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

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:46:57 -0800, Aaron Eppolito wrote,

> ...
> > Then switch back to 000-0. All settings of the 001-0 have
> > been taken over in 000-0.
> 
> Since your pattern 0 still has no data on it, it leaves the
> settings from the previously loaded info.

But then if you save pattern 0, since there is no data in pattern 0, 
nothing is saved?

> > And as for multisetups: should I then always save a pattern AND a
> > multisetup and later load both of them to use the data again?
> 
> Nah.  The pattern should save everything it needs to.  If you want to
> do pattern "templates" which is what you seem to be trying to do,
> either save a multisetup and load it before saving a pattern, or put
> some data on the tracks in question.

If you save without putting any data in the tracks, is anything saved?

> If you guys need some more help on the workings of presets, multisetups and
> patterns, let me know, and I'd be glad to help as much as I can...  Maybe
> someone wants to start putting together a FAQ, and I can help with some of
> the answers...

A FAQ would surely help.  I was thinking more about the
pattern/preset/multisetup confusion, and it seems to me that looking at
multisetups as "styles" would clear up a lot of issues.  Have the patterns
specify styles, and if you switch styles mid-stream you could expect an
initialization "hit" so to speak.  Otherwise pattern switching would be
seamless, and redundant setup information in pattern groups wouldn't be
necessary.  (I think. ;)

Jeff