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

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:58:46 -0800, Aaron Eppolito wrote,

> Jeff wrote:
> 
> > 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).
> 
> The sequencer already doesn't play information it doesn't have to (this actually
> was causing the prior external program change bug).  Multisetups cannot be loaded
> with out shutting down voices, so having those at the beginning of your sequence
> would be most unpleasant... =)

Makes sense!  Would it be feasible to initialize/save channel info on blank
tracks when switching/saving/loading patterns?

> > 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?
> 
> Lots of stuff.  You can play locally on them, you can set the MIDI In port to
> target the B channels (with 1.17 or greater), you can use them in your sequence
> (since each track can contain up to 16 channels, and you have 16 tracks!),

Oh.  OH!  I missed that in the addendum... 

> and many other uses which I'm sure I haven't thought of!

...that's definitely useful!  I like, I like!  ;-)

BTW - Is it the active sensing byte causing the MIDI i/o status LED's to
blink all the time?

Jeff