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

i find myself having difficulties to get my head around multisetups, 
particularly as to whether choosing a different multisetup overrides the 
pattern settings it. 

>>>Recalling a Multisetup will always overwrite all settings in the XX-7. 
Pattern data, MIDI, Controller, and Global Settings. <<<

also: if you reselect the pattern, does it jump back to 'normal settings' 
(i.e. the settings you saved your
pattern with) when you reselect it? if so, which changes are retained from 
the multisetup?

>>>Yes and yes.  If I restore a Multi and want to get my current Pattern 
settings back, I just do a Revert To Saved.  You can also move to a new 
Pattern, and then back to the one you were working on to do this. <<<

Is it possible to use the programmable knobs to control external gear in 
that you can switch between different multisetups, each of which is 
controlling 16 control numbers in 1 particular synth? 

>>>Yes, you'll find a bunch of these I've made already (mostly Reason 
stuff) in the Files section of this group. <<<

i mean: first of all, for each multisetup, you assign the 16 knobs to 
control functions in one particular synth, or even 2 or more multisetups 
for 1 synth with a lot of parametres you want to change. you give the 
multisetup
the name of the synth its programmable knobs control.

>>>Yes, sounds good so far... <<

then, while playing/sequencing, you switch between multisetups depending 
on the synth you want to control
with the knobs. 

>>>Yes, sounds good again, provided you aren't using the sequencer in the 
XX-7 while you Restore the Multi, as that will stop the sequencer, and 
could possible make your pattern sound different too. <<<

if i get it right, there's too many settings changing then, unless you set 
volume, pan etc to the same amounts in every multisetup... both with the 
pattern as with the multisetup settings are saved that control the FX, the 
volume, the pan, the mix outputs and the arp.

>>>Yeah, this is where the flexibility that Multisetups offer, also means 
more set up time.  The easiest way to copy all of the Volume, Pan and 
effects to multiple Multi's, is to make those settings as you want them, 
and then save the current Pattern.  Next, Restore the Multi you want to 
apply those settings, and then Revert To Saved the Pattern you had just 
saved, then resave the Multi.  This will override the settings stored in 
the Multi with those of the Pattern. <<<

are the pattern settings 'stronger' and overrule the multisetup? meaning: 
if i change patterns, do they
sound different because another multisetup is selected?

>>>Think of it this way, Patterns and Multi's can store the exact same 
type of data:

- effects settings (type, amount, sends).
- Preset/track assignments (Patterns do not store the Preset if a track 
has no data!).
- soem more I'm sure I'm forgetting

Which of these settings is use for playback depends on only ONE thing, 
which was selected/restored last.  If the Multi was the last thing you Restored, then the Multi data gets 
used.  If you Revert To Saved, or select another Pattern, then the data 
stored with the Pattern will be used. <<<

rEalm











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