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

Thats cool in fact that sounds really great and I understand the 
concept, but way too complicated for me,since I am trying to go to 
totall simplicty - one midi path all the way thru, which is 
important for using the XL live with no computer. Plus buying any 
more gear right now is not possible...
thx for the ideas
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "robertabrownjr" <Robert@r...> wrote:
> I am also trying to get everything organized and here is my idea. 
I 
> have a Motu MTP/AV and love it so much that I am about to get a 
> second one just to manage my beat boxes. The MTP/AV is an 8 by 16 
> MIDI patch bay that is very programmable. Almost any MIDI channels 
> from any port can be split out and routed to another port. Using 
this 
> I will make Port 1 the master in. Channels from Port 1 input will 
be 
> split out to the output of several other ports.
> 
> Port 1 Channel 1 to Port 2 Channel 1 – XL-7
> Port 1 Channel 2 to Port 2 Channel 2
> Port 1 Channel 3 to Port 2 Channel 3
> Port 1 Channel 4 to Port 2 Channel 4
> Port 1 Channel 5 to Port 3 Channel 1 – MP - 7
> Port 1 Channel 6 to Port 2 Channel 2
> Port 1 Channel 7 to Port 2 Channel 3
> Port 1 Channel 8 to Port 2 Channel 4
> Port 1 Channel 9 to Port 3 Channel 1 – P2500
> Port 1 Channel 10 to Port 3 Channel 2
> Port 1 Channel 11 to Port 3 Channel 3
> Port 1 Channel 12 to Port 3 Channel 4
> Port 1 Channel 13 to Port 4 Channel 1 – DX200
> Port 1 Channel 14 to Port 5 Channel 1 – AN200
> Port 1 Channel 15 to Port 6 Channel 1 – Electribe R
> Port 1 Channel 16 to Port 7 Channel 1 – RM1x
> 
> This way my Command Stations are 4 part multi-tembre while other 
> units are single channel. Sonar only has to Port 8 Channels 1 
through 
> 16 of my primary MTP/AV to access those 7 units. If I want to dump 
> something into the XL-7, or maybe my RM1x I can then attach the 
> output of that device to Port 1. In fact, I can set up programs in 
> the MTP/AV so that the output of the Command Stations or the RM1x 
can 
> take turns controlling all devices. I think the MTP/AV holds 128 
> programs. So I can store songs in each of the devices. When it is 
> time for that device to be the master I can change programs on the 
> MTP/AV, no re-patching of MIDI cords.
> 
> In my current setup I have a very handy program in the MTP/AV 
where 
> each channel of Port 1 is redirected to a corresponding port 
number. 
> P1C2 maps to P2C1, P1C3 maps to P3C1, P1C4 maps to P4C1. With this 
> program I play any device in my setup on channel one with my 
Fantom 
> just by changing the Fantom's MIDI channel.
> 
> Robert