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

How about the ability to hook up a computer keyboard to enter text 
like the emulator? USB? 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> These features would be nice:
> 
> - Snap mode for the knobs.  Not only in Quick Edit, but Volume and 
Pan too 
> (especially Volume please!).
> - The ability to Select more than one track for Erase, Copy, Cut, 
and 
> Paste commands. Even if it's only all of them, maybe in the field 
where 
> you select the track, you could choose the letter "A" to indicated 
all 
> tracks.
> - The ability to XMIX more than one track at once (no idea how to 
> implement this).
> - Some way to see the name of currently playing Pattern without 
stopping 
> playback.  Currently you can only see the current location, but 
not it's 
> name.
> - A way to see if Presets are currently being used in a Pattern.
> - Finer tempo resolution!!!!!  :)
> - Press and HOLD the power button for power off, not just 1 press 
and wait 
> 5 seconds.
> - More Sysex dump options.  I'd like to see an "ALL" function that 
sends 
> everything in the machine in one pass (regardless of how long this 
takes), 
> good for those people on Macs that want to save their User data 
but can't 
> use E-Loader, for obvious reasons.  Also, an "ALL User Presets" 
would be 
> nice too, much easier than having to wait and switch banks when 
you're 
> trying to save your Presets.  Finally, an "All User Multi's" too.
> - Realtime preview of Transpose, Quantize, etc.
> - All Pattern Edit functions should work without stopping the 
sequencer 
> (hey, it is a wish list!).
> - A way to copy arp data to a track as MIDI notes.
> - The option to turn real-time Filter Resonance on or off.  I for 
one, 
> thought it sounded fine and would like to see this re-added to the 
OS 
> again.
> 
> More Shortcut ideas:
> 
> - Edit + Track up/down buttons toggles between the 16A and 16B 
channels. 
> For instance, Press EDIT+Track Up would take you to Channel 1B, 
press them 
> again and you go to 1A, etc.
> 
> - Edit + Save will automatically perform a Revert To Saved (thus 
acting 
> sort of like an Undo command).
> 
> - Edit + Erase will initialize the current Pattern.
> 
> - Edit + Audition will toggle the Arp on or off for the currently 
selected 
> Preset on the basic channel.
> 
> - When in Loop mode, Pressing Stop + Play should take you to the 
beginning 
> of the Loop, not the beginning of the Pattern.
> 
> 
> So how about it Aaron?  What do we need to do to help you make 
this 
> happen?  I can't imagine you would be open about telling us you 
still have 
> the ability to make OS improvements if you didn't have something 
in mind. 
> :)  I can guarantee a lot of people would be willing to send some 
money 
> your way to make this happen, name your price :)
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
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