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

Ok, this has helped, thanks for all the replies. I also have a waldorf
micro q, and that seemed to take to being controlled by the XL-7 real
nicely, but getting the virus to play along has been a painful process. 

thanks!

mattb 





--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Bruddah Max <bruddahmax@c...> wrote:
> benjaminloudmouth wrote:
> 
> > I'm having sme trouble getting my XL-7 to control my access virus
> > classic rack, has anyone had luck with this?
> 
> yeah unfortunately the Virus Rack Classic doesn't use standard
controller
> numbers for parameters. well, it does for basic things like bank
select and
> such, but for filter cutoff, effects depth, all of the fun stuff, it
doesn't
> use the same controllers that you see assigned in the controllers
table in
> the appendix of the XL-7 manual. i have this problem myself
> 
> so, here's what you do - steps i've been taking to tackle this issue:
> 
> a)  the Virus Rack Manual mentions Page A/Page B controllers and
explains
> how to switch between the two and how to change each from controllers to
> sysex and vice versa, but doesn't actually tell you what the
parameters are.
> quite frankly the Rack Classic manual is a fun little pamphlet, but
little
> more. so, go to the Access web site to download the manual for the
Virus C
> series - note that the Virus Rack Classic is a cut down version of
the Virus
> C and most of the parameters are the same. Virus C manual has a
table of the
> Page A and Page B controller numbers starting on page 166.
> 
> http://www.access-music.de/downloads.php4?product=virusc#cat4
> 
> b)  use the programmable knobs feature (in the Controllers section -
choose
> yer knob, set the controller number, internal or external - damn that's
> easy) of XL-7 to assign each knob to the "proper" controller number
on the
> Virus Rack. i'm working on this myself and will try to upload the
multisetup
> to the files section if/when i get around to finishing it. :D
> 
> c)  save the multisetup you've just created so it can be easily
recalled.
> i'd save a multisetup of your preferred "normal" parameters before doing
> this, so you can recall both. multisetups are cool!
> 
> at least one can set things to Page A on the Virus so the
controllers from 0
> to 127 can control the musically useful parameters. one of the
annoyances on
> the Novation Nova (and a contributing factor to why i sold it) is
that it is
> hard wired to 256 controllers on one page and filter cutoff and
resonance
> were both over 127, making my Roland XP-30 controller keyboard
(0-127)) and
> the XL-7 (1-119) couldn't reach. what a pisser. :(
> 
> hope this helps in some way.
> 
> -- 
> Bruddah Max
> Lord of the Dance