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

Simple, but great tips, thanks!


--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> - is there any way to delete a pattern, so that is says "Empty 
Sequence" 
> again?
> 
> >>>Nope, you need to select an empty pattern (see the next comment 
below), 
> then resave it to that location. <<<
> 
> - is there any way to start the XL7 with a pattern of choice after 
> rebooting? I always want to start with an empty pattern and after 
creating 
> save it in another place.
> 
> >>>Only if you put it in User Bank 0, Pattern 0.  I put my 
default "Empty 
> Pattern" there actually, so the XL-7 always boots to a fresh 
start.  That 
> way if you need to reinitialize the pattern, it's easy to select a 
blank 
> one.  Just crank the wheel to the right hard, and it'll jump to the 
first 
> pattern, in this case the empty one. 
> 
> Another tip:
> Organizing your patterns is really easy on the XL/MP-7's, since you 
have 
> so many banks to choose from.  For me, it's best to catagorize my 
patterns 
> by genre and save them accordingly.  For instance, Breaks in Bank 
0, 
> Trance in Bank 1, DnB in Bank 2, Ambient in Bank 3, etc.  This is 
great if 
> you play out live too, because you can change your sets predictably 
> depending on the mood of the crowd, and you know that as long as 
you 
> select the next pattern from the same bank, it'll fit together.<<<
> 
> rEalm