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

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:20:46 -0800, Aaron Eppolito wrote,

> Note to everybody!  The XL-7 saves information only for tracks you've
> recorded on!  This means that unless you have put some notes or other
> data on a track, it doesn't save that track's state.  This is so the
> XL-7 isn't always sending out a flood of midi data every pattern change.
> It only sends out what it needs.

Thanks for the explanation!  I've been going around in circles trying to get
the machine to wake up with pattern 0, song 0 and multi 0 set up with all 16
channels, presets, FX, etc for use as a sound module (without having to touch
the panel).

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How difficult would it be to only have a pattern to specify a Multi setup,
and get all the FX/track/channel info from the Multi?  That would eliminate
the need for all the setup data to be inserted into the sequencer, and would
eliminate most (if not all) glitches when switching patterns (when the new
pattern uses the same Multi setup).

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Question related to the Multi setups:  What are the second set of 16 channels
used for?  I couldn't find documentation for them, and without a second MIDI
IN port there doesn't seem to a use for them.  What am I missing?

Jeff