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

The best way is to wipe the patterns on the ER1 and use a pattern in 
the XL7. I quote here from someone on this group WAY smarter than I 
am - whose name I lost! sorry! - who turned me onto this:
"
Actually Dana I have to step in and tell you that you're 100% wrong. 
I am an ER-1 owner so listen up ;).
Set sync to external on the ER-1 and set the midi channel of your 
choice.
Configure the appropriate track on the XX-7 to external only same 
midi channel.
Press the Midi button (last function button in ER-1) and scroll down 
to filter . Make sure you turn all filtering off so the display 
blinks like this " - - - " . This disable Program changes etc etc . <-
 I didn't do this part.
Now program a set of percussion sounds (small kit in the ER-1)
DO NOT STEP PROGRAM ANYTHING ON THE ER-1 !!!!!!!
Set the XX-7 into grid mode and assign the pads on the ER-1 to 
corresponding Midi note numbers of keys with an octave keyspan. The 
ER-1 can be programmed in realtime ,step and grid modes via the XX-7 
with full velocity control ,all the swing, scale and clock offset 
options of the sequencer in the XX-7 apply.
The ER-1 sequencer will light up the > (play button). However it's 
tempo will be locked to the XX-7 and all note data will be received 
from the XX-7 as nothing is stored on the corresponding ER-1 pattern 
other than tempo sync delay and the sounds themselves. 
You can set the ER-1 to respond under midi filter to Program Change 
messages and have a swag of programmed kits without any pattern data 
stored in the ER-1 for recall and full dynamic sequencing on the XX-
7. Lastly - the only limitation you will have is Motion sequencing. 
The XX-7's do no recognize NRPN's and therefore realtime knob tweeks 
cannot be recorded into the XX-7's sequencer.
However if you hit record and play on the ER-1 empty pattern and 
tweek the knobs then store. The Motion sequencers will be store in 
the pattern and the XX-7 can do all the other work for you with all 
those time signature features you want.
Trust ME it DOES WORK !!!!!!!!!"
And yeah it does work.
D

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Turby Schmidt" <trabantmusic@h...> wrote:
> 
> Thanx,
> i just checked it and program change seems to work, but
> the electribe is not changing the patterns directly, it changes 
after 
> completing the current pattern, so it seems to be necesary to send 
the 
> program change information befor the change occurs [sorry im not a 
native 
> speaker], but this way i cant loop this pattern with the program 
change 
> information.
> So what can i do? create a once played pattern including this 
program change 
> information?
> Any other suggestions?
> Turby
> 
> >From: "dwoodaman" <dwoodaman@y...>
> 
> >Yep and its been gone over here, basic thing is to set the midi to
> >ext for the er1 channel, then insert a program event at the first
> >tick in the pattern, make sure the m=0 and l=32 and also make the
> >program change number 1 number less than you really want.
> >Sorry this is short I am beat you can get better answers by 
searching
> >on program change in the forum.
> >Dana
> >--- "midinovelarg" <trabantmusic@h...> wrote:
> > > Anybody knows if i can change the patterns at Korg ER1 with my 
XX7?
> 
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