@heavysystemsinc.]

@@DyReckProductions I've always wanted to play with it, but haven't, I've never even seen a command station in person! So...but one day if I find one for a decent price and got a couple bucks, I want to explore it!

[@Mikepepp2]

I gave up on the RS7000 internal sounds and sampling section years ago 😂😂😂 Master sequencer for Korg gadget and my fantoms. , and other hardware samplers. Never getting rid of it .💯💯

[@DyReckProductions]

@@heavysystemsinc. No doubt.

[@DyReckProductions]

@@Mikepepp2 Lol nice.

[@DaveDaves]

yo I had the PX-7, the rare silver one of these with the "Protean" sound ROM. Can't believe I sold it. I liked it, I just ... wanted the Korg ESX-1. BEST sequencer I've ever had.

[@JacobAndJamal]

Damn , I had one of these too . I didn’t like the sequencer in the Emu , so I’d MIDI it to my RS7000 . This channel bringing back memories

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt bro..Yeah the sequencer does take some getting used to.

[@DroppedandSkrewed]

Command stations are swag so much value for me getting basic ideas going and sampling random shit into MPC, if had to keep two things from my rig would be command station and mpc4000

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel you.

[@joeyrossiter3763]

I've said it on other videos, korg from this era is more easier plug and play, but E-mu is much more rewarding, if you take the time to make your own designs

[@EricRabb]

I still have my EMU Xl! Nice trick also, great video.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@user-yr1uq1qe6y]

These were a monster! I’m surprised I don’t see them on the used market much, they seemed to be everywhere in the early 2000s.

[@DyReckProductions]

Your right.

[@AtonalMeasureRecords]

producers dont let go of them, they are an IN THE KNOW box

[@jawazshabazz]

You are a blessing Sir!

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol! Thanks fam.

[@chillwalker]

Brilliant. "Just chillin" (Einfach nur chillen" ) was my first Single, back in the day...

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Nice.

[@bashali7245]

Thanks bro that’s a great concept and I bet it’ll sound great on my MPC🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@kmk4960]

Dope video... I wanted that E-MU XL7 back in the day but got a Yamaha RMX1 instead. I now use an Akai MPC500 and Koala Sampler but still wanna pick up that E-MU XL7. Machines like the XL7 and RMX1 great production tools that are sometimes overlooked and underrated... Keep posting this vids!!! Thanks!!

[@kmk4960]

Good music theory lesson too!!!!

[@kmk4960]

Great music theory lesson!!!! 😀

[@titanjake8640]

Right on. I have the MP7 version of this. It is soooooo much to learn on it ..it way more packed than the Planet Phatt/Mo Phatt modules . It just can't sample in.

[@deanivan3951]

Dope upload my brother!

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@theboombapkingdom8628]

The XL7 was an updated version of the Ensoniq ASR-X. Emu bought Ensoniq then shortly after they folded. Good job on the video.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@Noise-Conductor]

E-MU & Ensoniq were actually brought by Creative Labs then folded.

[@theboombapkingdom8628]

@@Noise-Conductor I never heard of creative labs making stand alone samplers. I owned the SP1200, EPS M and the 16 Plus turbo from Ensonic and I'm talking back 91 92. I never heard of creative labs unless your talking about the company that made the sound blaster audio cards for PC. That would be an odd purchase for a PC hardware company. If what you say is true it makes even more sense why they folded.

[@Noise-Conductor]

​@@theboombapkingdom8628 Never said they made stand alone samplers but they did make PC sound cards & then had both companies & maybe others (they own other brands) work on computer stuff causing them to neglect what they did well. RIP E-MU & Ensoniq😇

[@187onasimp]

For a second I thought you were about to make the Soul 2 Soul Keep on Movin beat.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Just peeped the song again.

[@markbruggeman274]

I have the MP 7 and sounds straight out are much hotter than the VSTi. Much warmer and fuller basses

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah the bass is nice on this unit.

