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

Ah, a DP user. I have spent the last few weeks trying to work with 
DP. I think I'm going to loose my sound card and go w/protools. DP 
just doesn't seem to make sense to me. How do you like it? (ver 2.72)
  Tom

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "wildstar_1701" <justinsamaha@y...> 
wrote:
> thanks for the help. i think i'm narrowing in on the problem. i 
don't have 
> another durm machine to test, but i am getting rock-solid sync 
with my other 
> synths for thier delays and LFO's, all hooked into the same MOTU 
interface.
> 
> so i think Digital Performer is not the problem. gotta be the 
cables, interface, 
> or XL-7 (which i highly doubt.)
> 
> realm, i took your suggestion and tried swapping MIDI cables. 
unfortunately, 
> it's the same brand of super cheapo cables, but a shorter length 
so i thought: 
> give it a try. the sync has actually improved a bit.  i'm not 100% 
about my 
> judgement now, since i've been obsessed with this problem for a 
couple of 
> weeks. so i went ahead and ordered a top of the line MIDI cable to 
see if that 
> helps. i once had a problem with cheap MIDI cables and my Nord 
modular a 
> few years ago (which i had forgotten about until you reminded me.)
> 
> you asked if i was going by the front panel display to verify 
tempo sync - yes 
> and no.  when i hear a fluctuation in delays or LFO's during 
playback, i'll look 
> at the panel and see that it has jumped to a signifigantly 
different tempo 
> (though briefly.) the typical fluctuations are small - 1or 2 
BPM's, and i don't 
> hear anything wrong with those, so you're right that those must be 
normal. it's 
> the big stuff that screws everything up, but they don't last long.
> 
> if the new MIDI cable doesn't solve this, then i will probably try 
a new 
> interface. did you mention you used a MIDISport, realm? anything 
else that 
> anyone recommends? it's needs to be USB and Mac compatible.
> 
> thanks so much!
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> > That's a good idea too, I use that one sometimes for trouble 
shooting.  If 
> > you're syncing to another box, make sure it's tempo is set to a 
whole 
> > number, as the XX-7's don't display finer resolutions, and the 
display 
> > will always jump around in these cases.
> 
> > 
> > 
> > ...i would first find a drum machine, or kbd with midi clock out 
and 
> > try syncing with that....at least you could then eliminate the 
xl7 as 
> > being the problem.
> > 
> >