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

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Picone" <matman@m...> wrote:
> > You can switch [patterns] ... via program change messages / external
> sequencer
>
> When I send program change messages, the PRESET is changing, but not the
> pattern. What's the method for this? I didn't see it in the manual.
>
> -m@

Unfortunately, as far as I know you cannot change patterns via MIDI. Other than the front panel, the only way to change patterns is via footswitches; you can assign one to increment the pattern number and another to decrement (this is better than the MC-505, which only allowed the former). I'd love to have MIDI pattern switching, but this will at least allow you to change patterns while playing guitar, etc.

Steve seems to have dug deeper into the sysex implementation, so if he's worked out another method I'd be happy to be proven wrong.