[@BobKlass]

I just got one of these a month ago. It was damaged, but no matter, I've been using it and not really finding it to be what I expected. I bought a E-mu PK-6 last year and fell in love with some of the sounds and the plate reverb, but the XL-7 is very disappointing in the drum samples on the ROM. I haven't explored the synths and such in there much, but the drums, while an interesting bunch, are less than what I expected. There isn't a decent ride cymbal on the machine. The control of the synths could be really good, though. I loved the knobs on the PK-6 and these are four times as good. The sequencer is just OK. It sounds pretty stiff. Thanks for the informative video.

[@RaquelFoster]

It's got lead synth sounds and a bunch of rhythmic arp patches. That's almost the only thing on there. Well, the XL-7 actually added all those K kits in the first bank, but that's kinda an afterthought for the groovebox using the kits from the beats on the XL-1. The best thing you can do is add the Proteus 2000 Composer ROM to it. It's the cheapest ROM you can get, and it has 8 banks with a lot of percussion. But that's the same thing that's in the PK-6, so maybe it's redundant for you. But I like being able to transfer patches between E-Mu modules, so it's nice to have the Composer ROM in all of them since that's the one that feels like you're browsing through a legit decent library of patches. I don't think the Phatt ROM is that much better than the XL-7 ROM for drums, but that one's pretty easy to find, too.

[@donjuan2421]

Yo, dope video, my dude.. Definitely need more joints like this, no doubt!

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam..thanks.

[@IvarConq]

Thanks DyReck! Dope tutorial.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@Buttafingaz]

Dope tutorial, I might have to dust off the ol MP-7 and give this a try...

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol!..No doubt.

[@tzodearf2596]

I was drunk damn near all of '92. Didn't hear Biggie until 2002.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol dang.

[@mont-doggBeats]

"E-MU, E-MUUU...AND DOUG" 😂

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol!

[@djrek521]

I might still get this I saw it on Reverb for a good price

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah its pretty dope..You just got to get it for a good price..And if you want to buy the additional sound roms there pretty pricey..But there might be a cheat code to that too lol.

[@kostantinosmag2986]

Nice one......

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro!

[@tohellandbacknoface4091]

i love the way this machine looks for some reason. it looks about 30 years old allready

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol yup.

[@neilbriscombe]

What had happened was: nice tips Thanks man

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam!

[@ILLUDIUM_Q_36]

Nice switch up! I dig it.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks.

[@ryanhom3006]

Metrodome? Are you from Minneapolis?

[@DyReckProductions]

Sometimes lol.

[@Fabian_drop02]

I love my rackmount emu turbo xl-1.👍👍

[@injesusoutreach]

I have A MP7 Love it

[@DyReckProductions]

Word!

[@coopdrums1]

You going to make me take mine off the shelf and put it back to work😂😂

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao!..Sometimes you got to do that..As long as you got what you needed out of it thats what matters.

[@delvinmcbride4829]

I had the purple one

[@rocbarnes]

Do a Planet Phatt tutorial or "what had happened was" jawn for the Planet Phatt, please.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Word..That would definitely be dope!..Alot of folks low key used Planet Phatt.

[@TampaRedd]

The Planet Phatt video is what brought me here, lol.

[@vazfinestdjchozin1599]

Thank man. When you can... Could you do a video about the Roland dj808 4 channel controller???.... This thing is a monster.

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt..Ima put that on the list.

[@Noise-Conductor]

FYI u could've just press button 15 for a shortcut to Arp & the rest of those buttons in the command function section act as shortcuts for different menus. Peace

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..You right..Still getting used to this. When I want to delete a track I recorded in a sequence its a pain going through the menus to find the section.

[@versacera5454]

Thank you, kind Sir!

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@visionboard1783]

Do you have any equipment forsale?

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol nah..Its hard for me to sell stuff..I always regret it Lol!

[@gooneybird808]

heck ya this thing has always be a mystery to me.

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt..I feel you bro.

[@DJ_PROMO_PR]

This is very interesting. Will try this soon. 🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt.

[@matthewgaines10]

Nice.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro!

[@erickngfshslm856]

ty, you hv helped me a lot

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@eyesintheskies]

Last night my mp7 crashed when I tried to save, wouldn’t turn back on, honestly scared to try it today in case it’s gameover 😩

[@DyReckProductions]

Dang!!

