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

Could you explain what you need a little? (I've put in about 12 hours 
on the box in the last 3 days :>) 

Do you mean switching patterns in the middle of a sequenced groove? 
You can't do this on the box - the closest you would get would be 
switching out tracks while bringing others in. I don't find too much 
of an issue with this yet, since each track can hold so much stuff, 
and I'm barely getting around that. However, I can see the advantages 
it would have, especially if you were used to working that way/ your 
style of music required it.

sserendipity

--- In xl7@y..., "Eric" <ee31777@g...> wrote:
> I browsed the online manual looking for the ability to switch 
> patterns spontaneously, but found no implication of it. I'm 
> considering switching from the yamaha rm1x which does have this 
> feature, but without this feature I won't want to.
> 
> It works by having the 16 buttons switched to "section" mode in 
which 
> each button is assigned to starting a pattern (made up of 16 
tracks), 
> with the option of switching being quantized to beat one. This 
allows 
> one not to be locked into a predetermined song arrangement, jam 
over 
> a groove as long as you want, switch to a break, start another 
> section, etc.
> 
> Switching is also controllable with a yamaha foot controller 
(mfc10), 
> but more ideally each of the 16 pattern/section switching should be 
> controllable by say a midi cc# so any midifoot pedal could be used.
> 
> If this is not capable on the xl-7, what is the likelihood it could 
> be incorporated in an os update?