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XL-7 Command Station

XL-7 Command Station

BrandE-mu
ManufacturerE-mu Systems, Inc.
FunctionSynthesizer (128-Voice Synth), Sequencer (Multi-Track Sequencer)
Produced2001-
CountryUSA
Model ID7750
Form FactorDesktop
Signal PathDigital Hardware (including Analog Connections)
Weight7,7 kg
Power90VAC – 260VAC at 50Hz – 60 Hz
Frequency Response20-20,000Hz (+0.0/-0.1dB)
Polyphony128 voices
Multitimbral Parts(32) internal; (32) MIDI
Presets(512) RAM; (512) ROM (expandable via SIMMs)
Waveform ROM32 MB; expandable to 128 MB
Expansion Slots(3) SIMM sockets
Sequencer Patterns(1,024) RAM
Sequencer Resolution384 ppqn
Internal Sequencer Storage300,000 notes maximum
Songs(512) maximum; SMF import
Arpeggiator32-channel; (100) RAM patterns; (300) ROM patterns
Effects(2) 24-bit processors; (60) algorithms
Data Encoding16-bit linear, 24-bit DAC’s
Signal to Noise>100 dB
Channels128 Voice
Connections
  • AC IN · Other · Socket (Female)
  • MIDI IN · DIN · Socket (Female)
  • MIDI OUT A · DIN · Socket (Female)
  • MIDI OUT B / THRU · DIN · Socket (Female)
  • SUB 1 OUT L · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • SUB 1 OUT R · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • SUB 2 OUT L · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • SUB 2 OUT R · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • MAIN OUT L · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • MAIN OUT R · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Socket (Female)
  • S/PDIF OUT · RCA (Phono, Cinch) · Stereo, Socket (Female)
  • FOOT SWITCH 1 · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Socket (Female)
  • FOOT SWITCH 2 · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Socket (Female)
  • USB HOST · USB · Socket (Female)
  • HEADPHONES · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Stereo, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
  • 12 VDC LAMP · BNC · Socket (Female)
Controls
  • POWER · Rocker Switch · ON, OFF
  • MASTER VOLUME · Rotary Pot
  • DATA WHEEL · Rotary Encoder
  • 13 x PADS · Momentary Push Switch
  • 16 x KNOBS · Rotary Encoder
  • TOUCHSTRIP
LinksElectronic Musician - Review (2002)
NotesCommand Station In 2001 the Proteus line of modules was repackaged in the form of a line of tabletop units, the XL7 and MP7 Command Stations, broadly similar to the rack-mounted 2500 in features but featuring touch-sensitive pads suitable for recording drum patterns. The hot new XL-7 is a desktop sequencer module version of E-mu's Xtreme Lead-1 Electronica and Dance oriented sound module. You may recall that the Xtreme Lead-1 module itself was a new and improved Techno synth based on the popular Audity 2000 module. Like the Xtreme Lead-1, the XL-7 uses the same sample-playback synthesis engine as E-mu's Proteus 2000 sound module. The XL-7 and all its Electronica synth sounds and beats can also be found in a sleek keyboard version called the XK-6 Xtreme Keys. Polyphony - 128 voices Oscillators - 32 MB "X-Lead" Techno soundset (expandable to 128 MB via 3 additional ROM expansion slots), Sample-Playback with Z-Plane filters Effects - 24-bit dual stereo-effects processor with 29 reverbs types, 15 delay types, 8 chorus types, 7 flange types, 5 distortion types Filter - 50 types of 6th- and 12th-order Z-plane filters Arpeg/Seq - Sequencer: 16 tracks, 1024 patterns (up to 32 bars each); 512 songs; 300,000 note capacity; 384 ppqn resolution Arpeggiator: 32 Simultaneously available arpeggiators with up, down, up/down, forward assignable, backward assignable, forward/backward, random, 200 preset patterns, 100 user patterns Keyboard - 13 velocity and aftertouch sensitive pads Memory - 512 ROM, 512 user Control - MIDI IN/OUT/THRU (32 channels); Import/Export Standard MIDI File Type 0 and Type 1; USB port Date Produced - 2001