[@housebandthexenos2569]

DyReck! let me start by saying I love your videos, entertaining and illustrating the history the way I remember it in the 90s. Still I gotta tell you something it's "E-Meuw" like MUsic not "E-Moo" like the sound a cow makes. Some pronunciations of things don't have enough evidence and can be debatable, this one aint. E-Mu is short for (E)lectronic (Mu)sic and they used the greek symbol originally for the "MU" part also pronounced "Meuw" Heres a quick history from an interview with Emu founder Dave Rossum. Dave Rossum wrote: The name „Eµ Systems“ was born at Caltech on December 29, 1970. The Greek letter µ (pronounced „mu“) is the symbol for „micro“, so the name was simply the first syllables of Electronic Music, but had the connotation of miniaturization as well. Though we didn’t become a legal company until 1972, we used the name to purchase parts, and outside our abode in the summer of 1971, a sign read „Eµ Systems - Starships and Synthesizers since 1984.“ Throughout the 1970s, we continued to spell the company name with the Greek letter. But in 1979, when we incorporated, we learned that the law in California required that the corporation name be spelled with only Roman alphabet characters, thus the change to „E-mu Systems.“ About that time, we adopted the Australian bird as our mascot. So now you know... continue to say MOO if you need TOO.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao! Ah man You'll Hate when I call the group "Daft Punk" "Daft Funk".

[@tzodearf2596]

Got LiMU emu commercials playin' the background

[@187onasimp]

@@DyReckProductions They're official re-named "Daft Funk" thanks to you... don't ever stop calling them Daft Funk!" haha. Oh and I'm def calling my E-MU gear E-Moo now. Got that E-Moo ASR10 for yah... hey you ever notice how nobody ever calls E-MU or Ensoniq gear by name just the name of the product. Like SP 1200 isn't E-MU SP1200 it's just SP1200? and the E-MU Proteus is just called Proteus? The ASR is just called the ASR. Like nobody ever says the company name before the model.

[@DyReckProductions]

@@187onasimp Lol..Your right.

[@felixvids7238]

2 can be followed by 3 too, 3 by 4 etc x

[@DyReckProductions]

Music is universal.

[@noaim6956]

I can’t find one, I see a MP-7

[@MGtheProducer]

Mp7 was the mo phatt edition. More sought after as it was hip hop

[@Noise-Conductor]

The Proteus 2000/2500 & all the Command Stations all use the same OS & each can hold up to 4 slots for ROM sound cards. So just get the MP-7 & later buy the XL card.

[@cmdess]

Synclavier with all the trimmings a mere 400,000. #WHHW

[@DyReckProductions]

Oh ok.

[@desreb740]

Liking this.. diatonic huh

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@corywilliams458]

2 Words!( Kanye style)... Metronome!: sounds like a Cowbell....2!...Buttons: mess up my workflow...sounds like that Roland R-8😵🤣

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah the chicklet buttons can get a bit loud I guess. But when you have the music playing its not too bad.

[@DoctorNemmo]

I had one of those, but there was too much menu diving.

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah..There are alot of menus..If you use it for the simple stuff its not bad. But if you go deep it can get crazy.

[@187onasimp]

This was my 2nd real piece of music gear. I had the Purple One. I admit I felt over my head. All of E-mu's stuff is like this though. You got surface features but you have menu's you can dive and get crazy on. I was too inexperienced to understand it at the time. Wasn't no youtubes or nothing to show you the basics. I ended up tapping out and sending it back and brought an MPC2KXL instead. Not a bad trade off but still I wonder what would have been had I stuck it out with the MP7. Would I be like DyReck showing people my skills on the thing 20 years later.

[@DyReckProductions]

@@187onasimp Lmao!..No doubt bro..At least you got busy with the 2KXL.

[@azcutman]

no

[@pighater951]

Yeah. 🤔🤣🤣😂 sounds are so weak

[@DyReckProductions]

Remember it got that synthesizer.

[@neilbriscombe]

that's the camera mic; and the point was advice on offer not a sound demo